Beauty and the Ballerinas at ABT’s Holiday Spectacular
It might’ve been a challenge to top last year’s spectacular 75th anniversary event, but the American Ballet Theatre pulled out all the stops again this year for its annual holiday benefit on December 5. The gala always features a one-night-only special performance of selections from classic and contemporary ballets by its world-renowned artists. Principal dancers Stella Abrera, Misty Copeland, Gillian Murphy, Corey Stearns, Jeffrey...
Tonight’s the Big Night for NBC’s ‘Hairspray Live!’
It was the summer of 2003 and “Hairspray” was the hottest show on Broadway, after taking home eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical. A friend at New Line Cinema had offered to get me a pair of coveted tickets on a Saturday night, but upon arrival at the Neil Simon Theatre, they were not there. After a series of frantic phone calls back to Los Angeles, sweating on the sidewalk, tickets were procured literally one minute before...
A and Bey Top Grammy Awards Noms for Album, Song and Record of the Year
Look for Adele and Beyoncé to add even more trophies to their respective mantels during the 2017 Grammy Awards. Bey led the nominations list announced today the total of nine including album of the year. Hot on her tail with eight nominations apiece are Kanye West, Drake and Rihanna, while Chance the Rapper picked up seven. For the all-important album of the year category, Beyoncé and Adele compete against Justin Bieber, Drake and...
Pearl Harbor Attack Reconstructed in Real Time on Smithsonian Channel
“Riveting” is the first word that comes to mind upon viewing a new program that reconstructs in real time the events of one of the most fateful days in American history, December 7, 1941, a date which Franklin D. Roosevelt predicted will live in infamy, and for which we are rapidly approaching the 75th anniversary. Most of us weren’t around to hear firsthand of the horrific attack on Pearl Harbor on a quiet Sunday morning as...
From Adele to RZA, ‘Soundbreaking’ Tells Stories from Music’s Cutting Edge
It’s a music lover’s dream, an eight-part exploration of innovations and insights across all musical genres over the past century, featuring unreleased footage and interviews with more than 150 artists in a series produced by the late Sir George Martin in what can now be considered his swan song to the music industry. Martin, who produced much of the Beatles catalog and continued work with them on some of their solo projects as well...
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