People: Judge won’t delay Camille Cosby’s deposition

A judge has denied a request by lawyers for Bill Cosby’s wife to postpone her deposition in a defamation lawsuit brought by seven women who claim the comedian sexually assaulted them.

The judge ruled late Sunday that the deposition, scheduled for Monday, can proceed.

A different judge ruled Friday that Camille Cosby’s deposition must proceed. However, defense lawyers filed an emergency motion late Saturday requesting it be delayed, saying 71-year-old Camille Cosby “has had no involvement with the facts or allegations underlying this case.” They said her public testimony would serve “no purpose other than to harass and embarrass her.”

Camille Cosby is slated to answer questions under oath in the suit that alleges Bill Cosby sexually assaulted the women decades ago.

Boe in Broadway’s ‘Finding Neverland’

Opera and theater star Alfie Boe will go from prisoner to playwright when he trades in “Les Miserables” for “Finding Neverland” late next month on Broadway.

The British tenor, who has been playing Jean Valjean, will start as “Peter Pan” creator J.M. Barrie on March 29 at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, replacing Tony Yazbeck in the role, who finishes his run two nights earlier.

Classically trained at the Royal Opera House, Boe was spotted by super-producer Cameron Mackintosh and invited to the “Les Miserables” anniversary concert in London in 2010 in front of 28,000 people.

Boe delivered a stunning version of the song “Bring Him Home.” He would go on to sing for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee concert, the Olympics and a symphonically reimagined The Who’s “Quadrophenia.”

“Finding Neverland” is adapted from the 2004 whimsical film of the same name about a widow whose four young sons inspired Barrie to write the children’s classic.

White House plans salute to Charles

Usher, Demi Lovato, Yolanda Adams and The Band Perry are among the contemporary artists heading to the White House to celebrate the late Ray Charles.

The White House said Leon Bridges, Andra Day, Anthony Hamilton, Brittany Howard, Sam Moore and Jussie Smollett have also been invited to Wednesday’s taping of “Smithsonian Salutes Ray Charles: In Performance at the White House.” The program is to be broadcast Friday on PBS stations nationwide.

Charles, known for such hits as “Georgia on My Mind” and “Hit the Road Jack,” died in June 2004.