Photographer Len Prince, right, takes pictures of Usher during a photo shoot July 19, 2006, in Brooklyn, N.Y., for his debut in the Broadway musical "Chicago."
Photographer Len Prince and Usher talk during a photo shoot for the play "Chicago" on July 19, 2006, in Brooklyn, N.Y. On Aug. 22, the multi-platinum recording artist and five-time Grammy winner will take over the role of Billy Flynn in the long-running musical revival.
Dishing It Out
TV personality Jimmy Kimmel flips burgers during the Jimmy Kimmel Bar-B-Que Lunch at the 2006 Summer Television Critics Association Press Tour for the the ABC Network July 18, 2006, at the Ritz-Carlton Huntington Hotel in Pasadena, Calif.
L.A. Premiere
Actress Allison Janney arrives at the premiere of Sony Classic's "Who Killed The Electric Car?" during the Los Angeles Film Festival. The documentary was written and directed by Chris Paine.
Night at the Races
Actor Will Ferrell clowns with local TV news anchor Robin Wilhoit after a benefit screening of his new film "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby," Thursday, July 20, 2006, in Knoxville, Tenn. The movie will open nationwide Aug. 4.
Giffoni Film Festival
Actress Jessica Biel poses under a poster for the 36th Giffoni (Italy) Film Festival on July 19, 2006. Started by director Claudio Gubitosi, it celebrates children and cinema.
Elijah Wood attends the Giffoni Film Festival on July 16, 2006, in Giffoni, Italy. Children serve as juries during this annual festival, which runs through July 22.
Actress Anna Paquin attends the 36th Giffoni Film Festival on July 18, 2006, in Giffoni, Italy. The festival offers family films, such as the premiere of "Garfield 2," but also shows movies dealing with such mature subjects as war and immigration.
Actor Elijah Wood poses against a poster at the Giffoni Film Festival on July 16, 2006.
Actress Anna Paquin attends the 36th Giffoni Film Festival on July 18, 2006, in Giffoni, Italy. The Oscar-winning actress can now be seen in the film "X-Men: The Last Stand."
Actress Jessica Biel is photographed at the 36th Giffoni Film Festival on July 19, 2006, in Giffoni, Italy. The "7th Heaven" star was seen in "Stealth" and "Elizabethtown" and will soon appear in "Home of the Brave."
Actor Elijah Wood waves to fans at the Giffoni Film Festival on July 16, 2006, in Italy. Wood, who played Frodo in "The Lord of the Rings" movies, was last seen in Liev Schreiber's "Everything Is Illuminated."
Another Italian Festival
American director John Landis and his wife Debora arrive at Lacco Ameno di Ischia, near Naples, Italy, Thursday, July 13, 2006, to attend the fourth edition of the "Ischia Global Film & Music Fest" at which Landis received the International Academy Ischia Art award.
British Import
Singer Corinne Bailey Rae is photographed during a recent interview in New York. An acclaimed British singer, Rae's first album debuted last month in the U.S. She has a series of tour dates planned for October.
On MTV
Socialite and actress Paris Hilton waves to fans as she makes an appearance on MTV's "Total Request Live" to promote her new music CD, at MTV Studios July 13, 2006, in New York.
Paris Hilton makes an appearance on MTV's "Total Request Live" to promote her new album, due out in August, at MTV Studios July 13, 2006, in New York.
Singer and actress Paris Hilton chats with VJ Damien Fahey during an appearance on MTV's "Total Request Live" show to promote her new music at MTV Studios July 13, 2006, in New York.
Socialite Paris Hilton chats with fans on MTV's "Total Request Live" at MTV Studios July 13, 2006, in New York.
Socialite Paris Hilton poses backstage after making an appearance on MTV's "Total Request Live" at MTV Studios July 13, 2006, in New York.
Paris Hilton appears onstage on MTV's "Total Request Live" show at MTV Studios in New York July 13, 2006.