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Bada Bing: Jersey Boys Restore Some Common Sense to Copyright Fair Use

Culture | Music
 April 1, 2013 By Michael Garfinkel & Nick Manheim 7 weeks ago

Guest blog: Film and television producers must be careful to determine whether the appearance of another's copyrighted material constitutes a fair use

  

Orlando Bloom Set to Star in 'Romeo & Juliet' on Broadway

Culture
 April 1, 2013 By Brent Lang 7 weeks ago

At 36, Bloom will be an old Romeo

  

Richard Griffiths, Uncle Vernon in 'Harry Potter,' Dies at 65

Culture | Movies
 March 29, 2013 By Brent Lang 7 weeks ago

Richard Griffiths won a Tony Award for "The History Boys"

  

'Gigi' Revival Eyes Broadway

Culture
 March 27, 2013 By Brent Lang 8 weeks ago

"Gigi" could hit Broadway in 2013-2104 season

  

Prop 8: Hear Today's Arguments Before the Supreme Court (Audio)

Culture
 March 26, 2013 By Ira Teinowitz 8 weeks ago

Justices repeatedly raise procedural questions about a case involving the legality of California’s ban on same-sex marriages

  

'American Idol' Alum Crystal Bowersox to Play Patsy Cline on Broadway

Culture
 March 26, 2013 By Brent Lang 8 weeks ago

Annette O'Toole will co-star in "Always… Patsy Cline" alongside "American Idol" Season 9 runner-up Crystal Bowersox

  

Olivier Awards 2013 Noms: Helen Mirren, Rupert Everett, Kristin Scott Thomas Up for Prizes

Culture
 March 26, 2013 By Brent Lang 8 weeks ago

"The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" picks up eight nominations

  

'Breakfast at Tiffany's' Fires Unruly Cat Understudy

Culture
 March 22, 2013 By Brent Lang 8 weeks ago

Montie will be replaced by Moo in "Breakfast at Tiffany's"

  

Tony Awards Honor Bernie Gersten, Ming Cho Lee, Paul Libin With Lifetime Achievement Awards

Culture
 March 22, 2013 By Greg Gilman 8 weeks ago

The three previous Tony Award winners will be honored on the 67th Annual Tony Awards, to broadcast on June 9 from Radio City Music Hall

  

'Breakfast at Tiffany's' Reviews: Well, at Least the Critics Liked the Cat

Culture
 March 21, 2013 By Brent Lang 8 weeks ago

Critics weren't so crazy about "Game of Thrones" star Emilia Clark as Holly Golightly or the latest Broadway adaptation of the Truman Capote novel

  

Elaine Stritch Ditching NYC for Michigan, Playing Last Show at Café Carlyle

Culture
 March 21, 2013 By Brent Lang 8 weeks ago

Weep, theater fans, weep

  

Pink Floyd, Simon & Garfunkel, 'South Pacific' Recordings Will be Preserved by Library of Congress

Culture | Music
 March 21, 2013 By Brent Lang 8 weeks ago

Janis Joplin, the Bee Gees and radio address by President Eisenhower also make the cut

  

NBC's Broad Comedies and Broadway Haven't Worked - But Here's What Might

Culture
 March 20, 2013 By Tim Molloy 8 weeks ago

NBC enlists "Smash" and "Book of Mormon" stars -- and America shrugs. Maybe a cannibal psychiatrist can help

  

MOCA Board Rejects LACMA Merger Proposal

Culture
 March 20, 2013 By Brent Lang 9 weeks ago

MOCA board says it should remain an "independent institution"

  

Melissa McCarthy Stops by 'Sesame Street' to Learn About Choreography (Video)

Culture
 March 20, 2013 By Brent Lang 9 weeks ago

The "Bridesmaids" star and Elmo cut up a rug

  

Bob Dylan Admitted to American Academy of Arts and Letters

Culture | Music
 March 12, 2013 By Todd Cunningham 10 weeks ago

The iconic singer-songwriter will be first rock star in the century-old arts organization

  

Sybil Christopher Dies; Richard Burton's Ex-Wife Ran Nightclubs, Produced Theater (Update)

Culture
 March 12, 2013 By Greg Gilman 10 weeks ago

Richard Burton famously left Sybil Christopher for Elizabeth Taylor in 1963, but his ex-wife went on to be a successful night club owner and theater producer

  

'Jersey Boys' Production Co. Prevails in Ed Sullivan Copyright Appeal

Culture
 March 11, 2013 By Greg Gilman 10 weeks ago

Judge upholds previous decision that defendants' use of a seven-second clip of Ed Sullivan’s introduction of the Four Seasons didn't infringe copyright

  

'Fifty Shades of Grey' Author E.L. James Plans a How-To Book

Culture
 March 11, 2013 By Brent Lang 10 weeks ago

"Fifty Shades of Grey: Inner Goddess (A Journal)" will be a writing guide for aspiring authors of bestselling, sexually-tinged fan fiction

  

The Sheryl Sandberg Debate: Outrage, Inspiration - But How About Some Child Care?

Culture
 March 11, 2013 By Sharon Waxman 10 weeks ago

I envy (and support) the Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg's insistence on going home to her young kids at 5:30 on many days -- but it’s just not feasible for most of us

  

Mel Brooks on 'Blazing Saddles' Musical, 'Pizza Man' Slasher Film

Culture | Movies
 March 10, 2013 By Brent Lang 10 weeks ago

Comic genius Mel Brooks shows no signs of slowing down at 86

  

Dana Delany to Star in New Play From 'House of Cards' Creator Beau Willimon

Culture
 March 8, 2013 By Lisa Fung 10 weeks ago

"House of Cards" creator Beau Willimon's new play, "The Parisian Woman," is set in Washington just like his "Farragut North"

  

Frederick Weller, Josh Hamilton Join Cast of Neil LaBute Play 'Reasons to Be Happy' (Exclusive)

Culture
 March 8, 2013 By Lisa Fung 10 weeks ago

Fred Weller and Josh Hamilton will appear in "Reasons to Be Happy," the Neil Labute sequel to "Reasons to Be Pretty"

  

LACMA Offers Plan to Merge With MOCA

Culture
 March 7, 2013 By Greg Gilman 10 weeks ago

Los Angeles County Museum of Art CEO Michael Govan has reached out the Museum of Contemporary Art with a formal merger proposal

  

Elizabeth Olsen to Play Juliet in Off-Broadway Production of 'Romeo & Juliet'

Culture
 March 7, 2013 By Lisa Fung 10 weeks ago

Elizabeth Olsen, the star of "Martha Marcy May Marlene," will appear in the title role in the Classic Stage Company production of "Romeo & Juliet"

  

James Franco Aiming for Broadway in 'Of Mice and Men' - Will Stephen Colbert Join Him?

Culture
 March 6, 2013 By Lisa Fung 11 weeks ago

James Franco says he will play George in the John Steinbeck classic "Of Mice and Men" on Broadway and invites Stephen Colbert to join him

  
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