Arts Oct 15 'Jagged Little Pill' leads Tony Awards nominations with 15 The sobering musical "Jagged Little Pill," which plumbs Alanis Morissette's 1995 breakthrough album to tell a story of an American family spiraling out of control, earned a leading 15 Tony Award nominations Thursday.
Arts Oct 09 Broadway's reopening pushed back to at least May Although an exact date for various performances to resume has yet to be determined, Broadway producers are now offering refunds and exchanges for tickets purchased for shows through May 30.
Arts Oct 06 Guitar rock legend Eddie Van Halen dies of cancer at 65 With his distinct solos, Van Halen fueled the ultimate California party band and helped knock disco off the charts starting in the late 1970s with his band's self-titled debut album and then with the blockbuster record "1984."…
Arts Aug 26 New York City's museums to reopen their doors Many cultural institutions in New York City are gingerly reopening their doors. They're weighing the safety of visitors and staff with the need to educate, inspire and support the city's recovery.
Arts Aug 25 Biggie's crown and Tupac Shakur letters will be up for hip-hop auction at Sotheby's Rivals in life, the rappers Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur are being united for an auction at Sotheby’s, the first-ever dedicated hip-hop auction at a major international auction house.
Arts May 12 Broadway shutdown extended until at least Labor Day Broadway theaters abruptly closed on March 12, knocking out all shows — including 16 that were still scheduled to open — and postponing indefinitely the Tony Award schedule.
Arts Apr 27 Stephen Sondheim gets starry but tardy 90th birthday concert The starry special called “Take Me to the World” featured performances by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Kelli O’Hara, Lea Salonga, Judy Kuhn, Katrina Lenk, Aaron Tveit, Laura Benanti, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Patti LuPone and Bernadette Peters.
Arts Apr 16 Brian Dennehy, Tony-winning stage, screen actor, dies at 81 Brian Dennehy, the burly actor who started in films as a macho heavy and later in his career won plaudits for his stage work in plays by William Shakespeare, Anton Chekhov, Eugene O'Neill and Arthur Miller, has died. He was…
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.