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News Articles: Performing Arts

Maria Callas as Rosina in Rossini's <em>Il Barbieri di Siviglia</em>, at Milan's La Scala theater in 1956.

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  • Music

Maria Callas: The soprano of the century

One hundred years after her birth, Maria Callas still commands attention in the world of opera, which she forever altered with her singular, searing performances.

December 03, 2023
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  • Tom Huizenga
Shane MacGowan live onstage in 1988, courtesy of the documentary film <em>Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds With Shane MacGowan</em>.

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  • Obituaries

Shane MacGowan, irascible frontman of The Pogues, has died at age 65

Shane MacGowan was a famously hard-drinking but brilliant musician who shot to fame in the 1980s with the folk punk band The Pogues.

December 01, 2023
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By:
  • Neda Ulaby and
  • Otis Hart
A scene from <em>Florencia en el Amazonas. </em>

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  • Arts & Life

Finding a place at the Met, this opera sings in a language of its own

Florencia gives star Ailyn Pérez a rare chance to sing in Spanish. As the bilingual daughter of Mexican immigrants, she learned early on that language had the power to shape her experience and voice.

November 27, 2023
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By:
  • Luis Trelles
Andrew Caira (left) and Adam Parbhoo (right) star in a performance of <em>Saw the Musical: The Unauthorized Parody of Saw</em> at Manhattan's AMT theater.

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  • Arts & Life

A musical parody of 'Saw' teases out the queer love story from a cult horror hit

A love story is not the first thing that comes to mind when thinking of the Saw franchise, but that's exactly what a new musical is – and then some.

November 26, 2023
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By:
  • Brianna Scott
Blake Roman, left, Steven Telsey, Zal Owen, Danny Kornfeld, Eric Peters and Sean Bell in <em>Harmony</em>.

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  • Theater

An early boy band was world famous — until the Nazis took over

Long before The Backstreet Boys, a vocal sextet in Weimar Germany was silenced because three memebrs were Jewish. A new Broadway musical with a score by Barry Manilow tells their story.

November 26, 2023
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By:
  • Jeff Lunden
Arielle Jacobs and Jose Llana as Imelda and Ferdinand Marcos in the Broadway musical <em>Here Lives Love.</em>

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  • World

I investigated the crimes of Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos — and loved 'Here Lies Love'

Journalist Lewis M. Simons, who won a Pulitzer Prize for investigating the hidden wealth of Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos, shares his thoughts after a sold-out Broadway matinee of Here Lies Love.

November 25, 2023
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By:
  • Lewis M. Simons
Costume designer William Ivey Long in New York City in 2016. Long is currently facing a civil lawsuit accusing him of sexual assault.

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  • Arts & Life

Broadway costuming legend accused of sexual assault in civil suit

William Ivey Long, a six-time Tony Award winner and past chairman of the American Theatre Wing, is one of the defendants in a lawsuit filed Wednesday by Court Watson, a set and costume designer.

November 22, 2023
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By:
  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
Playwright Larissa FastHorse is a 2020 MacArthur Fellow and co-founder of <a href="https://www.indigenousdirection.com/" data-key="117875">Indigenous Direction</a>, a consulting firm for Indigenous arts and audiences.

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  • Theater

Native American playwright Larissa FastHorse takes on the 'wild mess' of Thanksgiving

Larissa FastHorse is updating the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade to make it "less harmful" to Indigenous people. She's also consulting on a new Peter Pan and has a satire called The Thanksgiving Play.

November 21, 2023
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  • Tonya Mosley
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  • Theater

A parody musical of 'Saw' brings to life a long overdue queer love story

Saw is a series that is almost 20 years old. The latest movie was a hit. But there's another addition to the Saw universe that is making noise: A romantic, queer off-Broadway parody musical.

November 21, 2023
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By:
  • Brianna Scott
Billy Porter

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  • Music

'I've been trying to do this for over 30 years' — Billy Porter sings on his terms

Following star-making roles in Broadway's Kinky Boots and FX's Pose, Billy Porter has released an original album that plays out like mini-autobiographies: Black Mona Lisa.

November 20, 2023
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By:
  • Phil Harrell
The award-winning young playwrights of Enough! take a bow at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., in November 2023.

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  • Arts & Life

Teens wrote plays about gun violence — now they are being staged around the U.S.

Around 250 young playwrights wrote and submitted work as part of the annual contest, Enough! Plays to End Gun Violence. Six were chosen as finalists and had their work performed.

November 13, 2023
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By:
  • Neda Ulaby
Cirque du Soleil is unveiling a plan to join its famous acrobatic shows with Nashville's country music. Here, a cast member performs during the The Beatles LOVE show by Cirque du Soleil at The Mirage in Las Vegas.

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  • Music

Grand Ole ... Cirque du Soleil? New show will celebrate Nashville's country music

Cirque du Soleil is trading in its trademark worldbeat vibes for banjos and country two-step, for a new show to be unveiled next summer.

November 08, 2023
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
Left to right: Norm Sundholm, Lynn Easton, Dick Peterson, Mike Mitchell, and Barry Curtis of the touring version of the rock and roll band "The Kingsmen" perform onstage in 1964.

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  • Music

'Louie Louie': The story behind the song everyone knows but no one understands

The Kingsmen's enduring recording of the song turns 60 this year, and remains a classic, in part because of its dramatic history.

October 31, 2023
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By:
  • Deena Prichep
Sondheim had the highest standards for himself, the director of <em>Here We Are</em> said.

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  • Theater

The task? Finish Stephen Sondheim's last musical. No pressure.

When the composer/lyricist died in 2021 at age 91, he left behind a partly finished show called Here We Are. But his collaborators say Sondheim loved a puzzle — and he left them all the pieces.

October 23, 2023
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By:
  • Jeff Lunden
A 24-year-old piano prodigy, Jahari Stampley, has won one of the most prestigious awards in jazz. The competition held by the Herbie Hancock Institute is widely seen as anointing new stars.

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  • Music News

Pianist Jahari Stampley just won a prestigious jazz competition — he's only 24

A 24-year-old piano prodigy, Jahari Stampley, has won one of the most prestigious awards in jazz. The competition held by the Herbie Hancock Institute is widely seen as anointing new stars.

October 18, 2023
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By:
  • Neda Ulaby
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