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The Academy Awards
Far from the eagerly anticipated and globally televised event it is today, the first Academy Awards ceremony took place out of the public eye during an Academy banquet at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. Two hundred seventy people attended the May 16, 1929 dinner in the hotel's Blossom Room; guest tickets cost $5. And there was little suspense when the awards were presented that night, as the recipients had already been announced three months earlier. That all changed the following year, however, when the Academy kept the results secret until the ceremony but gave a list in advance to newspapers for publication at 11 p.m. on the night of the Awards. This policy continued until 1940 when, much to the Academy's surprise, the Los Angeles Times broke the embargo and published the names of the winners in its evening edition

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'Spend the Night' with Billy Crystal at the Van Wezel This Winter

by BWW News Desk — November 14, 2016

Tony and Emmy Award-winning comedian, actor, producer, writer and director Billy Crystal today announced the first set of shows on his upcoming 30+ city US tour Spend the Night with Billy Crystal, stopping at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall on Thursday, January 26, 2017 at 8PM. Coming off the hee...

Billy Crystal to Play Dr. Phillips Center in February

by BWW News Desk — November 14, 2016

Crystal promises a hilarious and intimate evening for the Orlando engagement, which will play Dr. Phillip Center's Walt Disney Theater on Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at 7:30 p.m....

ABC Inks Agreement to Televise THE OSCARS Through 2028

by Caryn Robbins — August 31, 2016

ABC and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that they have expanded their agreement for eight more years, in which the Network will remain home to the Oscars®, Hollywood's biggest entertainment ceremony of the year, through 2028....

ABC Announces Production Team for 68th ANNUAL EMMY AWARDS

by Caryn Robbins — July 22, 2016

The executive producers of the 68th ANNUAL EMMY AWARDS, Don Mischer, Charlie Haykel and Juliane Hare, announced today that industry leaders Glenn Weiss, Danette Herman, Bob Dickinson, Baz Halpin, Tamlyn Wright and Steve Jordan will complete the production team for the telecast....

Billy Crystal to Perform in Adelaide in July

by Tyler Peterson — June 20, 2016

?Tony and Emmy Award-winning comedian, actor, producer, writer and director Billy Crystal will tour Australia this July and August and a special brand new show has just been announced for Adelaide....

ABC's QUANTICO Grows 11% in Season Finale Among Adults 18-49

by Caryn Robbins — May 16, 2016

With season finales of its dramas on the night, ABC led Sunday prime in Adults 18-49 (1.1/4). It was ABC's 4th straight week as the No. 1 broadcaster on the night. Building 10% week to week, the Net matched its top Sunday Adult 18-49 rating since February – since the Academy Awards on 2/28/16....

Ordway to Welcome Pilobolus Dance Theater, 5/20-21

by Tyler Peterson — April 26, 2016

The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts is excited to present Pilobolus Dance Theater, May 20-21. This will be the second time the modern dance company has been seen on the St. Paul stage, having previously performed at the Ordway in 2013. Tickets for the show range from $29-79 and can be purchase...

VIDEO: Tina Fey Talks New Comedy, Sarah Palin & More on TODAY

by — March 01, 2016

Tina Fey portrays a journalist adjusting to Afghanistan in the comedy “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot.” She tells TODAY’s Savannah Guthrie that “it’s not a broad comedy; it’s a very human story about people who get addicted to this adrenaline lifestyle.” ...

Galeca Names Top-Ten Movies About the Academy Awards in Prep for Sunday's Oscars

by Louisa Brady — February 27, 2016

Flashback Friday! The Board of the Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association, which is comprised of over 140 film and TV journalists and/or critics nationwide, had fun last February picking its choices for the very best (or at least dishiest) movies through the years that have somehow incl...

Haviland Stillwell to Perform at Joe's Pub

by Sally Henry Fuller — January 27, 2016

Broadway veteran Haviland Stillwell returns to Joe's Pub at the Public Theatre on Sunday, February 7th for a concert at 7:30pm, featuring her trademark eclectic and electric array of songs....



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