Entertainment headlines from The Denver Post

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Today's Entertainment and Lifestyle Headlines

Structure OK after blaze at Tyler Perry's studios
ATLANTA—The structure of a large building at filmmaker Tyler Perry's studio is fine after part of it caught fire, sending flames into the night sky, authorities said.  

• Denver bartenders share the secret to a great margarita: Fresh ingredients
• Museum of Contemporary Art honors Annie Leibovitz
• Tony nominations spread out but 'Once' leads
• The Dark Knight Rises movie trailer
• Mothers Day celebrations and dining calendar

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Today's Celebrity Buzz

People: Jessica Simpson's baby: boy or girl? Maxwell Drew Johnson
Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson are new parents.  

• People: "Me?!" Samuel L. Jackson found himself in Marvel comic

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Today's Fitness

Fitness activities replace drinking at some bachelorette parties
The morning after 25-year-old Nicki Bonebrake's recent bachelorette party, she could barely get out of bed. The problem wasn't that the Gaithersburg, Md., resident had stayed out all night with her friends — although she had. It was that her body was still dealing with the fact that she'd spent the previous morning learning the art of flying trapeze.  

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Today's Food and Dining

Denver bartenders share the secret to a great margarita: Fresh ingredients
What makes a good margarita? That's easy: high-quality tequila, fresh lime juice and orange liqueur. (If you really want to geek out about the formula, the International Bartenders Association defines the ratio as 7:4:3, or 50 percent tequila, 29 percent Cointreau triple sec and 21 percent fresh lime or lemon juice.)

 

• Mothers Day celebrations and dining calendar

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Moms - Parenting

Mothers Day celebrations and dining calendar
Arugula Bar e Ristorante May 13: Mother’s Day special a la carte menu with local produce, local meats and more, noon-8 p.m. 2785 Iris Ave., Boulder, 303-443-5100, arugularistorante.com Aurora’s 1890s Centennial House Sunday: “Mother’s Day Celebration Tea” for ages 8 and older includes a program on the meaning of flowers in the Victorian era from the Denver Rose  

• Becoming Mothers: From Interfility to Foster Care to Widowhood to Adoption
• Events: Cinco de Mayo & Wings Over the Rockies
• Grand Prize Giveaway: Two-night Family Getaway to Cheyenne Mountain Resort & Zoo!
• Becoming Mothers: When your water breaks in public & baby manipulates you from the womb

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Reverb

Poll of the Week: How many shows have you been to in the last month?
Today's Reverb Poll of the Week asks you: How many shows have you been to in the last month?

 

• Album review: Norah Jones, "Little Broken Hearts"
• M83 at the Ogden Theatre, 4/30/12 (photos and review)
• Nicki Minaj to bring "Pink Friday" tour to Wells Fargo Theatre in Denver
• The Black Keys at the 1stBank Center, 4/30/12 (photos and review)

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Today's Style

Denver bartenders share the secret to a great margarita: Fresh ingredients
What makes a good margarita? That's easy: high-quality tequila, fresh lime juice and orange liqueur. (If you really want to geek out about the formula, the International Bartenders Association defines the ratio as 7:4:3, or 50 percent tequila, 29 percent Cointreau triple sec and 21 percent fresh lime or lemon juice.)  

• Rice with Sour Creem and Green Chiles: Circa 1973
• Recipe: Roasted Asparagus with Blood Orange Vinaigrette, Olives and Breadcrumbs
• For red curry chicken noodle recipe it's the red curry paste that brings the heat
• New Denver restaurant: Sputino is savory, sweet, with a nod to Italy
• Denver Post Food Calendar: Gold Hill Inn celebrates 50 years this week

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Theater

Tony nominations spread out but 'Once' leads
NEW YORK—There was something for virtually everyone to smile about on Broadway on Tuesday after 30 of 37 shows this season got at least one Tony Award nomination.