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Aries (March 21-April 19)
Today is a 7
Mercury enters your sign today, bringing communication confidence. The next two days are good for making changes at home. Stick to the core message. Replenish reserves
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
Today is a 7
Listen and learn. Your concentration's especially keen.
You're earning admiration from someone you respect.
Keep a low profile this evening to recharge.
Gemini (May 21-June 21)
Today is an 8
Choose to learn skills by
which you can profit. Social
networking doors. Brevity is the heart of elegance. Do
what works. Keep your word.
Watch the bottom line.
Cancer (June 22-July 22)
Today is an 8
Someone's paying attention;
accept their love fully. Balance studies with socializing.
Your words have power today,
so use your charm for good.
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Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Education looks good on you,
and you can't get enough. You can find a great opportunity.
You're an intellectual warrior in the fun zone. Go ahead and make plans.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is an 8
You've got great ideas for home improvement, with action and intellect lined up around creativity and romance. Light candles and have a dinner party. Get artsy.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is an 8
Show respect and gain love.
Your charm captivates. Put it in writing, and send it out.
Keep the deadlines, play by the rules, and new bonus opportunities arise.
Your self-discipline is impressive. You're getting more attractive and others are taking notice. How will you use your charm? Think long term.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is a 9
today is a 6 You're being pushed to take action. Meditation clears up the doubts and makes it easier to make a decision. Don't discuss personal matters yet.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is a 7
Go over the instructions again. There's a tendency to want to do it all at once, which could be challenging Let other people help.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb.18)
Today is an 8
Figure out new ways of making money, and get into the action without delay. Find a quiet space where it's easier to concentrate. Get some rest
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is a 7
Words of love flow with extra ease today. Say it with flowers, maybe, to add color to the poem. Share music that speaks your heart with your muse.
ACROSS
1 Matter-
horn, for one
4 Dull
sound of impact
8 Equipment
12 Debtor's letters
13 Leak out slowly
14 Advan-
tage
15 Not imported
17 Crucifix
18 Meager
19 Resis-
tance measure
21 Solidify
22 Countri-
fied
26 Deluge
29 Oktober-
fest vessel
30 Eventual
aves
31 Carry on
32 Predica-
ment
33 Get
ready quickly?
34 Praise in verse
35 Festive
36 React to reveille
37 Occult
39 Exist
40 Wapiti
41 Mr. pluralized
45 Entreaty
48 Doubter of a sort
50 Towel designation
51 Dirt
52 Commotion
53 Challenge
54 Old portico
55 Evergreen type
DOWN
1 Lends a hand
2 Aerobatic maneuver
3 Wild cat
4 Threw
5 "Monopoly" building
6 9mm submachine gun
7 Propriety
8 Bacteria
9 Maestro de Waart
10 Past
11 Roulette bet
16 Cereal disease
20 Embrace
23 Actress Spelling
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24 Currier's partner
25 Superhero costume feature
26 Gift-tag word
27 "— and the Tramp"
28 Individuals
29 Has potential
32 Fool
33 Fourth estate
35 Grissom of "CSI"
36 Colored part of the iris
38 Make fun of
39 Prenatal exam, for short
42 Remain
43 Take the bus
44 Garbage barge
45 Third degree?
46 Meadow
47 Blunder
48 "— milk?"
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"There's not a lot in terms of
The London production was staged by Jack O'Brien, the award-winning Broadway director and former artistic director of the Old Globe in San Diego. There were rumors that Lloyd Webber and O'Brien had a falling out over the musical, and they have since parted ways. The Australian version is directed by Simon Phillips.
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Lloyd Webber said in a recent phone interview from New York that the London staging "didn't work" and that the recent Australian version that opened in Melbourne "worked triumphantly," though he acknowledged that "my involvement in Australia was that of an observer."
Star of The Monkees dies of heart attack
MCCLATCHY TRIBUNE
LOS ANGELES — Let the Andrew Lloyd Webber offensive begin.
Sequel to Broadway hit 'Phantom' debuts
The medical examiner's office in Martin County, Fla., says authorities completed their examination Thursday morning, a day after Jones was rushed to the hospital. Toxicology tests could take another six or eight weeks, but there's no sign anything else is to blame for the 66-year-old heartbroth's death.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — An autopsy confirms that Davy Jones, star of 1960s band The Monkees, died of a heart attack.
