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Eugene Lee, award-winning Broadway, 'SNL' set designer, dies
Read full article: Eugene Lee, award-winning Broadway, 'SNL' set designer, diesEugene Lee, the six-time Emmy Award-winning production designer for āSaturday Night Liveā who won three Tony Awards for his Broadway sets, including the complicated, greenified Emerald City of āWicked,ā has died.
'A Strange Loopā makes history at Tonys; āCompanyā wins 5
Read full article: 'A Strange Loopā makes history at Tonys; āCompanyā wins 5āA Strange Loop,ā an irreverent, sexually frank work about Blackness and queerness took home the best new musical crown at the Tony Awards on Sunday, as voters celebrated Broadwayās most racially diverse season by choosing an envelope-pushing Black voice.
Molly Shannon's tragedy and perseverance in 'Hello, Molly!'
Read full article: Molly Shannon's tragedy and perseverance in 'Hello, Molly!'Molly Shannon made a name for herself as a standout performer on āSaturday Night Liveā with memorable characters including the hyperactive schoolgirl Mary Katherine Gallagher.
The new University of Austin hopes to counter what its founders say is a culture of censorship at most colleges
Read full article: The new University of Austin hopes to counter what its founders say is a culture of censorship at most collegesThe university's mission is to create a āfiercely independentā school that offers an alternative to what founders see as a rise in āilliberalismā on college campuses.
KSAT Kids: Today in History, Nov. 30
Read full article: KSAT Kids: Today in History, Nov. 30Today is Monday, Nov. 30, the 335th day of 2020. (Library of Congress, LC-USW33-019093-C)In 1900, Irish writer Oscar Wilde died in Paris at age 46. Rock musician Roger Glover (Deep Purple) is 75. Rock musician John Ashton (The Psychedelic Furs) is 63. Rock musician Mike Stone is 51.
Online fall Broadway play revivals attract starry casts
Read full article: Online fall Broadway play revivals attract starry castsNEW YORK ā Broadway theaters may be dark, but there will be plenty of new online productions of some of classic plays this fall with some starry self-isolating actors, including Matthew Broderick, Morgan Freeman, Patti LuPone, Laura Linney and David Alan Grier. Producer Jeffrey Richards on Wednesday unveiled a weekly play run of livestreamed works to benefit The Actors Fund. They will stream on Broadwayās Best Shows and ticket buyers can access the events through TodayTix starting at $5. David Mametās āRace" is up on Oct. 29, starring David Alan Grier and Ed OāNeill. Mametās āBoston Marriageā is slated for Nov. 12 with Patti LuPone and Rebecca Pidgeon.
Broadway shutdown due to virus extended again until January
Read full article: Broadway shutdown due to virus extended again until JanuaryNEW YORK The shutdown on Broadway has been extended again until at least early January. Although an exact date for performances to resume has yet to be determined, Broadway producers are now offering refunds and exchanges for tickets purchased for shows through Jan. 3. The Broadway experience can be deeply personal but it is also, crucially, communal, said Thomas Schumacher, chairman of the board of The Broadway League, which represents producers. Producers, citing health and city authorities, previously extended the shutdown to June 7 and then again to Sept. 6. Broadway grossed $1.8 billion last season and attracted a record 15 million people.