Hudson Buzz

A-listers with Hudson Valley ties including Beyoncé, Anne Hathaway, Rooney Mara and Blake Lively rocked the red carpet at Monday night’s Met Gala with wild outfits in the spirit of the museum's latest exhibit: “PUNK: Chaos to Couture.”  Here’s a rundown of their red carpet looks.

This girl was on 'fire': Beyoncé in Givenchy

The Met Gala’s honorary chairwoman...

Steve Martin and Edie Brickell's new musical, "Bright Star," will take the stage this summer at Vassar College, whose Powerhouse Theater staff today announced this year's lineup.

One of two Powerhouse musical workshops scheduled for this summer, "Bright Star" is set in 1945 and 1922 and focuses on a young man who returns from war and uncovers dark secrets about his past....

The MTV Movie Awards, the season premiere of "Nurse Jackie" and the series premiere of Anthony Bourdain's "Parts Unknown" are part of a fully loaded TV schedule with strong Hudson Valley connections this Sunday night.

Since the two series will broadcast more episodes in the weeks to come, let's start with the MTV Movie Awards. Anne Hathaway, who briefly attended Vassar...

Howard Stern, Justin Long and Joshua Malina deliver this week's top Twitter contributions among celebrities with Hudson Valley ties.

Because the following embedded tweets, links and photos involve HTML coding, this feature is best viewed with a Web browser. If you missed previous installments of the Hudson Valley Tweets of the Week, click here.

At No. 3 is former Briarcliff Manor disc...

“Scandal” fans, rejoice! After a monthlong hiatus, the popular ABC drama starring Kerry Washington returns with new episodes starting tonight at 10. The show follows Olivia Pope (Washington) and her crisis management team, whose clients are D.C.'s biggest power players trying to avoid -- that’s right -- scandal.  

To mark “Scandal’s” return, here are three reasons to tune in to the buzz-worthy...

"Hell's Kitchen" returned for its 11th season last night, and among the 20 contestants vying for the reality TV title are Dan Ryan of Hartsdale and Amanda Giblin of Pine Bush.

Both remain in the running after last night's premiere, which ended with host Gordon Ramsey sending home Brooklyn sous chef Sebastian Royo.

Ryan's Facebook page, which has him hailing from Hartsdale,...

The Tribeca Film Festival, founded by Robert De Niro in 2002, showcases new work from some of the brightest talents in dramatic and documentary film. The lineup for this year’s festival, taking place in New York City April 17-28, was announced this week and includes a number of films with ties to the Hudson Valley.

Matt Dillon, who was born in New Rochelle and raised in Mamaroneck, stars in...

Oscars, Shmoscars: Anne Hathaway, Daniel Craig and Denzel Washington are among the Hudson Valley nominees up for the coveted Golden Popcorn at this year's MTV Movie Awards, airing April 14.

"Django Unchained" and "Ted" lead the pack with seven nominations apiece, and are among the five flicks up for Movie of the Year. Rounding out the category are "Silver Linings Playbook,"...

Edie Falco, best known for Emmy-winning television roles on “The Sopranos” and “Nurse Jackie,” stars in the new Off-Broadway play “The Madrid,” which opens tonight.

Written by “Nurse Jackie” producer Liz Flahive, “The Madrid” stars Falco, a former Purchase College student, as Martha, a teacher who seemingly has the perfect life. When Martha impulsively decides to walk away from her family,...

Fronted by Bedford resident Rob Thomas, Matchbox Twenty will rock the house with a sold-out concert Saturday at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center in Poughkeepsie.

Last year was a good one for Matchbox Twenty, which saw its latest album, "North," top the Billboard chart for the first time in the rock band's history, and yield a Top-40 hit in "Mean."

"In a lot of ways,...