Performing Arts

15th September 1980: Sidney Poitier , the American actor and film director.

Sidney Poitier: actor, activist, and trailblazing heartthrob

4:29pm January 13, 2022

by Karen Grigsby Bates

Tributes have cascaded in since Sidney Poitier died. And so they should have. He was an unparalleled actor, a committed activist, and a beloved family member. He was also, frankly, a heartthrob.

Cecily Strong is putting her personal spin on a celebrated one-woman show at The Shed in New York City this month.

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Cecily Strong finds 'Signs of Intelligent Life' in a celebrated one-woman show

5:28pm January 11, 2022

by Jeff Lunden

The 'Saturday Night Live' cast member and 'Schmigadoon!' star performs in "The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe," a one-woman show made famous by Lily Tomlin.

Actor and comedian Bob Saget, pictured in November 2021, has died at age 65.

Actor and comedian Bob Saget dies at 65

10:23pm January 09, 2022

by James Doubek

Saget was a prominent presence on American television screens throughout the 1990s as the father Danny Tanner on Full House and the host of America's Funniest Home Videos.

Shoba Narayan, the first South Asian actress to play Aladdin's Princess Jasmine, took on the role in 2021.

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Shoba Narayan's fight for South Asian representation began long before Jasmine

5:00am January 09, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

Cast as Aladdin's first South Asian Princess Jasmine in 2021, Shoba Narayan has been committed to bringing her cultural background to the character and the show.

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She left the stage years ago. Then 'Wicked' needed an understudy

10:53am January 08, 2022

by Scott Simon

Scott Simon talks with Carla Stickler, a former understudy for the Broadway smash "Wicked." She was called back to perform on short notice after much of the current cast succumbed to COVID-19.

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Musician David Bowie speaks onstage while accepting the Webby Lifetime Achievement award at the 11th Annual Webby Awards in 2007.

David Bowie joins constellation of stars selling off back catalogs for galactic sums

11:39am January 04, 2022

by Neda Ulaby

David Bowie, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Stevie Nicks and Shakira all recently sold off all or part of their back catalogs. Why forgo future royalties and creative control?

The Broadway cast of Come From Away had to cancel a week's performances before Christmas due to a COVID-19 outbreak. When it returned, eight out of the 12 actors in the show were substitutes.

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With COVID outbreaks, Broadway's understudies take center stage

11:09am January 03, 2022

by Jeff Lunden

Breakthrough infections from the omicron variant have been spreading like wildfire among casts and crews, so understudies and swing performers have been helping keep shows afloat.

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Stills from (L-R): CODA, The Morning Show, Summer of Soul, Starstruck, Plan B, the Olympics, Ted Lasso, and Spencer.

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50 wonderful things from 2021: The performances, moments, and laughs we'll remember

9:37am December 30, 2021

by Linda Holmes

NPR pop culture critic Linda Holmes lists highlights from the year, including Ted Lasso, a TikTok dog, a twisty mystery, some great performances, and a moment in a mall.

Elizabeth Stanley plays Mary Jane Healy, a central character in Jagged Little Pill.

Broadway musical 'Jagged Little Pill' closes after rising cases of coronavirus

12:29pm December 21, 2021

by Mia Estrada

The show, which takes its title from Alanis Morissette's 1995 album, cited the Omicron surge for closing.

Latin Grammy winner to Cuban leaders: 'We're done with your lies and indoctrination'

4:44pm December 13, 2021

by Elisa Baena

Afro-Cuban rapper Yotuel Romero discusses the song that won Song of the Year and inspired protesters in one of the biggest waves of demonstrations in Cuba in decades.

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