Performing Arts

The musical King Kong, which stars Christiani Pitts alongside a giant ape puppet, will end its run Aug. 18.

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'No Room For The Modest Hit Anymore': Broadway Prepares For Summer Closings

5:45am August 09, 2019

by Jeff Lunden

Broadway attendance is up — yet the $35 million production of King Kong is among the five shows cutting bait in the next two weekends, as musical theater undergoes a market correction.

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Broadway director and producer Hal Prince died this week at the age of 91.

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Opinion: The Prince Of Broadway's Legacy Lives On Through His Music

12:29pm August 03, 2019

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon honors the legacy of theatrical producer and director Hal Prince, who died this week at the age of 91.

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A Black Lady Radio Interview

4:59pm August 01, 2019

Comedian Robin Thede is back with a new sketch series on HBO.

'The Addams Family' Ranks No. 1 For Popularity In High School Musicals

4:20pm August 01, 2019

The Addams Family was the most popular high school musical production this year, according to the latest rankings from the Educational Theatre Association.

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Harold Prince poses with his Tony Award for best direction of a musical in 1980. He earned the honor for his work on Evita.

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Hal Prince, Transformational Broadway Producer And Director, Has Died

4:28pm July 31, 2019

by Jeff Lunden

The winner of an unprecedented 21 Tony Awards, Prince left a major impact on American musical theater. Among his shows: Cabaret, Fiddler on the Roof and The Phantom of the Opera. He was 91.

Dewayne Perkins performed in one of the New Faces showcases at Just For Laughs.

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New Faces Emerge At The World's Biggest Comedy Festival

3:18pm July 30, 2019

by Andrew Limbong

At Just For Laughs in Montreal, a series of events showcase up-and-coming talent — and has a history of giving comics their first big break. Here are 10 top performers from this year.

The new musical adaptation of Moulin Rouge! features 71 popular songs, which all had to be licensed and stitched together into the story.

'Moulin Rouge!' Is An Extravagant, Triumphant Jukebox Musical

9:00am July 26, 2019

by Alexandra Starr

With 71 hit songs performed on a decadent nightclub set, the new stage adaptation, based on Baz Luhrmann's 2001 film, is not particularly profound. It is nonetheless a knockout night at the theater.

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'Moulin Rouge!' The Musical Opens Tonight On Broadway

5:13am July 25, 2019

by Jeff Lunden

The new Broadway show Moulin Rouge! has more than 70 songs. It is a big, bombastic, jukebox musical about a time and place before jukeboxes.

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(Left to right) Joseph Lattanzi, Sankara Harouna, Terrence Chin-Loy and Miles Wilson-Toliverstar star in Blind Injustice, presented through the Cincinnati Opera.

'Blind Injustice' Opera Sets Out To Open Eyes About Wrongful Conviction Rates

5:34pm July 23, 2019

by Elizabeth Kramer

Based on former federal prosecutor Mark Godsey's book of the same title, the new opera Blind Injustice draws on detailed interviews with exonerees to put America's criminal justice system on trial.

Kenneth Kellogg, Briana Hunter and Aaron Crouch play The Father, The Mother and The Son in the world premiere of Blue at the 2019 Glimmerglass Festival.

New Opera 'Blue' Takes On The Tragedy Of Police Brutality

5:14pm July 21, 2019

by Jeff Lunden

The new opera by Tazewell Thompson and Jeanine Tesori tells the story of a couple in Harlem who are forced to confront their teenage son's sudden death by police violence.