Arts Dec 13 Blue-collar character actor Danny Aiello has died at age 86 Danny Aiello, the blue-collar character actor whose long career playing tough guys included roles in “Fort Apache, the Bronx,” "The Godfather, Part II," “Once Upon a Time in America” and his Oscar-nominated performance as a pizza man in Spike Lee’s…
Arts Nov 13 Lena Horne Prize to recognize artists who promote social change The Lena Horne Prize for Artists Creating Social Impact will recognize those who “promote awareness and create social change.”…
Arts Nov 06 'Sesame Street' turns 50 This first episode of “Sesame Street” — sponsored by the letters W, S and E and the numbers 2 and 3 — aired in the fall of 1969. The show was designed by education professionals and child psychologists with one goal: to…
Arts Jul 31 Hal Prince, towering Broadway director and producer, dead at 91 Harold Prince, a Broadway director and producer who pushed the boundaries of musical theater with such groundbreaking shows as "The Phantom of the Opera," ''Cabaret," ''Company" and "Sweeney Todd" and won a staggering 21 Tony Awards, has died. Prince was…
Arts Jul 24 Actor Rutger Hauer, of 'Blade Runner' fame, has died at 75 Earlier in his career, a Hollywood agent suggested changing his name to something easier for the American public to learn. The actor declined. "If you're good enough, people will remember your name," he explained…
Arts Jun 10 'Hadestown' captures 8 Tony Awards, including best musical The brooding musical about the underworld took home the most awards, which included a rare win for a female director of a musical.
Arts May 23 Charlottesville drama teacher to get special Tony Award The special Tony Award that honors educators this year will go to a drama teacher in Charlottesville, Virginia, who has encouraged her students to explore their differences and heal rifts, especially following a deadly 2017 white nationalist rally in the…
Arts May 14 Comedian Tim Conway of 'The Carol Burnett Show' dies at 85 Conway won four Emmy Awards on Carol Burnett's TV variety show and credited his Midwestern roots for putting him on the right path to laughs.
Arts Apr 30 'Hadestown' leads Tony Award nominations with 14 nominations "Hadestown," singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell's Broadway debut, earned a leading 14 Tony Award nominations Tuesday, followed by the jukebox musical "Ain't Too Proud," built around songs by the Temptations, which received a dozen nominations.
Arts Jan 15 Broadway legend Carol Channing has died at age 97 Carol Channing, the lanky, ebullient musical comedy star who delighted American audiences over almost 5,000 performances as the scheming Dolly Levi in "Hello, Dolly" on Broadway and beyond, has died.