Photo Johnny Sandlin at his studio in Decatur, Ala. Credit Crystal Vander Weit/Decatur Daily Johnny Sandlin, a record producer, engineer and session musician best known for his work with the Allman Brothers Band, died on Tuesday in Decatur, Ala. He was 72. His death was announced by Ridout’s Brown-Service Funeral …

With her sparkling footwork, musicality and lustrous phrasing, Ms. Fairchild, 33, who makes her Odette-Odile debut on Sept. 26, is used to commanding the stage in effortless displays of virtuosity, especially in ballets by the company’s founding choreographer, George Balanchine, like “Donizetti Variations,” “Rubies” and “Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux.” But …

Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump speaking as he meets with South Korean president Moon Jae-in during the U.N. General Assembly in New York, September 21, 2017. President Donald Trump on Saturday upbraided Arizona Senator John McCain for disappointing the voters of his state, saying the senator ‘let Arizona …

When you started your research, had anyone else ever written about “Charlie’s Chocolate Boy”? No. It was mentioned by Dahl’s biographer, Donald Sturrock, and it was mentioned in Lucy Mangan’s popular book “Inside Charlie’s Chocolate Factory.” But it had never been looked at in great textual detail. Dahl has a …

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A second musical, “Apple Pie,” with music by Nicholas Meyers, received much the same treatment when Papp directed it at the Public in 1976. Feminists were thrilled to see their movement’s messages on prominent display, but critics were unwelcoming. “Nicholas Meyers’s music is Kurt Weill acrid without being Kurt Weill …

Mr. Weinstein, who is a longtime supporter of the AIDS organization and was a chairman of the 2015 event, said that he had done nothing wrong and that everyone benefited from the arrangement, which raised $309,669 for amfAR. “I honestly thought we were doing something fantastic for both sides,” he …

Photo From left, Jason Mitchell, Corey Hawkins and O’Shea Jackson Jr. in “Straight Outta Compton.” Credit Jaimie Trueblood/Universal Pictures The core members of the hip-hop group N.W.A battle a host of challenges to make a name for themselves in “Straight Outta Compton.” And Season 13 of Grey’s Anatomy has its …

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And for any theatergoer who participates in this movable junk-food buffet, “KPOP” is likely to come across as entertaining and enervating, in fairly equal measures. Video Excerpt: ‘KPOP’ A scene from the new musical about the world of South Korean K-pop. By ARS NOVA on Publish Date September 20, 2017. …