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FILE - In this July 19, 2020, file photo, people gather at a makeshift memorial near the home of Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., in Atlanta. Lewis, who died Friday at age 80, was the youngest and last survivor of the Big Six civil rights activists who organized the 1963 March on Washington, and spoke shortly before the group's leader, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., gave his "I Have a Dream" speech to a vast sea of people. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2020

By Bernard Mcghee Dec. 07, 2020 12:13 PM EST

FILE - In this March 30, 2017, file photo, actor Nick Cordero, left, and Amanda Kloots attend the premiere of "Going in Style" in New York. Tony Award-nominated actor Cordero, who specialized in playing tough guys on Broadway in such shows as “Waitress,” “A Bronx Tale” and “Bullets Over Broadway,” has died in Los Angeles after suffering severe medical complications after contracting the coronavirus. He was 41. Cordero died Sunday, July 5, 2020, at Cedars-Sinai hospital after more than 90 days in the hospital, according to his wife, Amanda Kloots. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
Broadway veteran Nick Cordero dies from virus complications

By Mark Kennedy Jul. 05, 2020 09:29 PM EDT

FILE - In this April 10, 2014 file photo, actor Nick Cordero attends the after party for the opening night of "Bullets Over Broadway" in New York. Tony Award-nominated actor Cordero, who specialized in playing tough guys on Broadway, will have to have his right leg amputated after suffering complications from the coronavirus, his wife Amanda Koots said on Instagram, Saturday, April 18, 2020. (Photo by Brad Barket/Invision/AP, File)
Broadway star Nick Cordero has leg amputation due to virus

By Mark Kennedy Apr. 18, 2020 07:47 PM EDT

A Samaritan's Purse crew works on building an emergency field hospital specially equipped with a respiratory unit in New York's Central Park across from The Mount Sinai Hospital, Sunday, March 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
COVID-19 and AIDS crisis: NYC gays see parallels, contrasts

By David Crary Apr. 11, 2020 11:41 AM EDT

This image released by Boneau/Bryan Brown shows Samantha Pauly during a performance of "Six." Pauly and fellow cast member Brittney Mack, who play two of Henry VIII's wives in the musical “Six,” have turned their disappointment at having their musical on hold by doing what they do best — sing. Pauly started the push with Instagram concerts, singing everything from “Beautiful” by Christina Aguilera to songs from rival musicals like “Mean Girls” and “Beetlejuice.” The daily songs are just one way that theater folk have passed the time since Broadway went dark. (Liz Lauren/Boneau/Bryan Brown via AP)
How do Broadway stars cope with silent theaters? They sing

By Mark Kennedy Apr. 09, 2020 09:45 AM EDT

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BILL WITHERS, “LEAN ON ME” SINGER, DIES AT 81 UNDATED (AP) — Singer Bill Withers is dead. His family reports the singer died Monday of...

FILE - This Dec. 16, 2019 file photo shows composer and executive producer Andrew Lloyd Webber attending the world premiere of "Cats" in New York. Webber is making some of his filmed musicals available for free on YouTube. On Friday, the 2000 West End adaption of “Joseph and he Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” starring Donny Osmond will be streamable, followed a week later by the rock classic “Jesus Christ Superstar” from the 2012 arena show starring Tim Minchin. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, FIle)
Andrew Lloyd Webber shares musicals online; actor diagnosed

By The Associated Press Apr. 02, 2020 02:45 PM EDT