Celebrated composer and lyricist William Finn, 73, passed away on Monday, April 7, his rep confirmed to multiple publications. Initially, the representative didn’t disclose a cause of death to any of ...

The composer developed and debuted "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" at Barrington Stage and launched long, ...

In collaboration with the artist, an installation called Revivification examines ideas of creativity and the moral quandary ...

Finn was diagnosed with an arteriovenous malformation and nearly died having brain surgery. The experience prompted the semi-autobiographical musical A New Brain, written with Lapine, which ...

A new art installation project in Australia ... of the late experimental American composer Alvin Lucier, creating a sort of brain that continuously composes music on the fly with its errant electrical ...

Finn is best known for his Tony-winning work on the musical Falsettos, as well as The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, A New Brain, and more.

(Photo by Scott Gries/Getty Images) He re-teamed with his “Falsettos” collaborator Lapine for 1998’s “A New Brain,” a semi-autobiographical musical about Finn’s near-death experience ...

Listening to favorite music activates the brain’s opioid system, which is involved in feelings of pleasure and pain relief, according to a new PET imaging study.