Guardian Music — Nominations for the 2010 Laurence Olivier awardsHere are the nominations for the 2010 Laurence Olivier awards:Best actressGillian Anderson for A Doll's House at the DonmarLorraine Burroughs for The Mountaintop at Trafalgar Studios 1Imelda Staunton fo... more info

Smart casting lifts Donald Margulies' 'Time Stands Still.' But a revival of Noel Coward's 'Present Laughter' can be grating. more info

The Telegraph — Philip Wilson's production of Noel Coward's classic comedy is terrifically enjoyable. Rating: * * * * more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — 'Star Quality: The World of Noel Coward' revisits the writer-composer-director-actor's considerable career. Noel Coward once described himself as "an enormousl... more info

The Telegraph — If ever a play seemed to reflect the times in which we live, that play is surely Enron. more info

Altsounds — BORN FROM PAIN have announced a lengthy UK tour that kicks off in Paignton, Devon on March 15, 2010. The German outfit will be supported by Shaped By Fate and Heart Of A Coward. BORN FROM PAIN + Shaped By Fate + Heart Of A Coward March 2010 1... more info

Guardian Music — Amy Winehouse fails to release a follow-up album, Oasis reunite for an arena tour, and Slayer reach Christmas No 1. I've seen the future of pop ... and it's not a pretty sightAfter a decade in which Snow Patrol's Chasing Cars was the most played song... more info

Playbill - The new Broadway production of Noël Coward's 1942 comedy Present Laughter, starring Victor Garber, begins Jan. 2. Roundabout Theatre Company's staging is directed by Nicholas Martin and also stars Tony Award winner Harriet Harris. more info

Guardian Music — Kirsty MacColl was a true English original, a singer-songwriter and interpreter of other people's songs who could slip easily between musical styles. She had a glorious voice and gift for wry observation and humour, matched with a no-nonsense approac... more info

Sky News — A "cowardly" man who killed a three-year-old girl in an arson attack on her Liverpool home has been jailed for a minimum of 28 years. more info