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News Articles: Performing Arts

Annaleigh Ashford, left, and Josh Groban star in Broadway's current revival of <em>Sweeney Todd</em>. Ashford says it's rare for musicals to have this large of an orchestra.

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  • Theater

After years of ever-shrinking orchestras, some Broadway musicals are going big

Producers have been saying for years that large Broadway orchestras are not financially feasible. In fact, the issue led to a strike 20 years ago. So why are some shows bringing them back?

June 03, 2023
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  • Jeff Lunden
Alex Newell has been nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical.

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  • Theater

Tony Awards have gendered actor categories — where do non-binary people fit?

"We don't gender other people's professions," says actor Alex Newell. "You say ... I'm going to my dentist and I need to hire a plumber." But Broadway's highest honors have male/female distinctions.

June 02, 2023
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  • Jeff Lunden
Sara Bareilles plays the Baker's Wife in <em>Into the Woods</em>. She says the first thing she did after taking the role was give her character a real name: "I named her Rebecca."

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  • Theater

Sara Bareilles thought 'Into the Woods' would last 2 weeks — she ended up on Broadway

What started as a stripped-down production with a limited run became a Grammy award-winning Broadway musical with six Tony nominations. Bareilles plays the Baker's Wife: "I'm so glad that I said yes."

May 18, 2023
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  • Ann Marie Baldonado
Aparna (from left), Ranee and Ashwini Ramaswamy.

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  • Arts & Life

How a mother and her daughters created an innovative Indian dance company

Ragamala Dance Company is the life work of Ranee Ramaswamy — and now her adult daughters, Aparna and Ashwini. Creative work can be lonely, Aparna says, and having "built-in companions" is a gift.

May 14, 2023
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  • Marianne Combs
Käärijä, representing Finland, rehearses for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool.

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  • Television

Where the stage is littered with glitter: The top 10 acts of Eurovision 2023

For the first time ever, viewers in the U.S. can vote for their favorite act in the lavish international spectacle that is the Eurovision Song Contest. Our critic shares his top 10 songs.

May 11, 2023
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  • Glen Weldon
The musical adaptation of <em>Monsoon Wedding</em> <a href="https://stannswarehouse.org/show/monsoon-wedding-the-musical/">has opened</a> at Brooklyn's St. Ann's Warehouse.

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  • Theater

You're invited to 'Monsoon Wedding' — a musical nearly 15 years in the making

Back in 2001, Monsoon Wedding was an indie darling turned international success. Now, the stage adaptation is an ambitious experiment in bridging Indian musical styles with a Broadway-style songbook.

May 10, 2023
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  • Bilal Qureshi
The Hardwood Classics perform at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif.

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  • Sports

Meet the NBA dancers strutting into their Golden years

At halftime for the Golden State Warriors, a dance crew for performers age 55 and older hits the hardwood and steals the show.

May 10, 2023
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  • Taylor Haney
The crowd- some of whom had been waiting for four hours - was so excited they sometimes drowned out the performers.

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  • Arts & Life

Watch Lin-Manuel Miranda, Josh Groban, cast of 'Hamilton' celebrate 'Sweeney Todd'

The casts of both shows joined together to sing a parody song penned by Miranda.

May 08, 2023
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  • Jennifer Vanasco
The cast of <em>Some Like It Hot.</em>

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  • Theater

'Some Like It Hot' leads with 13 Tony Award nominations

J. Harrison Ghee (Some Like It Hot) and Alex Newell (Shucked) are the first nonbinary actors to be nominated for Tonys, and today's announcement also highlighted three plays which have won Pulitzers.

May 02, 2023
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  • Jennifer Vanasco
Benjamin Matthews, one of the founders of Opera Ebony.

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  • Arts & Life

Opera Ebony broke boundaries in classical music for 50 years — but what comes next?

Opera Ebony was formed when opportunities for Black singers were few and far between. The company celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, but may not survive its 81-year-old founder.

April 29, 2023
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  • Brandon Gates
Writer Neil Gaiman (center) makes music with FourPlay (L-R: Peter Hollo, Shenton Gregory aka Shenzo Gregorio, Lara Goodridge and Tim Hollo)

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  • Music News

Writer Neil Gaiman debuts his first music album with an Australian string quartet

British writer and comic book author Neil Gaiman launches first studio music album with Australia's FourPlay String Quartet.

April 27, 2023
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  • Olivia Hampton
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  • Obituaries

Dame Edna creator Barry Humphries dies at age 89

The Tony Award-winning comedian was internationally renowned for his garish stage persona Dame Edna Everage, a condescending snob whose evolving character delighted audiences over seven decades.

April 22, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Chita Rivera as Anita in the 1957 Broadway musical West Side Story.

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  • Arts & Life

Broadway legend Chita Rivera dances through her life in a new memoir

In Chita: A Memoir, Rivera recounts her career originating roles in major Broadway shows. Now 90, Rivera remembers West Side Story from the beginning: "I was there at the first flicker of the skirt!"

April 21, 2023
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  • Susan Stamberg
John Riddle as Raoul (left), Ben Crawford as The Phantom and Emilie Kouatchou as Christine at Broadway's 34th anniversary performance of <em>The Phantom of the Opera. </em>The last performance of the long-running hit musical will be on Sunday, April 16.

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  • Theater

'Phantom of the Opera' takes a final Broadway bow after 13,981 performances

On Sunday night the curtain will fall on the longest-running show in Broadway history: Andrew Lloyd Webber's mega hit ran for more than 35 years. "I got the gig of a lifetime," says one cast member.

April 15, 2023
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  • Jeff Lunden
Ryan Speedo Green as Young Emile Griffith in Terence Blanchard's <em>Champion.</em>

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  • Performing Arts

'Champion' is not your grandmother's Metropolitan Opera

Terence Blanchard made history last season when his opera Fire Shut Up in My Bones was the first work by a Black composer staged by the Metropolitan Opera. And the Met has asked for more.

April 10, 2023
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  • Tom Vitale
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