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News Articles: Performing Arts

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
Thomas Bangalter, half of the former Daft Punk duo, composed the score for the ballet Mythologies, choreographed by fellow Frenchman Angelin Preljocaj.

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  • Music

From Daft Punk to ballet: Thomas Bangalter makes full swing to classical

Thomas Bangalter, formerly of French electronic music duo Daft Punk, has released a classical music album: the score to a ballet titled Mythologies that draws on American minimalism and Baroque works.

April 07, 2023
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  • Olivia Hampton and
  • Barry Gordemer
Annaleigh Ashford and Josh Groban in the 2023 Broadway production of<em> Sweeney Todd.</em>

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  • Theater

As 'Sweeney Todd' returns to Broadway, 4 Sweeneys dish about the difficult role

Josh Groban, Michael Cerveris, Norm Lewis and Len Cariou all agree: It's exhausting playing a murderous sociopath, while dealing with stage blood, a mechanical barber chair and singing complex music.

March 29, 2023
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  • Jeff Lunden
The Queen's Cartoonists perform at the Miller Symphony Hall in Allentown, PA on November 22, 2019.

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  • Music Interviews

The Queen's Cartoonists: Where jazz meets animation and hints of musical circus

The Queen's Cartoonists is a jazz band with elements of classical music, comedy and clowning that performs music live to animation, both old and contemporary.

March 24, 2023
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  • Monika Evstatieva
Bella DuBalle describes her drag persona as a combination of Miss Piggy, Dolly Parton and Mr. Rogers.

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  • Law

Drag queen (and ordained minister) Bella DuBalle won't be silenced by new Tenn. law

DuBalle says the legislators behind a new law criminalizing public drag shows don't understand the art: "They think that every drag performer is doing something hypersexual or obscene."

March 16, 2023
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  • Terry Gross
Los Angeles artist Kristina Wong in <a href="https://www.centertheatregroup.org/tickets/kirk-douglas-theatre/2022-23/kristina-wong-sweatshop-overlord/"><em>Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord</em></a>, a co-production with East West Players.

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  • Theater

From elected official to 'Sweatshop Overlord,' this performer takes on unlikely roles

Kristina Wong is a Los Angeles-based satirical artist with a history of taking on surprising leadership positions in real life and on stage. Her latest solo show is Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord.

March 12, 2023
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  • Chloe Veltman
Stephanie Hsu, Ke Huy Quan and Michelle Yeoh appear onstage during the 29th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Feb. 26, 2023 in Los Angeles, Calif.

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  • Movies

2023 marks a watershed year for Asian performers at the Oscars

With four nominations, more Asian performers were recognized by the Academy in 2023 than in any single year in its history. In other respects, this year was a step back from diversity at the Oscars.

March 11, 2023
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  • Bob Mondello

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  • Arts & Life

Adults complained about a teen theater production and the show's creators stepped in

High school theater teachers fear their stages will be the next battleground in the culture war. Plays have been canceled or removed when local officials claim the content is inappropriate.

March 09, 2023
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  • Elizabeth Blair
Chris Rock at the Hippodrome Theater Saturday in Baltimore.

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  • Pop Culture

Netflix's 'Chris Rock: Selective Outrage' reveals a lot of anger for Will Smith

Almost a year later, Chris Rock is still seething about 'The Slap' and he told an audience how much he now despises Will and Jada Pinkett Smith

March 06, 2023
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  • Eric Deggans
Jack performing at the Maryland Renaissance Festival.

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  • Arts & Life

Why I'm running away to join the circus (really)

Circus performance transcends age, socioeconomic status, even language. You can go anywhere in the world and entertain anyone. And for me, it's my home away from home.

February 24, 2023
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  • Jack Lepiarz
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