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M.I.A. at a previous final show.Photo: Getty Images
What's she up to? Is her tour over yet? Is she messing with us, or is she just a really terrible quitter? Will she continue to play the rest of the purportedly canceled dates on her concert schedule as though they were all her last shows? And when will ticket holders finally know when not to show up? Only M.I.A. (maybe) knows the answers!
Bonnaroo: M.I.A’s Last Gig Ever? [Arts Beat/NYT]
Earlier: Confirmed: M.I.A. Cancels European Tour
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• On July 2 Christie's will auction seven pieces of Yves Saint Laurent's clothing and jewelry including a Dior cocktail dress from 1958 and a seventies fox-fur-trimmed Rive Gauche camel cable-knit sweater. [NYDN]
• Rumor confirmed! The Olsen twins are in fact creating a jewelry line with Robert Lee Morris. It will hit stores in September and retail from $65 to $700. [WWD]
• The studded waist belt Carrie wore a million times in the Sex and the City movie is now on presale at Patricia Field. [FabSugar]
• Donna Karan has a new line of astrology-inspired bags, including the Modern Leo Doctor bag and the Aquarius bag. [Telegraph]
• According to a survey of affluent consumers by the Luxury Institute, Bottega Veneta has the highest social status. [WWD]
• In case you haven't read it a thousand times this season, Hilary Alexander offers advice on picking the perfect swimsuit for your figure and age. [Telegraph]
• Former model Bruce Hulse wrote a book about sleeping with models back in his youth, including Elle Macpherson and Paulina Porizkova. Ugh, this man needs a life. [NYP]
• The Make-A-Wish foundation auctioned off a date with Nigel Barker for a fund-raiser last week. Naturally it helped them rake in millions. [NYDN]
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Bateman Feeling Foxy: Self-professed "avid consumer of television" Jason Bateman has signed a first-look deal with Fox to develop a TV series. Um, is it possible for him to redevelop Arrested Development for us? [Variety]
H.R. DrugsandStuff: Two of Sid and Marty Kroft's most psychedelic kid shows, Sigmund and the Sea Monsters and H.R. Pufnstuf, are coming to the big screen, according to an interview with IESB. There should be a studio deal closing in the next few days, according to Marty. You should get really high before you see these, according to our pot dealer, Applejack. [IESB]
Ashmore Thaws: Aaron Ashmore (Smallville) will appear in the indie thriller The Thaw with Val Kilmer. He'll play a college student in an Arctic research base besieged by a killer parasite caused by global warming. Sounds like Al Gore's been writing X-Files fan fiction again. [HR]
DiCaprio Loves America: I scream, you scream, we all scream for unverifiable rumors! Latinoreview is reporting that Leonardo DiCaprio is at the top of Marvel's short list to play Captain America, with only one caveat: "NO OFFERS HAVE BEEN OFFICIALLY MADE! NOBODY HAS BEEN CAST YET! DICAPRIO IS PROBABLY CLUELESS AT THIS POINT!" If there's one thing we love more than Cap rumors, it's Cap rumors typed in all caps. [Latinoreview]
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Porn star Savannah Samson angered female gymgoers at the New York Sports Club on Second Avenue by going topless on the roof-deck pool. At some party in Hollywood Bill Clinton told Warren Beatty and Jack Nicholson that they should vote for Barack Obama. (Related: Scarlett Johansson's twin brother, Hunter, works for Obama, which may be why they e-mail so frequently.) Richard Dreyfuss and a friend put in some quality time with the lovely ladies of the Hustler Club Jamie Foxx talked smack about Kobe Bryant while watching the Celtics-Lakers game at the Kobe Club in Miami. Kate Hudson, Lance Armstrong, and their respective kids ate at Serendipity 3. Two of Lance Bass's ex-boyfriends, Brazilian model Pedro Andrade and hairdresser Ben Thigpen, are now dating. M.I.A. sported a sparkly new engagement ring from fiancé Benjamin Brewer at MoMA's party for Mike Nichols.50 Cent says that he sometimes checks into a hotel room only to find naked girls waiting for him in the closet. Paris Hilton confused paparazzi by declining to pose for pictures. Former Indochine owner Brian McNally, who now lives in Saigon, had dinner at his old restaurant. Liam McMullan, Patrick McMullan's son, will be performing songs from his dance album in the Hamptons this summer. Tonys emcee Whoopi Goldberg scored a ton of free swag.
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on Monday to draw closer to consummation after a key U.S.
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Patti LuPone won Best Actress for her turn in Gypsy, averting an upset that would have arguably incited Stonewall Two. August: Osage County swept the play categories, as predicted. South Pacific, a musical written 58 years ago about a woman torn between her attraction to a French plantation owner and her ambivalence about his once having been married to a Polynesian, made good on its favored status to win for Best Revival, over the innovative, ebullient Sunday in the Park With George.
This year's Tonys acted the way you're supposed to behave around an elderly loved one prone to fits: no sudden moves, nothing startling or out of the ordinary. And yet, this was the year in which the American Theater Wing nearly broke their jazz hands patting each other on the back for nominating two multiculti, "youthful" shows for Best Musical, remember? Passing Strange and In the Heights together featured in their scores elements of salsa, rock, and — wait for it — hip-hop. But based on the audience-reaction cutaways alone, we'd wager the average age of the Tony voter falls somewhere between "Old Enough to Remember When Being Married to a Polynesian Woman Was Scandalous" and "Old Enough to Have Had a Crush on Mandy Patinkin When It Wasn't Embarrassing."
