Broadway legend Hinton Battle, who originally played Scarecrow in 'The Wiz', has died
Broadway star Hinton Battle, who played the original Scarecrow at the 1978 "The Wiz", has died at 67. He was a three-time Tony Award winner.
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Taylor Swift, Drake, BTS and more may have their music taken off TikTok — here's why
Universal Music Group, the world's largest music company, has threatened to remove all of the music it owns from TikTok, unless the streaming platform agrees to more favorable terms.
How 'Poor Things' actor Emma Stone turns her anxiety into a 'superpower'
The Oscar-winning actor experienced her first panic attack at age 7. But Stone says acting helps with her anxiety, because it draws on her "big feelings" and forces her to live in the moment.
Academy of American Poets receives its largest-ever donation
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded two grants totaling more than $5.7 million to support the organization's Poet Laureates as well as a national alliance of organizations promoting poetry.
The arts span every facet of life – the White House just hosted a summit about it
To support President Biden's "whole-of-government approach to the arts," officials from different agencies, arts advocates and artists came together for a summit called "Healing, Bridging, Thriving."
Chita Rivera, Broadway's 'first great triple threat,' dies at 91
The three-time Tony Award-winning Broadway legend created indelible roles: Anita in West Side Story, Rose in Bye Bye Birdie and Velma Kelly in Chicago.
N. Scott Momaday, Pulitzer prize-winner and Native American literary great, dies
Pulitzer prize winning author and scholar N. Scott Momaday has died. He's credited with starting the contemporary Native American literary movement.
This comedian sees a connection between the Burning Man festival and his Jewish faith
NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with comedian Moshe Kasher about his new memoir Subculture Vulture, and the communities that have crafted his identity — including the world of Burning Man.
Happy Hill art exhibit aims to reclaim and re-present the history of Winston-Salem's oldest Black neighborhood
A new Happy Hill art exhibit serves as the latest effort by residents to reclaim and preserve the history of Winston-Salem's oldest Black neighborhood.
Another Super Bowl bet emerges: Can Taylor Swift make it from her Tokyo show in time?
The Kansas City Chiefs — including Travis Kelce — will play in the Super Bowl in Las Vegas on Feb. 11. Swift has a show in Tokyo the night before. Can she get there in time? The math says yes.