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Stuck without a nightly TV gig, Conan O'Brien will take his act on the road this spring. His comedy tour begins April 12 in Eugene, Ore.
Without a TV show to do every night, Conan O'Brien is taking his act on the road.
The former host of "The Tonight Show" announced Thursday a 30-city theater tour. Sidekick Andy Richter and the former "Tonight Show" band will join O'Brien for what he promises to be "a night of music, comedy, hugging and the occasional awkward silence."
The "Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour" begins April 12 in Eugene, Ore., and concludes June 14 in Atlanta.
The tour will make a stop at the annual Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, which takes place June 10-13 in Manchester, Tenn. Aside from performing in the comedy tent, O'Brien will emcee the festival's largest music stage on June 11 and 12, the festival said.
'Time to Kill' adapted as play
A stage adaptation of John Grisham's first novel, "A Time to Kill," will have its world premiere next year in Washington in what is being billed as a "pre-Broadway" production.
Arena Stage's artistic director Molly Smith said Thursday the play will run May 6, 2011, through June 19, 2011, at Arena's Kreeger Theater. The best-selling novel will be adapted by Rupert Holmes, who wrote the musical "The Mystery of Edwin Drood."
"A Time to Kill" concerns the murder trial of a father who takes the law into his own hands after his daughter is raped. A 1996 film version starred Matthew McConaughey, Sandra Bullock and Samuel L. Jackson.
Pink Floyd downloads album-only
In a victory for the concept album, Britain's High Court on Thursday ordered record company EMI Group Ltd. to stop selling downloads of Pink Floyd tracks individually rather than as part of the band's original records.
The classic-rock group sued the music label, saying its contract prohibited selling the tracks "unbundled" from their original album setting.
Pink Floyd lawyer Robert Howe said the band was known for producing "seamless" pieces of music on albums like "Dark Side of the Moon," "The Division Bell" and "The Wall," and wanted to retain artistic control.
EMI claimed the clause in the band's contract -- negotiated a decade ago, before the advent of iTunes and other online retailers -- applied only to physical albums, not Internet sales.
Judge Andrew Morritt backed the band, saying the contract protected "the artistic integrity of the albums."
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Today's birthdays
Actress Barbara Feldon ("Get Smart"), 77; singer Al Jarreau, 70; singer-actress Liza Minnelli, 64; singer James Taylor, 62; bassist Steve Harris of Iron Maiden, 54; singer Marlon Jackson of The Jacksons, 53; actor Titus Welliver ("Deadwood"), 49; actress Kendall Applegate ("Desperate Housewives"), 11.
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