Madonna adoption request rejected
On Friday, a judge rejected Madonna's request to adopt a second child from Malawi and said it would set a dangerous precedent to bend rules requiring that prospective parents live there for some period.
Madonna's lawyer, Alan Chinula, said he has "filed notice for appeal in the Supreme Court of Appeal."
The country's child welfare minister had come out Thursday in support of the pop superstar's application to adopt a 3-year-old.
But in a lengthy ruling Friday, Judge Esme Chombo sided with critics who have said exceptions should not be made for the star, who has set up a major development project for the impoverished African country.
Stoop Storytelling goes on radio in summer
Stoop Storytelling, Charm City's popular series that features real people telling anecdotes from their lives, will hit the airwaves over the summer.
Material for the one-time show, which will be broadcast at an undetermined time on WYPR-FM, will be culled from material collected during a three-night Stoop extravaganza July 9-11. Baltimoored: Summer in the City, A Radio Show also will include comedy sketches and musical accompaniment.
"We're thinking of it as a cross between A Prairie Home Companion and Hairspray," co-founder Laura Wexler says.
Tickets cost $20 and go on sale May 1. Call 410-332-0033 or go to stoopstorytelling.com.
Rep Stage sets 2009-2010 season
Rep Stage has announced a 2009-2010 subscription season of five shows that provides cutting-edge fare alongside classics, while also trimming costs.
It includes Wittenberg, Aug. 26-Sept. 13; Hysteria, Oct. 7-Nov. 1; The Glass Menagerie, Feb. 3-Feb. 28; On the Verge, or the Geography of Yearning, April 14, 2010-May 2, 2010, and The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?, June 2, 2010-June 27, 2010. The Howard County group will also offer A Dickens of a Carol, with a candlelight meal in an 18th-century mansion, Dec. 1-20 for an extra fee.
Call 410-772-4900 or go to repstage.org.
Beatles' Harrison to get Walk of Fame star
George Harrison will receive a star on the fabled Hollywood Walk of Fame on April 14, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce said Friday.
Harrison, who died in 2001, shares a Walk of Fame star with all four Beatles, but only he and John Lennon will have their own stars.
Nanny says De Niro owes overtime pay
A nanny who was fired by Robert De Niro has sued the actor for more than $40,000 in overtime pay.
