AP Entertainment Digest for Feb. 26, 1st Ld-Writethru

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WEDNESDAY, FEB. 26

UPDATES WITH OBIT-CLIVE CUSSLER, BRITAIN-PRINCE HARRY, BRITAIN-JOHNNY DEPP, SPAIN-PLACIDO DOMINGO, ARTS ACADEMY, BEEDLE THE BARD-AUDIOBOOK, FRANCE-PARIS FASHION WEEK

OBIT-CLIVE CUSSLER - Clive Cussler, the million-selling adventure writer and real-life thrill seeker who wove personal details and spectacular fantasies into his page-turning novels about underwater explorer Dirk Pitt, has died. Alexis Welby, spokeswoman for Cussler's publisher Penguin Random House, says he died Monday at his home in Scottsdale, Arizona. He was 88. The cause was not disclosed. By National Writer Hillel Italie. SENT: 180 words. Will be updated.

MUSIC-SOUNDTRACK CITY – Nashville is earning a new reputation as Soundtrack City. Nashville’s studio musicians are behind some of the biggest video game franchises including “Madden,” “FIFA” and “Star Wars.” By Kristin M. Hall. UPCOMING. With photos, video.

THEATER-TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD-GARDEN — On Wednesday afternoon, a bunch of Broadway actors will be hitting the hardwood, starring in the play "To Kill a Mockingbird" at Madison Square Garden for an exclusive performance for 18,000 public school children. By AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. UPCOMING : 600 words, photos.

SPAIN-PLACIDO DOMINGO-CANCELLATION - The Spanish government has canceled the participation of tenor Plácido Domingo in Madrid’s La Zarzuela light opera theater in May, a day after the legendary singer said he accepted “full responsibility” for his actions that led to accusations of sexual misconduct. By Ciaran Giles. SENT: 590 words, photos.

ARTS ACADEMY - Multimedia artist Laurie Anderson is among 13 new members of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. The academy is an honor society founded in 1898. It has a core membership of 250 artists, architects, composers and writers. Other inductees announced Wednesday include the authors Colson Whitehead, Edwidge Danticat and Mary Gaitskill. Also named were composer Terry Riley and painters Julian Schnabel and Carroll Dunham, among others. Past inductees have ranged from Henry James and Toni Morrison to Dizzy Gillespie and Edward Hopper. By AP National Writer Hillel Italie. SENT: 465 words, photos.

BOSTON POPS-LOCKHART – Strike up the band: Keith Lockhart is marking 25 years as the conductor of “America's Orchestra.” The Boston Pops says its 2020 season will pay special tribute to Lockhart, its second longest-tenured conductor after Arthur Fiedler. By William J. Kole. UPCOMING: 400 words by 3 p.m., photos.

BRITAIN-PRINCE HARRY - Just call him Harry. The British prince who is preparing to step back from royal duties would normally be referred to as sir or his royal highness. But as he was introduced to speak about sustainable tourism at an event in Scotland on Wednesday, the Duke of Sussex said the formality no longer was necessary. By Danica Kirka. SENT: 300 words, photos.

BRITAIN-JOHNNY DEPP - A lawyer for Johnny Depp told a British judge on Wednesday that the star's ex-wife Amber Heard lied when she accused him of domestic abuse. Depp denies the abuse allegations, and attended the High Court in London for a preliminary hearing in his libel suit against British tabloid newspaper The Sun. SENT: 190 words, photos.

OPERA-GIRARD'S DUTCHMAN - Francois Girard created quite a splash — literally — at the Metropolitan Opera in New York seven years ago when he flooded the stage with fake blood for a scene in "Parsifal." Now he's back for another Wagner opera with a production dominated by a giant eye, a red dress, and 47 hanging ropes. By Mike Silverman. SENT: 790 words, photos.

ISRAEL-PEOPLE-MICHAEL DOUGLAS - Hollywood power couple Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones are set to return to Israel as co-hosts of this year’s Genesis Prize ceremony. By Josef Federman. SENT: 515 words, photos.

