NEW YORK (AP) " The Tony Award-winning director who brought to life many of Neil Simon's works onstage and on screen has died.Gene Saks' son, Daniel Saks, said his father died from pneumonia Saturday at his East Hampton home in...
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Sunday 29 March 2015
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Tuesday 24 March 2015
Monday 23 March 2015
Ellen Conford, popular children's author, dead at 73
NEW YORK (AP) " Ellen Conford, an award-winning children's writer whose comic tales made her a favorite for at least one generation of readers, has died.Conford died at home in Great Neck, New York, last Friday, on her 73rd birthday,...
Thursday 19 March 2015
Auckland Arts Festival review: Choristers revel in celebration of light
In a nutshell, as the Festival brochure put it, Ata Reira promised an evening of award-winning choirs, majestic voices and Te Reo Maori in song.Both separately and together, Voices New Zealand Chamber Choir and the New Zealand...
Tuesday 17 March 2015
Klay, Jamison among nominees for PEN awards
NEW YORK (AP) " National Book Award winner Phil Klay and the author of Oprah Winfrey's latest book club pick, Cynthia Bond, are among the nominees on the longlist of awards handed out by the PEN American Center.The literary and...
Move over, Julie. A look at some other Marias
NEW YORK (AP) " While Julie Andrews is the actress most closely associated with the role of Maria in "The Sound of Music," she was not the first or last to play it.MARY MARTIN: Martin won a Tony Award for playing Maria seven years...
Sunday 15 March 2015
Theater: Chenoweth soars in manic 'On the Twentieth Century'
NEW YORK (AP) " The effervescent revival of the 1978 musical comedy "On the Twentieth Century" that just steamed into the American Airlines Theatre marks a bewitching Broadway return for Tony- and Emmy Award-winner Kristen Chenoweth...
Friday 13 March 2015
Thursday 12 March 2015
Lea Salonga will join 'Allegiance' on Broadway this fall
NEW YORK (AP) " Tony Award-winner Lea Salonga will join the cast of George Takei's musical "Allegiance" on Broadway.The Broadway veteran played the lead female role, Kei Kimura, when the musical made its premiere in 2012 at the...
Royal Kate sees life below the stairs on 'Downton Abbey' set
LONDON (AP) " "Downton Abbey" has welcomed a royal visitor " and the TV show's creator has told the Duchess of Cambridge she's partly responsible for its global success.Kate visited the set of the award-winning costume drama at...
Wednesday 11 March 2015
Tuesday 10 March 2015
Emmylou Harris and Evelyn Glennie share Polar Music Prize
STOCKHOLM (AP) " Singer-songwriter Emmylou Harris and Scottish percussionist Evelyn Glennie have won the 2015 Polar Music Prize, a prestigious Swedish music award founded by the manager of ABBA.Harris, a native of Birmingham, Alabama,...
Monday 9 March 2015
'Memphis,' 'Beautiful' lead race for London's Olivier Awards
LONDON (AP) " Tony Award-winner "Memphis: The Musical" and Carole King show "Beautiful" lead the race for British theater's Olivier Awards, with a clutch of nominations each, including best new musical."Memphis" has nine nominations,...
Comedian Jay Leno makes comeback in Israel for award show
JERUSALEM (AP) " Jay Leno is making a comeback " in Israel.The late-night legend says he will return to Israel in June to host the award ceremony for the second annual "Genesis Prize." Leno also hosted the inaugural ceremony last...
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