Stephen M. Silverman

Leonard Bernstein rehearses in 1959 at New York's Carnegie Hall, one of many venues that will host concerts in the late maestro's honor as part of "Leonard Bernstein at 100."

From Ravinia to Vienna and beyond, the world will note Leonard Bernstein’s centennial with ‘thousands of concerts’

August 23, 2019 at 8:30 p.m.

Leonard Bernstein, the prodigal maestro behind the pulsating rhythms of "West Side Story," "On the Town," "Candide" and other theatrical and concert-hall monuments of the 20th century, would have turned...

Glowing river and all, a sneak peek at Disney World’s new Pandora — The World of Avatar

May 11, 2019 at 10:24 p.m.

"You are not in Kansas anymore," huffed the general aboard the mission in "Avatar," filmmaker James Cameron's 2009 sci-fi blockbuster. "You are on Pandora." Eight years later — and, in...

The Jumbo Cafe is a pastry and Arabic sweet shop just inside Bollywood Parks' main gate. In all, there are seven food and beverage outlets in the park, including Victoria Station, an affectionate replica of Mumbai's landmark terminal.

Dubai’s theme parks: The most elaborate sandboxes on earth?

August 23, 2019 at 7:53 p.m.

You are about to board the fastest roller coaster on the planet, the 150-mph Formula Rossa, the pride of Ferrari World Abu Dhabi theme park — where pride, like most...

Visitors mill about the new Shanghai Disneyland in advance of its June 16 debut.

Shanghai Disneyland may be the best mousetrap on Earth

May 11, 2019 at 10:03 p.m.

There was never anything Mickey Mouse about the price tag: $5.5 billion. And, sure enough, Shanghai Disney Resort is not a small world, after all. Indeed, it is colossal. It's...

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