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Nina Stemme says farewell to Isolde after 126 performances
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nina Stemme tilted back her head after the final notes of her 126th and last Isolde performance, and her eyes filled with tears.
She was hugged by tenor Stuart Skelton and mezzo-soprano Karen Cargill as the audience in…
Misty Copeland broke barriers in ballet. Now she’s retiring and moving to ‘the next stage’
NEW YORK (AP) — Ten years ago this month, Misty Copeland sat in front of a hastily arranged news conference at American Ballet Theatre, fighting back tears of pride over her new role: principal dancer.
“This is it,” she said, with emotion.…
Kim Novak to receive Venice Film Festival’s lifetime achievement honor
Kim Novak, the glamorous and fiercely independent star of Alfred Hitchcock’s “Vertigo,” will be honored with a lifetime achievement award at the Venice Film Festival this fall. Festival organizers say Monday that they will also host the…
Tony Awards highlights: Radio City becomes the room where it happens for a ‘Hamilton’…
NEW YORK (AP) — Even the ushers at Radio City Music Hall seemed thrilled to be in the room where it happened.
A few of them could be seen grooving, like everyone else at Sunday’s Tony Awards, to the “Hamilton” reunion performance — a medley…
Movie Review: ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ might have just redeemed the live-action adaptation
Ever wanted to soar through the skies on the back of a friendly dragon? The new “How to Train Your Dragon” may be the ticket, from a decidedly safer, though possibly still vertigo-inducing, distance.
This live-action adaption of the…
BET Awards to celebrate 25th anniversary with major star power from Kendrick Lamar to Mariah Carey
The BET Awards is bringing major star power — including Kendrick Lamar, Mariah Carey, and Jamie Foxx — to celebrate its 25th anniversary on Monday. Lamar leads the pack with 10 nominations, including album of the year for his critically…
Jury in Harvey Weinstein’s sex crimes retrial appears far apart on verdict
NEW YORK (AP) — Jurors in Harvey Weinstein ’s #MeToo retrial appeared far apart on a verdict as they returned to court on Monday for a third day of deliberations.
The jury asked to be reminded of the definition of reasonable doubt and…
What to Stream: Dierks Bentley, Sydney Sweeney, Alex Cooper and ‘Deep Cover’
NEW YORK (AP) — Country superstar Dierks Bentley returning with the album “Broken Branches” and Sydney Sweeney in the dark, dramatic thriller “Echo Valley” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.…
Select list of winners at the 2025 Tony Awards
NEW YORK (AP) — Here are select winners at the 2025 Tony Awards, with the most recently announced awards first.
Musical
“Maybe Happy Ending”
Actress in a leading role in a musical
Nicole Scherzinger, “Sunset Blvd.”
Actor in a leading role…
‘Lilo & Stitch’ cruises to No. 1 again; John Wick spinoff ‘Ballerina’ dances to 2nd place
“Lilo & Stich” has topped the domestic box office charts for a third weekend. Studio estimates on Sunday say that the film added $32.5 million from theaters in the U.S. and Canada. Second place went to the John Wick spinoff “Ballerina,”…
Iranian rapper Tataloo once supported a hard-line presidential candidate. Now he faces execution
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The tattoos covering Iranian rapper Tataloo's face stand out against the gray prison uniform the 37-year-old now wears as he awaits execution, his own rise and fall tracing the chaos of the last decade of…
Tony Awards laud android rom-com ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ and history-making…
“Maybe Happy Ending” had a definite happy ending at the Tony Awards. The android rom-com won the best new musical crown Sunday on a night when Kara Young made history as the first Black person to win two Tonys consecutively. Young starred…
A quirky vegetable sculpture contest features a squash Donald Trump and a papal…
LONDON (AP) — Vegetable likenesses of U.S. President Donald Trump and singer Dolly Parton and a papal “Cornclave” went on display Saturday at the Lambeth Country Show, an urban take on a country fair held annually in London’s Brockwell…
Today in History: June 7, James Byrd Jr. killed in hate crime
Today is Saturday, June 7, the 158th day of 2025. There are 207 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On June 7, 1998, in a crime that shocked the nation and led to stronger state and federal hate crime laws, James Byrd Jr., a…
David Attenborough’s ‘Ocean’ is a brutal, beautiful wake-up call from the sea
The new film “Ocean With David Attenborough” is both a breathtaking celebration of marine life and a sobering exposé of the industrial forces pushing the ocean toward collapse. With never-before-seen footage from mass coral bleaching to the…
Key moments from the fourth week of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sex trafficking trial
NEW YORK (AP) — The fourth week of Sean “Diddy” Combs ’ sex trafficking trial featured testimony from the second of two ex-girlfriends who are crucial witnesses in the government’s quest to prove sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy…
Iranian rapper Tataloo once supported a hard-line presidential candidate. Now he faces execution
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The tattoos covering Iranian rapper Tataloo's face stand out against the gray prison uniform the 37-year-old now wears as he awaits execution, his own rise and fall tracing the chaos of the last decade of…
Renée Elise Goldsberry talks new album, whether ‘Hamilton’ return is an option and EGOT…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Renée Elise Goldsberry is most inspired by artists bold enough to take a career leap, even when there’s no guarantee of a safe landing.
Over the years, Goldsberry spent her celebrated career surrounded by fearless…
Music Review: On Addison Rae’s ‘Addison,’ a new pop powerhouse is born
NEW YORK (AP) — The pop album of the summer is here. Addison Rae’s debut, “Addison,” is full, stuffed with bejeweled, hypnotic pop songs for the post-“BRAT” crowd. Hedonism has a new hero.
For those who’ve watched her rise, it’s almost…
Rock band Heart offering reward for instruments stolen from New Jersey venue
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Two irreplaceable instruments owned by members of the rock band Heart were stolen from a venue in New Jersey last weekend as the group prepared to launch a nationwide tour, and the musicians are now offering a…
Cynthia Erivo mines the depths of her soul for ‘I Forgive You,’ her ‘honest,…
NEW YORK (AP) — It began as it always should, with her voice.
The second solo album from Cynthia Erivo, fresh off a herculean press run with the success of the first “Wicked” film, was always meant to be “vocal-focused,” she told The…
The queens of collaboration in Lucius are finding themselves again musically
NEW YORK (AP) — The magic created by the vocal blend of Holly Laessig and Jess Wolfe, collectively known as Lucius, has opened many doors for them in the music industry.
Sometimes quite literally — like when they arrived at the home of Joni…
Pulp is back for ‘More,’ their first album in 24 years. Even the Britpop band is…
NEW YORK (AP) — Pulp has returned with a new album, their first in 24 years. Who could've predicted that?
Not even the band, it turns out. “It took us by surprise as well,” dynamic frontman Jarvis Cocker told The Associated Press. “Why…
Old Dominion’s new album, ‘Barbara,’ won’t lean on band’s…
NEW YORK (AP) — When Old Dominion's eighth group of the year victory broke the tie for consecutive wins at the Academy of Country Music Awards last month, it changed the record books — but not their perspective.
“They’re certainly wonderful…
