Rod Stewart’s daughter will be joining West End theatre?

October 9th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood star Keira Knightley is set to make her debut on the West End stage later this year in a modern-day version of Moliere's comedy The Misanthrope. The 24-year-old will be seen playing an ambitious American film star, the love interest of a British playwright played by Band Of Brothers and Life actor Damian Lewis, who leads the cast, reports The Telegraph.

October 7th, 2009 LONDON - Brit model Kelly Brook will be giving fans quite an eyeful when she strips on stage in Calendar Girls. Brook, 29, has taken over as Celia, Miss September, at London's Noel Coward Theatre for a ten-week run on November 3.

October 6th, 2009 Daughter says Tony Roberts had minor seizureNEW YORK — Tony Roberts had a minor seizure during the Sunday matinee of "The Royal Family," but is looking forward to returning to the Broadway revival of the 1927 comedy. Roberts' daughter Nicole says the 69-year-old actor is "feeling great" and is now taking medication.

October 1st, 2009 LONDON - Audience members attending Breakfast at Tiffany's at the West End theatre have been banned from taking pictures of British actress Anna Friel as she performs in the nude. Friel, 33, has to strip off for her role as Holly Golightly in the production, which is based on the 1958 novella by Truman Capote.

September 10th, 2009 LONDON - Singer Melanie Chisholm is set to give her first theatrical performance in the West End production of 'Blood Brothers'. The former Spice Girl will lead the role of Mrs Johnstone in the musical that tells the story of a pair of twins from Liverpool who are separated at birth and reunited later in life.

August 23rd, 2009 LONDON - British stars Angela Lansbury and Catherine Zeta-Jones have teamed up to play mother and daughter on Broadway in a bid to revive Stephen Sondheim's musical "A Little Night Music". Imdb.com reports that Lansbury only agreed to sign up for the musical, which will open in December, if producers lined up a big star to play her daughter in the show.

August 18th, 2009 LONDON - American actress Kate Bosworth has revealed that she is terrified of making an appearance in a theatre production, and is trying to gather courage by watching as many plays as possible. Bosworth, 26, wants to gain more experience of performing in front of theatre audiences, before she takes the leap to appear on New York's Broadway or London's West End.

August 12th, 2009 LONDON - English composer of musical theatre Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber says that he is so smitten by Welsh mezzo-soprano Katherine Jenkins that he would consider penning a West End show or ditty just for her. Sir Andrew says that so far conflicting schedules have prevented them from working together but her versions of his work have convinced him that they would make a great team.

July 29th, 2009 David Alan Grier joins cast of Broadway's 'Race'NEW YORK — David Alan Grier is joining the cast of David Mamet's (MAM'-eht) Broadway-bound play "Race." The 53-year-old actor will star in the production along with the previously announced James Spader (SPAY'-dur), Richard Thomas and Kerry Washington. "Race" opens Dec.

July 7th, 2009 LONDON - Kanye West has reportedly asked Wimbledon champion Serena Williams to be his tennis coach. The rapper met the iconic player at the after-show party in Paramount club following London's Wireless festival, the Sun reports.

July 6th, 2009 LONDON - Pop star Madonna attended a Kabbalah meeting with her newly-adopted daughter Mercy James. The singer held three-year-old Mercys hand as they dashed through busy London streets.

June 27th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood star Zac Efron felt mortified when he got trapped in a theatre seat during the filming of High School Musical 3: Senior Year. "I don't know how it happened but my foot slipped through a theatre seat during filming and I couldn't get it out, femalefirst.co.uk quoted Efron as saying.

June 18th, 2009 LONDON - If rumours are to be believed, Mariah Carey is set to star on London's West End. According to sources, the singer has been in the British capital for a series of meetings with a top theatre producer who has now offered her a 15,000-pound-a-week contract.

June 12th, 2009 Kanye West treats 3,000 students to private showCHICAGO — Hip-hop artist Kanye West returned to his hometown Thursday amid thunderous applause and 3,000 teenagers chanting his name during a private concert for Chicago public school students who improved their grades and attendance. The event was put on by The Kanye West Foundation, a nonprofit working to decrease dropout rates and improve literacy.

May 13th, 2009 LONDON - After Aishwarya Rai and Sonam Kapoor, 'Slumdog Millionaire' actress Freida Pinto has become the face of international cosmetic brand L'Oreal. Freida, who was rumoured to have signed a deal to endorse another brand, Estee Lauder, is thrilled to be an ambassador for L'Oreal, reports people.com, 'I'm very moved to be joining the great L'Oreal Paris family and all these personalities - a family I am now proud to be a part of,' Freida said in a statement.