Performing Arts

A sign of the "Hamilton" marquee at New York City's Richard Rogers Theater on Mar. 12, 2021, commemorating Broadway's "lost year" and a hope to return to live performances by fall 2021.

NYC Mayor Promises To Help Broadway Reopen By September

12:16pm March 25, 2021

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

At a Thursday press conference, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a series of public health measures aimed at re-starting New York City's cultural life and theatrical industry.

'Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf' Actor George Segal Dead At 87

10:31pm March 23, 2021

by Vanessa Romo

The Oscar-nominated actor, who recently wrapped up an eighth season on the ABC show The Goldbergs, died on Tuesday morning of complications from bypass surgery, his wife, Sonia, said in a statement.

Sasha Velour stars in The Island We Made, an opera composed by Angélica Negrón and filmed in a mid-century Staten Island house.

'The Island We Made': Lip-Sync Opera And High Drag Sing An Ode To Mothers

1:06pm March 19, 2021

Composer Angélica Negrón collaborates with 'RuPaul's Drag Race' winner Sasha Velour on a 10-minute film featuring original music, in a project for Opera Philadelphia.

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Music venues, like the Metro in Chicago, have gone through a long and uncertain wait for aid passed by Congress in December.

Shuttered Venue Grants Are Coming In April, After A Long Wait

5:49pm March 11, 2021

by Andrew Limbong

The live music industry breathed a sigh of relief when Congress passed a $15 billion grant program for struggling venues. But owners still face uncertainty and delays.

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Performance Venues Wait For Aid From Earlier COVID-19 Relief Measure

6:17am March 10, 2021

by Ryan Kailath

A bailout for live music and other event venues passed in the last relief bill. But one month after applications were scheduled to launch, they have not, and many venues are barely hanging on.

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Mara Wilson Reflects On Fame At A Young Age, Britney Spears' Career

8:33am March 07, 2021

Actor and writer Mara Wilson reflects on Britney Spears' career and the ways in which famous young women are objectified by the media.

When we spoke with Karyn Meek back in 2017, she was production stage manager for the Tony-nominated musical Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812. She's now enrolled in online grad school. Meek says as a stage manager she's used to solving problems be

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Where Are They Now? We Check In With Broadway Workers, Now Off Broadway

8:01am February 20, 2021

by Jeff Lunden

Each year ahead of the Tony Awards, we profile essential theater professionals who aren't centerstage. This year, with theaters closed due to COVID-19, we check back in to see how they are coping.

Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center in New York City remains closed following restrictions imposed to slow the spread of coronavirus on Jan. 16, 2021.

Metropolitan Opera Backstage Workers: 'Without People, The Opera Is Nothing'

9:46pm February 19, 2021

by Jeff Lunden

A union representing 800 backstage workers began a publicity campaign today urging donors and government entities to withdraw support for the company because of a labor dispute.

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'Theater In Quarantine': All The World's A Stage, Including This Closet

4:06pm February 18, 2021

Even in a pandemic, the show must go on. For Joshua William Gelb and Katie Rose McLaughlin, that meant converting a closet into a theater. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to them about their project.

Abigail Barlow, left, and Emily Bear are the creative duo behind Bridgerton the musical. "We wanted to be able to tell a stand-alone story and still honor what was created in the books and the TV show," says Barlow. "But honestly, we want to bring somethi

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Now Playing On TikTok: 'Bridgerton' The Musical

5:08pm February 13, 2021

by Jeff Lunden

Not long after the Netflix Regency romance premiered on Christmas, two young songwriters asked on TikTok: "Ok but what if Bridgerton was a musical?" Millions of people wanted to know the answer.