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Joining in Viacom Inc.'s global AIDS-awareness campaign, VH1 and VH1 Classic are set to sponsor a Broadway benefit on World AIDS Day, Monday, Dec. 1.
The venue: Taboo , the London-in-the-1980s musical starring Boy George and bankrolled by Rosie O'Donnell. The beneficiary: Cable Positive.
The sister nets have blocked out at least 200 tickets at the Plymouth Theatre, where Taboo opened in previews last Tuesday (opening night is Nov. 13). Tickets will cost $500, $375 and $150, with all but the $150 tickets providing entree to the after party, VH1 senior VP Laura Nelson said. The star-studded host committee includes Boy George, O'Donnell and David Bowie, aided by MTV Networks celebs Judy McGrath, Brian Graden and Christina Norman and by Time Warner Cable vice chairman John Billock.
Gamey Goa'ulds
Sadly, fans of Sci Fi Channel's hit Stargate SG-1 have to wait until after Christmas to explore the galaxy via board game.
Fleet Games (fleetgames.com ) president Anthony Listrom said last week the Chinese manufacturers initially had some trouble making models of the required starships and the Goa'ulds, enemies of Earth....