It's hard to believe that the celebrated composer — who has multiple Tony Awards — was nearly down for the count last year when critics and audiences delivered a knockout punch to "Love Never Dies" during its London run. The highly anticipated sequel received mixed to negative reviews and closed earlier than expected in August.
Jones rocketed to stardom in the 1960s as a member of The Monkees, a made-for-TV rock band patterned after the Beatles. Though their television show lasted just two years, the group ultimately broke up.
The famed British composer of "The Phantom of the Opera" seems to be everywhere this season with the revivals of "Jesus Christ Superstar" and "Evita" opening soon on Broadway and his "Phantom" sequel "Love Never Dies" hitting cinemas around the world this week.
rewriting — no new music was written for Australia, but one or two things have been rethought," Lloyd Webber said. "Very small things can make a difference. One of the things I've learned in my career is that the fine line between something being huge or not is very small."
The Australian production hit cinemas in the U.S. starting Tuesday. It is the first time that U.S. audiences will have a chance to see the musical. Lloyd Webber said he isn't concerned that the screenings could erode the chances of a Broadway transfer.
McClatchy Tribune
"No, not at all," said the composer. "It's the other way around. I have the luck of having 'War Horse' run at one of my theaters in London. And we've seen attendance rise since the movie came out."
Lloyd Webber was in New York to drum up investor support for "Love Never Dies." He said a Broadway transfer of the Australian production would be expensive but that he remains optimistic.
Grant Calton, the company's director, said in an interview from London that the musical was recorded in September in Melbourne and has since gone through post-production.
The musical will screen in about 600 venues in North America and more in Latin America, according to Omniverse Vision, the distributor.
MUSIC
With the revivals of "Evita" and "Jesus Christ Superstar" opening soon, Lloyd Webber said he will
FILM
Universal hopes to get out of slump
MCCLATCHY TRIBUNE
LOS ANGELES — Soon after Peter Berg signed on to direct a big-screen version of the board game Battleship, he was summoned to meet with the new heads of Universal Pictures.
The filmmaker best known for his work on "Friday Night Lights" and "Hancock" had reason to be nervous. Adam Fogelson and Donna Langley were inheriting a risky, expensive project green-lighted by their predecessors at a time of rampant cost-cutting in Hollywood.
But the executives had a surprising message: They wanted to increase the budget for "Battleship" and add a multimillion-dollar sequence set in Hong Kong.
Following the May release of "Battleship," which cost about $211 million to make, Universal has two more films for 2012 that cost about $175 million each: June's "Snow White and the Huntsman," starring Charlize Theron and Kristen Stewart, and November's "47 Ronin" with Keanu Reeves.
meetings I've ever had," recalled Berg. "They said, 'We want to go bigger."
Fueled by hundreds of millions of dollars of new capital from Comcast Corp., which bought a controlling interest in the studio's parent company, NBCUniversal, in January 2010. Universal is for the first time releasing a series of movies designed to
That could very well be Fogelson and Langley's mantra as they swing for the fences in 2012.
be global blockbusters akin to "Transformers" and "Pirates of the Caribbean."
As it celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2012, Universal could use a shot in the arm. For each of the last three years, it has ranked last among Hollywood's big six studios in worldwide box-office sales. In 2011 it eked out a profit of $10 million, down 96 percent from 2010. On a recent conference call with Wall Street analysts, NBCUniversal Chief Executive Steve Burke said the film business has "not been doing well."
"It was one of the craziest
"This year you can see us marrying a new strategy with a level of resources that Universal has not had in the past," Fogelson, the studio's chairman, said in an interview. "We are in complete agreement that we need to do
better and are optimistic that we will."
The son of a movie marketing executive, Fogelson. 44, is the studio's top decision maker and focuses on marketing and business strategy. He is known as a hard-charging boss who works long hours and takes criticism of Universal personally.
Langley, 43, is more event-tempered. A native of Britain's Isle of Wight, the studio cochairman is Universal's creative guru.
"Adam is a fast, strategic thinker who is largely conceptual, while Donna works incredibly well with artists," said producer Brian Grazer, who has made movies at Universal for 23 years.
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One area in which Lloyd Webber isn't making much progress is a long-planned film version of his musical "Sunset Boulevard." The composer said talks with Paramount have reached a standstill. "Glenn Close would love to do it. I'd love to see it made too," he said.
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The composer also spoke about a new DVD release of "Phantom" on the occasion of its 25th anniversary. The DVD features a performance of the musical at the Royal Albert Hall.
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