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News Articles: Performing Arts

<em>Yellowstone</em>'s later seasons were filmed in Montana.

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Hollywood strikes' economic impacts are hitting far beyond LA

The writers and actors strikes in Hollywood are affecting jobs across the U.S. The Motion Picture Association says film and TV productions employ more than 1.7 million people outside California.

August 10, 2023
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  • Tilda Wilson
Lizzo performs at the Governors Ball Music Festival in the Queens borough of New York in June.

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  • Pop Culture

Lizzo says hostile work environment allegations against her are 'unbelievable'

The four-time Grammy winning artist known for championing women and body positivity, denies allegations a lawsuit by former employees that they experienced weight-shaming and other troubling demands.

August 03, 2023
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  • Dustin Jones
Paul Reubens poses after a performance of <em>The Pee-wee Herman Show</em> on Broadway in October 2010.

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  • Obituaries

Pee-wee Herman was more than a boy who never grew up

Pee-wee's creator, Paul Reubens, died Sunday of cancer. He was 70. Pee-wee was a petulant man-child and a trickster spirit, a burst of joyous id that snuck his brand of anarchy into the mainstream.

August 01, 2023
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  • Glen Weldon
Drag Queen Brigitte Bandit reads a book during a story time reading at the Cheer Up Charlies dive bar on March 11, 2023 in Austin, Texas. Bills to restrict drag performances across the country have failed to make an impact.

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  • National

Despite all the talk, no states have active laws banning drag in front of kids

Across the country, efforts by state Republicans to restrict drag performances in front of kids have fallen short. Bills have been scuttled, blocked, vetoed and more.

July 29, 2023
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  • Josie Lenora
Arielle Jacobs and Jose Llana as Imelda and Ferdinand Marcos in <em>Here Lives Love.</em>

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  • Theater

You can immerse yourself — literally — in this Broadway show

Here Lies Love tells the story of Imelda and Ferdinand Marcos' rise and fall in the Philippines. The $22 million immersive musical production is a big Broadway gamble.

July 18, 2023
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  • Jeff Lunden
Terence Blanchard performs at the International Jazz Day Concert, New Orleans Tricentennial at the Orpheum Theater in 2018.

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  • Music News

NEA announces 2024 Jazz Masters including Terence Blanchard and Gary Bartz

The National Endowment for the Arts has selected Terence Blanchard, Willard Jenkins, Amina Claudine Myers and Gary Bartz for the prestigious honor.

July 12, 2023
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  • Neda Ulaby
GPB News NPR

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  • Theater

Remembering Broadway legend and 'Fiddler on the Roof' lyricist Sheldon Harnick

Harnick, along with composer Jerry Bock, wrote the enduring music for Fiddler, as well as Fiorello and She Loves Me. He died June 23. Originally broadcast in 1988, 2004 and 2014.

June 30, 2023
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  • Terry Gross
GPB News NPR

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  • Obituaries

Alan Arkin has died — the star of 'Get Smart' and 'Little Miss Sunshine' was 89

Arkin knew from childhood that he wanted to be an actor, and he spent a lifetime performing — the Academy Award winner appeared in more than 100 films in a career spanning over seven decades.

June 30, 2023
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  • Neda Ulaby
We met Bob the Drag Queen on a sunny day in New York recently.

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  • Arts & Life

An afternoon with Bob the Drag Queen

Bob the Drag Queen knows the world of drag is getting politicized. But as he prepares his next moves on stage and screen, he makes no apologies for expressing his signature flair.

June 30, 2023
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  • Megan Lim and
  • Ari Shapiro
Virginia Johnson, 73, the outgoing artistic director of Dance Theatre of Harlem poses in one of the company's ballet studios at 466 West 152nd street in New York City, N.Y. on Thursday, June 22, 2023. She joined the company in 1969 as a founding member and prima ballerina, returning to it as the Artistic Director from 2009-2023.

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  • Dance

Virginia Johnson on her time at Dance Theatre of Harlem: 'It was love'

When Virginia Johnson joined the Dance Theatre of Harlem, it was often confused with the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team. This week Johnson retires as artistic director of the pioneering company.

June 28, 2023
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  • Michel Martin,
  • Reena Advani,
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The popular restaurant chain Hamburger Mary's, which features drag waitresses and family-friendly drag performances, has won a legal battle after filing a lawsuit against Florida's drag show ban. The chain's Orlando, Fla., restaurant is seen on June 13.

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  • National

Judge blocks a Florida law that would punish venues where kids can see drag shows

The ruling, in a case brought by a Hamburger Mary's restaurant, pauses enforcement of the state's new "Protection of Children" law, which prohibits admitting children to an "adult live performance."

June 27, 2023
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  • Jonathan Franklin
Broadway lyricist Sheldon Harnick at the Tony Awards in May 2016.

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  • Obituaries

Broadway lyricist Sheldon Harnick, who wrote 'Fiddler on the Roof,' dies at 99

The Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning lyricist was one of the last masters of Broadway's Golden Age. His career extended over 60 years.

June 23, 2023
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  • Jeff Lunden
Dionne Warwick (from left), Barry Gibb, Queen Latifah, Billy Crystal and Renée Fleming will be honored by the Kennedy Center for their lifetime achievements.

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  • Arts & Life

Queen Latifah and Billy Crystal are among the 2023 Kennedy Center honorees

Billy Crystal, Renée Fleming, Barry Gibb, Queen Latifah and Dionne Warwick will be honored for their lifetime artistic achievements as the 46th class of Kennedy Center honorees.

June 22, 2023
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  • Tilda Wilson
British actor Glenda Jackson in April, 1974.

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  • Obituaries

British star Glenda Jackson has died at age 87

Jackson was one of the finest British actors of her generation, winning Oscar, Emmy and Tony Awards. Fiercely political, she also served as a member of Parliament for decades.

June 15, 2023
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  • Jeff Lunden
D'Arcy Drollinger, the country's first drag laureate, poses with the Pride flag outside San Francisco City Hall on June 2, 2023.

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  • Arts & Life

Nation's first 'drag laureate' kicks off Pride in San Francisco

A nightclub owner, artist and newly elected government official is joining Pride festivities as other U.S. cities consider appointing drag laureates.

June 12, 2023
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  • Chloe Veltman
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