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2014 Tony (Antoinette Perry) Awards
The Tony Awards, honoring distinguished achievement in Broadway theater, were presented on June 8, 2014. Play: All The Way Musical: A Gentleman's Guide…2015 Tony (Antoinette Perry) Awards
The Tony Awards, honoring distinguished achievement in Broadway theater, were presented on June 7, 2015. Play: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time…Fosse, Bob
(Encyclopedia) Fosse, Bob (Robert Louis Fosse)Fosse, Bobfôˈsē, fŏsˈē [key], 1927–87, American choreographer and director, b. Chicago. Generally recognized as the most talented and influential…Bedford, Brian
(Encyclopedia) Bedford, Brian, 1935–2016, English actor, b. Morley, Yorkshire; studied Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London. During his long career, Bedford, who was adept at both tragedy and comedy…2006 People in the News
Jack Abramoff, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad…Simenon, Georges
(Encyclopedia) Simenon, GeorgesSimenon, Georgeszhôrzh sēmənôNˈ [key], 1903–89, Belgian novelist. One of the most prolific of modern authors, he is best known for the more than 75 stories he wrote…dogtooth violet
(Encyclopedia) dogtooth violet, originally a name for the Old World plant Erythronium denscanis, now applied also to several North American species of the same genus of the family Liliaceae (lily…blindness
(Encyclopedia) blindness, partial or complete loss of sight. Blindness may be caused by injury, by lesions of the brain or optic nerve, by disease of the cornea or retina, by pathological changes…skiing
(Encyclopedia) skiing, sport of sliding over snow on skis—long, narrow, flexible runners. Water skiing is a warm-weather sport in which a motor-propelled craft tows a skier through the water.…Annual Awards: Men
Hermann Trophy College Player of the Year. Voted on by Division I college coaches and selected sportswriters and first presented in 1967 in the name of Robert Hermann, one of the founders of…