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Tony Award-winning Broadway producer Ron Simons dies at 63 Tony Award-winning Broadway producer Ron Simons dies at 63 US-Best-Sellers-Books-PW Zsela is letting go and leaning into uncertainty with her debut album ‘Big For You’ As the number of displaced people surges, an 'Inflatable Refugee' in Barcelona sparks questions Esports Olympics set to launch after IOC presents proposal for video games project Swedish officials say weak replacement parts caused a fatal roller coaster derailment last year R.E.M. reunite at Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremony Cuban troubadour Silvio Rodríguez, icon of the revolution, dwells on island's troubles in new album Tony Bennett's daughters sue their brother over his handling of the late singer's assets Andrew McCarthy shares Hollywood pastimes in 'BRATS' documentary Naomi Klein and V. V. Ganeshananthan win Women's Prize literary awards With deal done, Disney withdraws lawsuit, ending last conflict with DeSantis and his appointees Met Opera in New York sold 72% of tickets this season, up from 66% and highest since pandemic Tony Award host Ariana DeBose says viewers should expect a 'full Broadway experience' Former 'Brat Pack' stars reunite in documentary directed by Andrew McCarthy Nicole Kidman gets gushes from Miles Teller, Zac Efron, on night of AFI Life Achievement Award Moneybagg Yo's 'A Gangsta's Pain' went No. 1. He's back to soundtrack your summer with 'Speak Now.' Hollywood's A-listers are lining up behind Joe Biden. Will their support matter in November? Ozy Media went from buzzy to belly-up. Its founder, Carlos Watson, is now on trial Tom Brady enshrined into Patriots Hall of Fame during star-studded night DeSantis appointees bury the hatchet with Disney by approving new development deal Hot dog-eating champs Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayashi will go head-to head in a Netflix special Nicola Coughlan, Luke Newton and 'Bridgerton' cast offer real-life dating advice Federal judge who presided over R. Kelly trial dead at 87 after battling lung cancer Quincy Jones, Richard Curtis, Juliet Taylor and Bond producers will get honorary Oscars Sony Pictures acquires Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, the dine-in movie theater chain Sony Pictures Entertainment acquires popular dine-in movie theater chain Alamo Drafthouse Cinema At the Tony Awards, a veteran host with plenty of stars and songs on tap Palestinian supporters vandalize homes of Brooklyn Museum officials and other locations in NYC Movie Review: ‘Tuesday,’ with Julia Louis-Dreyfus, is strange, emotional and fiercely original Matty Healy's mom says The 1975 singer and model Gabbriette Bechtel are engaged Movie Review: Peace (and pieces) of mind 'Inside Out 2' Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs' power hangs in the balance amid investigations and lawsuits Book Review: 'Swole' explores what masculinity could be in a hyperconnected, TikTok-imaged world 'Hotel Cocaine' on MGM+ gives viewers disco, drama and plenty of blow in Miami in the late '70s Françoise Hardy, French singing legend and pop icon, dies at 80 As Art Basel opens, buyers confront a 'cooling' but still very active market Bestselling author V.E. Schwab agrees to 7-figure book deal. Her next novel comes out in 2025 Japanese architect Maki, credited with fusing East with West, has died at age 95 The Apollo Theater celebrates 90th anniversary at star-studded spring benefit with Usher, Babyface Paramount Global owner calls off merger talks with Skydance Media American investor Martin Shkreli accused of copying and sharing one-of-a-kind Wu-Tang Clan album Billy Ray Cyrus files for divorce from Firerose after 7 months of marriage Jay-Z's Roc Nation to drum up support for private school vouchers in Philadelphia Jennifer Aniston launches children's book series with best 'friend' Clydeo the dog Science fiction author Ted Chiang wins PEN/Malamud Award for short story writing 'The Boys,' Amazon's hit superhero satire show, will end with Season 5 Adult entertainment industry sues again over law requiring p*rnographic sites to verify users' ages US-Audiobooks-Top-10

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Tony Award-winning Broadway producer Ron Simons dies at 63

Ron Simons, an actor who turned into a formidable screen and stage producer, winning four Tony Awards and having several films selected at the Sundance Film Festival, has died

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36 minutes ago

Tony Award-winning Broadway producer Ron Simons dies at 63

Ron Simons, an actor who turned into a formidable screen and stage producer, winning four Tony Awards and having several films selected at the Sundance Film Festival, has died

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Zsela is letting go and leaning into uncertainty with her debut album ‘Big For You’

Zsela’s debut album ‘Big For You’ is transformational both in theme and in process

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As the number of displaced people surges, an 'Inflatable Refugee' in Barcelona sparks questions

