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Elaine Kaufman, owner of the legendary restaurant Elaine's, has died from complications stemming from emphysema. She was 81 years old.Kaufman opened Elaine's, which was located on Second Ave…
Entertainment Weekly has published its 2010 "Entertainers of the Year" issue.The magazine gave its top nod to country singer Taylor Swift. Other celebrities on the list include Glee's Jane L…
Academy Award nominee Robert Downey Jr. will work on a new musical with Brian Yorkey and Tom Kitt, who won the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize for Next to Normal, according to published report…
Actress Natalie Mendoza, who plays Arachne in the Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark at the Foxwoods Theatre, is temporarily out of the show, having suffered a concussion during …
BAMcinematek will salute Oscar winner and Broadway veteran Susan Sarandon with a four-day-long, 13-film tribute, February 10-13, at the BAM Rose Cinemas, according to The New York Times.BAM …
A stage version of the 1935 Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire film Top Hat, starring Summer Strallen and Tom Chambers, will tour the UK in 2011, according to published reports. Matthew White wi…
The stars of FOX's hit series Glee -- including Broadway veteran Lea Michele -- will perform on the December 5 edition of the hit British television show, The X Factor, according to publishe…
The Broadway production of Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, will end its run at the Bernard Jacobs Theatre on January 2 after a run of 120 performances.The cast stars Benjamin Walker in the tit…
Lin-Manuel Miranda, the Tony Award-winning creator, original star, and composer of the musical In the Heights, will star as Usnavi in the musical's national tour stop in San Juan from Novemb…
The popular singer spreads both holiday cheer and tears in this satisfying new show at Feinstein's at Loews Regency.
Nominations for the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards, honoring the best in music, were announced on December 1. The ceremony will be held on February 13 in Los Angeles and aired live on CBS.The nom…
The Sundance Film Festival has announced the lineup of films to be seen in competition during the Festival's run, January 20-30 in Park City, Utah.Among the films in the dramatic competition…
The Grammy Award-winning music group Black Eyed Peas will perform during halftime of Super Bowl XLV.on February 6 at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas. The Black Eyed Peas latest album, The Beginnin…
Glee star and Broadway veteran Lea Michele will receive the Triple Threat Award at the 2010 Billboard Women in Music Event on Thursday, December 2.At the event, Billboard will also honor Jaz…
Stage veteran Jason Butler Harner has joined the cast of J.J. Abrams' time-warped drama Alcatraz, according to EW.com.Actors Jonathan Coyne, Jorge Garcia, and Sarah Jones have also been cast…
MAC Award winner Natalie Douglas will perform two shows at the Duplex on Friday, December 31.At 8pm, Douglas will perform Lena & Nina... A Tribute to Two Great Ladies, featuring the musi…
The Laurence Olivier Awards, which honor the best in British theater, will be held on March 13 at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, according to Whatsonstage.com. Full nominations for the Olivi…
Southwark Playhouse will present a production of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's 1970 musical Company, February 2-March 12, according to Whatsonstage.com. The production will be directed…
Liza Minnelli, Cheyenne Jackson, Kenneth Cole, and Mondo Guerra rang the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday, November 30 in honor of World AIDS Day, which is held on Wedn…
The Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark will begin previews on Sunday, November 28, with an official opening scheduled for January 11.The show is directed by Tony Award winner Jul…
Broadway and cabaret star Karen Mason will offer her annual Christmas show at Iridium Jazz Club at 8pm and 10pm on Tuesday, December 14. The show is directed by Barry Kleinbort.Mason will pe…
Southern California Public Radio's Crawford Family Forum in association with CoActive Content will present a staged reading of Stacey Martino's play, The Gift of Peace at 89.3 KPCC in Pasade…
The Tony Award-winning musical Spring Awakening, by Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater, will embark on its first UK tour next year.Produced by Sell a Door theatre company, the tour will be direct…
Tony Award winner Elton John will perform a special benefit concert on Wednesday, January 19 at a private home in Beverly Hills to raise funds for the American Foundation for Equal Rights. T…
Actor Leslie Nielsen has died in Florida at age 84, according to published reports. Nielsen studied at the Neighborhood Playhouse, but appeared only once on Broadway in the short-lived 1952 …
