Monster Mash: Breaking news and headlines
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-- Under attack: Director Joe Wright, above left, defends his casting of homeless people from Skid Row in ‘The Soloist.’
-- Inspired idea: Will Alan Cumming be Green Goblin in the reportedly $40-million ‘Spider-Man’ musical?
-- Cautious buying: End of art sales frenzy brings out bargain hunters but also prompts smarter shopping.
-- Thy father’s spirit: Supreme Court Justice Steven Breyer, right, makes his Chicago acting debut in ‘Hamlet.’
-- In the works: Helen Fielding plans a Bridget Jones musical, to open on London’s West End in 2011.
-- Also in the works: B.D. Wong to join in reading of David Henry Hwang’s new musical, ‘Bruce Lee: Journey to the West.’
-- Early look: A sneak peek at the renderings for the new Santa Monica Place mall.
-- It’s official: Critically acclaimed ‘Desire Under the Elms,’ starring Brian Dennehy and Carla Gugino, to close six weeks early on May 24.
-- A (starry) night at the museum: The Smithsonian Institution hosts its first Hollywood premiere.
-- Revival in sight: Kennedy Center production of ‘Ragtime’ looks for a move to Broadway.
-- New neighborhood: Blankenship Ballet Company of Venice moves to downtown L.A. -- but it’s keeping its name.
-- Cambodian dance: Long Beach dancer-choreographer is among the recipients of an NEA Heritage Fellowship
-- Perks of the job: Alec Baldwin, the voice of the New York Philharmonic, tells David Letterman he’ll accompany the orchestra to Hanoi. (video on the jump)
-- Lisa Fung
Top photo: Director Joe Wright and actor Jamie Foxx. Credit: François Duhamel / Dreamworks