Fran Drescher says actors strike she’s leading is an ‘inflection point’ that goes beyond Hollywood

LOS ANGELES – Fran Drescher believes that the walkouts that have shut down Hollywood are about something much bigger than the actors union she leads, or the writers striking alongside them, or the entertainment industry. Drescher told The Associated Press the moment is about the entire world of work, and a larger stand against corporate … Read more

After a Vermont playhouse flooded, the show went on

WESTON, Vt. – Members of a beloved Vermont acting company were sleeping in theater housing when torrential rains and flooding forced them to flee, with water inundating the playhouse’s vast basement of dressing rooms, costumes and props and reaching into the first floor. The July storms left the large, column-fronted white Greek Revival building with … Read more

Woman pleads guilty to fatally shoving Broadway singing coach, age 87, avoiding a long prison stay

NEW YORK – A woman who killed an 87-year-old Broadway singing coach by shoving her onto a Manhattan sidewalk has avoided a lengthy prison sentence by pleading guilty to manslaughter on Wednesday, and will instead serve eight years behind bars. Lauren Pazienza, 28, teared up in court as she admitted randomly attacking Barbara Maier Gustern … Read more