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Organizers of the New York Film Festival, one of the signature cultural events in the city hardest-hit by COVID-19, say they are still exploring a range of scenarios for the 58th edition this fall, including live events. Delivering some combination of in-person and digital experiences is still the goal, Film at Lincoln Center said, confirming …
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“Saturday Night Live” will wrap its truncated, coronavirus-addled 45th season this weekend, NBC has confirmed. This will mark the show’s third “At Home”-themed edition. The inaugural “SNL at Home” in early April averaged 6.7 million total viewers and a 1.46 rating, placing second for the season behind Eddie Murphy’s Dec. 21 hosting turn (which drew just …
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New York lawmakers are cracking down on a state-funded company that has been accused of not protecting its workers from the coronavirus, The Post has learned. Four state legislators fired off a letter last week urging Maximus to address complaints about insufficient pandemic protections at its New York call centers, which runs customer service call …
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As Page Six reported, “Real Housewives of New York” star Jill Zarin has been delivering food to healthcare workers in New York City and Boca Raton, Fla., through her “Noshes for Nurses” program. Now, Zarin, 56, tells us that her daughter Ally Shapiro, 27, is selling handmade tie-dye face masks to raise money for the …
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Rap legend Nas has paid tribute to his Queens protégé Kiing Shooter, who died this week, reportedly of complications from the coronavirus. “This is never easy. One of Queensbridge’s finest,” Nas’ Street Dreams Records, Nas’ label with his brother Jungle, wrote on Instagram Tuesday when confirming the 24-year-old rising star’s death. “Rest in paradise,” they …
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For the past seven decades, the show has always gone on for the Tony Awards, which honor the best Broadway performances and productions. But with the 74th edition being postponed from its planned June 7 date due to the coronavirus, there’s a real chance that the ceremony will be scrapped altogether this year, multiple sources …
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The sibling design duo behind the New York-based luxury cashmere sweater line Leret Leret are doing their part to help those hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic — and they’re enlisting the aid of some of their high-profile fans to spread the word. Edouard and Andrea Leret have partnered with God’s Love We Deliver to …
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“The Blacklist” is getting more animated for its Season 7 finale. Due to the coronavirus-related production shutdown on the New York-filmed thriller, the series has pulled together a hybrid live-action and animated season-ender, which will air at 8 p.m. Friday, May 15, on NBC. While shooting the season’s 19th episode, titled “The Kazanjian Brothers,” production …
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When audiences finally return to Broadway, it appears frontline workers will be first in line for tickets. Popular ticket site TodayTix has unveiled an initiative to provide first responders to the COVID-19 pandemic with free tickets to Broadway shows once theaters reopen, according to Variety. The initiative, called Save a Seat Fund, launched Tuesday when CEO …
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Skylar Astin, Dolores Catania, Julian Edelman and Isiah Thomas are helping to raise funds to deliver meals to Holocaust survivors unable to leave their homes during the coronavirus crisis. The celebs and athletes have joined forces with 333 Charity and the UJA-Federation to teach a virtual total body conditioning workout class with Trooper Fitness to …
Organizers of the New York Film Festival, one of the signature cultural events in the city hardest-hit by COVID-19, say they are still exploring a range of scenarios for the 58th edition this fall, including live events. Delivering some combination of in-person and digital experiences is still the goal, Film at Lincoln Center said, confirming …
