What is the one thing that Broadway is missing right now? John Stamos Girl Power! According to Crain's, Judy Craymer, the producer of the international hit Mamma Mia!, has just signed an agreement with music manager Simon Fuller, Universal Music and the Spice Girls themselves to create a new musical based around their music. But wait, didn't that already happen with Spice World? The musical, tentatively titled Viva Forever, is expected to premier in London in two years before coming to Broadway. Whether this heralds another trend of platform shoes and Union Jacks remains to be seen. more ›

THEATER: Theodora Skipitares is a Greek-American playwright, director and puppeteer who uses near life-size puppets and Greek tragedies to look at our current situation in Iraq. (Her rendition of the Iliad and the Odyssey was a sold-out hit at La MaMa last year.) Her new show, which features puppetry and video, is The Exiles, an adaptation of the Orestes/Electra myth. “In this particular story of betrayal and vengeance, these puppets are an eerie construction of facade and public display, while their operators are a shadow of primal, often raw emotions and personal desires.” (Read last month's Times profile of Skipitares here.) - John Del Signore more ›

President Bush greets the Queen during his visit to London. Gothamist also suspects some "Did London Bridge really fall down, my fair lady?" type questions during his time with the royals. more ›