Performing Arts Headlines

Ailey dance company's new leader launches first season with 'fresh' vision
Tue Dec 02 4:44 am
Alicia Graf Mack says her new role as artistic director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is like coming full circle after a stint as principal dancer for the beloved group.
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Acclaimed playwright Tom Stoppard dies at 88
Sat Nov 29 12:51 pm
Tom Stoppard is remembered as a playwright whose wit and curiosity reshaped modern theater.
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In 1981, Stephen Sondheim's 'Merrily' was a flop -- now it's a hit
Thu Nov 27 5:00 am
A filmed version of the live production of Merrily We Roll Along will open in theaters on Dec. 5. We listen back to a 2024 interview with revival director Maria Friedman and actor Jonathan Groff.
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'Lockdown was illuminating': Tim Robbins reflects on the origins of 'Topsy Turvy'
Mon Nov 10 11:34 am
"Things that I had held sacred or had held as truths were challenged," Robbins says of the pandemic. His new play is about a chorus that loses its ability to sing together after COVID isolation.
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'It's as if I've been reborn': Misty Copeland begins a next chapter in 'a new body'
Wed Nov 05 1:35 pm
Copeland says her final performance with American Ballet Theatre was a thank you to the communities that had supported her. "What I represented is something far bigger than me," she says.
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Ballet star Misty Copeland says farewell to the stage
Thu Oct 23 5:03 pm
Misty Copeland was the first Black principal dancer at the prestigious American Ballet Theatre.
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Misty Copeland hangs up her pointe shoes after performing at retirement show
Thu Oct 23 1:27 am
Misty Copeland took one last spin on her pointe shoes Wednesday, as she retired after a trailblazing career in which she became an ambassador for diversity in an overwhelmingly white art form.
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When Broadway flops get a second life as student musicals
Wed Oct 15 5:10 pm
Each year, many more Americans see live theater in local schools than on Broadway. So when a show has a short run in New York? It's not over.
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Drew Struzan, artist of iconic movie posters, dies at 78
Tue Oct 14 7:07 pm
The artist and illustrator created iconic posters for movie franchises like Indiana Jones, Star Wars and Back to the Future.
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Talks resume as Broadway actors consider a strike
Wed Oct 08 11:21 am
Broadway's union for performers and stage managers says the sticking point is health care.
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