The Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando hopes to hit a few high notes with a new stage show attraction based on "American Idol." ...more

February 13, 2009

Ryan Seacrest, Simon Fuller, Paula Abdul and some previous "American Idol" winners including Carrie Underwood, Jordin Sparks and David Cook are expected to walk the "blue carpet" tonight at a private sneak preview party for the new "American Idol" experience opening Saturday at Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando. ...more

February 12, 2009

On Nov. 16, at a festive celebration in the grand ballroom of Manhattan's Plaza Hotel, five international celebrities were presented the coveted Opera News Magazine's Award for Distinguished Achievement: composer John Adams and singers Natalie Dessay, Marilyn Horne, Renee Fleming and Sherrill Milnes. ...more

December 10, 2008

For the past five years, early on a certain Sunday evening every fall, the hallways bordering the Freedom Plaza Auditorium are suddenly filled with residents ostensibly waiting on elevators. People using the walking track surrounding the auditorium are simply standing still. There is no conversation, only rapt attention to sounds emanating from within the closed doors. ...more

October 8, 2008