Jun 13 In past Pride events, transgender people have often been sidelined. Not this year By Susan Haigh, Associated Press Transgender and nonbinary people are front and center this year at Pride festivals where they've often been sidelined. Many celebrations this June are taking a public stand against legislation targeting transgender people. Continue reading
Jun 12 Watch 2:54 A Brief But Spectacular take on writing from the inside out By Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet Michael R. Jackson is a Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning playwright and composer. His musical, “A Strange Loop,” started as a personal monologue he wrote shortly after graduating from NYU and it debuted on Broadway 18 years later. He shares his… Continue watching
Jun 12 After 9 years, Washington Post publisher Fred Ryan steps down By David Bauder, Associated Press Newspaper owner Jeff Bezos announced Ryan's departure in a memo to staff on Monday. Continue reading
Jun 12 76th Tony Awards makes inclusive history, puts on razzle-dazzle in new venue By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press The intimate, funny-sad musical “Kimberly Akimbo” nudged aside splashier rivals on Sunday to win the musical crown at the Tony Awards on a night when Broadway flexed its creative muscle amid the Hollywood writers’ strike and made history with laurels for nonbinary actors J. Continue reading
Jun 11 Watch 3:58 Marsha P. Johnson’s historic role in the LGBTQ+ rights movement By John Yang, Claire Mufson, Satvi Sunkara This Pride Month, as part of our “Hidden Histories” series, we look back on the legacy of Marsha P. Johnson, a larger-than-life figure in her own community, whose contributions to the fight for gay and transgender rights were largely overlooked… Continue watching
Jun 08 Watch 8:31 Broadway composer John Kander on how his latest musical is a love letter to New York By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport Broadway’s big night, the Tony Awards, will be held this Sunday. The new show, “New York, New York,” is a top contender, nominated in nine categories, including Best Musical. Its composer, John Kander, is separately being honored with a special… Continue watching
Jun 07 With LIV-PGA deal, Saudi Arabia’s crown prince makes dramatic move to extend kingdom’s influence By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press Tuesday's surprise announcement of a commercial merger between Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund and the PGA Tour looks to end a messy legal battle between the two rivals. Continue reading
Jun 07 Watch 8:16 How intimacy coordinators ensure safety on theater and film sets By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet In the aftermath of the #MeToo movement, a new field has come to prominence in the film and theater industry, intimacy coordinators and directors. The role puts a focus on consent and safety for actors and the production team. Jeffrey… Continue watching
Jun 07 WATCH: Statue of Willa Cather, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, unveiled at U.S. Capitol By Associated Press Littleton Alston, the statue’s creator, is the first Black artist to have work represented in the national collection. Continue reading
Jun 06 Astrud Gilberto, singer of ‘The Girl from Ipanema,’ dies at 83 By Hillel Italie, Associated Press Astrud Gilberto, the Brazilian singer, songwriter and entertainer whose off-hand, English-language cameo on "The Girl from Ipanema" made her a worldwide voice of bossa nova, has died at age 83. Continue reading