There were some irreverent, spontaneous-seeming moments in last night's broadcast, not including host Whoopi Goldberg's disconcerting, Zelig-like insertion of herself into classic Broadway scenes (we never wanted to know what a gold-clad chorus line of all Whoopis would look like). John Waters's musing on the number of Tony viewers watching from prison elicited from the audience something that sounded like genuine laughter — always an Easter egg at an awards show — and Mark Rylance, accepting his Best Actor award for his work in Boeing-Boeing, gave a surreal speech that was later revealed to be prose written by a Duluth poet.
But even Lin-Miranda Manuel's acceptance rap for Best Score was as far from a freestyle as you can get without being disqualified for cheating on Whose Line Is It Anyway. Upon winning, the 27-year-old star and creator of In the Heights offered a syncopated tribute to thank "the cast and crew, for having each other's back, son," adding, about his co-star, "I don't know about God, but I believe in Chris Jackson." As if the elderly in the mezzanine weren't already confused enough, Manuel exclaimed to a not-in-attendance Stephen Sondheim, "Look, I made a hat! And a Latin hat at that!," then produced a Puerto Rican flag from his suit jacket, like a magician.
Despite Manuel's contemporary medium, the message of In the Heights, which went on to beat Passing Strange for Best Musical, is as corny as Osage County in August. Strivers in a working-class neighborhood fall in love and dream of better lives to the tune of "I Want" songs that telegraph each character's story, but the show never charts a juicy plot, like West Side Story before it, nor does it flood viewers' ears with catchy, crashing pop songs like Stew's smart, sultry score for Passing Strange.
Even though the stodgier Tony viewers among us may seem put off guard by Manuel's newfangled method of rhythmic "speak-singing," his win is completely in line with the times: low-risk, familiar, and, frankly, old hat.
Oh, well. Maybe next year, they'll nominate Cats. —Julie Klausner
Photo-illustration: Everett Bogue; Photos: Getty Images, Retrofile/Getty Images
Resolution in OTB Dispute Fades Away [NYT]
GOV BLASTS 'NASTY' MIKE [NYP]
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• At Bergdorf Goodman, Dior's trunk show starts today. Through 6/17. Bergdorf Goodman, 754 Fifth Ave., at 57th St., second fl. (212-753-7300); 10–8.
• Don't head to the midtown store — Feraud is unloading womenswear at the Soiffer Haskin showroom for up to 80 percent off. Through 6/18. 317 W. 33rd St., nr. Eighth Ave. (718-747-1656); Sun.–Wed. (9–6:30).
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• Fashion jewelry from W/A Studios is 60 to 80 percent off. Find freshwater pearls, Swarovski crystal, enameled pieces, and more for $5 to $75. Through 6/20. 390 Fifth Ave., at 36th St., Ste. 410 (212-397-3599); Mon.–Fri. (10–6).
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• Dresses by Alice + Olivia are marked down 50 percent or more at their sample sale. An organza flower dress is $119 (originally $297), and a flower blouson sleeve dress is $165 (originally $330). Through 6/21. 80 W. 40th St., nr. Fifth Ave. (212-840-1155); Tues.–Sat. (10–7).
• Stop by Takashimaya’s main floor to check out the one-day-only Yeohlee trunk show. 693 Fifth Ave., at 54th St., main fl. (212-350-0577); 4–7.
• Jewelry from Echo of the Dreamer is up to 90 percent of. Brooches are $20 to $140 (originally $220 to $580), and bracelets are $60 to $215 (originally $280 to $900). Though 6/21. 242 W. 30th St., nr. Seventh Ave., fourteenth fl. (212-594-8022); Tues.–Fri. (10–6), Sat. (11–4).
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Courtesy of the American Theater Wing
The winners:
Best Musical
In the Heights
Best Play
August: Osage County
Best Revival of a Musical
South Pacific
Best Revival of a Play
Boeing-Boeing
Best Direction of a Musical
Bartlett Sher, South Pacific
Best Direction of a Play
Anna D. Shapiro, August: Osage County
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
Paulo Szot, South Pacific
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
Patti LuPone, Gypsy
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
Mark Rylance, Boeing-Boeing
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
Deanna Dunagan, August: Osage County
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
Boyd Gaines, Gypsy
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
Laura Benanti, Gypsy
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
Jim Norton, The Seafarer
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
Rondi Reed, August: Osage County
Best Original Score
Lin-Manuel Miranda, In the Heights
Best Orchestrations
Alex Lacamoire and Bill Sherman, In the Heights
Best Choreography
Andy Blankenbuehler, In The Heights
Best Book of a Musical
Stew, Passing Strange
Best Costume Design of a Musical
Catherine Zuber, South Pacific
Best Costume Design of a Play
Katrina Lindsay, Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Michael Yeargan, South Pacific
Best Scenic Design of a Play
Todd Rosenthal, August: Osage County
Best Sound Design of a Musical
Scott Lehrer, South Pacific
Best Sound Design of a Play
Mic Pool, The 39 Steps
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Donald Holder, South Pacific
Best Lighting Design of a Play
Kevin Adams, The 39 Steps
Lifetime Achievement
Stephen Sondheim
Regional Theatre Award
Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
Special Tony Award
Robert Russell Bennett (1894–1981)
AP - It was a fashion disaster-free night at Sunday's Tony Awards, even though one actress lost her Chanel the night before.
AP - It was a fashion disaster-free night at Sunday's Tony Awards, even though one actress lost her Chanel the night before.
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AP - When Kimberly Dozier accepts a Peabody Award on Monday for her "CBS News Sunday Morning" story about two female veterans who lost limbs in Iraq, it will be a big step in her transition from blown-up journalist to journalist.
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