A 20-foot-tall “Inflatable Refugee” is on display at Barcelona's Gran Teatre del Liceu opera house

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Esports Olympics set to launch after IOC presents proposal for video games project

The first Olympic Esports Games are set to be added soon to the IOC’s portfolio of events as it seeks to attract and retain young audiences

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Swedish officials say weak replacement parts caused a fatal roller coaster derailment last year

Swedish accident investigators say the country’s oldest amusem*nt park did not properly test new parts for a roller coaster that derailed last year

June 14

June 14

R.E.M. reunite at Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremony

A reunion of R

June 14

June 14

Cuban troubadour Silvio Rodríguez, icon of the revolution, dwells on island's troubles in new album

He was the poetic voice of the Cuban Revolution, an inspiration for millions of Latin Americans living under dictatorships throughout the 1960s and 1970s who dreamt of the ideal Cuba that he — and his guitar — helped evoke

June 14

June 13

Tony Bennett's daughters sue their brother over his handling of the late singer's assets

Tony Bennett’s two daughters are suing their brother, alleging he mishandled and failed to disclose some of their father’s assets in his role as trustee of the late singer’s estate

June 13

June 13

Andrew McCarthy shares Hollywood pastimes in 'BRATS' documentary

McCarthy reunites with the 'Brat Pack' crew after 4 decades.

June 13

June 13

Naomi Klein and V. V. Ganeshananthan win Women's Prize literary awards

Author-activist Naomi Klein has won the inaugural Women’s Prize for Nonfiction with “Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World.”

June 13

June 13

With deal done, Disney withdraws lawsuit, ending last conflict with DeSantis and his appointees

Disney has asked a federal appellate court to dismiss its lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis

June 13

June 13

Met Opera in New York sold 72% of tickets this season, up from 66% and highest since pandemic

The Metropolitan Opera sold 72% of available tickets this season, up from 66% in 2022-23

June 13

June 13

Tony Award host Ariana DeBose says viewers should expect a 'full Broadway experience'

Ariana DeBose promises the Tony Awards on Sunday will move “like a Broadway show.”

June 13

June 13

Former 'Brat Pack' stars reunite in documentary directed by Andrew McCarthy

Demi Moore, Rob Lowe, Emilio Estevez and others also star in the Hulu special.

June 13

June 13

Nicole Kidman gets gushes from Miles Teller, Zac Efron, on night of AFI Life Achievement Award

Nicole Kidman's co-stars like Meryl Streep and Reese Witherspoon paid her tribute as expected when she received the AFI Life Achievement Award in April

June 13

June 13

Moneybagg Yo's 'A Gangsta's Pain' went No. 1. He's back to soundtrack your summer with 'Speak Now.'

In 2021, you heard it: Moneybagg Yo’s “Wokesha” blaring from cars and corner stores

June 13

June 13

Hollywood's A-listers are lining up behind Joe Biden. Will their support matter in November?

Celebrities are increasingly lending their star power to President Joe Biden, hoping to energize their fans to vote for him in November and entice donors to pony up for his campaign

June 13

June 13

Ozy Media went from buzzy to belly-up. Its founder, Carlos Watson, is now on trial

For nearly a decade, Ozy Media projected an image of new-media success

June 13

June 12

Tom Brady enshrined into Patriots Hall of Fame during star-studded night

Tom Brady brought the New England Patriots endless memories and six Super Bowl trophies during his two-decade run with the team

June 12

June 12

DeSantis appointees bury the hatchet with Disney by approving new development deal

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appointees have given final approval to an agreement that buries the hatchet between Disney and the governing district for Walt Disney World

June 12

June 12

Hot dog-eating champs Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayashi will go head-to head in a Netflix special

Netflix has announced a new hot dog-eating contest between rivals Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayaski

June 12

June 12

Nicola Coughlan, Luke Newton and 'Bridgerton' cast offer real-life dating advice

At the London premiere of the second part of season 3, the stars of “Bridgerton” shared some wisdom for fans hoping to find a romance as passionate as their characters'

June 12

June 12

Federal judge who presided over R. Kelly trial dead at 87 after battling lung cancer

U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber, who presided over singer R. Kelly's trial on child sex abuse charges, has died

June 12

June 12

Quincy Jones, Richard Curtis, Juliet Taylor and Bond producers will get honorary Oscars

Quincy Jones, casting director Juliet Taylor, filmmaker Richard Curtis and James Bond producers Michael G

June 12

June 12

Sony Pictures acquires Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, the dine-in movie theater chain

Sony Pictures Entertainment is getting into the exhibition business

June 12

June 12

Sony Pictures Entertainment acquires popular dine-in movie theater chain Alamo Drafthouse Cinema

