There are ‘no plans’ to shut down Broadway even as Covid cases lead to canceled performances, theater group says

“At the present time, there are no plans to shut down Broadway,” said Charlotte St. Nine shows were postponed on Tuesday, including “The Lion King,” “Dear Evan Hansen,” “Ain’t Too Proud” and “Hadestown,” and many of them won’t reopen after Christmas. “We have the strongest protocols in theater today and we are ensuring their adherence […]

Oregon-based Dark Horse Comics sold to Swedish video game company

Actors Robert Sheehan and Justin H. Richardson and Chief Operating Officer Neil Hankerson owned 20% of the company’s shares, while the rest belonged to a Chinese investor, the companies said. It regularly ranks among the top five comic publishers by market share, competing with a cluster of smaller companies in an industry led by Marvel […]

Philly’s holiday theater on stage and digital: ‘A Christmas Carol’ (two versions) and ‘The Carols’

These days, for the month of December, Lawton returns to the heart and the meaning of the Dickens classic tale of redemption in a solo presentation of “A Christmas Carol” staged by the Lantern Theater Co. For 95 minutes, Lawton, alone on the stage with no props and no change of costume, plays more than […]

Metropolitan Museum of Art Limits Attendance Amid Virus Surge

The Metropolitan Museum of Art said Tuesday that it would limit attendance to roughly 10,000 visitors per day because of the highly infectious Omicron variant. “The safety of our staff and visitors remains our top priority,” the Met’s chief executive, Daniel H. Outside the entrances, though, with staff members checking vaccination status of visitors, he […]

Tom Holland makes good on his promise to boy who saved his sister from dog attack

He subsequently underwent a two-hour surgery that required more than 90 stitches, according to his family in a statement to CNN at the time of the July 2020 incident. Celebrities like Anne Hathaway, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo and Holland sent messages both on social media and privately to Walker, praising him for his courage. …Read […]

Remembering rapper Drakeo the Ruler, fatally stabbed at a Los Angeles music festival

The rapper Drakeo the Ruler was a fast-rising star of hip-hop until he was fatally stabbed on Saturday backstage at a Los Angeles music festival where he was scheduled to perform. ANDREW LIMBONG, BYLINE: Cold is probably the most efficient way to describe Drakeo the Ruler’s style. A jury found him innocent of a murder, […]