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Madison Square Garden and Carnegie Hall, two of New York’s most iconic venues, announced their reopening plans today as the city continues its climb out of the pandemic shutdown era. Leading the charge will be band Foo Fighters, with a June 20 concert that marks MSG’s return as a full-capacity arena rock venue. The…

Film director and New York Knicks superfan Spike Lee has blasted Madison Square Garden security for hassling Patrick Ewing, the Georgetown basketball coach who was involved in an incident earlier this week. Ewing, a Knicks legend whose jersey hangs in the rafters of the world’s most famous arena, claimed he was…

New York's Madison Square Garden is welcoming back fans starting Feb. 23 with the first of three Knicks games as the state tiptoes towards reopening with large venues the first in line to allow live audiences. Barclays Center, home of the Brooklyn Nets, has said it will also allow a limited number of fans at home…

UPDATE: Apparently, whether Donald Trump was booed or cheered at his Madison Square Garden appearance is a matter of perspective. The New York Post proclaimed that the President was greeted with cheers, while more partisan opponents in the media claimed the boos outweighed the huzzahs. Trump himself chose to tout the…

Broadway’s Gavin Lee will play the green villain in this holiday season’s Madison Square Garden production Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical. The casting was announced by the MSG Company today. Lee was Tony-nominated for his most recent performance as the tap-dancing Squidward Tentacles in…

Shares in the Madison Square Garden Co. gained more than 2% today to reach a new record high and have risen 17% since Wednesday’s news that MSG plans to spin off the New York Knicks and Rangers sports franchises. The stock ended the trading day at $312.92, on more than triple the average trading volume, at one point…

Hulu is putting its green stamp on a high-profile New York City address, setting a broad marketing partnership with Madison Square Garden Co. that involves naming rights and a range of other branding opportunities. Under the deal, the 5,600-seat theater tucked next door to the arena that bills itself as the “world’s…

The semi-annual Night Of Too Many Stars benefit to raise money in the battle against autism didn’t ignore other major problems, including the current wave of sexual harassment in Hollywood and politics. The program, held Saturday night at New York’s Madison Square Garden and televised live by HBO, had already bounced…

David O'Connor has stepped down from Madison Square Garden, and James Dolan is coming in as interim president and CEO. The abrupt move, announced Monday, was a surprise. The former longtime agent and CAA partner, better known as ‘Doc’ O’Connor, had gone to MSG just a little more than two years ago. As head honcho at…

I want my MTVNY. The once music-focused cable net said today that this year’s MTV Video Music Awards will be held at New York's Madison Square Garden for the first time, on August 28. That brings the show back to the city where it began 30-plus years ago. The first Moonman trophies were handed out at NYC’s Radio City…

Madison Square Garden didn’t have to look far to find a new CEO for its regional sports networks, which will become a distinct corporate entity at the end of this month when the company spins off the sports and entertainment assets. Andrea Greenberg, who’s EVP of MSG Media, will become chief executive reporting to…

The joint venture forged last year between Jim Dolan’s Madison Square Garden and Irving Azoff’s Azoff Music Management just complemented its strength in music and large venues by adding comedy and clubs. Azoff MSG says today that it bought 50% of Levity Entertainment Group, a power in comedy management and booking…