by LouiseGund | Dec 27, 2024 | Broadway
The theater industry, and the entertainment world in general, lost a legend in September 2024 when two-time Tony winner James Earl Jones died at 93 years old. Jones, who also received the Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2017, is one of just 27...
by LouiseGund | Dec 26, 2024 | Broadway
A six-time Tony nominated musical exploring the women’s suffrage movement in the United States, Suffs opened at Broadway’s Music Box Theatre on April 18 and has received plenty of critical acclaim. Deadline called it a “smart, funny and beautifully...
by LouiseGund | Oct 22, 2024 | Broadway
Broadway is more than just the world’s most famous section of land dedicated to live theater. It’s an American cultural institution with more than 100 years of history and a major contributor to New York City’s economy, bringing in more than $1...
by LouiseGund | Oct 7, 2024 | Broadway, Uncategorized
Whether it’s royalty, presidents, or distinguished executives, audiences have always enjoyed stories about people in powerful positions. Hamilton, which earned a record 16 Tony Award nominations in 2016, tells the story of Alexander Hamilton and the founding...
by LouiseGund | Oct 22, 2023 | Broadway, Uncategorized
Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp through the Cotton Patch is one of the many productions that debuted during the 2023-24 Broadway season. The comedy, directed by Kenny Leon and starring Leslie Odom Jr. as a Black traveling preacher in the 1950s trying to save...
by LouiseGund | Dec 10, 2020 | Animals, Environment, Uncategorized
In 2020, Singapore observed World Elephant Day, which takes place every year on August 12, by destroying a large cache of illegal ivory its government had seized. The crushing of the 9 tonnes of ivory is estimated to be the biggest such wildlife contraband destruction...
by LouiseGund | Dec 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
In 1831, 22-year-old Charles Darwin set out on a five-year voyage that would change his life—and ours. Hired as the ship’s naturalist aboard the HMS Beagle, he traveled with the British navy ship on a round-the-world tour that gave him the insights that would later...
by LouiseGund | Nov 26, 2020 | Uncategorized
With all the bad news we’ve seen lately about increasing numbers of species threatened with extinction, here’s something that will be refreshing: as the New York Times reported on September 12, 2020, the road to extinction sometimes allows for turning back....
by LouiseGund | Nov 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
Innumerable studies show the outsize harm that domestic cats do to local bird populations. But stray and feral cats are also a big problem, and for that, state officials in Hawaii have the grim receipts. Endangering an Endangered Species In September 2020, the...
by LouiseGund | Oct 8, 2020 | Animals, Conservation, Organizations, Wildlife
Recently, people everywhere had the opportunity to celebrate one of the world’s most intelligent, emotionally complex—and endangered—animals: the elephant. World Elephant Day, which occurs annually on August 12, not only serves as a way to learn more about these...
