Monster Mash: Breaking news and headlines

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-- Greece sets June 20 opening for new Acropolis museum, designed by U.S.-based architect Bernard Tschumi.

-- Berlin artists being evicted from famous commune.

-- Anne Hathaway is set to play Viola in Shakespeare in the Park production of “Twelfth Night”; Philip Glass is composing music for Erupides’ ‘Bacchae.’

-- Once again, California ranks last in arts funding.

-- But maybe not for long: Michigan governor calls for cutting all arts funding from state budget.

-- Ahmanson Theatre’s new season includes ‘August Osage County,’ ‘Mary Poppins’ and Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin.

-- Dubai’s six-year building spree grinds to a halt.

-- Canadian court denies former Livent chief Garth Drabinsky permission to avoid paying back investors.

-- Former ‘Annie’ star booted from ‘American Idol’; Adam Lambert, who was part of Los Angeles’ ‘Wicked’ cast, remains a finalist.

-- Love letter from Henry VIII to second wife Anne Boleyn to go on display at the British Library in London.

-- Tony Award-winning ‘Da’ playwright Hugh Leonard dies at 81.

-- Lisa Fung