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Photos: Bay Street Honors Harris Yulin and Mercedes Ruehl at A NIGHT IN THE TROPICS

Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts has shared photographs from its Mini Gala Dinner and Reception, A Night In The Tropics, held Saturday, July 16, at the home of Bay Street Theater Board of Trustee Stewart Lane and Bonnie Comley.

Feature: Bay Street Honors Mercedes Ruehl and Harris Yulin with The Joel Grey Lifetime Achievement Award at Bay Street

Board Member Stewart F. Lane and Bonnie Comley hosted the event! On Saturday, July 16, 2022, Bay Street Board Member Stewart F. Lane and Bonnie Comley hosted a celebration at their East Hampton estate for Bay Street Theater, honoring Mercedes Ruehl and Harris Yulin. Ruehl and Yulin were honored with Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center For The Arts's Joel Grey Lifetime Achievement Award as actors and for their many years of support for the East End's arts community.

Magalie Laguerre-Wilkinson Joins Nickelodeon as Vice President of News Programming

Nickelodeon has named CBS News' 60 Minutes veteran producer and Emmy and Peabody Award-winner Magalie Laguerre-Wilkinson as Vice President of News Programming for the leading kids' network, as well as Executive Producer of the recently rebooted Nick News series.

60 MINUTES Pays Tribute to its Retired Correspondent in a Special Hour

Thirty years and 500 stories later, Steve Kroft retires from 60 MINUTES comfortably knowing the show, now in its 52nd season, will go on without him.  He makes this and other observations on his remarkable career in an interview with his colleague, Lesley Stahl, in a special hour to be broadcast on 60 MINUTES Sunday, Sept. 8 (7:00-8:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

60 MINUTES' Steve Kroft to Retire

 Steve Kroft will retire from 60 MINUTES at the end of his 30th season on America's most-watched news program.  The 73-yr-old correspondent is currently the news magazine's longest tenured reporter, having reported nearly 500 60 MINUTES stories – many among the broadcast's biggest moments.    Kroft will announce his plans to step down this Sunday, May 19th after the broadcast's 51st season finale.  60 MINUTES will celebrate his 50-year career as a journalist with a special tribute broadcast this September.

CBS Renews Six More Dramas and Two News Programs For 2019-2020

CBS announced today that it has renewed six more drama series and two news programs for the 2019-2020 broadcast season. SEAL TEAM, S.W.A.T., MADAM SECRETARY, BULL, HAWAII FIVE-0 and MACGYVER will return to the CBS lineup next season, along with longstanding primetime news shows 60 MINUTES and 48 HOURS. With these pickups, CBS has now renewed 18 series for next year.

Tanya Simon Named Executive Editor of 60 MINUTES

Tanya Simon was named Executive Editor of 60 MINUTES, it was announced today by Bill Owens, the newsmagazine's executive producer.

RATINGS: 60 MINUTES is Number One

60 MINUTES landed in the # 1 slot last week, drawing 10.25 million viewers according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Sunday, March 24, 2019.  It was the fourth straight week – and the 13th time this season – the CBS News magazine finished among the top five programs.  It was the second time this year 60 MINUTES claimed the top spot on Nielsen's list.

VIDEO: TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD Cast and Creatives Discuss the Show on 60 Minutes

60 Minutes aired a feature last night, November 25, on the new play To Kill a Mockingbird.

VIDEO: Jeff Daniels Talks to 60 MINUTES About Playing Atticus Finch on Broadway

Jeff Daniels, the award-winning actor chosen to play the lead role in the stage version of America's most loved novel, tells audiences to buckle-up for his performance as Atticus Finch.   Steve Kroft visits the set of 'To Kill a Mockingbird' to talk with the actors and the playwright about what audiences can expect in the stage version of a story held dearly in the hearts of generations. Kroft's report on 'To Kill a Mockingbird' on Broadway will be broadcast on 60 MINUTES Sunday, Nov. 25(7:30-8:30 PM, ET/7:00-8:00 PM, PT) on the CBS Television Network.

Bay Street Theater Announces Successful Opening Night For The World Premiere Of FELLOW TRAVELERS

Bay Street Theater and Sag Harbor Center for the Arts is pleased to announce a successful opening night for the World Premiere of FELLOW TRAVELERS, a new play by Jack Canfora, directed by Michael Wilson. The show opened on Saturday, June 2 and was met with rave reviews and a positive audience response. FELLOW TRAVELERS, open now through June 17, 2018, is the first show in Bay Street Theater's 2018 Mainstage Season. Single tickets are on sale now, and tickets are also still available as part of a Mainstage Subscription. To purchase tickets and subscriptions, call the Box Office at 631-725-9500 or purchase online at baystreet.org. Special guests included Steve Kroft from CBS, and wife and author Jennet Conant, actress Mercedes Ruehl with artist David Geiser, Robert Wankel, President of the Shubert organization, and his wife Lynn, Producers Leonard Soloway and Evan Bergman. Other producers included Paul Libin and Manny Kladitis.

Photo Flash: The New Jewish Home Celebrates 8 Remarkable New Yorkers Over 80

 More than 480 business and philanthropic leaders, influencers, older adult advocates, and cultural patrons gathered at the Ziegfeld Ballroom Monday at the fifth annual Eight Over Eighty benefit gala hosted by The New Jewish Home. The nonprofit paid tribute to eight New Yorkers who, in their ninth and tenth decades, continue to live lives of remarkable achievement, vitality, and civic engagement. The event raised $1.1 million to support The New Jewish Home, one of the nation's largest and most diversified nonprofit older adult health care systems, providing rehabilitation, skilled nursing and health care programs, which serves 12,000 older adults of all faiths and ethnicities annually.

Winners Announced for the 2018 Writers Guild Awards

The Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) and the Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) tonight announced the winners of the 2018 Writers Guild Awards for outstanding achievement in writing for film, television, new media, videogames, news, radio/audio, promotional, and graphic animation categories at concurrent ceremonies at the Edison Ballroom in New York City and The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles.

Scoop: 60 MINUTES on CBS - Sunday, January 21, 2018

Get all the scoop on 60 MINUTES, airing on CBS on Sunday, January 21, 2018!

Scoop: 60 MINUTES on CBS - Sunday, January 21, 2018

Get all the scoop on 60 MINUTES, airing on CBS on Sunday, January 21, 2018!

Scoop: 60 MINUTES on CBS - Sunday, December 24, 2017

Get all the scoop on 60 MINUTES, airing on CBS on Sunday, December 24, 2017!

HANDMAID'S TALE, GLOW Among Nominees for 2018 WRITERS GUILD AWARDS; Full List

The Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) and the Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) have announced nominations for outstanding achievement in television, new media, news, radio/audio, and promotional writing during 2017. Winners will be honored at the 2018 Writers Guild Awards on Sunday, February 11, 2018, at concurrent ceremonies in New York City and Los Angeles.

Scoop: 60 MINUTES on CBS - Sunday, November 26, 2017

Get all the scoop on 60 MINUTES, airing on CBS on Sunday, November 26, 2017!

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