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‘The King and I’ taps a ‘Lost’ and ‘Hawaii Five-0’ star
MARK KENNEDY
AP Drama Writer
NEW YORK (AP) —
Broadway’s next king has
been awfully busy chasing
bad guys on the streets of
Honolulu. Daniel Dae Kim,
who plays a detective on
the TV series “Hawaii Five-
0,” takes over in May as the
King of Siam in the blissful
Lincoln Center Theater
revival of “The King and I,”
a role he calls “maybe the
Drew Barrymore setting new sights for beauty brand
ANNE D’INNOCENZIO
AP Retail Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — Holly-
wood actress, director and
author Drew Barrymore
may soon add a new title
to her resume: internation-
al retailer.
Barrymore launched her
Flower brand of afford-
able cosmetics exclusively
at Wal-Mart in 2013. Now
she says she’s in talks with
retailers overseas to sell the
cosmetics in such places
as China, South America,
Australia and the United
Kingdom. She’ll also be
launching her own e-com-
merce business later this
year.
Last year, she started sell-
ing an eyewear collection,
also exclusively with Wal-
Mart. And Barrymore told
The Associated Press earlier
this week she wants to ex-
pand into clothing, though
it’s unlikely it will be with
Wal-Mart, even though she
said she will always give
the Bentonville, Arkansas-
based discounter “first right
of refusal.”
Barrymore didn’t want to
use her name for the brand,
saying she’s aware of the
Stevie Wonder, Pearl Jam, Nick Jonas on tap for Jazz Fest
CHEVEL JOHNSON
Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Ste-
vie Wonder, Pearl Jam
and Neil Young are among
those returning to enter-
tain fans at this year’s New
Orleans Jazz and Heritage
Festival, while Nick Jo-
nas, Maxwell, Beck, Snoop
Dogg and the Red Hot Chili
Peppers are making their
festival debut.
Festival organizer Quint
Thursday 21 January 2016

greatest role for an Asian twice — once with Ken opportunity and I felt at Pennsylvania, Kim will be
male in theater.” Watanabe and once with the time that as much as I stepping into a role made
Kim, who graduated from Hoon Lee — and said enjoyed it, there was more famous by Yul Brynner, who
New York University with a “it was treat to be able to be done with the role,” was king for more than
master’s degree in acting to watch both of them he said by phone from 4,600 performances. Kim
and cut his teeth in off- interpret the role.” Hawaii.“The opportunity to saw the movie version, but
Broadway shows, said he’s The king, who is both revisit it is a really valuable the actor hopes to leave
been “looking for a way to imposing and romantic, one for me. I’ve grown his own imprint.
get back” to the New York will mark Kim’s Broadway since then, my experiences “I have a healthy level of
stage but instead found debut, but he’s played the have changed and I look respect for what Mr. Brynner
himself in Hawaii doing TV same monarch before, at forward to trying it again on did, but, at the same time, I
for the 12 past years. London’s world-renowned Broadway.” look forward to my bringing
Kim managed to see the Royal Albert Hall in 2009. Born in Busan, South Korea something of my own to it,”
current “The King and I” “It was really a fantastic and raised in New York and he said.q

perils of a slapping celeb- you, and grow slowly and dustry forum sponsored by Flower eyewear is in all its
rity name on a product. thoughtfully so that you are the investment bank on stores that have vision cen-
“The name of the game is just not a flash in the pan,” Monday. Her father-in-law ters, which number close
about how you financially said Barrymore, 40, in a one- Arie Kopelman, the former to 3,000. Barrymore said it is
succeed fast enough so hour address at the annual president of Chanel, led the No. 1 brand of eyewear
somebody doesn’t dump Financo CEO forum, an in- the discussion in a room full at the discounter, although
of several hundred fashion Wal-Mart could not confirm
Drew Barrymore poses for a portrait to promote her new book industry executives. that publicly. It ranges in
“Wildflower,” in New York. Barrymore, 40, who launched her Barrymore, the mother of price from $39 to $88.
Flower brand of affordable cosmetics exclusively at Wal-Mart two toddlers, has found Wal-Mart, she said, has
in 2013, says she’s in discussions with various retailers overseas a successful niche in the been a “great” partner.
to sell her cosmetics in such countries as China, South America, beauty business. Unlike But, she added, “at the
Australia and United Kingdom. other cosmetic brands that end of the day, it is busi-
spend a big portion of their ness. It is not friendship.
(Amy Sussman/Invision/AP) money on advertising, the They will drop us like a hot
Flower brand spends most potato if we are not doing
of its money on formula- well.” As for her clothing
tions and packaging. That venture, Barrymore, known
results in premium makeup for her Bohemian chic style,
quality, she said. Flower noted she won’t be offer-
Beauty, launched in 1,600 ing expensive clothes. “It’s
stores, is now in 2,500 stores, not the way I shop,” she
according to Wal-Mart said. Barrymore says that
spokeswoman Molly Blake- she gets inspiration from a
man. Neither Barrymore lot of sources for her beau-
nor Wal-Mart offered sales ty collection “You will look
volume. at a woman’s shoe and be
The Flower Beauty line, inspired by the color,” she
which includes fragrances, said. “I am always looking
ranges from $5 for lip gloss at everything for pigments
to about $14 for founda- and colors. The other day
tion. Barrymore’s message I took my daughter’s paint
is about self-empowerment and I couldn’t stop playing
and inner beauty, with with it ... I think whatever
messages like, “Happiness keeps you up at night ...
is the best makeup.” that is what you should be
Wal-Mart says that the doing. q

Davis said Tuesday those scheduled reflects New Or- pearance was in 2010. over the last number of
artists are just the tip of leans’ eclectic and unique Davis said the lineup has years since Katrina that we
the iceberg for music fans energy. a wider range of artistic have set the bar for talent
awaiting the festival, which “It’s blues, gospel, R&B, depth and variety than is really high and that bar
showcases and celebrates rock and jazz in all its forms, typically available at most gets higher every year. Our
traditional and contempo- Cajun, zydeco and more. other festivals. challenge is to make sure
rary American music. Da- It’s who we are as a city “We’ve grown to having next year is even better.”
vis unveiled the list of art- and as a people and that’s at least one of the greatest Other artists highlighting
ists scheduled for the 2016 our festival,” Davis said in artists in the world in those the schedule include Julio
event, to be held at the Fair an interview. genres on every stage, ev- Iglesias, Lauryn Hill, Steely
Grounds on the weekends Wonder last played the ery day. Dan, My Morning Jacket,
of April 22-24 and April 28- Jazz Fest in 2008, while It used to be, we’d have Van Morrison, J. Cole, Flo
May 1. Young performed in 2009. maybe one on every week- Rida, Elvis Costello and The
He said the mix of artists Pearl Jam’s previous ap- end,” he said. “We know Isley Brothers. q