”Students are becoming more interested in the historical significance of jazz, its use as a tool for integration and its place in the struggle for equality,“ Yale School of Music lecturer Wayne Escoffery says
Film versions of ”Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,“ ”The Prom“ and ”One Night in Miami“ premiere in December
The Tony Awards are back on this fall and stage companies have gotten creative in staging old and new works virtually
Helen Gahagan Douglas fought for Black rights as a three-term congresswoman from California in the ’40s
”When we’re finally past this horrible crisis, the world will need Jewish humor as much as ever,“ playwright Daniel Okrent says
”It was, to my ’70s generation in music, what the old Yankee Stadium was to baseball fans,“ Tim Sexton says
”In a funny way, this time is not that dissimilar to my usual life, with periods of waiting, finding other ways to be creative and to help those in need,“ Alyssa May Gold
”This project was born under a lucky star,“ producer Gerald ”Jerry“ Chamales says
”The thrill of a current-events play is that it can distill those events into something much more thoughtful and engrossing than mere news,“ playwright Doug McGrath says
From ”Once Upon a Time in Hollywood“ to ”The Art of Racing in the Rain,“ Hollywood again proves that dogs really can be a man’s best friend (and most civilizing quality)
”These days, those who dare to ask the kinds of questions Mike asked often face repercussions,“ producer Peggy Drexler says
”It’s not my fault that the rage today is for 90-minute intermission-less shows,“ Lonergan says of his singular approach to stage and filmed projects
”Death is definitely having a moment,“ a therapist says of the current rash of death- and afterlife-themed entertainment
”Wray is the most famous scream queen of them all. Riskin is quite arguably the father of romantic comedy,“ TCM’s Ben Mankiewicz says
Perhaps new dogs can learn old tricks