Sony Pictures Entertainment acquires popular dine-in movie theater chain Alamo Drafthouse Cinema

June 12

June 12

At the Tony Awards, a veteran host with plenty of stars and songs on tap

The Tony Awards are Sunday with a familiar host and a new venue, Lincoln Center’s David H

June 12

June 12

Palestinian supporters vandalize homes of Brooklyn Museum officials and other locations in NYC

Palestinian supporters have vandalized locations associated with the Brooklyn Museum and the United Nations in New York City

June 12

June 12

Movie Review: ‘Tuesday,’ with Julia Louis-Dreyfus, is strange, emotional and fiercely original

The new film “Tuesday" is about death, and acceptance, between a mother and her dying daughter

June 12

June 12

Matty Healy's mom says The 1975 singer and model Gabbriette Bechtel are engaged

The 1975’s Matty Healy and model Gabbriette Bechtel are engaged, according to Healy’s mother

June 12

June 12

Movie Review: Peace (and pieces) of mind 'Inside Out 2'

Tempting as it is to consider any revisiting of “Inside Out” as sacrilegious, its sequel is deftly sensitive to one of the most complicated and awkward chapters of life, AP Film Writer Jake Coyle writes in his review

June 12

June 12

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs' power hangs in the balance amid investigations and lawsuits

Songwriter Tiffany Red details working with Cassie Ventura when she dated Diddy.

June 12

June 12

Book Review: 'Swole' explores what masculinity could be in a hyperconnected, TikTok-imaged world

Author Michael Brodeur takes the gym too seriously, and not seriously at all at the same time, in his book “Swole: The Making of Men and the Meaning of Muscles.”

June 12

June 12

'Hotel Cocaine' on MGM+ gives viewers disco, drama and plenty of blow in Miami in the late '70s

The lapels are wide, “Disco Inferno” is blasting and lines and lines of nose candy are on offer in the new intriguing Miami-based series “Hotel Cocaine.”

June 12

June 12

Françoise Hardy, French singing legend and pop icon, dies at 80

Françoise Hardy, a French singing legend and pop icon since the 1960s, has died

June 12

June 12

As Art Basel opens, buyers confront a 'cooling' but still very active market

Multimillion-dollar works by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Yayoi Kusama and Alberto Giacometti went on the market as the Art Basel fair opened in Switzerland

June 12

June 12

Bestselling author V.E. Schwab agrees to 7-figure book deal. Her next novel comes out in 2025

Bestselling author V

June 12

June 12

Japanese architect Maki, credited with fusing East with West, has died at age 95

Japanese architect Fumihiko Maki, who won the prestigious Pritzker Prize for designs praised as smartly and artfully fusing the East with the West, has died

June 12

June 11

The Apollo Theater celebrates 90th anniversary at star-studded spring benefit with Usher, Babyface

The Apollo Theater is celebrating its 90th anniversary this year

June 11

June 11

Paramount Global owner calls off merger talks with Skydance Media

National Amusem*nts, which owns a majority voting stake in the embattled entertainment giant Paramount Global, says it has ended talks on a possible merger of Paramount with movie production company Skydance Media

June 11

June 11

American investor Martin Shkreli accused of copying and sharing one-of-a-kind Wu-Tang Clan album

American investor Martin Shkreli is facing a new lawsuit for allegedly retaining and sharing recordings from a one-of-a-kind Wu-Tang Clan album that he was forced to sell following his 2017 conviction on fraud charges

June 11

June 11

Billy Ray Cyrus files for divorce from Firerose after 7 months of marriage

Billy Ray Cyrus filed for divorce from singer Firerose, whose real name is Johanna Rose Hodges, after seven months of marriage

June 11

June 11

Jay-Z's Roc Nation to drum up support for private school vouchers in Philadelphia

Jay-Z is putting his weight behind an effort to fund private school vouchers in Philadelphia

June 11

June 11

Jennifer Aniston launches children's book series with best 'friend' Clydeo the dog

Inspired by her beloved dog, Jennifer Aniston will soon become a children’s author

June 11

June 11

Science fiction author Ted Chiang wins PEN/Malamud Award for short story writing

Author Ted Chiang has won a lifetime achievement prize for short stories, the PEN/Malamud Award, just the second time a science fiction writer has been honored since the award was established in 1988

June 11

June 11

'The Boys,' Amazon's hit superhero satire show, will end with Season 5

Amazon Prime Video’s epic superhero satire series “The Boys” will end with its fifth season

June 11

June 11

Adult entertainment industry sues again over law requiring p*rnographic sites to verify users' ages

An Indiana law that requires p*rn websites to verify users’ ages is being challenged by an association of the adult entertainment industry in federal court

June 11

June 11

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