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2013 Upfronts: Fox, Seth MacFarlane to reboot Carl Sagan's 'Cosmos'

2013-05-13 15:42:00

Fox is looking to the stars – literally. At their upfront presentation Monday at the Beacon Theatre in New York City, the network announced plans to reboot “Cosmos,” Carl Sagan’s massively popular documentary series. The new, 13-...

2013 TV Upfronts: Simon Cowell takes another shot at 'American Idol'

2013-05-13 15:38:00

NEW YORK -- When Simon Cowell’s in a room, you can bet a bit of snark isn’t too far away. At Fox’s Upfront presentation Monday afternoon at the Beacon Theatre in New York, the network’s entertainment chairman, Kevin Reilly,...

Neil Patrick Harris to host Tony Awards show, his fourth

2013-05-09 07:50:00

Theater fans can breathe a sigh of relief that there will be no Seth MacFarlane-style misfire on the Tony Awards show this year: Neil Patrick Harris is to return as host. Widely praised as the host for the show in 2009, 2010 and 2012, Harris is on track...

TV picks: Louis C.K., 'Veep,' Wonder Woman, woolly mammoths

2013-04-11 07:00:00

"Louis C.K.: Oh My God" (premieres Saturday, HBO). Funny, deep and unsparing of himself, Louis C.K. is arguably the most important comic going, both for his adventures in form -- his FX series "Louie," now on hiatus between its third and fourth seasons,...

Nick Cave finds outside pursuits help Bad Seeds' music grow

2013-04-09 18:04:00

NEW YORK — Nick Cave, the moody Australian statesman of majestic post-punk folk rock, was only midway through answering the second question of an early interview in Manhattan when he stopped the conversation to try to clarify a point. Settling...

Tony Awards 2013: Ceremony returning to Radio City Music Hall

2013-03-18 10:02:00

After two consecutive years at the Beacon Theatre on New York's Upper West Side, the Tony Awards ceremony will return to the more spacious Radio City Music Hall this year. Organizers of Broadway's biggest night announced Monday that the annual awards...

Tom Petty & Heartbreakers tour to include 6 nights in Hollywood

2013-02-28 06:00:00

This post has been updated. See note below for details. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers will undertake a spring-summer tour starting May 16 with nearly two dozen stops that will be anchored by extended residencies in Los Angeles and New York. Petty...

Cirque du Soleil laying off 400 workers, citing expenses

2013-01-16 14:32:00

Cirque du Soleil is laying off 400 people, mostly from its Montreal headquarters, due to what the company is citing as production costs and expenses. The layoffs represent 8% of the company's global workforce of approximately 5,000. The announcement was...

'Iris' joins list of recent duds for Cirque du Soleil

2012-12-03 08:00:00

Has�Cirque du Soleil�flown a little too close to the sun? "Iris," the company's resident show at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, will close much earlier than expected in January due to poor ticket sales, the company said Friday. The movie-themed show is...

Tony Awards 2012: 'Once' wins eight Tonys, including best musical

2012-06-10 20:31:00

"Once" was the big winner at the Tony Awards on Sunday, taking home eight awards, including best new musical. Based on the 2006 indie movie of the same name, "Once" is a modestly scaled romantic reverie that is leagues different in tone and size from...

Tonys review: Why can't Neil Patrick Harris host everything?

2012-06-11 05:25:00

During the long and glorious reign of the variety show, it was fairly common to see the stars of popular Broadway musicals singing and dancing their big numbers on network television. Now, like Christmas, that opportunity comes but once a year, during the...

Tony Awards 2012: For 'Once' daring trumps commerce

2012-06-11 08:00:00

Will wonders never cease: David overcame Goliath in a rare victory at the Beacon Theatre that will force us to rethink the old truism that commerce trumps independent vision on Broadway. "Once," the little musical spun from an Irish art house film,...

Comedian Ricky Gervais attends the 6th Annual Stand Up For Heroes at the Beacon Theatre on November 8, 2012 in New York City.

2012-12-19 12:57:00

Jon Stewart, seen here with the Boss backstage at the Beacon Theater, celebrates his 49th birthday today.

2012-11-14 18:31:00

Don Mischer, "84th Annual Academy Awards" Louis J. Horvitz "The 54th Annual Grammy Awards" Louis C.K., "Louis C.K. Live at the Beacon Theater" (pictured) Alan Skog, "New York City Ballet George Balanchine's The Nutcracker" Glenn Weiss, "65th Annual Tony Awards"

2012-07-19 07:46:00