FRANCE-PARIS FASHION WEEK - All eyes at Paris Fashion Week on Wednesday were on the debut of Kenzo's new designer, who put guests attending the freezing, winter morning show inside a sweltering greenhouse. In his extreme choice of setting, Felipe Oliveira Baptista thus ensured that his collection, one that took the house in a welcome pared-down direction, was literally, and metaphorically, the hottest ticket of the day. By Fashion Writer Thomas Adamson. SENT: 820 words, photos.

BEEDLE THE BARD-AUDIOBOOK - Jude Law, Warwick Davis and Evanna Lynch are among the readers in an all-star recording of J.K. Rowling's “The Tales of Beedle the Bard," the first time her Harry Potter spinoff has been available as an audiobook. SENT: 125 words, photo.

FLASH GORDON-ARTWORK-AUCTION – The original artwork for the “Flash Gordon” comic strip is headed for a new realm - the auction block. SENT: 170 words, photos.

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REVIEWS:

FILM REVIEW-THE INVISIBLE MAN. Reviewed by AP Film Writer Jake Coyle. SENT Wednesday: 680 words, film stills.

FILM REVIEW-WENDY. Reviewed by AP Film Writer Lindsey Bahr. SENT Tuesday: 680 words, film stills.

FILM REVIEW-BURDEN. Reviewed by Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. SENT Tuesday: 730 words, film stills.

BOOK REVIEW-BROKEN FAITH BY MITCH WEISS AND HOLBROOK MOHR. Reviewed by Jeff Rowe. SENT Tuesday: 380 words, photos.

BOOK REVIEW-DRIVING WHILE BLACK BY GRETCHEN SORIN. Reviewed by Russell Contreras. SENT Tuesday: 530 words, photos.

BOOK REVIEW-THE WARSAW PROTOCOL BY STEVE BERRY. Reviewed by Jeff Ayers. SENT Tuesday: 270 words, photos.

BOOK REVIEW-RACE AGAINST TIME: A REPORTER REOPENS THE UNSOLVED MURDER CASES OF THE CIVIL RIGHT ERA BY JERRY MITCHELL. Reviewed by Jeff Rowe. SENT Tuesday: 460 words, photos.

BOOK REVIEW-THESE FEVERED DAYS BY MARTHA ACKMANN. Reviewed by Ann Levin. SENT Tuesday: 400 words, photos.

BOOK REVIEW-APARTMENT BY TEDDY WAYNE. Reviewed by Ann Levin. SENT Tuesday: 450 words, photos.

BOOK REVIEW-SCRATCHED BY ELIZABETH TALLENT. Reviewed by Ann Levin. SENT Wednesday: 400 words, photos.

BOOK REVIEW-THE DARK CORNERS OF THE NIGHT BY MEG GARDINER. Reviewed by Jeff Ayers. SENT Wednesday: 275 words, photos.

BOOK REVIEW-TROUBLE IS WHAT I SO BY WALTER MOSLEY. Reviewed by Bruce DeSilva. SENT Wednesday: 415 words, photos.

BOOK REVIEW-ON THE BRIGHT SIDE BY MELANIE SHANKLE. Reviewed by Lincee Ray. UPCOMING Thursday: 350 words, photos.

BOOK REVIEW-OONA OUT OF ORDER BY MARGARITA MONTIMORE. Reviewed by Lincee Ray. UPCOMING Thursday. 300 words, photos.

BOOK REVIEW-ON THE BRIGHT SIDE BY MELANIE SHANKLE. Reviewed by Lincee Ray. UPCOMING Thursday: 350 words, photos.

BOOK REVIEW-PRETTY AS A PICTURE BY ELIZABETH LITTLE. Reviewed by Oline H. Cogdill. UPCOMING Thursday: 400 words, photos.

BOOK REVIEW-STRUNG OUT BY ERIN KHAR. Reviewed by Tracee M. Herbaugh. UPCOMING Thursday: 350 words, photos.

BOOK REVIEW-ABANDONED BY ANNE KIM. Reviewed by Jeff Rowe. UPCOMING Thursday: 400 words, photos.

BOOK REVIEW-THE UNEXPECTED SPY BY TRACY WALDER. Reviewed by Jeff Rowe. UPCOMING Thursday: 400 words, photos.