Once upon a television season, fans of police dramas and crime procedurals didn't think detectives could ever get more hard-boiled than Vic Mackey of "The Shield" or Andy Sipowicz of "NYPD Blue."

NEW YORK (AP) — After a spate of January closings, Broadway can't wait to get to March and April when a surprisingly large parade of star-driven plays will open.

Writer/director David Goyer (Blade: Trinity, The Invisible, Batman Begins) gives a terrifying glimpse into the life of the undead in The Unborn and follows a young woman pulled into a world of nightmares when a demonic spirit

Happy Birthday to Singer/songwriter John Mayer (1977), Red Hot Chili Pepper Flea (1962), Mystic River star Tim Robbins (1958), Grateful Dead/Ratdog founder Bob Weir (1947), actress/entrepreneur Suzanne Somers (1946),

The Sarah Connor Chronicles star Lena Headey has a Brussels Griffin dog called Angela Lansbury, which she claims looks like a "fat, squashed Ewok."

Happy Birthday to WNBA star and former UCONN Husky Sue Bird (1980), whiney singer John Mayer (1977), NHL star Paul Kariya (1974), Red Hot Chili Pepper Flea (1962), Mystic River star Tim Robbins (1958), Grateful Dead singer/guitarist Bob Weir (1947),

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Warren Beatty leaned down to chat face-to-face with Kirk Douglas. Sylvester Stallone chomped on pineapple and glanced across the bar at Clint Eastwood. Angela Lansbury gawked at Jack Nicholson. Julie Andrews laughed with Billy Crystal.

NEW YORK (AP) - Angela Lansbury is ready for a little down time, but you still have a few weeks left to see her on stage in ''Deuce,'' Terrence McNally's play about two tennis doubles champions who are reunited at the U.S. Open. It closes Aug. 19.

Three-time Oscar nominee Angela Lansbury is glad she never won an Academy Award, because she's convinced her career would have been less successful if she had.

Happy Birthday to WNBA star and former UCONN Husky Sue Bird (1980), whiney singer John Mayer (1977), NHL star Paul Kariya (1974), Red Hot Chili Pepper Flea (1962), Mystic River star Tim Robbins (1958), Grateful Dead singer/guitarist Bob Weir (1947), actress/entrepreneur Suzanne Somers (1946), FOX sports windbag Tim McCarver (1941), Alice star Linda Lavin (1937), Murder She Wrote star Angela Lansbury (1925), American playwright Eugene O'Neill (1888; d. 1953), Irish author/poet Oscar Wilde (1854; d. 1900), and dictionary pioneer Noah Webster (1758; d. 1843).