
Tony Award nods largely skip stars for veterans
The Tony Awards committee largely favored tried-and-true stage veterans over flashy visitors Tuesday when announcing this year's Tony nominations, ...

Congressman: Tweet calling Lauper 'hot' a prank
Sometimes, congressmen just want to have fun. Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., said he wasn't flirting with singer Cyndi Lauper earlier this week when he ...

White House celebrates the sounds of Memphis soul
President Barack Obama said he'd been looking forward to a White House celebration of Memphis soul music for one reason. "Let's face it, who does not ...
Review: Om is where the heart is
"May I Be Happy: a Memoir of Love, Yoga, and Changing My Mind" (Dutton), by Cyndi Lee Yoga students are often motivated and even inspired by watching ...

Dee Snider promises a very twisted nightclub act
Some classic Broadway show tunes will soon be getting the headbanging treatment. Dee Snider, lead singer of the '80s heavy metal band Twisted Sister, ...

Gary Sinise, Trombone Shorty to ride in Orpheus
Actor Gary Sinise and New Orleans musicians Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews and Harry Connick Jr. will lead the parade of the Krewe of Orpheus on the ...

Tax credit luring pre-Broadway shows to Chicago
The New York-bound musical "Kinky Boots" enjoyed a pre-Broadway run at a downtown Chicago theater this fall, but only after the state of Illinois ...