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Given how TV and movie schedules work, it's not unusual for Christmas films to be shot in the heat of summer.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - The Broadway revival of "Evita" — faced with trying to replace Ricky Martin, Elena Roger and Michael Cerveris — will instead close when the Big Three leave early next year.

LONDON - "Viva Forever"? Time will tell. Girl Power lit up London's West End on Tuesday at the premiere of the new Spice Girls musical — but audiences and critics will decide whether it has the energy to become a hit.

TORONTO - There is perhaps no one more thrilled with the ever-changing face of "American Horror Story" than its special makeup effects designer and creator, Christien Tinsley.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - The story of 2012 in publishing was the story of "Fifty Shades of Grey," in more ways than one. E L James' erotic trilogy was easily the year's biggest hit, selling more than 35 million copies in the U.S.

Randy Newman's glad he didn't have to do anything drastic to get into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The members of Rush are choosing to let bygones be bygones. And Quincy Jones, well, he's still mad.

Tom Hooper's extravaganza, big-screen telling of the beloved musical "Les Miserables" is as relentlessly driven as the ruthless Inspector Javert himself.

Judging part one of Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" prelude "The Hobbit" is a bit like reviewing a film after seeing only the first act.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Shia LaBeouf is about to transform — into a Broadway actor. The ex-star of the "Transformers" franchise will make his Broadway debut opposite Alec Baldwin in Lyle Kessler's "Orphans" at the Schoenfeld Theatre starting March 19.

Various Artists, "This Is 40 Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" (Capitol Records) It doesn't matter if you're 40 or a fan of Judd Apatow, the soundtrack for the writer-director's latest film, "This Is 40," is worth checking out.