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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 2002
Page
1
Frat page reports basketball coach Bob Knight will appear with Jack Nicholson and Adam Sandler in Anger Management, a June 2003 release about a mild man who joins an anger group led by Nicholson. Cameos include John McEnroe and Knight.
Harrison Ford will fly a helicopter over the Hudson River to document pollution and watershed issues with photographer Timothy White. Riverkeeper says aerial surveillance will aid catch polluters and boost monitoring by the longtime supporter. The report notes the effort aligns with Ford's advocacy.
Hollywood columnist Rona Barrett, famed for Tinseltown scoops, unveils a limited lavender body care range. The products, including creams and facials, have become strong sellers, marking a new chapter after her long entertainment journalism career. Barrett retired in 1990 to a ranch, joking the roses smelled of lavender.
Highlights include the Dutch West India Co charter for New Netherlands in 1621, the 1937 Windsor Simpson royal marriage, the 1948 Palomar telescope dedication, Pope John XXIII death in 1963, Edward White first American space walk in 1965, and Ayatollah Khomeini’s death in 1989.
Tony Curtis turns 77 Chuck Barris 73 Ian Hunter 63 Tao Slim 54 Suzi Quatro 52 Deneice Williams 51. Plus Saturday Powerball 2617 19 27 Sunday Kansas Pick 3 187 Saturday Super Kansas Cash 9 14 18 21 27 8.
The musical Millie won six Tonys including best musical with Sutton Foster lead, Harriet Harris featured, Rob Ashford choreography, Martin Pakledinaz costumes, and Doug Besterman Ralph Burns orchestrations. The Goat won best play, Urinetown took three prizes, Elaine Stritch earned a special theatrical event prize. Foster celebrated a Cinderella moment rising from understudy to star.
Two actors with Kansas University connections featured in the 56th Tony Awards. Nancy Opel, KU alumna, was nominated for lead actress musical for Urinetown and appeared in a PBS clip. Paul Rudd, KU alumnus, joined Cynthia Nixon to present design awards. Additional winners included Alan Bates, Frank Langella, John Lithgow, Mary Zimmerman, Lindsay Duncan, Tim Hatley, Katie Finneran, and Shuler Hensley as the awards were spread across 11 shows.
A catalog of awards and nominations including The Goat for Thoroughly Modern Millie and Urinetown the Musical, Elaine Stritch at Liberty, Private Lives, Into the Woods, Metamorphoses, Fortune's Fool, Noises Off, Oklahoma! and Sweet Smell of Success. It notes winners and nominees in acting, directing, design, choreography, and orchestration, with special awards to Julie Harris and Robert Whitehead and regional theater mention of Williamstown Theatre Festival.
Los Angeles AP film report shows The Sum of All Fears earning 31.2 million to top weekend box office, overtaking Star Wars Episode II Attack of the Clones which earned 20.7 million in its third weekend. Spider-Man is third with 14.5 million as Undercover Brother debuts in fourth with 12.1 million.
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