Performing Arts

"Moulin Rouge! The Musical," dominated the 2021 Tony Awards on Sunday.

Arts

'Moulin Rouge! The Musical' Sashays Home With 10 Tony Awards

11:10pm September 26, 2021

by The Associated Press

The honors bestowed to the adaptation of Baz Luhrmann's 2001 film included best new musical. "The Inheritance" was named the best new play, and "A Soldier's Play" won best play revival.

Audra McDonald and Leslie Odom Jr. will host different parts of the Tony Awards broadcast on Sept. 26: the awards ceremony and the following two-hour celebration of Broadway's return, respectively.

Arts

4 Things To Know Ahead Of The 2021 Tony Awards

7:54am September 26, 2021

by Jeff Lunden

The 74^th Annual Tony Awards will be presented on Sunday, September 26 more than 15 months after they were previously scheduled. But these pandemic Tonys are by no means business as usual.

In "The Twins," an episode of Star Wars: Visions, siblings Karre and Am square off.

Arts

Anime Anthology 'Star Wars: Visions' Expands The Galaxy Far, Far Away

6:43am September 22, 2021

by Glen Weldon

The uneven Disney+ series views the Star Wars universe through an anime lens. The result points up the visual potential — and narrative limitations — of the franchise.

Lil Nas X accepts best direction for "Montero (Call Me by Your Name)" onstage during the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday in New York City.

The Best Moments From The MTV VMAs

10:52am September 13, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

It was a big night for Olivia Rodrigo, Justin Bieber and Lil Nas X, among others, as MTV's Video Music Awards returned to the stage.

Kacey Musgraves, whose follow-up to her Album of the Year-winning Golden Hour, titled Star-Crossed, was released Sep. 10, 2021.

Kacey Musgraves: 'Star-Crossed' And Thriving

8:44am September 10, 2021

"We're all taught that the success of a relationship has to somehow correlate with the length of it... I just don't think that that's fully accurate." The singer-songwriter's new album is out today.

Arts

'Hadestown' Returns To Broadway

6:22pm September 04, 2021

by Jeff Lunden

Broadway is coming roaring back on Sept. 2 and one of the musicals to open that day is Hadestown. We follow the cast and crew as they remount the show and celebrate opening night.

A scene from Francisco Negrin's production of Verdi's Il Trovatore, shown in a performance from the Opera de Monte Carlo.

Faced With Deadline Drama, LA Opera Stages A Construction Sprint

9:32am September 03, 2021

by Mandalit del Barco

With sets shipped from Europe stuck on a boat that can't dock because of coronavirus disruption, LA Opera went to work building new sets, cramming months of work into ten days.

The cast of Hadestown gathered, masked, for their first rehearsal in 17 months. Broadway has strict safety protocols but there has been at least one breakthrough infection in a touring cast.

Arts

Curtains Up! Broadway Musicals Return, But COVID Concerns Are Center Stage

6:11pm September 01, 2021

by Jeff Lunden

Broadway shows have implemented strict protocols, but anxiety is high. "The culture of 'the show must go on,' it has to be left behind," says the executive director of the Actors' Equity Association.

Neighbors Mabel (Selena Gomez), Oliver (Martin Short) and Charles (Steve Martin) become podcasters in Only Murders in the Building.

Arts

In Twisty 'Only Murders In The Building,' True Crime Makes Good Neighbors

5:00am August 31, 2021

by Glen Weldon

A trio of Upper West Side neighbors and true-crime devotees stumbles upon an actual murder and proceeds to make a podcast about it in this shrewdly funny Hulu series.

Education

WS/FC Schools Will Mandate COVID-19 Testing For Sports, Other Activities

4:02pm August 25, 2021

by Keri Brown