He became friends and tennis partners with George Gershwin. Although he never wrote for the films, some of my grandfather’s students, such as Alfred Newman, David Raksin and Oscar Levant ...

Fringe Theater Key West presents “Good Night, Oscar” by Doug Wright at the Key West Armory, Feb. 18 to March 1. The play, which ran for 123 performances on Broadway, is inspired by true events and ...

Hayes’ portrayal of wisecracking Hollywood actor, pianist and composer Oscar Levant earned him a Tony Award for the best lead actor in a play in 2023. Commenting on his upcoming West End debut ...

The Brutalist—a Best Picture Oscar nominee starring Best Actor Oscar nominee Adrien Brody—is coming to digital streaming this week. Rated R, The Brutalist opened in theaters for an awards ...

One of many entered this year is Rhapsody in Blue (Harms, Inc. 1924), by George Gershwin--an incredibly groundbreaking work for its time, based on its merging of jazz and classical. The composition ...

The BAFTAs, in other words, are either the most crucial Oscar precursor or the most rogue; either way, pundits watch them with bated breath. When BAFTA voters go their own way, it’s often in ...

From a Jewish architect and a Brooklyn stripper to a couple of Ozian witches and a whole bunch of wannabe popes, this Oscar season is giving us everything. Everything but an actual front-runner.

Saint Levant has been ruminating on his identity lately. “I want the world to know Marwan,” he says, leaning his head against the wall of his Paris hotel. The 24-year-old singer, whose real ...