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MARK KENNEDY

MARK KENNEDY

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The Black Crowes and Jimmy Page revisit a unique 25-year-old live set

One of the more puzzling live albums of all time came out in 2000

The Black Crowes and Jimmy Page revisit a unique 25-year-old live set
Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment

Leslie Odom Jr. to reprise his Tony-winning role in 'Hamilton' this fall

Leslie Odom Jr_, one of the original cast members of the mega-hit Broadway musical “Hamilton,” is coming back for another shot, a role he says “gave me life.”

Leslie Odom Jr. to reprise his Tony-winning role in 'Hamilton' this fall
Business|Crime|Entertainment|US

Jon Hamm steals expensive stuff and likely viewers' hearts in Apple TV+'s 'Your Friends & Neighbors'

“Your Friends & Neighbors” begins with a once high-flying hedge fund manager waking up in someone else’s luxurious house, next to a dead body and in a pool of blood

Jon Hamm steals expensive stuff and likely viewers' hearts in Apple TV+'s 'Your Friends & Neighbors'
Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment

Denis Arndt, Tony-nominated star of ‘Heisenberg’ and veteran of David E. Kelley TV shows, dies at 86

Character actor Denis Arndt, who was cast in “L

Denis Arndt, Tony-nominated star of ‘Heisenberg’ and veteran of David E. Kelley TV shows, dies at 86
Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment

Henry Louis Gates Jr. goes from host to guest on PBS' 'Finding Your Roots'

For 11 seasons, Henry Louis Gates Jr. has sat across from his guests on the popular PBS series “Finding Your Roots” and led them through secrets in their family tree

Henry Louis Gates Jr. goes from host to guest on PBS' 'Finding Your Roots'
Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment

Musical theater's beloved show 'The Last Five Years' finally makes it to Broadway

Nick Jonas was only 9 and portraying a teacup on Broadway when he first heard about a buzzy new musical playing way downtown

Musical theater's beloved show 'The Last Five Years' finally makes it to Broadway
Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment|Health

Val Kilmer, 'Top Gun' and Batman star with an intense approach, dies at 65

Val Kilmer has died at age 65

Val Kilmer, 'Top Gun' and Batman star with an intense approach, dies at 65
Celebrity|Entertainment|Food

Kendrick Lamar, Gracie Abrams and Zoe Saldaña earn Webby Award nominations, along with Nutter Butter

Kendrick Lamar, Gracie Abrams, Zoe Saldaña and Nutter Butter are among the nominees for this year’s Webby Awards, recognizing the best internet content and creators

Kendrick Lamar, Gracie Abrams and Zoe Saldaña earn Webby Award nominations, along with Nutter Butter
Celebrity|Entertainment

Liza Minnelli documentary sheds light on those who helped shape a superstar

The documentary “Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story” offers fresh insight into an EGOT winner who overcame addiction, insecurity and the shadow of her mother — Judy Garland — to become a beloved American icon

Liza Minnelli documentary sheds light on those who helped shape a superstar
Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment

Movie Review: Jason Statham takes on the mob in 'A Working Man,' a blue-collar action thriller

Jason Statham plays a sort of hero-laying-low in director and co-writer David Ayer’s latest collaboration, “A Working Man,” with the addition of a co-writer who knows a thing or two about lone-wolf underdogs — Sylvester Stallone

Crime|Entertainment

'Happy Face' looks at ripple effects of true crime

The new Paramount+ series “Happy Face” has all the elements of a gripping true-crime yarn: A serial killer, his estranged daughter, a race to get an innocent man off death row

'Happy Face' looks at ripple effects of true crime
Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment|Lifestyle

The Doobie Brothers in 2025: A tour, a new album and a date with Songwriters Hall of Fame

Just cue up the first song from the new album by The Doobie Brothers and you’ll hear something unusual: harmony, in a new way

The Doobie Brothers in 2025: A tour, a new album and a date with Songwriters Hall of Fame
Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment

Hulu's 'Good American Family' with Ellen Pompeo scrambles a wild true-crime case

If Ellen Pompeo was going to find a new role after 20 years as a series regular on ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy,” it had to be good

Hulu's 'Good American Family' with Ellen Pompeo scrambles a wild true-crime case
Arts|Entertainment|Political|US

Semisonic objects to White House using their song 'Closing Time': 'You missed the point'

The band Semisonic is pushing back at the White House for using their hit song “Closing Time” over a social media post that shows a shackled deportee

Semisonic objects to White House using their song 'Closing Time': 'You missed the point'
Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment

James Taylor songs will fuel an upcoming stage musical, 'Fire & Rain'

Alicia Keys, Dolly Parton and Neil Diamond, step aside

James Taylor songs will fuel an upcoming stage musical, 'Fire & Rain'
Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment|Fashion and Beauty

Ashley Graham to make her Broadway debut as Roxie Hart in the razzle-dazzle musical 'Chicago'

Model and entrepreneur Ashley Graham will make her Broadway debut this spring in the musical “Chicago,” adding her celebrity to a show that skewers celebrity culture

Ashley Graham to make her Broadway debut as Roxie Hart in the razzle-dazzle musical 'Chicago'
Africa|Arts|Entertainment

South Africa's giant playwright Athol Fugard, whose searing works challenged apartheid, dies aged 92

Athol Fugard, South Africa’s foremost dramatist who explored the pervasiveness of apartheid in such searing works as “The Blood Knot” and “'Master Harold’

South Africa's giant playwright Athol Fugard, whose searing works challenged apartheid, dies aged 92
Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment

Roy Ayers, a jazz legend who influenced hip-hop and R&B musicians, dies at 84

Roy Ayers, a legendary jazz vibraphonist, keyboardist, composer and vocalist known for his spacy, funky 1976 hit “Everybody Loves the Sunshine” has died

Roy Ayers, a jazz legend who influenced hip-hop and R&B musicians, dies at 84
Arts|Entertainment|Political|US

Broadway musical 'Hamilton' cancels plans to play the Kennedy Center in 2026

The megahit Broadway musical “Hamilton” is pulling out of plans to perform at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D

Broadway musical 'Hamilton' cancels plans to play the Kennedy Center in 2026
Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment|Political|US

George Clooney revisits a journalistic hero in Broadway version of 'Good Night, and Good Luck'

George Clooney, the proud son of a journalist, likes journalism and telling truth to power

George Clooney revisits a journalistic hero in Broadway version of 'Good Night, and Good Luck'
Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment

David Johansen, singer from the seminal punk band the New York Dolls, dies at 75

David Johansen, the wiry, gravelly-voiced singer and last surviving member of the glam and protopunk band the New York Dolls, has died

David Johansen, singer from the seminal punk band the New York Dolls, dies at 75

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