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Profiles American musician Arthur Fiedler. Examples of musical works created; Personal and professional qualities; Legacy left in the American music industry.

The article discusses the U.S. motion-picture industry's reaction to director Roman Polanski's arrest in Switzerland on 32-year-old charges of child rape. Although some figures such as director Kevin Smith have been critical of Polanski others, notably film executive Harvey Weinstein, have defended Polanski and decried his arrest. The author sees Weinstein as indicative of a Hollywood culture divorced from mainstream values.

The author discusses the custom among Israeli operas to abstain from performing works by Richard Wagner. Although it is not illegal to perform Wagner in Israel, conductors such as Zubin Mehta who might like to play Wagner are few in number. In the author's view, the hateful, anti-semitic ideas Wagner espoused during his lifetime justify the de facto ban.

The article reviews the theatrical production "Noises Off," by Michael Frayn, directed by Jeremy Herrin, and starring Megan Hilty, Daniel Davis, and Kate Jennings Grant, performed at American Airlines Theatre in New York City until May 6, 2016.

The article offers a brief profile of American cocktail pianist Cy Walter, dealing with topic including his occupational achievements, the personality of cocktail pianists, and his son, Mark.

The article reviews the play "The Cocktail Hour" performed by Carrie Lund and Brendan Powers at the Florida Repertory Theatre in New York City until January 27, 2016.

The article reviews the theatrical production "Fiddler on the Roof," directed by David Leveaux and starring Alfred Molina, performed at the Broadway Theatre in New York in 2015.

The article reviews several musical plays including "Spring Awakening," directed by Michael Arden, Arthur Miller's "The Price," directed by Louis Contey and starring Mike Nussbaum, and Robert Askin's "Hand to God," directed by Moritz von Stuelpnagel and starring Steven Boyer.

The article reviews the theatrical production "A Wilder Christmas," starring Michael Sean McGuinness, Giselle Wolf, and Brad Fryman, performed at Peccadillo Theater Co. in New York until January 10, 2016.

The article reviews the Broadway production "The Color Purple," starring Jennifer Hudson, Cynthia Erivo, directed by John Doyle, performed at Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre in New York City.

The article reviews the Broadway production "School of Rock" starring Alex Brightman, book by Julian Fellowes, performed at Winter Garden Theater in New York City.

The article reviews the performances of by singer Jo Lambert and the company of 'New York Animals' at Bedlam, New Ohio Theatre in New York on December 20, 2015.

The article reviews the theatre production "Important Hats of the Twentieth Century" written by Nick Jones and performed by held in Manhattan Theatre Club in New York closing on December 13, 2015.

The article reviews the play "China Doll," starring Al Pacino and Christopher Denham, performed at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre in New York City through January 31, 2016.

The article reviews theatrical production "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" directed by Jessica Stone, performed at Two River Theater in Red Bank, New Jersey till December 13, 2015.

The article reviews the theatrical production "Incident at Vichy," starring Darren Pettie and Richard Thomas, performed at the Irene Diamond Stage in New York until December 20, 2015.

The article reviews the theatrical production "Misery," by William Goldman and starring Bruce Willis, Laurie Metcalf, and Kathy Bates, performed at the Broadhurst Theatre in New York until February 14, 2016.

The article offers the author's insights on the move of British Broadcasting Corp. (BBC) to provide viewers from Great Britain with a television (TV) programming of popular comedies (PC), which are banned due to racially insensitive concept such as "Fawlty Towers."

The article reviews the theatrical production "Allegiance" directed by Stafford Arima and performed by Lea Salonga at Longacre Theatre in New York City in 2015.

The article reviews the theatrical production "A View From the Bridge" directed by Gregory Mosher and performed by Phoebe Fox, Nicola Walker and Mark Strong at Lyceum Theatre in London, England through February 21, 2016.

The article reviews the revival of Katori Hall's play "Saturday Night/Sunday Morning," starring Jasmine Rush and produced by the Lyric Stage Company of Boston, being performed in Boston, Massachusetts until November 21, 2015.

The article reviews Mike Bartlett's play "King Charles III," starring Tim Pigott-Smith, being performed at the Music Box Theatre in New York City until January 31, 2016.

The article reviews the 2015 musical "On Your Feet!: The Story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan," starring Ana Villafañe and directed by Jerry Mitchell, presented at the Marquis Theatre in New York City.

The article reviews a revival of Émile Zola's play "Thérèse Raquin" starring Keira Knightley and Judith Light performed at the Roundabout Theatre Co. in New York City until January 3, 2016.

