AP Entertainment Digest for Friday
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FRIDAY, FEB. 21
UPDATES WITH THEATER-WEST SIDE STORY-PROTEST, BRITAIN-PRINCE ANDREW
THEATER-TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD – Next week, a bunch of Broadway actors will be hitting the hardwood, starring in the play “To Kill a Mockingbird” at Madison Square Garden for an exclusive performance for 18,000 public school children. By AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. SENT: 640 words, photos, video.
THEATER-WEST SIDE STORY-PROTEST —- There was a chorus outside the Broadway Theatre on Thursday at the opening night of a new revival of “West Side Story” but what was being sung was a protest chant. By John Carucci. SENT: 500 words, photos
TV-CHERISH THE DAY – Ava DuVernay weighs every project and its impact carefully, including the romantic drama series “Cherish the Day” that she created for OWN. By AP Television Writer Lynn Elber. UPCOMING: 750 words, photos.
SEXUAL MISCONDUCT-WEINSTEIN - One name that keeps coming up in deliberations at Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial — Annabella Sciorra — was front and center again Friday as jurors started their fourth day without a verdict by listening to a reading of a large chunk of her testimony. By Tom Hays and Michael R. Sisak SENT: 450 words, photos.
BRITAIN-PRINCE ANDREW - A yellow school bus with a banner depicting the face of Britain's Prince Andrew drove past Buckingham Palace on Friday, urging him to testify in the investigation of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. SENT: 280 words.
SOBE FOOD FEST-HOMELESS – From Rachael Ray to Bobby Flay, big names in the culinary world are in Miami this weekend for the South Beach Wine and Food Festival. And they’re getting help in their prep kitchen from an unlikely source – a local homeless shelter. By Kelli Kennedy. SENT: 600 words, photos.
MILAN FASHION WEEK-WATCH - Giorgio Armani has railed against body-baring fashion trends that he says exploit women. By AP Fashion Writer Colleen Barry. SENT: 525 words, photos.
BEST-SELLERS-BOOKS-WSJ - Wall Street Journal bestsellers for the week ending Feb. 15. SENT: 400 words.
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REVIEWS:
FILM REVIEW-EMMA. Reviewed by AP National Writer Jocelyn Noveck. SENT Wednesday: 820 words, film stills.
FILM REVIEW-THE CALL OF THE WILD. Reviewed by AP Film Writer Jake Coyle. SENT Wednesday: 700 words, film stills.
MUSIC REVIEW-WILD RABBIT. Reviewed by Steven Wine. SENT Wednesday: 190 words, photos.
BOOK REVIEW-THE SECOND CHANCE CLUB BY JASON HARDY. Reviewed by Jeff Rowe. SENT Tuesday: 450 words.
BOOK REVIEW-NO BAD DEED BY HEATHER CHAVEZ. Reviewed by Oline H. Cogdill. SENT Tuesday: 240 words, photo.
BOOK REVIEW-THE SUN DOWN MOTEL BY SIMONE ST. JAMES. Reviewed by Oline H. Cogdill. SENT Tuesday: 460 words.
BOOK REVIEW-BEEN THERE, MARRIED THAT BY GIGI LEVANGIE. Reviewed by Samantha Critchell. SENT Wednesday: 360 words, photos.