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**** WALTER MCBRIDE ON BROADWAY **** Edward Watts Will Swenson Jenny Powers And Edward Watts David Pittu Alli Mauzey The stars were snapped during the Closing Performance Curtain Call for the New York City Center Encores! presents 'It's A Bird... It's A Plane... It's Superman' at City Center in New York City. It’s a Bird... It's a Plane... It’s Superman, a pop art–flavored sendup of the comic book world, tells the story of the caped hero’s efforts to protect Metropolis from an array of villains, including a mad scientist, a megalomaniacal gossip columnist and a mysterious clan of under-employed acrobats. The original 1966 production, directed by Harold Prince and choreographed by Ernest Flatt, starred Jack Cassidy, Bob Holiday and Linda Lavin and Patricia Marand. (Both Cassidy and Marand received Tony nominations for their performances.) Superman features the songs “You’ve Got Possibilities,” “You’ve Got Wh...

Superstud Brandon Routh 'Superman Returns' star Brandon Routh got married on Saturday.The actor tied the knot with his girlfriend of almost four years, actress Courtney Ford at Santa Barbara's El Capitan Ranch in front of their friends and family.Wedding planner Katie Tiffany said: "Even though it cooled off into the evening, I can only feel the warmth and love in this breath-taking setting."No other details are yet to be revealed.Routh, 28, proposed to Ford, 29, in Glastonbury, England, in August last year during the promotional tour for 'Superman Returns'.Earlier this year, Routh compared his love for Ford to kryptonite, the fictional space debris which robs Superman of his incredible powers.He said at the time: "Courtney is my own personal kryptonite. She brings me to my knees."The couple met at Hollywood bowling alley Lucky Strike, where Routh was working as a bartender.He said: "I used to work at Lucky Strike. I was a bartender and her ...

Kate Bosworth had a public argument with her boyfriend and ditched him to party with her girlfriends.The 'Superman Returns' star was seen rowing with James Rousseau in New York on the corner of Seventh Avenue and 10th Street on Thursday evening. A source told the New York Post newspaper: "He was trying to hail a cab, but he couldn't get one fast enough for Kate. She then started walking away to hail a cab herself. She was fuming."The pretty blond then went on a bar crawl in the East village with model Helena Christensen.They were picked up by a limousine from East 11th Street's Angels and Kings bar at 11.30pm.Helena, 38, was recently spotted on a date with 28-year-old Josh Hartnett. Since splitting from Scarlett Johansson, the 'Pearl Harbor' has enjoyed a romantic holiday with Penelope Cruz, 33, before moving on to the supermodel.

Christopher Reeve's Superman A costume worn by actor Christopher Reeve in his first "Superman" film has sold for $115,000 (58,000 pounds) at auction, the same price a "Winkie" costume from the 1939 movie "The Wizard of Oz" fetched. The Hollywood memorabilia firm Profiles in History said it had sold more than $2 million worth of movie and television items in a Thursday auction. The rare Winkie costume was used by an actor portraying a guard protecting the Wicked Witch of the West in the much beloved "Wizard of Oz". It was within its estimated price range of $100,000 to $120,000, but the Superman costume from the 1978 movie soared past its $50,000 to $70,000 estimated price. By contrast, the costume worn by actor George Reeves in the 1950s television series "The Adventures of Superman" brought in $129,800 in 2003. A Batsuit from 1995's "Batman Forever" brought $63,250 and an alien creature costume from 1979's "...