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Diane Keaton, the Oscar-winning actress known for her unique brand of comedic timing and inimitable style, has died, producer Dori Rath confirmed to CNN. She was 79. https://cnn.it/48VNBHp
October 11, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Diane Keaton, the Oscar-winning actress known for her unique brand of comedic timing and inimitable style, has died, producer Dori Rath confirmed to CNN. She was 79. https://cnn.it/48VNBHp
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This is generational, but I’m sad we’ll never get a Shields and Yarnell company of Maybe Happy Ending.
June 7, 2025 at 6:16 PM
This is generational, but I’m sad we’ll never get a Shields and Yarnell company of Maybe Happy Ending.
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I hate myself for this.
June 6, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I hate myself for this.
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Perhaps people would have better luck by actually adapting Kanin’s book and not just using the title.
May 3, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Perhaps people would have better luck by actually adapting Kanin’s book and not just using the title.
More fun than I expected. But that ending….oy.
May 3, 2025 at 10:03 AM
More fun than I expected. But that ending….oy.
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African Elephants are my favorite land animal species, by far. During yesterday’s earthquake, my babies at the San Diego Zoo reacted to the quake, immediately protective of their most-vulnerable Community members. Humans could learn SO much from these beauties, if we’d just humble ourselves. 🐘🐘
April 15, 2025 at 7:38 PM
African Elephants are my favorite land animal species, by far. During yesterday’s earthquake, my babies at the San Diego Zoo reacted to the quake, immediately protective of their most-vulnerable Community members. Humans could learn SO much from these beauties, if we’d just humble ourselves. 🐘🐘
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Extremely sad to learn that William Finn has died. Falsettos has been my favorite musical since I first saw it when I was 14. No one else writes like him, and while I'm grateful for how much of his work we have, it's hard to believe there won't be any more.
William Finn, Tony-Winning Composer of Falsettos, A New Brain and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Dies at 73
William Finn, the two-time Tony-winning composer and lyricist known for subversive, bitingly funny and tragic musicals—including Falsettos, A New Brain and The 25th Annual Putnam …
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April 8, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Extremely sad to learn that William Finn has died. Falsettos has been my favorite musical since I first saw it when I was 14. No one else writes like him, and while I'm grateful for how much of his work we have, it's hard to believe there won't be any more.
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47 years ago tonight, Ann Reinking danced a now legendary trumpet solo as Bob Fosse’s Dancin’ opened on Broadway.
March 27, 2025 at 11:23 PM
47 years ago tonight, Ann Reinking danced a now legendary trumpet solo as Bob Fosse’s Dancin’ opened on Broadway.
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There are flowers in my lobby for Ella Peterson, and it’s taking all my willpower not to open the card to see if they’re from Jeff Moss.
March 8, 2025 at 5:59 PM
There are flowers in my lobby for Ella Peterson, and it’s taking all my willpower not to open the card to see if they’re from Jeff Moss.
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My first Broadway show had a better cast than your first Broadway show. Happy 51st! ❤️
March 6, 2025 at 8:25 PM
My first Broadway show had a better cast than your first Broadway show. Happy 51st! ❤️
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I’m not looking forward to the Kennedy Center production of RAGS where all of the characters are sent home during the opening number.
February 7, 2025 at 11:49 PM
I’m not looking forward to the Kennedy Center production of RAGS where all of the characters are sent home during the opening number.
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Seven former top Manhattan federal prosecutors, including several who served under Republican presidents, issued a statement Friday praising Danielle Sassoon’s decision to resign rather than obey an order to seek dismissal of corruption charges against New York City’s mayor.
Seven Former Manhattan U.S. Attorneys Voice Their Support for Danielle Sassoon
The former prosecutors, both Democrats and Republicans, sharply criticized the Justice Department’s intention to investigate Danielle Sassoon. She resigned rather than drop a case she supported.
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February 15, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Seven former top Manhattan federal prosecutors, including several who served under Republican presidents, issued a statement Friday praising Danielle Sassoon’s decision to resign rather than obey an order to seek dismissal of corruption charges against New York City’s mayor.
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The labor union representing stagehands went on strike Sunday against Atlantic Theater Company in Manhattan, prompting the nonprofit to postpone two productions that had begun performances and to warn that union demands could force the closing of the Atlantic and other Off Broadway nonprofits.
Atlantic Theater Stagehands Go on Strike
The stage employees union accused the nonprofit theater of stalling talks. The strike forced the cancellation of Sunday performances of two new plays.
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January 12, 2025 at 11:56 PM
The labor union representing stagehands went on strike Sunday against Atlantic Theater Company in Manhattan, prompting the nonprofit to postpone two productions that had begun performances and to warn that union demands could force the closing of the Atlantic and other Off Broadway nonprofits.
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Ethel Merman in Equus
December 16, 2024 at 11:24 PM
Ethel Merman in Equus
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A banana sold for $6.2 million with fees to a crypto entrepreneur at a Sotheby’s art auction on Wednesday. It became what is arguably the most expensive fruit in the world — though it will likely be tossed in a couple days.
Who’s Laughing Now? Banana-as-Art Sells for $6.2 Million at Sotheby’s
A conceptual artwork by Maurizio Cattelan, “Comedian,” is just a fruit-stand banana taped on the wall. But 7 bidders were biting. It went to a crypto entrepreneur.
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November 21, 2024 at 1:26 AM
A banana sold for $6.2 million with fees to a crypto entrepreneur at a Sotheby’s art auction on Wednesday. It became what is arguably the most expensive fruit in the world — though it will likely be tossed in a couple days.