The center's executive director has named an agent who has worked with ZZ Top and Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee as the head of programming for the arts institution.
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Opera singers often leave their careers when their voices are at their best, because the workload isn't manageable anymore.
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Dance Theatre of Harlem is reviving its landmark 1982 production of Firebird under the helm of artistic director Robert Garland.
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The president made the remark to reporters amidst back-and-forth developments in federal court, including an allegation that a forklift repeatedly struck the center.
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The Kennedy Center's board of directors voted to close the historic arts center Tuesday, just minutes after a federal judge once again stopped a plan to put President Trump's name on the building.
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The Kennedy Center's board voted to close for two years, after a judge ruled against adding President Trump's name. NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Attorney Nathaniel Zelinsky about the embattled venue.
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The board's vote to shutter the historic arts center came amid concerns about financial, structural problems.
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Brooks grew up in a church where her mom was a minister and her dad a deacon. She went on to play Taystee in the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black. Now she co-stars If I Go Will They Miss Me?
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In two board resolutions made public Monday, the arts institution says it is in a dire financial and physical state — and that only President Trump can "rescue" it.
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Theatre producer Francesca Moody has a remarkable record of spotting shows that go on to have wide success. At the Edinburgh Fringe festival, she told NPR about what she looks for in a performance.
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