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News Articles: Performing Arts

New York's Lincoln Center, as people gather for its reopening on Monday, May 10.

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  • Arts & Life

A Transformed Lincoln Center In New York City Brings Back Live Audiences

The past year, with COVID and calls for social justice, has made those running Lincoln Center and other arts organizations question their core missions, says Lincoln Center's president Henry Timms.

May 11, 2021
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By:
  • Jeff Lunden
On his new CD, classical guitarist Miloš Karadaglic plays two works composed especially for him.

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  • Music

Man With A Mission: Miloš Seeks The Next Great Classical Guitar Showpiece

Recovered from a career-threatening injury, Miloš Karadaglic has his sights set on two goals: finding the next great classical guitar concerto, and erasing the taboo of injuries among musicians.

May 05, 2021
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By:
  • Tim Greiving
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday that Broadway could reopen in May. Above, the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre near Times Square on Jan. 15.

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  • Performing Arts

Broadway Shows Can Reopen In May, But That Doesn't Mean They Will

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says Broadway can open on May 19. But opening a show takes time.

May 04, 2021
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By:
  • Jeff Lunden
Olympia Dukakis and Cher hold the Golden Globe awards they received for performances in the hit movie <em>Moonstruck</em> in 1988. Later that awards season, they both won Oscars.

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  • Obituaries

Olympia Dukakis, Oscar-Winning 'Moonstruck' Star, Dies At 89

Olympia Dukakis, who won an Oscar playing Cher's mother in the romantic comedy Moonstruck, has died. She was 89.

May 01, 2021
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Jessie Buckley and Josh O'Connor as Romeo and Juliet, and Lucian Msamati as Friar Laurence, in the new <em>Romeo & Juliet </em>on PBS's <em>Great Performances</em>.

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  • TV Reviews

A Pandemic 'Romeo & Juliet' Finds A New Language Of Love And Loss

A cleverly made Romeo & Juliet, adapted from a planned theatrical run to a filmed version, embraces the promise and the romance of a large and empty theater as a place to situate a classic story.

April 23, 2021
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By:
  • Linda Holmes
Producer Scott Rudin, center, and the cast of <em>Hello, Dolly!</em> accept the award for Best Revival of a Musical at the 2017 Tony Awards in New York City. Rudin says he's stepping back from his Broadway work.

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  • Arts & Life

Producer Scott Rudin Steps Back From Broadway Following Allegations Of Bullying

The producer announced Saturday that he would take a step back after allegations of bullying and workplace misconduct were reported this month.

April 17, 2021
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By:
  • Dustin Jones
Laurie Anderson, an artist and performer whose work spans disciplines, channels her emotional past into transformative art.

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  • Music Features

Catching Up With Laurie Anderson, An Artist Always Ahead Of Her Time

The versatile, eclectic multimedia artist and musician Laurie Anderson has taken stock of her life's work, pursuing reissues and retrospectives while always forging ahead.

April 14, 2021
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By:
  • Allyson McCabe
Twyla Tharp, shown above at Pacific Northwest Ballet in 2008, says the pandemic has impacted her body: "In terms of routine, discipline, just ordinary day-to-day activities — the body doesn't know itself at the moment."

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  • Dance

'Dance Can Give Community': Twyla Tharp On Choreographing Through Lockdown

Twyla Moves, a new documentary by PBS American Masters, tells the story of the legendary choreographer, who got her start performing on subway platforms and rooftops in the 1960s.

April 08, 2021
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  • Terry Gross
<em>Blindness</em> is a sound and light show based on a book by José Saramago.

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  • Theater

Indoor Theater Slowly Resumes In A Socially Distanced Way In New York City

It's been more than a year since theater goers have been able to see an indoor performance in New York City. But some spaces and producers are moving to find safe ways to open up.

April 02, 2021
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By:
  • Jeff Lunden
Blues Alley Jazz in Washington, D.C., is livestreaming its performances, one of many clubs affected by the pandemic. Beloved jazz clubs in New York, Denver and New Orleans have closed.

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  • Performing Arts

U.S. Box Office Plummeted 86% in 2020, Says Leading Arts Group

The new data show the drop in ticket sales at theaters, arts centers and orchestras in the United States, U.K. and Canada has been "catastrophic" for the performing arts.

April 01, 2021
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By:
  • Neda Ulaby

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  • Theater

1 Pandemic, 2 Productions Of 'A Chorus Line,' Plenty Of Teen Resilience

Last spring, student performers had their hopes of stardom dashed as schools abruptly closed at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic. A year later, we follow two schools putting on the same musical.

March 31, 2021
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By:
  • Jeff Lunden
A sign of the "Hamilton" marquee at New York City's Richard Rogers Theater on Mar. 12, 2021, commemorating Broadway's "lost year" and a hope to return to live performances by fall 2021.

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  • Theater

NYC Mayor Promises To Help Broadway Reopen By September

At a Thursday press conference, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a series of public health measures aimed at re-starting New York City's cultural life and theatrical industry.

March 25, 2021
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By:
  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
GPB News NPR

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  • Obituaries

'Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf' Actor George Segal Dead At 87

The Oscar-nominated actor, who recently wrapped up an eighth season on the ABC show The Goldbergs, died on Tuesday morning of complications from bypass surgery, his wife, Sonia, said in a statement.

March 23, 2021
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By:
  • Vanessa Romo
Sasha Velour stars in <em>The Island We Made</em>, an opera composed by Angélica Negrón and filmed in a mid-century Staten Island house.

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  • Music News

'The Island We Made': Lip-Sync Opera And High Drag Sing An Ode To Mothers

Composer Angélica Negrón collaborates with 'RuPaul's Drag Race' winner Sasha Velour on a 10-minute film featuring original music, in a project for Opera Philadelphia.

March 19, 2021
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By:
  • Peter Crimmins,
  • Phil Harrell,
  • and 1 more
Music venues, like the Metro in Chicago, have gone through a long and uncertain wait for aid passed by Congress in December.

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  • Music News

Shuttered Venue Grants Are Coming In April, After A Long Wait

The live music industry breathed a sigh of relief when Congress passed a $15 billion grant program for struggling venues. But owners still face uncertainty and delays.

March 11, 2021
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  • Andrew Limbong
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