Tony Award nominations to be announced Oct. 15

 Also on this day:  The U.S. Navy frigate Constitution, also known as "Old Ironsides," is christened in Boston's harbor.

Also on this day: The Stamp Act Congress, meeting in New York, adopts a declaration of rights and liberties which the British Parliament ignored. British troops under Gen.

Also on this day: Boston shoemakers are authorized to form a guild to protect their interests; it's the first American labor organization on record.The first long-distance telephone line between New York and Chicago is officially opened.The American flag is raised in Puerto Rico shortly before Spain formally relinquishes control of the island to the U.S.Thomas Edison dies in West Orange, N.J., at age 84. Soviet troops invade Czechoslovakia during World War II.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorFinally, exhibition gets a break in the Empire State.During a press conference on Saturday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced movie theaters outside of New York City can reopen at 25 percent capacity or up to 50 people per screen on October 23rd.

Yesterday, the nominees for the 74th annual Tony Awards were announced. Honoring Broadway’s best, it comes as the industry is shut down due to COVID-19, reminding us all that the film industry isn’t the only one feeling the brunt of Coronavirus.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterThis year’s Broadway season was cut short by the coronavirus pandemic, limiting the number of shows that were eligible for Tony Awards. However, Jeremy O.

were announced Thursday, and unlike the usual celebratory spirit of theatrical ingenuity that kicks off a month of ferocious competition in the Theater District, the event was a true downer. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the list of noms was short on shows, kinda sad and slightly cruel.Only three musicals were nominated out of the four that opened before the cutoff date: “Jagged Little Pill,” “Moulin Rouge!” and “Tina: The Tina Turner Musical.” A trio of jukebox shows.

NEW YORK -- Select nominations for the 2020 Tony Awards, announced Thursday.Best Musical: “Jagged Little Pill”; “Moulin Rouge: The Musical”; “Tina — The Tina Turner Musical”Best Play: “Grand Horizons”; “The Inheritance”; “Sea Wall/A Life”; “Slave Play”; “The Sound Inside”Best Book of a Musical: “Jagged Little Pill,” Diablo Cody; “Moulin Rouge: The Musical," John Logan; “Tina — The Tina Turner Musical,” Katori Hall, Frank Ketelaar and Kees PrinsBest Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written

The 2020 Tony Award nominees were announced on Thursday, giving Broadway fans their first real dose of normalcy since the coronavirus pandemic shut down the theater industry until at least mid 2021.  The sobering musical “Jagged Little Pill,” which plumbs Alanis Morissette’s 1995 breakthrough album to tell a story of an American family spiraling out of control, earned a leading 15 Tony Award nominations, including best musical alongside “Moulin Rouge! The Musical” and “Tina - The Tina Turner

“The Inheritance” by Matthew López “Sea Wall/A Life” by Simon Stephens & Nick Payne “Slave Play” by Jeremy O.

A drive-in performance by The Chainsmokers that was intended to raise money for charity instead turned into an EDM-centric public health controversy when some members of the crowd were spotted on video not appearing to follow social distancing protocols. Taking place in the posh New York enclave of Southampton on July 25, the event made national headlines after New York Governor Andrew Cuomo called for an investigation into the show by the New York Department of Health.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentThe Match Factory has announced a slew of sales on Italian director Gianfranco Rosi’s “Notturno,” which has been making the rounds at top fests such as Venice, Toronto and New York.The deals were announced as Rome’s Oct.

Over the weekend, the Closing Night Selection of the 58th New York Film Festival officially revealed itself in French Exit. One of the only true sight unseen X factors of this very unusual awards season, the movie was looked at as potentially an Oscar player for Michelle Pfeiffer at the very least.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAn unusual trend in recent years has seen New York City’s subway stations transformed into memorials for late, great musicians, both officially and unofficially.

NEW YORK -- Grammy-winning rapper and social-political activist Killer Mike will receive the first Billboard Change Maker Award at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards.NBC and dick clark productions announced the new award and recipient Monday, two days ahead of the show, which will air live on NBC from the Dolby Theatre at 8 p.m.

Whitey Ford, one of the most talented pitchers in baseball history who helped lead the New York Yankees to a string of World Series wins in the 1950s and '60s, has died, the team announced Friday. He was 91.

Nominations for this year’s Tony Awards have been set for October 15, pitting 18 eligible shows in competition for 26 competitive categories in a coronavirus-shortened season.

NEW YORK -- Stories of race, class and climate change were among the fiction finalists Tuesday for the 71st annual National Book Awards.The National Book Foundation, which presents the awards, announced five works in each of five categories: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translation and young people's literature. None of the authors have been finalists before, although novelist Lydia Millet has been on the fiction longlist of 10.

Kim Gordon has announced she’ll be releasing a new book, titled No Icon, next week.Arriving on October 13 through Rizzoli, No Icon, is a “personally curated scrapbook” that illustrates Gordon’s younger years in California, as well as her venture into New York’s downtown music scene. The book will publish personal items from Gordon, such as photos and artworks.