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Jordan Donica, Tony Award Nominee for ‘Camelot,’ is Broadway’s Rising Star
By MARK KENNEDY, The Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — When Jordan Donica was about 9 or 10, his aunt took him to New York...
Viola Davis’ Grammy Win for Audiobook Makes Her an EGOT
By ANDREW DALTON, AP Entertainment Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Viola Davis has achieved EGOT status.
The actor won a Grammy Award Sunday for best audio book, narration,...
Broadway theater renamed in honor of James Earl Jones
By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press
The newly restored Cort Theatre on Broadway has been renamed after James Earl Jones, becoming the second theater on the...
After Top Grammy Win, Singer H.E.R. is Heading to the Oscars
By Mesfin Fekadu, AP Music Writer
NEW YORK (AP) _ A night after winning the top Grammy Award for songwriting, R&B singer H.E.R. and her...
IN MEMORIAM: Film and Stage Legend Cicely Tyson Dies at 96
Among her more memorable stage performances were 1968’s “Carry Me Back to Morningside Heights,” 1969’s “To Be Young, Gifted and Black,” and 1983’s “The Corn is Green.” “So many great stories about Cicely Tyson,” Tweeted Soledad O’Brien. “Whew, that lady was amazing. While shooting a doc on her in Spanish Harlem, people kept stopping their cars. In the street. To hop out and say hi. Old people. Teenagers. Middle-aged fans. “Ciss-el-lee” they’d chant as she’d walk by.”