When people think of divas, they usually picture Mariah Carey or Jennifer Lopez, women who expect certain things and demand they get them. But in recent years, the biggest diva in the music world has seemed to be Kanye West.

At the Performing Arts Center of MetroWest, the Family Players will  put on "Once Upon a Mattress" Friday, May 16 and Saturday, May 17, and the Moving West Repertory Dance Theater will perform "New Works," a two-part dance program, June 6-8.

Video: Sit in on a rehearsal

A few fun things and info on what concert tickets are coming up.

Material Girl talks about her new album, helping Malawi and turning 50.

And on the seventh day members of four choral groups at Our Lady of Fatima Parish won't be resting. At Sunday Mass, they will be celebrating the release of a new CD that shares their faith through joyful song.

It took just "4 Minutes" for Madonna to conquer the Billboard charts again.

It’s 2008 and Bret Michaels is still relevant, new wave is the new emo and the money you spend on gas driving to a concert will cost you more than the actual ticket. Thankfully, a ridiculous amount of really good music has started flying out of studios from Portland, Ore., to Gothenburg, Sweden.

Adrenaline and excitement kept Nichole Cordova perky despite the fact she’d traveled from the East Coast to her home in Los Angeles in less than 24 hours. One day after appearing in New York City on MTV’s "Total Request Live," Cordova, 18, returned to her L.A. digs, completing a whirlwind tour of television and radio appearances after winning a spot in the hottest new girl group – Girlicious.

The Poison front man and reality TV star hasn't found true love on "Rock of Love," and he's fine with that.

The first two studio albums from beat maker and innovative sampling wizard RJD2 featured the tightest instrumental landscape since the days of DJ Shadow and late-era Moby. From 2002 through 2005, no one could match RJ’s skills.