Performing arts

Judy Garland was an extremely talented actress and singer who fought against psychological problems and a horrible drug addiction for many years, according to her agent Stevie Phillips.

Phillips became Garland’s shadow in the 60’s, and portrays the star’s life shockingly in her new book, released 46 years after the famous woman’s death.

 Larissa-born Ilias Tzempetonidis, first non-Italian casting director to date at La Scala, now heads same department at the Paris Opera

By Yiouli Eptakili

A big surprise was in store for New York subway passengers on Monday when they came upon four seemingly homeless musicians.

These homeless guys were none other than U2, who performed in a sudden acoustic set in the Grand Central  subway station.

BELGRADE - Famous Italian fashion designer Renato Balestra has staged a spectacular fashion show titled Opera and Fashion on the main stage of the National Theatre in Belgrade.

Late Friday, the Belgrade audience had an opportunity to see ten collections of a total of 180 models that offer a retrospective of the entire career of the 90-year-old Balestra, the Politika daily reported.

The legendary Britpop battles of the ’90s are expected to return since after Blur announced their new album, legendary band Oasis are planning their reformation.

According to The Mirror newspaper, Noel and Liam Gallagher decided to give the band another chance, after their break-up in 2009.

One of the most popular worldwide shows, which has seen by more than 54 million people in 14 different languages, "Mamma Mia!," Judy Craymer's ingenious vision of staging the story-telling magic of ABBA's timeless songs with an enchanting tale of family and friendship unfolding on a Greek island paradise, will return to Istanbul on Sept. 29 at the Zorlu Performing Arts Center.

German singer and actress Ute Lemper, who is renowned for her performances in musicals know world-wide, will take the stage at Istanbul's Cemal Re?it Rey (CRR) Concert Hall on April 28 with her project "Last Tango in Berlin."

Lemper has been universally praised for her interpretations of Berlin Cabaret Songs, the works of Kurt Weill and Berthold Brecht and the French chanson.

Hollywood actor and musician Hugh Jackman?s show ?An Evening with Hugh Jackman? in Istanbul has been canceled due to a hemorrhage in his vocal cords.

According to a statement from the actor?s doctor, ?smail Koçak, on March 18, the second leg of Jackman?s show has been canceled due to bleeding in the artist?s left vocal cord.

The 9th ?zmir International Puppet Days kicked in the western province on March 5.

This year, 40 puppet theater groups will perform 42 shows in 27 different venues within the festival program. Four exhibitions, one from Slovenia and another from Bulgaria, will host art lovers.

The State Opera and Ballet (DOB) has brought the opera "I Puritani" (Love and Pride), which made its premiere in 1846 during the Ottoman era, to the stage once again.