Roger Berlind, Tony-winning Broadway producer, dies at 90

Though renowned for his music, Phil Spector also harbored an ambition to direct and produce movies, and in 1966 asked me to drop by his house so he could explain his plan. At the time, I was a reporter covering politics for The New York Times in Los Angeles and had met Spector at a political party.

Philip J. Smith, who as the longtime chairman of Broadway’s Shubert Organization was one of the most influential and powerful forces in American theater, died today in New York City of complications of Covid-19. He was 89.

Dr. Harold Bornstein, Donald Trump’s longtime personal physician who made headlines when he declared his patient “the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency,” died Friday, Jan. 8. He was 73.

In an unusual time, the 2021 Gotham Awards presented an unconventional live and virtual hybrid event from New York on Monday night.

AnnaRose King, who wrote, directed, produced and starred in the 2016 feature Good Enough, which she said was inspired by the death of her father, Roger King of King World Productions, has died. She was 35.

Today show star Al Roker and his wife Deborah Roberts put on a brave face over the weekend as they said goodbye to daughter Leila following her stay in New York.MORE: Al Roker's home is a better take on the Hamptons - see inside Leila is currently studying journalism in Paris, and had come home for the holidays to be with her family.Deborah shared a family photo on Instagram of herself and Al with Leila and their son Nick at the airport, and while they were all smiles, the TV journalist revealed

NEW YORK -- Streaming from an empty banquet hall and with acceptance speeches made from living rooms, the 30th Gotham Awards gave a very strange Oscar season a virtual start Monday in a largely digital ceremony that crowned Chloe Zhao’s “Nomadland” the best film of 2020.As the first prominent award show to go forward during the pandemic, the Gotham Awards took a trial-and-error approach to mounting a show that couldn’t include the usual trappings of the annual independent film awards: a flashy

The newly rebranded Gotham Film and Media Institute announced the winners of the 30th Annual Gotham Awards on Monday night and it was a bit of a bumpy zoom ride. While some presenters were on hand at the award show’s traditional locale, Cipriani’s New York, the nominees were entirely live on zoom.

U.S. Capitol police officer Brian D. Sicknick has died, marking the fifth person to pass away amid the violent takeover of the building by Trump supporters on Wednesday (January 6).

Today show star Al Roker and his son Nick have the sweetest relationship and fans adored seeing a glimpse inside their day out together on Monday.The popular weatherman took to Instagram to share a selfie with his only son while sitting inside a local café in New York.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterControl of the U.S. Senate hangs in the balance as Georgia officials count the results of two runoff elections.Both races were expected to be close, and early returns showed the margins were indeed razor-thin.

Tanya Roberts died Monday night, a day after her publicist mistakenly announced her death.

Today show star Al Roker had a Christmas to remember after his family were reunited on 25 December.The popular weatherman's daughter Leila lives in France and had returned home to New York in time for the festivities.MORE: Today's Hoda Kotb's fans freak out over baby photoAnd while they are having a great time together, Al's fans couldn't help but worry after the star shared a photo of the family during a post-Christmas walk, which appeared to be along the highway.

Roger Berlind, a producer of more than 100 Broadway plays and musicals and the winner of 25 Tony Awards, has died. He was 90.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorRoger Berlind, a prolific producer of more than 100 Broadway shows including such recent smashes as “The Book of Mormon,” “Hello, Dolly!”  and “Dear Evan Hansen,” has died. He was 90.Berlind died Dec.

Lee Wallace, who starred in several Broadway and Off-Broadway plays, died Dec. 20 in New York after along illness.

“She Stalked Her Daughter’s Killers Across Mexico, One by One,” kicked off a bidding war immediately after it was published. Multiple production companies and studios chased the project with Blumhouse emerging as the victor.

In a very competitive situation. Blumhouse has won the screen rights to a Dec. 13 New York Times story which chronicled one desperate mother’s revenge spree in Mexico, when she avenged her daughter’s murder by taking on the drug cartels and tracking down the perpetrators by herself. She saw ten of them apprehended by police before she was shot and killed in front of her home on Mother’s Day, 2017.

Natalie Oganesyan editorHarvey Litwin, former publicity executive for media conglomerate MCA who co-founded the Agency for the Performing Arts, has died in New York City. He was 89.In 1962, Litwin played a vital role in the launch of the APA in New York with fellow co-founders David Baumgarten, Roger Vorce and Robert Lasky.