As Broadway grapples with the coronavirus crisis, producers have concluded that the Great White Way will not reopen in April, as they’d hoped. The best-case scenario right now is the summer, and that means many new shows aren’t going to survive. “This is worse than 9/11,” says a top producer. “We lost a few shows … Continue reading Broadway Shows Probably Won’t Come Back Until the Summer →

International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound told USA Today the Summer Olympics in Tokyo will be postponed and probably won’t happen until 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic. “On the basis of the information the IOC has, postponement has been decided,” Pound told USA Today. “The parameters going forward have not been determined, but the … Continue reading The 2020 Summer Olympic Games Have Been Postponed →

Add the USA Track and Field Federation to the list of big-time sports organizations pushing for a postponement of the Olympics. The CEO of the track team sent a letter to the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee urging it to ask the IOC to delay the Olympics because of the coronavirus crisis. USA Swimming has … Continue reading Push To Delay Summer Olympics in Japan Continue →

Kenny Rogers, the appealing, gritty voice behind such ’70s and ’80s pop and country hits as “The Gambler,” “Lady” and “Islands in the Stream,” has died at age 81. Rogers “passed away peacefully at home from natural causes under the care of hospice and surrounded by his family,” a rep for the singer told Variety. … Continue reading Country Music Star Kenny Rogers Dies →