Nézet-Séguin to take 4 weeks off from conducting

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorThe surge in Omicron variant infections in New York has sent “Saturday Night Live” into an eleventh-hour scramble to contain the health threat posed by the latest highly contagious iteration of COVID.IATSE crew members on the show are said to have became vocal on Thursday and Friday amid the increasingly dire reports of infection rates and hospitalizations from the variant.

Live from New York, it’s a much smaller Saturday Night Live. NBC confirms to Us Weekly that the cast will be downsized and live audience removed amid concerns about the rise in positive COVID-19 cases.

With New York emerging as the epicenter of the latest surge in the coronavirus pandemic, tied to the fast-spreading Omicron variant, NBC’s Saturday Night Live has imposed restrictions for its taping tonight.

Christmas show was canceled for the season and some Broadway shows nixed performances because of outbreaks among cast members.One-day snapshots of virus statistics can be an unreliable way to measure trends, but the new record punctuated a steady increase that started in the western part of the state in late October, and has taken off in New York City in the past week as the omicron variant spreads.“This is changing so quickly. The numbers are going up exponentially by day,” Gov.

Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction was under intense scrutiny today before an all-female bench of appeals court judges in New York.

Burna Boy will become the first Nigerian artist to headline New York’s prestigious Madison Square Garden next year, with the rapper announcing an historic one-off show dubbed ‘One Night In Space’.The show is set to take place at the iconic stadium – which has a seating capacity of 20,789 – on Thursday April 28, 2022. Tickets go on sale at 12pm EST next Friday (December 17), with an artist presale kicking off two days earlier on Wednesday December 15.

Gabby Petito’s father continues to use his platform to fight the good fight.

Deadline’s Contenders Film returns to New York this morning with a hybrid in-person and livestreamed showcase at the Museum of the Moving Image in Queens, and a lineup of 23 films spotlighting the best motion pictures this awards season has to offer. The in-person event kicks off with a breakfast sponsored by United Artists Releasing at 8 a.m. ET, with panels and livestream coverage kicking off at 9:30 a.m.

Slave Play is back on Broadway and Meryl Streep was in the crowd to welcome the show back to the New York stage.

formally announced that he’s entering the Republican primary field to replace the outgoing Sen. Pat Toomey.

Michael K. Williams' final documentary project is making its debut.

Maggie Gyllenhaal's adaptation of Elena Ferrante's novel "The Lost Daughter" won four Gotham Awards, including best feature film, at the 31st Gotham Awards, the annual New York independent film celebration that serves as a boozy kickoff to Oscar season.  Gyllenhaal won breakthrough director and best screenplay for her directorial debut, and star Olivia Colman shared the award for outstanding lead performance with Frankie Faison, for "The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain," a drama based on the 2011

Hulu’s Pen15 is coming to an end.

New York Times documentary, , viewers were given a clear picture of reputation was skewered after a wardrobe malfunction briefly exposed her nipple during the 2004 Super Bowl Halftime Show. Meanwhile, the man who ripped off her costume, , soared to new heights and was eventually given his own halftime show years later. Jackson, who was not interviewed for the documentary, will be discussing the incident for the first time in years in a two-part, four-hour that will air in early 2022.

Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick certainly know how to make the best of one of their date nights, and they gave fans a peek at their fun with a new picture.MORE: Kevin Bacon and daughter Sosie reveal close bond in fun video from inside their New York homeThe actor shared a selfie on his Instagram from his time out with his wife at a New York Knicks game, although it's not the shot fans expected to see.He had the camera laying down below his face and facing up, so all you could see was the bottom of

A new book co-authored by Deadline business editor Dade Hayes will be the first to explore the media and tech sectors’ headlong rush into streaming.

Plans to turn an old disused viaduct in Manchester city centre into a elevated urban park have been given the green light.