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Finally, A New Broadway Musical Is Turning A Profit
“The Outsiders, … which opened in April 2024 and won the Tony Award for best new musical two months later, has recouped its $22 million capitalization...
Trump Tries To Shift Blame For “Massive Deficit” At Kennedy Center
He posted on Truth Social, referring to cascading cancellations and plummeting ticket sales, “People don’t realize that The Trump Kennedy Center suffered massive deficits...
Has Dancing In Clubs, Or In Public At All, Died Of Embarrassment And Fear...
“We spoke to DJs, dance experts, real estate agents who make dancing home-tour videos, aspiring professional dancers and club owners to get their take....
Philip Glass Cancels World Premiere At Kennedy Center
“(My) Symphony No. 15 is a portrait of Abraham Lincoln, and the values of the Kennedy Center today are in direct conflict with the...
Cliburn Amateur Piano Competition Is Permanently Shut Down
The Cliburn International Amateur Piano Competition, founded in 1999, was held eight times, most recently in 2022. News of its retirement comes just a few...
What The New California Version Of The New York Post Is After
Says Nick Papps, founding editor-in-chief of the Murdoch tabloid California Post, “We'll have the wit of the New York Post headlines, which is really...
BAFTA Nominations 2026: “One Battle After Another” Pips “Sinners”
One Battle After Another, Paul Thomas Anderson’s counterculture comedy, received 14 nominations for Britain’s equivalent of the Oscars, while Sinners, Ryan Coogler’s vampire thriller...
Legal Teams Across The US Organize To Fight School And Library Book Bans
“Across America, publishers, libraries, and literary organizations are building a formidable litigation slate to ensure the availability of books in public and school libraries.”...
Thieves Steal The Entire Collection Of Silver From A Silver Museum
Before dawn last Wednesday, two men broke into the Silver Museum in the Dutch city of Doesburg and stole every piece there except a...
Scholar Argues That Shakespeare Was Really Emilia Bassano, A “Black Jewish Woman”
The claim that Emilia Bassano Lanier was Shakespeare’s “Dark Lady” is now familiar; even the argument that she — a published poet under her...
Opera Philadelphia Extends General Director Anthony Roth Costanzo’s Contract
The renowned countertenor/impresario, who took the helm of the admired-but-struggling company in 2024, has added two years to his contract, which now ends after...
Restoring “America’s Notre-Dame” — Which Is In, Of All Places, Kentucky
The Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption in Covington (across the Ohio River from Cincinnati) is a scaled-down copy of Notre-Dame de Paris on the...
Darren Walker, Who Headed The Ford Foundation, Is Heading To Hollywood
“On Friday, Walker, 66, was named president and chief executive of Anonymous Content, the production and management company” which produced, among others, the Oscar-winning film...
Can Generative AI Generate Convincing Dance Movement? Nope, Not Yet.
“CalMatters and The Markup tested four commercially-available AI video-generation models — OpenAI’s Sora, Google’s Veo, MiniMax’s Hailou, and Kuaishou’s Kling — and so far, dancers don’t have...
The Heart Of Small-Market Weekly Newspapers? The Obituaries
“It has long been recognized that newspaper obituaries hold value for communities, documenting lives and preserving local history. Their significance is rarely debated. Their...
Houston Grand Opera Is Doing Very Well These Days. Meet The General Director Behind...
“The company’s recent successes include two Grammy nominations; press attention for the hiring of music director James Gaffigan; announcements of bold new works; and...
There’s A New Oscar Category For Casting. Not Many People Really Get What It’s...
“Even in a case where a star comes on first, … the casting director has to build an entire world around them — not...
Should Struggling Artists And Performers Get Preference In New York City’s Affordable Housing Programs?
After all, large numbers of creatives have been fleeing the city, driven away mostly by the high cost of apartments. But would such a...
Chaos At One Of San Francisco’s Beloved Indie Performance Venues
“CounterPulse … is in crisis caused by financial strain, leadership collapse and a bitter labor conflict. With just one show on its calendar for...
New York State Governor Proposes $150 Million Retroactive Extension Of Theater Tax Credits
“(State agency) Empire State Development … currently isn’t accepting applications for the New York City Musical and Theatrical Production Tax Credit. … The proposed...
There’s A New Cliburn Competition Coming — This One For Conductors
“The first Cliburn International Competition for Conductors will take place in 2028 in Houston. … The competition will be hosted in partnership with the...
Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley Public Media Lays Of Half Its Staff
“The Bethlehem-based organization, which includes PBS39, WLVR radio and the Lehigh Valley News website, will lose about half of its workforce, which had stood...
Finally, A Ballet Shoe That Incorporates Athletic-Shoe Technology
Seth Orza, when he was a principal with Pacific Northwest Ballet in Seattle, developed plantar fasciitis and couldn’t find a shoe that would give...
The Erasure Of Paul Robeson
He was once the most famous Black American in the world, and one of the most accomplished: college football and NFL star, a degree...
Rarely-Seen Leonardo Da Vinci Mural In Milan Opened To Public For Winter Olympics
For just over five weeks, from February 7 to March 14, visitors will be allowed to climb the towering 20-foot scaffold inside the Sforza...
