Tuesday, January 15, 2019
Steven Spielberg has cast an unknown 17-year-old from New Jersey to play Maria in his remake of “West Side Story”
SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:54AMMonday, January 14, 2019
Investigators are seeking the cause of a fire that destroyed the historic American Shakespeare Theatre in Connecticut
SOURCE: Washington Post at 04:42PMFriday, January 11, 2019
The director was nominated for a Tony Award for directing the 2016 Broadway production of “Eclipsed” starring Lupita Nyong’o.
SOURCE: USA Today at 04:32PMThursday, January 10, 2019
The long-gesticulating Aretha Franklin biopic “Respect” is going ahead with stage director Liesel Tommy set to direct
SOURCE: Washington Post at 04:32PMFriday, December 28, 2018
Ariana Grande was scheduled to perform at The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, but the pop star is now backing out due to "health reasons."
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SOURCE: USA Today at 01:57PMFrank Adonis, an actor best known for his roles in Martin Scorcese films including “Goodfellas,” “Raging Bull” and “Casino,” has died
SOURCE: Washington Post at 07:48AMThursday, December 20, 2018
Actor-playwright Peter Masterson, who co-wrote Tony-winning musical “’he Best Little Whorehouse in Texas,’ has died
SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:24PMMonday, December 17, 2018
"It's something that is a legacy really for the future, for those who come after us."
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 10:04PMJimmy Fallon's "Tonight Show" will air an episode from Puerto Rico including an exclusive performance with Lin-Manuel Miranda his "Hamilton" role.
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SOURCE: USA Today at 09:41PMThursday, November 29, 2018
PITTSFIELD, Mass. • The Massachusetts museum that drew international condemnation for its decision to raise money by selling dozens of works of art, including two by Norman Rockwell , says…
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 10:24PMWednesday, November 28, 2018
Ariana Grande is giving fans an up close look at her musical life through a new documentary series on YouTube.
SOURCE: USA Today at 02:30PMThursday, November 22, 2018
After more than 125 performances in “The Nutcracker” in Providence, a 19-year-old Yorkshire Terrier named Archie is leaving the stage
SOURCE: Washington Post at 09:06AMMonday, November 12, 2018
Sunday, November 11, 2018
“Hamilton” playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda and prize-winning visual artist Carrie Mae Weems are set for a public chat next month
SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:42PMWednesday, November 7, 2018
The fraud trial of arguably Russia’s best-known contemporary theater and film director has opened in Moscow
SOURCE: Washington Post at 04:06AMMonday, October 29, 2018
Award-winning actress Judy Davis has told a court that she had heard talk in the film industry that Oscar-winner Geoffrey Rush’s career was finished after he was accused of inappropriate b…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 07:42AMTuesday, October 23, 2018
Ruth E. Carter, the creator of the stunning costumes of “Black Panther” and numerous other Hollywood films, will receive the career achievement award at next year’s Costume Designers G…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:04PMThursday, October 4, 2018
Laurie Metcalf and John Lithgow are poised to star as Hillary Clinton and former President Bill Clinton in a new Broadway play.
SOURCE: USA Today at 06:04PM“Roseanne” star Laurie Metcalf and John Lithgow of “The Crown” are poised to star as Hillary Clinton and former President Bill Clinton in a new Broadway play
SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:06PMWednesday, October 3, 2018
Its orbit is so stretched out that it takes 40,000 years to circle the sun.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:18PMAt a time when artists were subsidized to create war propaganda, Missouri-born Benton crafted a series that showed war's horrors.
SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 10:04AMThursday, September 27, 2018
Comedian and former “Daily Show” host Jon Stewart surprises construction workers at a New Jersey performing arts theater with a free lunch
SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:54PMThursday, September 20, 2018
Dancer broke barriers for African Americans in the 1950s in leading roles with the New York City Ballet Arthur Mitchell, who broke barriers for African Americans in the 1950s as a dancer wit…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:54AMSaturday, September 15, 2018
Two dancers have been fired from the New York City Ballet amid accusations that they were part of a ring of male dancers who inappropriately shared nude photos and videos of women
SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:48PMWednesday, September 12, 2018
Director and theatre manager held after trailer showed male and female actors dancingIranian authorities have detained two artists over a theatre production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.Sh…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:06PMA German theater company is ending a tour of China early after a theater canceled two showings of Henrik Ibsen’s “An Enemy of the People.”
SOURCE: Washington Post at 09:06AMWarner Bros., which produced and will release "A Star Is Born" next month, said it was contractually bound to credit Jon Peters.
SOURCE: USA Today at 08:35AMMonday, September 10, 2018
Report: Iran detains artists over Shakespeare’s summer midnight’s dream
SOURCE: Washington Post at 06:48AMTuesday, August 14, 2018
Former New York City Ballet leader Peter Martins has been convicted of driving while impaired in the New York City suburbs.
SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:24PMThursday, August 9, 2018
The actress at the center of Oscar-winning actor Geoffrey Rush’s defamation suit against a Sydney newspaper alleged he touched her breast and lower back during a Shakespeare production thr…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:06AMTuesday, August 7, 2018
John Legend, Janet Jackson, The Weeknd and Shawn Mendes are among the artists slated to appear at the 2018 Global Citizen Festival.
SOURCE: USA Today at 08:59AM 
