Arts Oct 25 First steps made in Congress to honor pop superstar Prince Minnesota's Congressional delegation on Monday is introducing a resolution to posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to pop superstar Prince, citing his "indelible mark on Minnesota and American culture," The Associated Press has learned.
Arts Oct 18 Posthumous Chuck Berry live album to be released in December "Live From Blueberry Hill" is taken from performances recorded between July 2005 and January 2006 at Blueberry Hill café in St. Louis, one of Berry's favorite places to play.
Arts Sep 27 ‘Moulin Rouge! The Musical’ sashays home with 10 Tony Awards Broadway looked back Sunday night to honor shows shuttered by COVID-19, mourn its fallen and also look forward to welcoming audiences again. “The Inheritance” by Matthew Lopez was named the best new play, and Charles Fuller’s “A Soldier’s Play” won…
Arts Sep 26 Tony Awards and TV special hope to be the jab Broadway needs Sunday's show has been expanded from its typical three hours to four, with Audra McDonald handing out Tonys for the first two hours and Leslie Odom Jr. hosting a “Broadway’s Back!” celebration for the second half, including the awarding of…
Arts Sep 17 Rare U.S. Constitution copy up for auction A very special birth certificate will be auctioned off later this year.
Arts Sep 01 Lil Nas X honored by anti-suicide group The Trevor Project The group cited Lil Nas X's "openness about struggling with his sexuality and suicidal ideation, his continued advocacy around mental health issues, and his unapologetic celebration of his queer identity."…
Arts Aug 24 New York theater leaders agree on a New Deal for Broadway A wide Broadway coalition of theater owners, producers, union leaders, creators and casting directors have hammered out a series of reforms and commitments for the theater industry to ensure equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility.
Arts Jul 25 Jackie Mason, comic who perfected amused outrage, dies at 93 Jackie Mason, a rabbi-turned-comedian whose feisty brand of standup comedy led him to Catskills nightclubs, West Coast talk shows and Broadway stages, has died. He was 93.
Arts May 26 ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ author Eric Carle dies at 91 Through books like “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?” “Do You Want to Be My Friend?” and “From Head to Toe,” Carle introduced universal themes in simple words and bright colors.
Arts May 26 The long-delayed Tony Awards finally have a date The long-delayed Tony Awards have been given a fall air date and a four-hour streaming canvas to celebrate the pandemic-shortened Broadway season that upended the theater world.