Carole King broke the news last night that her ex-husband and former songwriting partner Gerry Goffin had passed away at the age of 75. For a decade, the words Goffin/King on a record sleeve were like ...

Julia Knitel grew up in Fair Lawn surrounded by creative people — both of her parents were actors — listening to Broadway showtunes and going to the theater. "It gave me an incredible background when ...

Her prowess at the piano had already wowed her classmates at James Madison High School (which has graduated such notable Jewish alumni as Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Bernie Sanders and Chuck Schumer), and at ...