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75th Annual Tony Awards - Show The cast of "A Strange Loop" perform at the 75th annual Tony Awards on Sunday, June 12, 2022, at Radio City Music Hall in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP) (Charles Sykes)NEW YORK — (AP) — The Latest on the Tony Awards (all times local):11 p.m.“A Strange Loop,” an utterly unforgettable, idiosyncratic trip into one man’s psyche, has won the best new musical Tony Award, beating more commercial fare. ___8 p.m.Eleven Tony Awards were handed out Sunday before the main telecast, spreading trophies across seven shows. “Six: The Musical” picked up awards for best score and costumes for a musical. “The Skin of Our Teeth” won best costumes for a play, “MJ” won for choreography, best lighting of a musical and sound design of a musical and “Dana H.” won for sound design of a play.

75th Annual Tony Awards - Show A view of the stage appears before the start of the 75th annual Tony Awards on Sunday, June 12, 2022, at Radio City Music Hall in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP) (Charles Sykes)NEW YORK — (AP) — The Latest on the Tony Awards (all times local):8:40 p.m.Marianne Elliott has made Tony history by becoming the only woman to have won three Tonys for directing. Host Ariana DeBose has kicked off the Tony Awards and Jesse Tyler Ferguson has won the first acting award of the night. ___8 p.m.Eleven Tony Awards were handed out Sunday before the main telecast, spreading trophies across seven shows. It’s the Tony Awards.

(Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP) (Charles Sykes)NEW YORK — (AP) — The Latest on the Tony Awards (all times local):8 p.m.Eleven Tony Awards were handed out Sunday before the main telecast, spreading trophies across seven shows. Best orchestrations went to “Girl From the North Country.” And “The Lehman Trilogy” won for best scenic design of a play and lighting design of a play. ___MORE ON THE TONYS— Tony Awards begin with non-acting honors handed out— List of Tony winners so far— On Broadway, more visibility, yes, but also an unseen threat— Pioneering Camille A. A total of eight design awards will be handed out along with best score, as well as the award for orchestrations and ending with choreography. It’s the Tony Awards.

75th Annual Tony Awards - Show Lucy Moss, left, and Toby Marlow accept the award for best original score for "Six: The Musical" at the 75th annual Tony Awards on Sunday, June 12, 2022, at Radio City Music Hall in New York. The first award of the night — for best score — went to “Six: The Musical,” with music and lyrics by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss. A total of eight design awards will be handed out along with best score, as well as the award for orchestrations and ending with choreography. ___MORE ON THE TONYS— On Broadway, more visibility, yes, but also an unseen threat— Pioneering Camille A. It’s the Tony Awards.

A Tony award is the final piece of the puzzle for Hudson, who is on the verge of reaching EGOT status — or winning an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony.

The writer and composer of the musical nominated for 11 Tony Awards, about a young, queer Black man working as an usher in a Broadway theater, talks about mining his own life for a tale of change and self-acceptance.

Maroon 5 and Usher will headline a benefit concert in Atlanta to honor the legacy of the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File) (Matt Rourke)LOS ANGELES — (AP) — Maroon 5 and Usher will headline a benefit concert in Atlanta to honor the legacy of the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis. Along with Usher and Maroon 5’s performances, the benefit concert will feature a program filled with inspiring community stories. The Beloved Benefit was inspired by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s vision of a beloved community where people work together to solve social issues ranging from racism and poverty along with hunger and homelessness.

Maroon 5 and Usher will headline a benefit concert in Atlanta to honor the legacy of the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis.

Michael R. Jackson’s dazzlingly one-of-a-kind Pulitzer winner features the smashing debut of Jaquel Spivey.

Usher preached togetherness during “tumultuous times” while performing a series of his hits at an exclusive star-studded afterparty following the NFL Honors.

Police say R&B entertainer Jason Derulo was involved in a scuffle with two people at a Las Vegas Strip resort, but he was not arrested or given a summons.

New Year’s Day often prompts newspaper editors to switch from recording the past to predicting the future. The Chicago Tribune’s issue of Jan. 1, 1922, was a mix of both, reflecting a post-World War I America that was also grappling with Prohibition and a younger generation’s rejection of Victorian mores.

Researchers compared more than 700 neuroscientists' and aerospace engineers' results on a intelligence assessment with the general public. The results were "quite funny, really."

Michael R. Jackson’s Pulitzer Prize winner gets a vivacious tryout at Woolly Mammoth Theatre.