The article reviews a revival of Off-Broadway's play "Sylvia" directed by Daniel Sullivan and starring Annaleigh Ashford and Matthew Broderick performed at the Cort Theatre in New York City until January 24, 2016.

The article reviews the theatrical production "Death of a Salesman" which runs through November 22, 2015 at the Castillo Theatre in New York City.

The article reviews the theatrical production "First Daughter Suite," starring Carly Tamer and Rachel Bay Jones and performed at Public Theater/Anspacher Theater in New York.

The article reviews a revival of the "Dames at Sea," the ultra-campy 1966 musical, starring Bernadette Peters and performed at Helen Hayes Theatre in New York.

The article reviews the play "Unseamly," directed by Oren Safdie and starring Sarah C. Carlsen, Jonathan Silver, and Gizel Jimenez, performed at Urban Stages in New York until November 1, 2015.

The article reviews the play "The Gin Game," directed by Leonard Foglia and starring James Earl Jones and Cicely Tyson, performed at John Golden Theatre in New York until January 10, 2016.

The article reviews the play "Eclipsed," directed by Liesl Tommy and starring Saycon Sengbloh, Pascale Armand, and Lupita Nyong'o, performed at the Public Theater/LuEsther Hall in New York until November 29, 2015.

The article previews the revival of playwright Harold Pinter's theatrical production "Old Times" presented by Roundabout Theater Co. starring Clive Owen, Eve Best and Kelly Reilly, to be held at the American Airlines Theatre in New York City, New York on November 29, 2015.

The article previews the theatrical production "The Diary of Anne Frank" directed by Pamela Berlin, starring Remy Zaken adapted for the stage in 1955 by Dramatists Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett to be held at the Pittsburgh Public Theater in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on October 25, 2015.

The article previews the revival of playwright Sam Shepard's theatrical play "Fool for Love" directed by Daniel Aukin starring Nina Arianda & Sam Rockwell, presented by Manhattan Theatre Club to be held at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre in New York City, New York on December 6, 2015.

The article reports on a occasion marked by the television broadcasting firm CBS to pay birthday tribute to Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, and also cites specific reference of the poem "The Charge of the Light Brigade" by Alfred Tennyson.

An obituary of the poet Brian Friel is presented.

The article reviews the "The Tempest" directed by Aaron Posner to be performed at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Courtyard on November 8, 2015.

The article reviews the "Spring Awakening" directed by Michael Arden to be performed at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York on January 24, 2016.

The article reviews George Bernard Shaw's musical "My Fair Lady," directed by Scott Edmiston and starring Jennifer Ellis and Christopher Chew, performed at the Lyric Stage Company of Boston in Boston, Massachusetts and showing through October 11, 2015.

The article reviews a revival of William Saroyan's play "The Time of Your Life," directed by Kathy Scambiatterra and starring Scott Westerman and Kathryn Acosta, performed at The Artistic Home theater in Chicago, Illinois and showing through October 25, 2015.

The article reviews the romantic comedy "The Rainmaker," starring Linsey Page Morton and Steve Key, performed at the American Blues Theater in Chicago, Illinois until September 27, 2015.

The article reviews the theatrical production "A Midsummer Night's Dream," directed by Eric Tucker, performed at the Pearl Theatre Co. in New York until October 31, 2015.

The article reviews the theatrical productions including "Abe Lincoln in Illinois," "The Women," and "The Skin of Our Teeth."

The article previews the theatrical production "Head Over Heels," directed by Jeff Whitty in Ashland, Oregon.

The article previews the theatrical production "The Price," in Chicago, Illinois from November 22, 2015.

The article reviews the A.R. Gurney's stage play "Love & Money" performed at the Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre in New York, directed by Mark Lamos, and starring Maureen Anderman and Kahyun Kim.

The article reviews the revival of Alan Ayckbourn's stage play "Bedroom Farce" performed at the Westport Country Playhouse in Westport, Connecticut, directed by John Tillinger, and starring Paxton Whitehead, Cecilia Hart and Carson Elrod.

The article reviews the revival of the musical "Guys and Dolls," directed by Mary Zimmerman, starring Robin Goodrin Nordli, Kate Hurster and Rodney Gardiner, performed at the Angus Bowmer Theatre in Ashland, Oregon.

The article reports on the 1.7 million dollars in block grants from the U.S. National Endowment for the Humanities under its Public Scholar program, which aims to support he publication of nonfiction books that bring important humanities scholarship onto best-seller lists and into book clubs.