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LA Opera Names Lawyer to Lead Investigation of Placido Domingo Sexual Harassment Allegations
Los Angeles Opera said Tuesday it will immediately open a “thorough and independent investigation” into allegations of sexual harassment against the opera star Placido Domingo, the company’s general director.
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San Francisco Opera Cancels Placido Domingo Concert Following Sexual Misconduct Allegations
Two music companies canceled appearances by Placido Domingo and the Los Angeles Opera said Tuesday it would launch an investigation in response to an Associated Press story in which numerous women accused the opera legend of sexual harassment and inappropriate behavior spanning decades.
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Founding Artistic Director at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley on Tony Win
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley has more than just their 50th anniversary season to celebrate, the company recently received a Regional Tony Award.
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‘This was a Dream': Founding Artistic Director of TheatreWorks Silicon Valley on Tony Award Win
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley has more than just their 50th anniversary season to celebrate, the company recently received a Regional Tony Award.
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Inarritu Laments Trump's ‘Bricks of Isolation' at Cannes
As the red carpet unfurled Tuesday at the 72nd Cannes Film Festival and Jim Jarmusch’s zombie comedy “The Dead Don’t Die” was set to premiere, jury president Alejandro Inarritu criticized U.S. President Donald Trump’s plans for a Mexican border wall and lamented his tweets as “bricks of isolation.”
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Meghan Markle Breaks Royal Style Protocol, Has Some Photo Booth Fun
Meghan Markle isn’t afraid to push the boundaries when it comes to her royal style.
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Metropolitan Opera Fires Music Director After Sexual Misconduct Claims
James Levine, whose 46-year career at the Metropolitan Opera established him as a towering figure in classical music, was fired by the company on Monday after an investigation found evidence of sexual abuse and harassment.
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UK Media: Police Probe 3rd Spacey Sex Assault Allegation
Britain’s media say police in London are investigating a third allegation of sexual assault against two-time Academy Award winning actor Kevin Spacey. The Metropolitan Police force said Thursday it had received an allegation “that the man sexually assaulted a man (Victim 3) in 2005 in Westminster.”
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Anna Wintour Responds to Mario Testino and Bruce Weber Sexual Misconduct Allegations
Anna Wintour has announced that Condé Nast is putting its working relationship with famed celebrity photographers Mario Testino and Bruce Weber on hold in wake of sexual misconduct allegations made against them. Vogue’s editor in chief and Condé Nast’s artistic director made her comments in a message posted on the magazine’s website on Saturday after The New York Times reported...
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Longtime San Francisco Ballet Wardrobe Maestro Works His Last Nutcracker
After 40 years as the San Francisco Ballet’s wardrobe master, George Elvin is hanging up a long career that’s tiptoed through everything from Bolshoi to Nutcracker. Just don’t ask him about the music of the latter, which he calculated he’s heard during 1,300 performances.
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Ex-Husband of Norway Royal Says Spacey Groped Him in 2007
The former husband of Norwegian King Harald’s daughter is alleging that actor Kevin Spacey groped him during the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize concert in Oslo. Ari Behn, Princess Martha Louise’s husband for 14 years, told Norwegian radio that Spacey, who sat next to him, suddenly said “‘hey, let’s go out and have a cigarette,'” before “he touched me” on the...
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Report: UK Police Investigating 2nd Spacey Sex-Assault Claim
Police in London are investigating a second allegation of sexual assault against actor Kevin Spacey, British media reported Wednesday.
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Famed London Theater Receives 20 Allegations Against Former Artistic Director Kevin Spacey
London’s Old Vic Theatre said Thursday it has received 20 allegations of inappropriate behavior by its former artistic director Kevin Spacey, and acknowledged that a “cult of personality” around the Hollywood star had made it difficult for the alleged victims to come forward. The London theater launched an investigation into Spacey last month after claims of sexual harassment emerged in...
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Harry Dreyfuss, Son of Richard Dreyfuss, Says Kevin Spacey Groped Him in 2008
In a guest column published Saturday by Buzzfeed, Harry Dreyfuss said the occurrence took place while his father was rehearsing at Spacey’s London apartment for the play “Complicit” at the Old Vic theater.
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The Swift Unraveling of Kevin Spacey in Less Than a Week
It took less than a week for two-time Oscar winner Kevin Spacey to go from admired stage, TV and film star to a pariah, under investigation by the police and fired from his Emmy-winning role in “House of Cards.” Here’s a look at key developments in his still-unfolding case.
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Superheroes Unite in Bay Area for Marvel Live Action Show
Bay Area comic fans, listen up! Marvel’s latest crossover extravaganza is right here in the Bay Area, and it’s teeming with local talent.
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SF Pride Celebration to Include Tribute to Rainbow Flag Creator
This weekend, San Francisco’s Market Street will be awash in rainbow colors as an estimated 1 million people turn out for the annual SF Pride celebration. But the man who created the rainbow flag will be notably absent.
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Pro-Trump Protester Arrested After Rushing Stage at ‘Caesar' Play in Central Park
A supporter of President Trump jumped onstage during a performance of “Julius Caesar” in Central Park before she was arrested, police say.
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Theater Performs ‘Caesar' Amid Uproar Over Stabbing of Trump Look-Alike
The Public Theater is refusing to back down after backlash over its production of “Julius Caesar” that portrays a Donald Trump-like dictator in a business suit with a long tie who gets knifed to death onstage.
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Sponsors Back Out of New York Play After Trump Look-Alike Killing Scene
Delta Air Lines and Bank of America have announced that they are pulling their sponsorship of a Manhattan-based theater company’s portrayal of Julius Caesar as a Donald Trump look-alike who gets knifed to death on stage.