Review: The witches return in lively ‘Hocus Pocus 2’
September 29, 2022 GMTThe nostalgia for “Hocus Pocus” has always been a bit of a mystery to me.
There is nothing new about kids loving mediocre films and carrying that soft spot into adulthood, but I was in the right demographic when “Hocus Pocus” came out in the summer of 1993 (age 9, approaching third grade) and remember it being just OK.
Playwright Neil Simon’s papers go to Library of Congress
April 25, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Dozens of notebooks, scripts, speeches, drafts of letters, artwork and even signed baseballs owned by the late playwright Neil Simon have been donated to the Library of Congress. The collection offers offering historians and researchers access to the creative process of American theater’s most successful and prolific playwright.
Sarah Jessica Parker sidelined as Broadway fights virus
April 7, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — The second shoe has dropped at “Plaza Suite” on Broadway.
First Matthew Broderick tested positive for COVID-19 and a few days later his wife and co-star, Sarah Jessica Parker, has done so herself.
Review: Matthew Broderick and SJP team up on Broadway
March 29, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — The very setting of Neil Simon’s “Plaza Suite” is under threat, right from the opening scene.
The mighty Plaza Hotel — an elegant castle overlooking Central Park — has a date with the wrecking ball.
‘Sex and the City’ sequel seeks ‘slow burn’ affair with fans
December 16, 2021 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Patrick King wants the record to show that “Sex and the City” had a “slow burn of a love affair" with viewers on its way to becoming, eventually, an adored success.
The executive producer's motive: that his HBO Max sequel, “And Just Like That...,” get a chance to prove itself.
Beloved ‘Sex and the City’ actor Willie Garson dies at 57
September 22, 2021 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — Willie Garson, who played Stanford Blatch, Carrie Bradshaw's friend on TV's “Sex and the City" and its movie sequels, has died, his son announced Tuesday. He was 57.
Correction: Super Bowl-Ads-Preview story
January 31, 2019 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — In a story Jan. 30 about Super Bowl ads, The Associated Press erroneously named one of the astronaut twins...
Kim Cattrall to Sarah Jessica Parker: You’re not my friend
February 10, 2018 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Kim Cattrall has a message for Sarah Jessica Parker: Spare me your sympathy.
Cattrall lashed out Saturday at her former "Sex and the City" co-star after Parker expressed her condolences over the death of Cattrall's brother, Chris...
Broadway concert for Hillary Clinton draws huge stars
October 18, 2016 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Stars of Hollywood and Broadway — including Julia Roberts, Jake Gyllenhaal, Sarah Jessica Parker, Matthew Broderick, Hugh Jackman, Emily Blunt, Neil Patrick Harris and Helen Mirren — put on a splashy fundraiser for Hillary Clinton...