Halloween Horror Nights Universal Orlando is celebrating its 30th year of Halloween Horror Nights with an all-new haunted house featuring the event’s most notorious characters. (Universal Orlando Resort)ORLANDO, Fla. — Universal Orlando is celebrating its 30th year of Halloween Horror Nights with an all-new haunted house featuring the event’s most notorious characters. The new house, “Halloween Horror Nights Icons: Captured,” will feature the following icons:READ: Now hiring: Universal Orlando to fill 2,000 jobs ahead of Halloween Horror NightsThe Caretaker, a once well-respected surgeon who has become eerily infatuated with the removal of internal organs – especially while his patients are consciousThe Director, an aspiring filmmaker obsessed with capturing the suffering and torture of his victims on film – placing them in their very own living horror movieREAD: Netflix’s ‘Haunting of Hill House’ comes to Halloween Horror Nights this fall with new mazeThe Usher, who seeks to invoke violent vengeance on those who don’t follow the rules of his theaterThe Storyteller, who stops at nothing to entrap guests in her latest tales of terror, where no one lives happily ever afterJack the Clown – the original Halloween Horror Nights icon and the most feared of them all – with his assistant Chance making a deadly pair who thrive on tormenting victims in ways that embody their sick sense of humorREAD: It’s showtime! Halloween Horror Nights to return this fall with Beetlejuice houseUniversal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights begins Friday, Sept. 3, and runs select nights through Sunday, Oct. 31, featuring 10 elaborately-themed haunted houses, five scare zones and live entertainment.

Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights announced its newest haunted house coming next month, Halloween Horror Nights Icons: Captured.

Around 7 million people are still behind on their rent, according to data compiled by the Census Bureau.

Black Voters Matter co-founders LaTosha Brown and Cliff Albright aim to increase the political power of Black communities.

LOS ANGELES — (AP) — Usher has a confession — he's almost ready to release the sequel to his groundbreaking, epic 2004 album "Confessions." The R&B star said Wednesday he plans to drop his highly anticipated album "Confessions 2" this year. The singer didn't offer a definitive release date, but he expects to release the follow-up album after he begins his Las Vegas residency, which kicks off in July. “I’m ready to drop my album,” Usher, who said he spent much of the lockdown recording new music, told The Associated Press. It’s been a really, really tough few seasons, but this will definitely be the hottest summer of all," he said.

Fans of Usher will not have to wait any longer for the sequel to his career-propelling 2004 album “Confessions.”.

This week’s new entertainment releases include DMX’s first posthumous album, the documentary “Moby Doc” and the gang from “Friends” getting together again.

LOS ANGELES The King of Pop is joining The Boss and Old Blue Eyes on SiriusXM satellite radio. The month-long Michael Jackson channel was announced Wednesday by the singer's estate. Jackson joins SiriusXM channels devoted to artists like Bruce Springsteen, Frank Sinatra and The Beatles. It will also include music that influenced Jackson from artists including James Brown and Sly & the Family Stone, and artists that Jackson influenced including Beyonc, Justin Timberlake and Usher. Journalist and author Steven Ivory, a family friend who interviewed Jackson often, will provide the voice of the channel, telling stories, introducing discussions that chronicle the history and career of Jackson and sharing his own Jackson playlist.

(Neon via AP)Heres a collection curated by The Associated Press entertainment journalists of whats arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. Written and directed by Chinonye Chukwu, Clemency was well-reviewed but got unjustly overshadowed by some of the higher profile awards contenders when it was released in December. Doctor Sleep: The Directors Cut: This Danny Torrance-focused sequel to The Shining was a little divisive upon release, which wasnt all that surprising. Film Writer Lindsey BahrMUSICGrey Daze: Fans of the late Grammy-winning screeching rock singer Chester Bennington will get a chance to hear him one more time. HAIM: Its been three years since sister trio HAIM have released a new album.

"Fashion Rocks" lights up Brooklyn The annual "Fashion Rocks" concert came to Brooklyn Tuesday night with performances by Usher, KISS, and Jennifer Lopez. Plus, Britney Spears introduced a new intimates line. Suzanne Marques reports on the day's top entertainment news.

Shia Labeouf goes to court The actor is charged with disorderly conduct after an outburst at a Broadway show last month. Also, Kiss, Usher and Jennifer Lopez have signed on to perform at the Fashion Rocks concert this fall. Suzanne Marques has today's Eye on Entertainment.