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News Articles: Performing Arts

John Malkovich says theater is like surfing. Actors might think they are the wave — but they're not: "The wave is created by the collision between the material and the public. You ride the wave or you don't." Malkovich is pictured above in <em>The Music Critic.</em>

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  • Theater

Even Beethoven got bad reviews. John Malkovich reads them aloud as 'The Music Critic'

A new live stage show features actor John Malkovich transformed into some of the meanest music critics ever — in real reviews skewering the work of great composers like Beethoven, Brahms and Chopin.

October 17, 2023
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By:
  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
Polish countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński also breakdances, two skills showcased in Semele at Munich's Bavarian State Opera this year before it heads to New York's Metropolitan Opera next season.

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  • Performing Arts

From opera to breakdancing and back again: Jakub Józef Orliński fuses two worlds

Polish countertenor and breakdancer Jakub Józef Orliński talks about his new album with Il Pomo d'Oro orchestra.

October 16, 2023
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By:
  • Olivia Hampton
Taylor Swift at the Los Angeles premiere of the "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour" concert film. The movie has already broken theatrical pre-sale records.

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  • Music

Taylor Swift Eras Tour Concert Film arrives a day early as reviews come in

In an Instagram post, the pop star announced that her highly anticipated concert film will be released today, earlier than expected.

October 12, 2023
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By:
  • Andrew Limbong
Singer Taylor Swift and actor Ryan Reynolds are seen ahead of the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium on Sunday in East Rutherford, N.J.

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  • Business

Taylor Swift's stadium stop hikes up ticket prices for Chiefs-Jets game

Taylor Swift means business. The popstar brought an economic boost to the NFL after she was seen at a Chiefs game. Her appearance at MetLife Stadium gives the franchise another opportunity to cash in.

October 02, 2023
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By:
  • Emma Bowman and
  • Andrew Limbong
Actor Michael Gambon took over the role of Albus Dumbledore in <em>The Prisoner of Azkaban.</em>

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  • Obituaries

Michael Gambon, who played Dumbledore in 'Harry Potter,' dies at 82

Gambon was best known for playing Albus Dumbledore in most of the Harry Potter movies. The Irish-born actor got his start on stage and worked under Laurence Olivier.

September 28, 2023
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  • Andrew Limbong
Leslie Odom Jr., who won a Tony playing Aaron Burr in <em>Hamilton</em>, is now back on Broadway as Purlie.

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  • Theater

A Jim Crow satire returns to Broadway after 62 years — and it's a romp, not a relic

In 1961, actor and Civil Rights activist Ossie Davis wrote the blistering play Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch. Now, Leslie Odom Jr. stars in the revival.

September 27, 2023
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By:
  • Jeff Lunden
Mayra Herrera, one of the women who gathered to celebrate the International Day of Afro-descendant Women in  Tamiahua, in the state of Veracruz, Mexico.

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  • Latin America

Women of the Sea: Afro-descendants honor their heritage in Mexico

Through portraits and interviews with activists and artists, Koral Carballo sought out an answer to the question of what it means to be an Afro-Mexican woman today.

September 26, 2023
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  • Koral Carballo
In <em>The </em><em>Enchanted Symphony</em>, a young boy named Piccolino harnesses the power of art, nature and community.

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  • Author Interviews

A concert audience of houseplants? A new kids' book tells the surprisingly true tale

The latest children's book from Julie Andrews, Emma Walton Hamilton and illustrator Elly McKay is about the power of nature and music. They discussed their creative process in an interview with NPR.

September 23, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman and
  • Samantha Balaban
Broadway tickets are expensive — add babysitting to that and the costs are often prohibitive. But a nonprofit is trying to bring free babysitting to theaters around the country.

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  • Theater

Free babysitting on Broadway? This nonprofit helps parents get to the theater

Broadway tickets are expensive — add babysitting to that and the costs are often prohibitive. But a nonprofit is trying to bring free babysitting to theaters around the country.

September 23, 2023
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  • Jennifer Vanasco
Franne Lee at the New York Public Library's Hal Prince exhibition in 2019. Lee designed the costumes for Prince's <em>Sweeney Todd</em> and <em>Candide.</em>

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  • Obituaries

Franne Lee, who designed costumes for 'SNL' and 'Sweeney Todd,' dies at 81

From SNL's Coneheads to Killer Bees, Broadway's Sweeney Todd and Candide, we remember Tony Award-winning costume designer Franne Lee who died on Aug. 27.

September 06, 2023
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  • Elizabeth Blair
In this image from video provided by Rebecca Barger, festival-goers are helped off a truck from the Burning Man festival site in Black Rock, Nev., on Monday, Sept. 4, 2023.

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  • Arts & Life

Burning Man festival organizers lift driving ban and allow people to leave

Organizers of the Burning Man festival lifted a driving ban on Monday as muddy roads that had stranded thousands of attendees in the Nevada desert had dried up enough to allow people to begin leaving.

September 05, 2023
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By:
  • Emma Bowman and
  • Chloe Veltman
Juan Lastra unabashedly stood up, sang and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@juanp_lastra/video/7272089604314975531">filmed himself</a> during one of Adele's concerts in Las Vegas. When security tried to get him to sit down, Adele told them to leave him alone.

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  • Arts & Life

Should you stand or sit at a concert? Adele fan ignites debate

When security told Juan Lastra to sit down, Adele told them to leave him alone. The incident sparked a debate about concert etiquette. Stand when others are sitting? Tell a fan to sit down?

August 30, 2023
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  • Elizabeth Blair
Tim Hatley's sketch shows the musical's DeLorean on stage.

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  • Theater

How 'Back to the Future: The Musical' created a DeLorean that flies

It flies over the audience and flips over — but that's not all that it does.

August 25, 2023
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  • Jeff Lunden
Billy McFarland, pictured in 2018, said he's relaunching the infamous Fyre Festival in response to "interest and demand" in his ability "to bring people from around the world together to make the impossible happen."

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  • Arts & Life

Billy McFarland went to prison for Fyre Fest. Are his plans for a reboot legal?

The controversial entrepreneur is seeking redemption and some people are ready for him to try. Tickets have sold out. But he still owes $26 million in restitution to the people he fleeced.

August 24, 2023
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  • Vanessa Romo
The destroyed Waiola Church is shown following wildfire, Friday, Aug. 11, 2023, in Lahaina.

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  • Arts & Life

Maui's cultural landmarks burned, but all is not lost

Balancing sadness for the losses with hope about what's been saved, heritage workers are in the early stages of planning recovery and restoration efforts.

August 16, 2023
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By:
  • Chloe Veltman
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