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Wednesday, July 28, 2010

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CBS daytime show aims to be 'The Talk' of the town (AP)
Is ABC Family's boss the right guy to run ABC? (AP)
National Archives reveals newly donated FDR papers (AP)
Frank Sinatra musical `Come Fly Away' to close (AP)
What's Jay-Z's state of mind over spoof? (AP)
Real-life drama: Susan Lucci working on memoir (AP)
"Hawaii Five-O" rides back to TV after 30 years (Reuters)
Meryl Streep playing Tina Fey's mom in comedy (Reuters)
Frank Sinatra musical `Come Fly Away' to close (AP)
Consortium on track for Miramax buy (Reuters)
'August: Osage County' Brood Will Come Home to Roost — in Oklahoma City (Playbill)
CBS daytime show aims to be 'The Talk' of the town (AP)
Real-life drama: Susan Lucci working on memoir (AP)
CBS pits youth against age on next `Survivor' (AP)

CBS daytime show aims to be 'The Talk' of the town (AP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 02:06 PM PDT

AP - Sara Gilbert, producer and co-host of the new CBS daytime show "The Talk," said she will share her life as a lesbian partner and mom on the air when it seems right.

Is ABC Family's boss the right guy to run ABC? (AP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 12:25 PM PDT

AP - As head of cable's ABC Family, Paul Lee turned an also-ran channel into a hip destination for teens as well as their parents.

National Archives reveals newly donated FDR papers (AP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 02:08 PM PDT

AP - A handwritten letter from fascist Italian dictator Benito Mussolini congratulating President Franklin D. Roosevelt on his inauguration, and a note from a woman who had a brief affair with Roosevelt were shown to the public for the first time Wednesday at the National Archives.

Frank Sinatra musical `Come Fly Away' to close (AP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 02:24 PM PDT

AP - The Frank Sinatra jukebox musical "Come Fly Away" will close on Broadway.

What's Jay-Z's state of mind over spoof? (AP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 11:44 AM PDT

AP - An online parody of a Jay-Z hit that swaps New York's metropolis for a modest Welsh port town has won hundreds of thousands of fans, the director of the spoof said Wednesday.

Real-life drama: Susan Lucci working on memoir (AP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 01:18 PM PDT

AP - It's a breakthrough for Susan Lucci. No, not a second Emmy. She has a book deal.

"Hawaii Five-O" rides back to TV after 30 years (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 02:37 PM PDT

Reuters - Classic detective series "Hawaii Five-O" is riding a big wave back to television with new stars and grittier action, but with the same legendary theme tune and idyllic surf culture that made it a worldwide hit more than 35 years ago.

Meryl Streep playing Tina Fey's mom in comedy (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 01:04 PM PDT

Reuters - Meryl Streep and Tina Fey will play a mother-daughter duo in a comedy to be directed by Stanley Tucci.

Frank Sinatra musical `Come Fly Away' to close (AP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 02:24 PM PDT

AP - The Frank Sinatra jukebox musical "Come Fly Away" will close on Broadway.

Consortium on track for Miramax buy (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 02:25 PM PDT

Reuters - Los Angeles construction magnate Ronald Tutor and investment firm Colony Capital, leading a group seeking to acquire Miramax Films for $675 million, were expected to deliver a $40 million, non-refundable deposit to vendor Walt Disney Co. on Wednesday, keeping the deal on track to close this week, sources said.

'August: Osage County' Brood Will Come Home to Roost — in Oklahoma City (Playbill)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 03:16 PM PDT

Playbill - Tracy Letts' Tony Award-winning Oklahoma-set play August: Osage County will make its Oklahoma resident-theatre premiere Oct. 7-10 at Oklahoma City Repertory Theatre.

CBS daytime show aims to be 'The Talk' of the town (AP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 02:06 PM PDT

AP - Sara Gilbert, producer and co-host of the new CBS daytime show "The Talk," said she will share her life as a lesbian partner and mom on the air when it seems right.

Real-life drama: Susan Lucci working on memoir (AP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 01:18 PM PDT

AP - It's a breakthrough for Susan Lucci. No, not a second Emmy. She has a book deal.

CBS pits youth against age on next `Survivor' (AP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 10:44 AM PDT

AP - "Survivor" is going to exploit the generation gap.