The announcement in the Thriller video was that a legion of ghouls had emerged from Hell to dance with Michael Jackson and turn his career into a legend incomparable.

The keyword for classical music this fall is variety -- from chamber music standards to Broadway glitter to first-time ever live opera simulcasts.

1903 Birthday of actress Claudette Colbert (1903-1996), who appeared in numerous Broadway plays, including Dynamo and Tin Pan Alley in the 1920s before heading off for a successful Hollywood career, followed by several late-life Broadway appearances including The Kingfisher, A Talent for Murder and Aren't We All?

Nearly $9 million of the Obama administration's economic stimulus funds will go toward converting a thousand Washington area taxicabs into propane-fueled vehicles as well as building several propane fueling stations.

The Senate Judiciary Committee this week will take up a new version of a reporter shield law.

The day a bomb fell on us: Queen Mother's tale of the day the Luftwaffe came to town

‘We heard the unmistakable whirr-whirr of a German plane. We said ‘ah, a German’ and before anything else could be said, there was the noise of aircraft diving at great speed and then the scream of a bomb.”

The following individuals or companies specialize in one-on-one acting coaching. Private coaching is also available from the majority of those listed in the "Acting Schools and Classes" category.

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