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Tonywatch: Playwright Katori Hall 'reaching for humanity'

Tonywatch: Playwright Katori Hall 'reaching for humanity'

NEW YORK (AP) — Most playwrights who dip their toes into musical theater for the first time go small. Not Katori Hall: Her first assignment was to capture the life of a musical giant — Tina Turner.
Tonywatch: Aaron Tveit rides a roller coaster of a year

Tonywatch: Aaron Tveit rides a roller coaster of a year

NEW YORK (AP) — Even in a crazy year with so many ups and downs, consider the last 12 months of Aaron Tveit. The Broadway star was wowing fans in “Moulin Rouge! The Musical” when it was suddenly shuttered by the coronavirus.
Tonywatch: Dede Ayite's costumes always 'build up layers'

Tonywatch: Dede Ayite's costumes always 'build up layers'

NEW YORK (AP) — One of the most intriguing parts of the costumes at the Broadway play “A Soldier's Story” was something the audience likely never saw. Each of the 12 actors wore uniforms carefully reflecting the attire of real soldiers in 1944.
Tonywatch: Elizabeth Stanley seeks 'healing and connection'

Tonywatch: Elizabeth Stanley seeks 'healing and connection'

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

Tonywatch: Clint Ramos on designing a better Broadway

NEW YORK (AP) — The audience watching the searing and provocative “Slave Play” on Broadway often caught a glimpse of themselves onstage — in more ways than one.
Nigeria-born designer Joy Meribe opens Milan Fashion Week

Nigeria-born designer Joy Meribe opens Milan Fashion Week

MILAN (AP) — Nigeria-born designer Joy Meribe opened Milan Fashion Week on Wednesday with her debut runway collection, a concrete success for a movement to promote diversity in Italian fashion just a year after launching.
Songwriters Hall of Fame to induct Canadian-penned Heart hit 'What About Love'

Songwriters Hall of Fame to induct Canadian-penned Heart hit 'What About Love'

TORONTO — The Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame is sharing its love for the classic rock hit "What About Love." Organizers say the anthemic ballad will be inducted Thursday in a virtual presentation with a special appearance by U.S.
Owen Wilson, Sudeikis, Malek, Kardashian West to host 'SNL'

Owen Wilson, Sudeikis, Malek, Kardashian West to host 'SNL'

NEW YORK (AP) — Owen Wilson, Kim Kardashian West, Rami Malek and Jason Sudeikis are lined up to host the first four episodes of “Saturday Night Live” this fall.

Pulitzer-winning reporter Jim Sheeler dead at 53

NEW YORK (AP) — Jim Sheeler, a former Rocky Mountain News journalist who won a Pulitzer Prize for his extensive and compassionate reporting on the families of Colorado soldiers killed in the Iraq War and the man tasked with notifying them, has died.

California man charged with perjury in Hollywood execs suit

NEW YORK (AP) — A Los Angeles man has been charged by New York federal prosecutors with perjury for allegedly falsifying emails to support his lawsuit against entertainment industry executives.
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