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Adam Schlesinger, Fountains of Wayne and ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ Songwriter, Dies at 52 of COVID-19
Adam Schlesinger, the bassist-songwriter from the rock band Fountains of Wayne and a music producer and composer on “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” has died due to complications from the coronavirus. He was 52.Schlesinger had been hospitalized due to COVID-19 for the past week and was on a ventilator, TheWrap reported on Tuesday. The Fountains of Wayne attorney, through their manager Crush Music, confirmed Schlesinger’s death to TheWrap on Wednesday.Schlesinger earned three Emmy Awards for his work writi
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Terrence McNally, Tony-Winning Playwright, Dies at 81 of Coronavirus Complications
Terrence McNally, a four-time Tony Award-winning playwright, died on Tuesday of complications from the coronavirus. He was 81.McNally, a lung cancer survivor who lived with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, won back-to-back Tony Awards for his dramas “Love! Valour! Compassion!” (1995) and “Master Class” (1996). He also earned Tonys for the books of the musicals “Kiss of the Spider Woman” (1993) and “Ragtime” (1998). Last year, he accepted the Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theat
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The Tony Awards: From Scarlett to Bette, What Everyone Wore
The Tony Awards celebrate the theater world’s best performances and biggest pipes. And there were no clear-cut frontrunners this year, after that phenomenon known as Hamilton swept the major categories in 2016 — the closest being the beloved and buzzy Dear Evan Hansen. But regardless of who takes home a statue, get ready for serious style moments from luminaries like Bette Midler and Olivia Wilde. Break a leg, folks.
