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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

Work in progress

Broadway sees gains for black audiences, actors

DATE: May 12, 2014 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

‘A Gentleman’s Guide’ leads Tony nominations

NEW YORK – The musical “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder,” a comedic romp in which a poor man eliminates the eight heirs ahead of him for a title, nabbed a leading 10 Tony Award nomina...

DATE: Apr 29, 2014 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

‘The Flick’ by Annie Baker wins Pulitzer for drama

NEW YORK – Annie Baker’s “The Flick” has won the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for drama, a play set in a rundown movie theater that was hailed by the judges as a “thoughtful drama with well-crafted c...

DATE: Apr 14, 2014 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ to tour North America

NEW YORK – The 1970s rock opera “Jesus Christ Superstar” is being resurrected for a North American arena rock tour this summer, led by a former boy band member, an R&B siren and a punk icon....

DATE: Apr 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Idina Menzel’s ‘If/Then’ off to a strong start

NEW YORK – Adele Dazeem may be having the last laugh. The new Broadway musical starring Tony Award-winner Idina Menzel may have gotten a box office boost after John Travolta mangl...

DATE: Mar 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Hugh Jackman will host the Tony Awards again

NEW YORK – Neil Patrick Harris has given way to Hugh Jackman at the Tony Awards. Producers of the annual telecast celebrating the best of Broadway said Tuesday that Jackman will o...

DATE: Feb 12, 2014 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts