http://www.mail.com/people/197834-stephen-sondheim.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/197834-stephen-sondheim.html http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2089436-dylan-inducted-honorary-member-arts-academy.html NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Chabon had long been mystified by that Bob Dylan lyric about "midnight's broken toe." The Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, the keynote speaker Wednesday at the annual induction ceremony of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, was explaining his undiminished passion for rock music and confiding that he had become obsessed by th... Thu, 16 May 2013 22:39:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2089436-dylan-inducted-honorary-member-arts-academy.html 2013-05-16T22:39:48Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2051536-drama-desk-award-nominations-unveiled.html NEW YORK (AP) — The off-Broadway show "Giant" and the quickly shuttered Broadway musical "Hands on a Hardbody" lead the Drama Desk nomination race this season, with the British import "Matilda," the audience-friendly "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" and a revival of Stephen Sondheim's "Passion" close behind. "Giant," based on the 1952 Edna Ferber novel of the... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:34:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2051536-drama-desk-award-nominations-unveiled.html 2013-04-29T19:34:27Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1995634-elaine-stritch-movingly-goodbye-to-york.html NEW YORK (AP) — Broadway legend Elaine Stritch kicked off a final series of concerts to bid farewell to New York, but refused to be maudlin about it, instead displaying her typical brand of sass and feistiness. The ailing 88-year-old Tony and Emmy award winner got a sustained burst of applause and wolf-whistles Tuesday night from a standing-room only crow... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 16:52:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1995634-elaine-stritch-movingly-goodbye-to-york.html 2013-04-03T16:52:21Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1990020-sondheim-wins-prestigious-macdowell-medal.html NEW YORK (AP) — Stephen Sondheim has won one of the top honors in the arts world, the Edward MacDowell Medal for lifetime achievement. The MacDowell Colony, the New Hampshire-based artist residency program, announced Sunday that Sondheim has received an award that has been given to Robert Frost and Georgia O'Keeffe among others. The 83-year-old Sondheim i... Mon, 01 Apr 2013 02:07:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1990020-sondheim-wins-prestigious-macdowell-medal.html 2013-04-01T02:07:14Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1949670-ap-newsbreak-dylan-voted-elite-arts-academy.html If he lived in England, he'd surely be Sir Bob Dylan. The most influential songwriter of his time has become the first rock star voted into the elite, century-old American Academy of Arts and Letters, where artists range from Philip Roth to Jasper Johns and categories include music, literature and visual arts. According to executive director Virginia Daja... Tue, 12 Mar 2013 20:42:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1949670-ap-newsbreak-dylan-voted-elite-arts-academy.html 2013-03-12T20:42:43Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1882144-once-wins-best-musical-theater-album-grammy.html NEW YORK (AP) — The cast album for "Once" has nabbed a Grammy Award, the latest honor for a show that has already earned a Tony and an Oscar. The recording from the stage version of the movie won the best musical theater album Sunday, besting the cast albums from "The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess," the revival of Stephen Sondheim's "Follies," Disney's "Newsi... Mon, 11 Feb 2013 01:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1882144-once-wins-best-musical-theater-album-grammy.html 2013-02-11T01:50:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1877578-playwright-david-ives-finds-timing-perfectly.html NEW YORK (AP) — There was a moment this past December in Paris when playwright David Ives achieved what he calls "a moment of maximum fabulosity." Film director Roman Polanski had invited him to a snazzy cafe to talk more about adapting his Tony Award-nominated play "Venus in Fur" into a movie when the pair spotted the chic "God of Carnage" playwright Yas... Fri, 08 Feb 2013 13:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1877578-playwright-david-ives-finds-timing-perfectly.html 2013-02-08T13:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1874806-best-musical-theater-grammy-vet-vs-newbie.html NEW YORK (AP) — David Alan Grier would obviously love to win a Grammy when the awards are handed out this weekend. It's a small part of his master plan. If he wins in the best musical theater album category, it would be the actor's initial step in his quest for an EGOT — winning the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony. "This is the first brick in the EGOT castle... Thu, 07 Feb 2013 12:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1874806-best-musical-theater-grammy-vet-vs-newbie.html 2013-02-07T12:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1810064-tina-fey-amy-poehler-ready-golden-globes.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are ready to crack each other up at the Golden Globe Awards. The two multi-hyphenate talents offered a taste of their quick-witted banter on a conference call with reporters Wednesday, during which Fey promised, "We're going to sing the whole show." "The whole show is going to be sung front to back and Stephen S... Thu, 10 Jan 2013 00:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1810064-tina-fey-amy-poehler-ready-golden-globes.html 2013-01-10T00:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1789812-composerpianist-richard-rodney-bennett-dies.html LONDON (AP) — British composer, pianist and arranger Sir Richard Rodney Bennett, who was nominated three times for Academy Awards, has died in New York City at age 76. His publisher Novello & Co. said in a statement Friday that Bennett died on Dec. 24 following a brief illness. Bennett was nominated for Oscars for the scores for "Far from the Madding Crow... Fri, 28 Dec 2012 14:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1789812-composerpianist-richard-rodney-bennett-dies.html 2012-12-28T14:08:00Z