FILM & THEATRE/ ONE OFF "LES MIZ" TO SCREEN IN CINEMA'S: An anniversary production of "Les Miserables" at London's O2 Arena will be shown at more than 100 cinemas around the world. The one-off production is to mark the musical's 25th anniversary. Members of the original line-up will feature in the show on October 3. The performance will be seen live on the big screen in countries including Japan and Australia.The show opened in October 1985 at London's Barbican. It became the world's longest running musical in 2006, 2 years after moving to the Queen's Theatre from the Palace Theatre, where it had been performed since December 1985. Earlier this year it celebrated its 10000th performance, and has been seen by 56 million people worldwide. The producer Sir Cameron Mackintosh is currently developing a film version of the musical.
MUSIC/ ONLINE LYRICS TARGETED: According to media reports, if you enjoy reading music lyrics online, you best do so while you still can. A federal court in California is being asked to order LiveUniverse, which maintains several websites that display song lyrics, to transfer ownership of the sites to music publishers. In August 2009, PeerMusic, Warner/Chappell and Bug Music filed copyright infringement lawsuits against LiveUniverse, alleging infringement for the posting of lyrics. This May, a federal court issued an injunction, ordering LiveUniverse to remove unlicensed material from its website. They didn't, leading to a contempt order. Last month, the district court ordered LiveUniverse to disable the websites altogether. That still hasn't been done. So, late last week, attorneys for PeerMusic asked that a court grant them domain control over lyricsdownload.com, completetealbumlyrics.com and lyricsandsongs.com. A decision is pending.
PEOPLE/ MEMORIAL HELD FOR MCQUEEN: A memorial service was held today in London to commemorate the life of fashion designer Alexander McQueen following his suicide 7 months ago. Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell and Sarah Jessica Parker, pictured, paid tribute alongside friends and family at St Paul's Cathedral in London. Designers Stella McCartney and Pam Hogg were also at the ceremony, which was held during London Fashion Week. McQueen, 40, hanged himself on the eve of his mother's funeral in February. Anna Wintour, editor-in-chief of US Vogue, gave an address at the memorial service, telling those gathered that McQueen transported his followers "into a world of sensation where you could be shocked, repulsed or thrilled". McQueen was "special" because he designed the "most exquisite couture dresses and at the same time had a real impact on how the world dressed", she added. Bjork, wearing giant angel wings and a silver helmet, performed Billie Holiday's Gloomy Sunday, which talks in the first person about deciding "to end it all". McQueen won the distinction of being named British designer of the year 4 times between 1996 and 2003 and was also awarded the CBE. The London-born designer started his career as an apprentice in Savile Row with Anderson and Sheppard before going on to work for Gieves and Hawkes. By 1996 he had succeeded John Galliano as the head designer at fashion label Givenchy, to the dismay of the French press. He reportedly once scrawled "McQueen was here" inside the lining of a suit belonging to Prince Charles during his stint on the famous street for bespoke tailors. McQueen stayed with Givenchy for 5 years, until the end of his contract, which he said had started to "constrain" his creativity. He began a new venture with Gucci, which bought 51% of his company, and boutiques followed in London, Milan and New York, Los Angeles and Las Vegas. McQueen entered into a civil partnership with documentary maker George Forsyth in a New Age ceremony on a yacht off Ibiza in 2001. The designer took a mix of cocaine, tranquilizers and sleeping pills before killing himself at his London flat, an inquest concluded. The designer left a note, scribbled onto the back of a book in his room. It said: "Look after my dogs, sorry, I love you, Lee."
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