Reuters Entertainment News Summary

Reuters Entertainment News Summary

Following is a summary of current entertainment news briefs. In Harlem and on Broadway, The Temptations get their due

The Temptations, whose string of hits in the 1960s and 1970s are being celebrated in a Tony-nominated show on Broadway, got a star on the Apollo Theatre's Walk of Fame in Harlem on Friday. "It's like breaking all records of all the things that we've done," said Otis Williams, the only surviving member of the five-man group behind such classics as "Just My Imagination" and "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone." Race, sexual politics and the underworld in spotlight at Broadway's Tony awards

Race, sexual politics and a trip to the underworld are poised to take center stage on Sunday in New York at the annual Tony awards honoring the best of Broadway theater. Hosted by late night television personality James Corden, the Tonys cap a record season for Broadway, both in ticket sales and box office receipts, which exceeded $1.8 billion. Brian Wilson postpones summer tour, says he feels 'mentally insecure'

Beach Boys co-founder Brian Wilson has indefinitely postponed a U.S. summer tour that was due to open on Friday, saying he felt "mentally insecure" in the aftermath of recent back surgery but hoped to return to performing later in the year. In a message posted on his Facebook page and official website, Wilson, 76, acknowledged he has struggled with mental illness "for many decades," and had been "excited to get back to performing" before he "started feeling strange" again.

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