NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Since COVID shut down shows and large gatherings, everything from Broadway to regional theaters and even school plays have been impacted. Since shows can’t be in person, many are now bringing their performances online. READ MORE: Broadway Theaters, Comedy Clubs And Other Venues Set To Reopen Next Month In New York As CBS2’s Jenna DeAngelis reports, it’s been nearly a year since the curtain dropped on stages citywide from Broadway and beyond, thanks to the coronavirus . “Obviously if you’re a live theater company and theaters are forced to shut down, you’re gonna suffer,” said Alyssa Van Gorder, the managing director of Queens-based Titan Theatre Company. Related : ‘Mean Girls’ Musical Will Not Reopen When Broadway Shows Are Allowed To Resume Titan Theatre Company held fast to the slogan “the show must go on.” Maybe not in their usual settings, but somewhere pandemic-safe: The digital space. “We now have an audience that has become … [Read more...] about With Live Performances At Theaters Dark Due To Pandemic Restrictions, More Are Headed Online
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LIST: Paramount+ Launches Offering Over 30,000 Episodes And Movies Plus Live News And Sports
(CBS) – The peak of entertainment comes to a smart device near you today with the launch of Paramount+ . Formerly CBS All Access, Paramount+ puts over 30,000 episodes, 2,500 movie titles along with over 1,000 live sporting events, plus around-the-clock news coverage at your finger tips. In addition to streaming Paramount+ originals and content from across the ViacomCBS family of properties, Paramount+ will also feature Paramount Studio movies released after short theatrical releases including upcoming films A Quiet Place II , Paw Patrol: The Movie and Mission Impossible 7 . See below for more specifics on Paramount+ originals, returning series, movie releases, live sports and news, as well as pricing. READ MORE: Kidsburgh: Family-Fun Activities In March Paramount+ Original Series Scripted Dramas Criminal Minds – top rated series in broadcast and streaming returns with a new scripted series that brings the team back together to investigate a single, … [Read more...] about LIST: Paramount+ Launches Offering Over 30,000 Episodes And Movies Plus Live News And Sports
Kemp dismisses Trump’s call to resign as ‘a distraction’
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp Brian Kemp Georgia Gov. Kemp says he'd 'absolutely' back Trump as 2024 nominee Democrats must prepare now for a contested 2024 election Raid the Republican Party to save the party MORE (R) waved off President Trump Donald Trump House passes voting rights and elections reform bill DEA places agent seen outside Capitol during riot on leave Georgia Gov. Kemp says he'd 'absolutely' back Trump as 2024 nominee MORE 's call for his resignation Wednesday, dismissing that demand and other complaints surrounding the presidential election in Georgia as distractions from more pressing issues. Speaking to reporters at the state capitol, Kemp said that his top priorities remained responding to the coronavirus pandemic and reelecting GOP Georgia Sens. David Perdue David Perdue Georgia Gov. Kemp says he'd 'absolutely' back Trump as 2024 nominee Bipartisan bill would ban lawmakers from buying, selling stocks Please, … [Read more...] about Kemp dismisses Trump’s call to resign as ‘a distraction’
The water under Colorado’s Eastern Plains is running dry as farmers keep irrigating “great American desert”
WRAY — Colorado farmers who defied nature’s limits and nourished a pastoral paradise by irrigating drought-prone prairie are pushing ahead in the face of worsening environmental fallout: Overpumping of groundwater has drained the High Plains Aquifer to the point that streams are drying up at the rate of 6 miles a year. The drawdown has become so severe that highly resilient fish are disappearing, evidence of ecological collapse. A Denver Post analysis of federal data shows the aquifer shrank twice as fast over the past six years compared with the previous 60. While the drying out of America’s agricultural bread basket ($35 billion in crops a year) ultimately may pinch people in cities, it is hitting rural areas hardest. “Now I never know, from one minute to the next, when I turn on a faucet or hydrant, whether there will be water or not. The aquifer is being depleted,” said Lois Scott, 75, who lives west of Cope, north of the frequently bone-dry bed of the Arikaree River. A … [Read more...] about The water under Colorado’s Eastern Plains is running dry as farmers keep irrigating “great American desert”
Democrats worry Senate will be graveyard for Biden agenda
Liberal Democrats are growing more and more worried that the Senate will serve as a legislative graveyard for President Biden Joe Biden The West needs a more collaborative approach to Taiwan Abbott's medical advisers were not all consulted before he lifted Texas mask mandate House approves George Floyd Justice in Policing Act MORE ’s agenda unless he and other centrists rally behind doing away with the filibuster. The tensions for now are mostly under the surface as the party approaches an initial victory under Biden: passage into law of a giant $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill. The Senate is expected to pass it this week, and when it becomes law it will serve as an unmistakable victory in Biden’s first 100 days. ADVERTISEMENT Yet this initial victory will cover up for fears among Democrats that big-ticket items passed in the House will die in the Senate unless the party greases the gears for change by ending the filibuster. Senate Majority … [Read more...] about Democrats worry Senate will be graveyard for Biden agenda