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US judge: Renowned artist didn't create disputed painting
A U.S. judge said Tuesday that a celebrated artist was right when he insisted he didn't paint a work now owned by a retired prison worker, a finding that likely ensures the piece will now be worth a fraction of the previous estimated value of $10 million or more.
Broadway musical 'Hamilton' does what it always does _ stuns
The Tony Awards are being nicknamed this year the "Hamil-Tonys" in recognition that "Hamilton" is the show to beat. That was proven again Tuesday.
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Ford's Theatre hosting round-the-clock tribute for Lincoln
Ford's Theatre is commemorating the 150th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln's assassination with tours and performances around the clock.
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Tony winner and Neil Simon director Gene Saks dies at 93
Gene Saks, a prolific actor-director who teamed with playwright and fellow New Yorker Neil Simon on hit Broadway and movie productions of such Simon comedies as "The Odd Couple" and "Brighton Beach Memoirs," has died. He was 93.
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Review: Rockettes shine in messy spring homage to New York
The "New York Spring Spectacular" has arrived and it's one show this season that definitely lives up to its name — spec-ta-cu-lar.
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Jason Alexander to replace Larry David in 'Fish in the Dark'
Larry David will hand over his starring role on Broadway to an old "Seinfeld" pal — Jason Alexander.
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Stage & Arts
Oregon's Duck costume was born in _ gasp! _ Ohio
It turns out that the birthplace of the Oregon Ducks' mascot is, of all places, Ohio.
Movies
Tony Danza makes Broadway very personal
When you're standing around in Times Square trying to decide which Broadway show to see, don't be surprised if you get a visit from Tony Danza.
Travel
Andrew Jackson home pushes 7th president's rock star image
Andrew Jackson: President. Hero. Rockstar.
Stage & Arts
Leila Sales' 'This Song Will Save Your Life' gets optioned
Leila Sales' breakout young adult novel "This Song Will Save Your Life" may soon have a life far from the page.
Stage & Arts
2 plays have reason to crow on Broadway this week
Two star-driven Broadway plays this week got early Christmas presents when they announced they'd recouped their respective investments.
Movies
Broadway's 'Cabaret' to go on US tour in 2016
The Kit Kat Klub is hitting the road.
Music
Freud's goal: Keep Chicago's Lyric Opera relevant
When Anthony Freud was 14, his favorite pastime was going to the opera in London and then, on the train ride home to Wimbledon where he lived with his parents, "dreaming about how I could do it better when I ran a company of my own some day."
Music
Broadway seeks a new Carole King with open auditions
If you think you can sing "It's Too Late" and "So Far Away" like Carole King, some Broadway producers would like to hear from you.
Travel
Now that Detroit museum has been saved, go see it
In the end, what saved Detroit's art museum from being sold off painting by painting was a legal pad covered in doodles.
Stage & Arts
Martha Plimpton: 'I don't want to be just famous'
To the audience watching the opening act of "A Delicate Balance" on Broadway, a gentle word of warning: Martha Plimpton is listening to you.
National
German foundation seeks ruling on Jewish art claim
A German foundation has asked an expert panel to rule whether its painting by Spanish artist Juan Gris was looted by the Nazis.
Stage & Arts
Review: The play 'Pocatello' serves up family dysfunction
The loss of individuality in small-town America takes a beating in "Pocatello," a new play by Samuel D. Hunter, whose dark comedy "The Whale" was well-received off-Broadway in 2012. The death of local culture and small family businesses by relentlessly advancing big-box franchises is the villain in Hunter's quirky, sometimes bleak new work.
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Around the Region
- A portrait by Gustav Klimt has been sold for $32 million at an auction in Vienna
- Venice Biennale titled 'Foreigners Everywhere' platforms LGBTQ+, outsider and Indigenous artists
- Maurizio Cattelan, Zoe Saldana join iconoclastic Vatican Biennale exhibition inside women's prison
- Choctaw artist Jeffrey Gibson confronts history at US pavilion as its first solo Indigenous artist
- Major Berlin show marks 250th anniversary of German Romantic painter Caspar David Friedrich's birth
- A painting of Winston Churchill by an artist whose work he hated is up for auction
- Artist and curators refuse to open Israel pavilion at Venice Biennale until cease-fire, hostage deal
- What Winnie the Pooh and Mickey Mouse can tell us about the public domain and remix culture
- A judge blocks the demolition of a groundbreaking Iowa art installation
- Shuttered Met Opera to lock out stagehands
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