CNN — It might be hard to believe, but this holiday weekend marks 30 years since the release of “Aladdin” – the animated classic that set the stage for multiple sequels, a live-action reimagining released in 2019 and even a Broadway musical. To mark the occasion, eight-time Oscar-winning composer Alan Menken, who nabbed two statuettes … Read more
CNN — A theater on Broadway has been officially renamed in honor of the late actress and civil rights activist Lena Horne. Horne is the first Black woman to have a theater named in her honor. The theater, on West 47th Street, was built in 1926 and was originally named the Mansfield Theatre. In 1960, … Read more
CNN — New York City’s Broadway theaters plan to dim the lights on Saturday evening in tribute to the late actress Angela Lansbury, who died this week. She was 96. The Committee of Theatre Owners will dim the lights for one minute at 7:45 p.m. in her honor, the Broadway League said in a statement. … Read more