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The artist will follow in the footsteps of Ariana DeBose, Cynthia Erivo and Kevin Spacey this June
The Tony awards have turned to a singer with a reputation for a high-energy, physical live …
The Phil Lord and Chris Miller sci-fi adventure, starring Ryan Gosling, dipped only 32% after notching the best non-franchise opening weekend since 2023's "Oppenheimer."
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By MARK KENNEDY NEW YORK (AP) " He's British. She's American. He's a wide-eyed optimist. She's world-weary. He loves Christmas songs. She loathes them. Naturally, they're perfect for each ot…
The Tourette syndrome campaigner who shouted the slur said he was "deeply mortified" and what he said was "not a reflection of my personal beliefs."
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"Hot off a Golden Globe win and an Oscar nomination, it's only right that she receives the most prestigious award of all: a pudding pot."
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Hasty Pudding Theatricals gives out its Man and Woman of the Year awards to people who have made lasting and impressive contributions to the world of entertainment.
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By GLENN GAMBOA Civil rights photographer and artist Gordon Parks' legacy continues to expand today, even as the 20th anniversary of his death arrives on March 7. However, the Gordon Parks F…
At long last, vindication is at hand for an Oscar-winning composer who sought to prove he was just as capable of breathing life into Italy's grand theaters as into gritty Hollywood films.
Copeland, American Ballet Theatre's first Black female principal dancer, was celebrated with star-studded gala
Misty Copeland took one last spin on her pointe shoes Wednesday night, showered…
Launching a season that introduces some new faces in the cast, the show's cold open featured a sketch mocking Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's presentation to generals earlier this week.
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By PHILIP MARCELO NEW YORK (AP) " A proposed Caesars Palace casino in Times Square that's backed by Jay-Z lost its bid for a gambling license Wednesday after running into fierce opposition f…
Five key things to know about tonight's 77th 2025 Emmy Awards.
Composer, whose work ranged from opera to ballet to concertos, was married to ballerina Maya Plisetskaya for 57 years
The Russian composer Rodion Shchedrin, who created the celebrated ballet…
By GARY FIELDS WASHINGTON (AP) " A federal judge in Oregon issued an injunction Wednesday temporarily stopping the mass cancellation of National Endowment for the Humanities grants to humani…
By GLENN GAMBOA Lin-Manuel Miranda plans to use the 10th anniversary Broadway performance of his award-winning cultural phenomenon "Hamilton" as a fundraiser for a coalition of nonprofits pr…
The Republican president has a particular affection for "Les Misérables," the sprawling musical set in 19th-century France, and has occasionally played its songs at his events.
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Downtown cabaret star Cole Escola won best actor in a play for their deranged, repressed and over-the-top ahistorical version of Mary Todd Lincoln in "Oh Mary!," beating such Hollywood stars…
Musical's producer says show 'cannot in good conscience' perform at arts center whose leadership Trump has fired
The mega-hit Broadway musical Hamilton is pulling out of plans to perform at …
"She's such an icon," said Onovughakpor Otitigbe, a 21-year-old Harvard student from New York who followed Erivo.
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"Wicked" star Cynthia Erivo has been named Hasty Pudding Theatricals' Woman of the Year Award. She will receive her award Feb. 6.
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The theater group, which dates to 1844 and claims to be the world's third-oldest still operating, said Hamm will receive his Pudding Pot award at a celebratory roast Jan. 31.
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Lavin, who grew up in Maine, won a Tony for best actress in a play for Neil Simon's "Broadway Bound" in 1987.
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John, 77, disclosed in September that an infection had left him "with only limited vision in one eye."
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Actor, who appeared in Thoroughly Modern Millie, Waitress, Hair and Hello, Dolly!, has died of a rare form of cancer
Gavin Creel, a Broadway musical theater veteran who won a Tony award for …
James Earl Jones, who overcame racial prejudice and a severe stutter to become a celebrated icon of stage and screen has died
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