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Artists inspired by real life are famously allowed to exercise "poetic license." That is, to not let the truth get in the way of a good story. But it sure

On November 9, 2023, the Committee of Theatre Owners will dim the lights of Broadway theatres in New York for one minute at exactly 6:45pm, in honor of Sheldon Harnick.

Joel Grey and John Kander will each receive the 2023 Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre.

John Villar The next free matinee concert from the Santa Barbara Music Club begins at 3 p.m. Saturday, May 6 in the First United Methodist Church, 305 E.

Kenward Elmslie, who wrote poetry, opera librettos and stage musicals, and who late in life made headlines when his chauffeur bilked him out of millio

He collaborated on operas with Jack Beeson and Ned Rorem and published numerous poetry books. Late in life, he was victimized by theft.

Lizzie Borden, in full Lizzie Andrew Borden, (born July 19, 1860, Fall River, Massachusetts, U.S.—died June 1, 1927, Fall River), American woman suspected of murdering her stepmother and father in 1892; her trial became a national sensation in the United States. Borden was the daughter of a well-to-do businessman who married for a second time in 1865, three years after Lizzie’s mother died. Lizzie was popular and engaged in charitable work. Her father, by contrast, was reputedly dour and pa...

Those who knew him said Joe Castro, the former executive chef at The English Grill at The Brown Hotel, was always smiling.

Lizzie Borden’s Notoriety Is This Home’s Selling Point The house where her father and stepmother were brutally killed with a hatchet draws thousands of visitors a year. Now it’s for sale. Lizzie Borden was tried in 1893 for the hacking deaths of her father and stepmother. The house in Fall River, Mass., where the couple were killed is listed for $2 million.Credit...Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Jan. 21, 2021 The morning after Andrew Borden and ...