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That Time “Rocky Horror” Flopped On Broadway (An Oral History)
The stage version of the now-cult classic movie had very successful runs in London and Los Angeles before it came to Broadway — and...
Five YouTube Videos That Helped Change How We See Ourselves And Each Other
“As much as YouTube changed how we use the internet, it's had an equally significant impact on our offline lives. … Human nature itself...
The Trump Kennedy Center, Soft Power, And The Decline of America’s Global Influence
A nation’s “soft power” is “the ability to get what you want through attraction rather than coercion or payments” — foreign aid, public perception,...
National Ballet Of Canada Nominated For Two Of London’s Olivier Awards
The nominations, for Best New Dance Production and Outstanding Achievement in Dance, are for the Toronto-based company’s appearance last October at Sadler’s Wells with...
San Francisco Museums Are Caught In City’s Budget Crisis
With the city government facing an $876 million budget deficit, the mayor has asked all city departments to expect 15% funding reductions. The de...
U.S. Arts Groups And ACLU Sue NEA Over Trump’s “No Gender Ideology” Rule
The lawsuit argues that the new requirement — that grant applicants must affirm that their projects will not “promote gender ideology” — violates the...
Cache Of Ancient Egyptian Gold Jewelry Discovered At Temple Of Karnak
“Researchers were surveying the northwest sector of the site (at Luxor) when they unearthed a partially broken ceramic vessel that held the artifacts. The...
Ricardo Scofidio, Part Of A Starchitect Trio, Has Died At 89
As partner in Diller Scofidio + Renfro, he had a hand in designing numerous landmarks of contemporary public architecture, in New York — the...
Why Did Toni Morrison’s Only Play Disappear?
Dreaming Emmett, about the murder of Emmett Till, ran in Albany for four weeks in 1986 and then vanished; rumors had it that Morrison...
Worried About Dwindling Grant Money, Philly’s Top Dance School Expands Into Retail
With local dance stores having closed, students at the Rock School were having to shop out-of-town for high-quality gear, especially pointe shoes. (Ballerinas go...
29 Years Ago, Charlotte Had A Freakout Over A Play, And The City’s Arts...
The play was Tony Kushner’s Angels in America, produced in 1996 by the Charlotte Repertory Theatre. Here’s the story of the fight about it...
Philly’s No Name Pops Appoints A Music Director
Christopher Dragon starts on July 1; by that point, the No Name Pops will be called the Philly Pops. Dragon is currently resident conductor...
Seven Defendants On Trial For Death Threats Against Artistic Director Of Paris Olympic Ceremonies
“Thomas Jolly filed a complaint for death threats after receiving homophobic and antisemitic abuse on social networks. The online attacks erupted after Jolly’s acclaimed but...
Unknown Donatello Sculpture Turns Up In Museum Storeroom
The marble bust, depicting Mantua noblewoman Cecilia Gonzaga, was identified in a storeroom at the Spiš Museum in Levoča, Slovakia. It was previously thought...
Disney Cuts 6% Of Staff At TV Networks And ABC News
“About 200 employees are being let go at Disney’s ABC News Group and Disney Entertainment Networks unit, people familiar with the matter said.” Among...
U.S. Book Industry Braces For Havoc Due To New Tariffs
“President Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada, as well as a 10% increase to tariffs on goods from China, went...
San Francisco Symphony Is Intimidated Into Pausing Black Composers Project
“The San Francisco Symphony and San Francisco Conservatory of Music have ‘paused’ the Emerging Black Composers Project, citing a memo from the U.S. Department of Education’s...
“Hamilton” Cancels Its Run At Kennedy Center In Wake Of Trump Takeover
Lead producer Jeffrey Seller: “Political disagreement and debate are vital expressions of democracy. These basic concepts of freedom are at the very heart of...
D.C. Will Paint Over Black Lives Matter Plaza Mural After GOP Threatens Transit Funding
“D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser signaled Tuesday that the city would paint a new mural at Black Lives Matter Plaza outside the White House...
How On Earth Did Reddit Become One Of The Nicest Places On The Internet?
For its first decade, Reddit was widely considered just a notch above 4chan: full of rage-filled prejudice, vicious verbal abuse and creepy sex stuff....
At Last, New York City Schools Get An Increase In Arts Funding
After years of either cuts or stagnant funding, the New York City Council has allocated $4 million for arts instruction and programming in 239...
Meet The Next Artistic Director Of The Dutch National Ballet
Ernst Meisner began his career with London's Royal Ballet before returning home to join DNB. When he left the stage in 2013, he became...
The Exotic Dancers Of Minneapolis Are Unionizing
“The Stripper Guild was created by the Sex Workers Outreach Project of Minneapolis, which received a … grant in 2022 to start building a...
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Is Moving To Los Angeles
The group’s primary concert venue has been in Glendale in L.A. County rather than in the city proper, but starting next season, LACO will...
M. Paul Friedberg, Landscape Architect Renowned For Urban Mini-Parks, Has Died At 93
In radical breaks from the traditions of his profession, “his playgrounds and landscapes emphasized abstract, elemental forms for play and exploration, inserted into gritty...
