Chris Willman

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Latest Kennedy Center Exit: Director of National Symphony Orchestra Quits, Will Head to L.A. to Become CEO of the Wallis

As some institutions and individuals have headed for the exit door at the beleaguered Kennedy Center, the National Symphony Orchestra has thus far stayed put, after a 55-year association. But the...

Stephen Hibbert, TV Comedy Writer and Actor Who Played the Gimp in ‘Pulp Fiction,’ Dies at 68

Stephen Hibbert, a writer and actor who went from the Groundlings to writing for “Late Night With David Letterman” and “Mad TV” to a cult role as the Gimp in “Pulp...

Kanye West ‘Can’t Recall’ Details and Appears to Catch Some Shut-Eye While Testifying in Malibu Mansion Trial

Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, has something even more in common with his sometimes-ally Donald Trump these days: an inclination to rest his eyes in public moments where...

In a Thrilling U.S. Headlining Debut at the Troubadour, Sienna Spiro Shows Why She’s About to Become the World’s Next Pop Vocal Superhero: Concert...

For years now, there has been a lot of waiting, guessing and surely in-house prevaricating about who will be the next James Bond. But there is no need to dally, or...

Damon Whiteside to Step Down as CEO of the Academy of Country Music After Six Years

Damon Whiteside, CEO of the Academy of Country Music, will step down in June after six years at the organization’s helm, the ACM announced Tuesday. The announcement stated that Whiteside will...

‘Kennedy Center Honors’ Will Be Renamed ‘Trump Kennedy Center Honors,’ With Program Moving to a Smaller Venue ‘Where Ticket Demand Will Be Even Higher’

“The Kennedy Center Honors” have been presented under that longstanding, historic name for the final time. (Or at least for the last time for the next three years.) To the surprise...

‘The Beach Boys Love You’ Gets Its Live Premiere After 50 Years: Al Jardine and Darian Sahanaja on Finally Bringing the Classic Album to...

Is the 1977 album “The Beach Boys Love You” a classic and essential part of this great American band’s catalog, or a lark? It’s so different from virtually every other album...

Bruno Mars Makes a Leisure Suit of a Record With ‘The Romantic,’ Doubling Down on Silk Sonic’s Hermetically Sealed ’70s Revivalism: Album Review

When it rains reigning male pop superstars, it pours. The boys are back in town, and two of the three or four biggest guys in the recording business, Bruno Mars and...

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