Updated dinosaurs stalk America in arena show
Guiding them much like Scotty on ‘Star Trek’
DATE: Aug 2, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Mark Kennedy
Brian Dennehy, Mia Farrow to star on Broadway
NEW YORK – A.R. Gurney’s romantic play “Love Letters” is about to hit Broadway again with some big movie stars.
The two-person work, composed of letters exchanged over a lifetime ...
DATE: Jul 31, 2014 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts
Kristen Bell gets back to her ‘Hair’ roots
NEW YORK – Before she was Princess Anna in “Frozen” or even Veronica Mars, Kristen Bell was a musical theater geek. Now she’s letting her roots show.
Bell is starring in the irre...
DATE: Jul 30, 2014 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts
Julia Stiles goes ‘back to my roots’ – the stage
NEW YORK – Moving to a new home is said to be one of the most stressful events you can endure – up there with death and divorce – but Julia Stiles has just done it and looks radiant. ...
DATE: Jul 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts
Felder combines acting and piano playing in masterful performances
NEW YORK – At about 10, Hershey Felder had to make a decision that would change his life: Pick acting or pick the piano. He chose to tickle the ivories.
“You can’t fake this,” the...
DATE: Jul 16, 2014 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts
David Byrne readies ‘Here Lies Love’ in London
NEW YORK – David Byrne has gone more than an extra mile to ensure his immersive show “Here Lies Love” about Filipino ex-first lady Imelda Marcos is as authentic as possible as it goes intern...
DATE: Jul 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts
Gerry Goffin, Carole King’s ex-husband, dies at 75
NEW YORK – Gerry Goffin, a prolific and multi-dimensional lyricist who with his then-wife and songwriting partner Carole King wrote such hits as “Will You Love Me Tomorrow,” “(You Make Me Fe...
DATE: Jun 20, 2014 | CATEGORY: Music
Carnegie Hall concert honors black history
NEW YORK – In a rehearsal room near Times Square this week, some two dozen men with Broadway-honed voices huddled to strategize.
They were practicing choral work ahead of a landma...
DATE: Jun 19, 2014 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts
Jane Lynch pulls off her tracksuit to go cabaret
NEW YORK – Jane Lynch has zipped off the tracksuit and left the Cheerios behind. The “Glee” star is going cabaret.
The Emmy- and Golden Globe Award-winner makes her nightclub debu...
DATE: Jun 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment
Ruby Dee’s legacy of activism, acting mourned
NEW YORK – For Ruby Dee, acting and activism weren’t contradictory things. They were inseparable, and they were intertwined.
The African-American actress, who earned lead roles in...
DATE: Jun 13, 2014 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts
Playwright Ayad Akhtar finds his groove
His latest play, ‘The Who & The What,’ opens Monday
DATE: Jun 12, 2014 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts
Making the bully the star on stage
Native Irelander plays fiery redhead in this Irish comedy
DATE: Jun 2, 2014 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts
