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Tonywatch: Elizabeth Stanley seeks ‘healing and connection’

By MARK KENNEDYMarch 3, 2021 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — A short time after Broadway shut down last year, Elizabeth Stanley went on a tiny rescue mission...

New York Philharmonic launches on-demand streaming service

February 8, 2021 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Philharmonic launched an on-demand video and audio streaming service Monday called NYPhil+ that is available for $50 annually or $4...

Carol Burnett among panelists for discussion about memoirs

By HILLEL ITALIEOctober 25, 2019 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — For at least one night, Carol Burnett was a writer among writers.

The beloved entertainer was among three panelists Thursday for "An Evening of Memoir," presented at the MacDowell artist colony's intimate event space in Manhattan...

Today in History for November 14th

November 14, 2018 GMT

CU Boulder to Host Two-month Festival Celebrating Composer Leonard Bernstein

By Cassa Niedringhaus Staff WriterSeptember 7, 2018 GMT

As organizations across the country celebrate the late Leonard Bernstein's 100th birthday this year, the University of Colorado is taking part, too.

Led by CU piano professor Andrew Cooperstock, the university has planned two months of events spanning September and October to honor the composer best known for the musicals "West Side Story" and "Candide" but also known for his range of works.

Star-studded tribute marks 100 years since Bernstein’s birth

August 25, 2018 GMT

LENOX, Mass. (AP) — Leonard Bernstein (BURN'-stine) is getting a musical tribute that's off the charts on the 100th anniversary of the maestro's birth...

Leonard Bernstein, social activist, is focus of new exhibit

By KRISTEN DE GROOTMarch 18, 2018 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — In October 1979, Leonard Bernstein received a fan letter from a high school humanities teacher...