Cabaret News

Can you spot the three films featured below that won Oscars for best director, writer and lead actor or actress, but nonetheless failed to win best picture? The other movie pictured here also lost best picture, but didn't pull off those three top, compensatory victories.To see the answer, click onthe "Continue reading" linkunderneath the photos.

Beyonce has scooped a hat-trick of prizes at the MTV Europe Music Awards, dedicating one of them to husband Jay-Z. The singer beat Leona Lewis among others to take home the Best Female gong, and also won Best Song for Halo and Best Video for Single Ladies last night.

Is there any doubt that Burlesque is going to be the craziest movie of 2010? It's already got Cher and Christina Aguilera duking it out in the main roles, and Stanley Tucci, Kristen Bell and Cam Gigandet, among others, as witnesses to the catfight.

U2 were among the early winners at the MTV Europe Music Awards on Thursday, picking up the best live act award hours after treating 10,000 fans to a free concert in front of Berlin's Brandenburg Gate.

Casting Tidbits Activate! First up, THR reports that Zach Galifianakis is continuing his hot hiring streak , but this time only his voice will be needed as he's entered negotiations to provide the voice for Humpty Dumpty in the Shrek spin-off Puss in Boots at DreamWorks Animation.

Katy Perry has said that hosting MTV's European Music Awards in Berlin is a chance to educate people about the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Cabaret has been revived several times in London over the years, to most people's mind it means Liza Minnelli sitting on a chair in the film.

Next Stage has done a remarkable thing in following on from a series of super successful film and TV versions of this play and staging a production under the direction of Ann Garner that is quite captivating.

The British actor, left, and Czech pianist are teaming up for a fresh interpretation of a classical tear-jerker. Celebrated stage and film actor Michael York will team up with award-winning pianist Libor Novacek to present Richard Strauss' composition for solo piano set to Alfred Tennyson's famous epic poem, Enoch Arden.

Madonna and the "Glee" gang. Sounds like an after-school special, no? Entertainment Weekly has reported that the Queen of Pop has released her music catalog to the hit FOX television series.

MURDERLAND STV Monday, 9pm ALAN CUMMING'S THE REAL CABARET BBC4 Tuesday, 12.30am BBC ELECTRIC PROMS 2009: ROBBIE WILLIAMS BBC2 Tuesday, 10pm ISTOPPED watching television crime drama around the time that a torture device involving barbed wire and a chair with a conveniently cut hole in the seat was used in the lamentable Wire In The Blood.

A week in the life of actor, musician, music director and talk-show host Seth Rudetsky.

An actor involved with the Sex And The City sequel has claimed that a gay marriage will take place in the follow-up. Nicholas Rodriguez, who plays a character "crucial" to the wedding scene, told People that an extravagant ceremony will be held in Connecticut.

Caption: Liza Minnelli holds a press conference ahead of her concert at Sydney Opera House on August 16, 2009 Sydney, Australia .... LIZA MINNELLI has been ordered to a New York court to testify in her former chauffeur's sexual harassment suit against the star.

One of the finalists from BBC talent contest How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria? will be lining up alongside dancer and choreographer Wayne Sleep in hit musical Cabaret at New Wimbledon Theatre next week.

The Broadway Originals Concert, part of the three-day Broadway Cabaret Festival next month at Town Hall, will feature a tribute to William Finn 's Tony-winning FALSETTOS on October 18 at 3:00pm. Broadway Originals Concert will mark the finale of the Cabaret Festival weekend.

Thirty-six years divide the two Oscars they won. Minnelli's best actress award was for her performance as Sally Bowles in the 1972 film Cabaret while Cruz's best supporting actor statuette came in 2008 for Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona .

Even a phone call from Liza Minnelli is a class act, finds Kylie Northover, complete with schnauzers.

Liza Minnelli received her first standing ovation before she'd even sung a note.

West Side Story is the final film in the series. Submitted photos If you haven't caught on yet to the Classic Movie Series at the Del Oro Theatre, it's not too late! In fact, the last four movies on the series are arguably some of the greatest films ever made.