Tag: Performing arts
EXPLAINER: Why Broadway is waiting until fall to reopen
NEW YORK — Broadway shows are tripping over themselves to announce that tickets are once more available. But don't get dressed up just yet:...
Ex-English National Ballet dancer convicted of sex crimes
LONDON — A former English National Ballet principal dancer was convicted Tuesday of sexually assaulting young female dance students.
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Stars of ‘Shrill’ express love for the ‘hippest of places’
NEW YORK — As “Shrill” draws to a close, its stars and creators are reflecting on how important Portland, Oregon, became to the Hulu...
Review: CNN anchor Jake Tapper fails in covering a thriller
Devil May Dance,” by Jake Tapper (Little, Brown)
As Jake Tapper’s...
Muti: Pandemic year silenced culture, leaving world stunned
RAVENNA, Italy — Conducor Riccardo Muti has once again reopened the Italian musical season in his adopted hometown of Ravenna after another — and...
Day by day: Musical ‘Godspell’ celebrates 50th anniversary
NEW YORK — It will come as little surprise to its legion of fans that the first professional musical to be mounted in the...
In the shadow of COVID-19, a toll on entertainment workers
NEW YORK — Like so many, the pandemic upended life for actor and dancer Rena Riffel. The Los Angeles-based performer needed help with rent,...
Getting up Close with Glenn and Ted Nash, new duo in jazz
NEW YORK — Glenn Close recently made music-related headlines for her playful performance of “Da Butt” at the Academy Awards, but the revered actor...
Broadway readies ticket sales for a fall reopening
NEW YORK — Many Broadway productions are scrambling to resume ticket sales in the coming days to welcome theater-goers this fall after city and...
Concert to honor Broadway star Rebecca Luker, fight ALS
LOS ANGELES — Some of Broadway's biggest stars are joining together to pay tribute to the late three-time Tony Award-nominated actor Rebecca Luker and...