Arts Apr 03 'Lean On Me,' 'Lovely Day' singer Bill Withers dies at 81 Bill Withers, who wrote and sang a string of soulful songs in the 1970s that have stood the test of time, including “Lean On Me,” “Lovely Day” and “Ain’t No Sunshine,” has died from heart complications, his family said in…
Arts Mar 25 Global pandemic postpones this year's Tony Awards The show was originally scheduled for June 7 but the virus forced all 41 Broadway theaters to go dark and caused turmoil in the Tony schedule.
Arts Mar 24 Terrence McNally, lauded American playwright, dies at 81 McNally, one of America’s great playwrights whose prolific career included winning Tony Awards for the plays "Love! Valour! Compassion!" and "Master Class" and the musicals "Ragtime" and "Kiss of the Spider Woman," has died of complications from the coronavirus.
Arts Mar 13 Virus darkens stages, silences orchestras across the U.S. The ongoing fears surrounding the coronavirus have shuttered places where Americans — and foreign visitors — have long gathered to escape the world and also to engage with it.
Arts Mar 12 Broadway shuts its doors over ongoing virus concerns The pressure on Broadway to go dark steadily increased as other entertainment hubs shuttered, including Carnegie Hall, the Metropolitan Opera, the NBA, NHL, CinemaCon, Coachella and Major League Soccer.
Arts Mar 02 Public Enemy kicks out Flavor Flav after Sanders campaign dispute The dispute kicked off when Flavor Flav and his attorney sent a cease-and-desist letter to Sanders' campaign on Friday, arguing that a Sunday campaign rally in Los Angeles by Public Enemy Radio had used Flavor Flav's “unauthorized likeness, image, and…
Arts Feb 04 'Hamilton,' with its original cast, coming to a film screen near you The groundbreaking, biographical hip-hop show about the life of Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton won 11 Tony Awards and made numerous tours.
Arts Jan 28 Huey Lewis pushes past hearing pain to keep making music There's mixed news when it comes to Huey Lewis these days. The good part is that the 1980s hitmaker and his band have a new album and a jukebox stage musical in the works. The bad news? He might not…
Education Jan 22 Sesame Street launches TV show for children affected by Syrian civil war “Sesame Street” in the past year has tackled everything from foster care to substance abuse. Now its latest effort is trying to help children suffering as a result of the Syrian civil war.
Arts Dec 27 'Mame,' 'Hello, Dolly!' composer Jerry Herman dies at 88 His goddaughter Jane Dorian confirmed his death to The Associated Press early Friday. He died of pulmonary complications in Miami, where he had been living with his partner, real estate broker Terry Marler.