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New Federal Theatre Founder Woodie King Jr. Is Dead At 88
King launched the Off-Broadway company in 1970 to produce work by Black playwrights and give employment to Black theatermakers. Playwrights Ntozake Shange, Charles Fuller,...
Was Alexei Ratmansky’s New Ballet Inspired By Trump? Not Exactly.
The choreographer had the idea for The Naked King, based on the old fable “The Emperor’s New Clothes” and premiering this week at New...
The Kennedy Center Closure Announcement Is An Even Bigger Mess Than You Thought
Many people who should have been apprised of Trump’s plans before they were announced were not, including several Kennedy Center board members. And evidently...
The Real Reason Trump Is Closing Kennedy Center Next Season? No Programming, Says Source
“The Kennedy Center does not have a 2026-2027 season,” a source told CNN Inside Politics host Dana Bash. “There would not have been any...
Trump Promises He Won’t Tear Down The Kennedy Center — But …
… he said that about the East Wing of the White House, too. And what Trump did say sounds worrisome: “I’ll be using the...
Here Are The 2026 Winners of Grammy Awards For Classical Music
The biggest winner was composer Gabriela Ortiz, who took three prizes — Best Choral Performance, Best Contemporary Classical Composition and Best Classical Compendium —...
How “The New Yorker Story” Became A Genre
“I hadn’t investigated this term in depth, but I understood it to mean ‘a short story that is meandering, plotless, and slight — full...
The Real Oral History Of The Sundance Festival In Park City
“The sweetest, spiciest and most shocking Sundance stories are ones you don’t hear at Q&As inside the Eccles or Egyptian. … Who better to rewind the...
Will Sundance Lose Its Magic When It Moves From Park City To Boulder?
While many acknowledge that the festival has outgrown the tiny ski resort where it started, “longtime Sundance-goers hope that the festival’s indie spirit won’t...
Ex-General Manager Of Sacramento’s Public Radio Station Arrested For Embezzlement
“Capital Public Radio’s former general manager Jun Reina was arrested Thursday in connection to embezzlement, grand theft and forgery charges after prosecutors accused him...
This Theater Company’s Idea To Attract Audiences? Free Childcare
“At Palo Alto Players, the initiative is part of a broader effort to lower barriers to getting to the theater — one (Managing Director Elizabeth)...
Parliament-Funkadelic For Full Symphony Orchestra, Now Playing In Detroit
“The Detroit Opera will showcase some of funk maestro George Clinton ‘s and P-Funk’s greatest hits this weekend, performed by violins, cellos, horns and other instruments...
As ICE Descends On Maine, Cambodian Immigrants Find Solace In Traditional Dance
Sokhoeun Sok came to the US in 2005 to teach traditional Khmer dance and is now a naturalized citizen. For now, she “is focusing...
San Francisco Has A Public Space Ripe For Becoming The Next High Line
“The second-level promenade of the Embarcadero Center is one of the more scenic, beautifully landscaped, well-maintained spaces in San Francisco. … Yet despite its...
Former CNN Anchor Don Lemon Arrested Following Minneapolis Protest
“Lemon was arrested by federal agents in Los Angeles, where he had been covering the Grammy Awards, his attorney said. It is unclear what...
Dudamel And New York Philharmonic To Present Operas At Carnegie Hall
“Initially, the Philharmonic and Carnegie Hall will collaborate for five seasons, with Dudamel leading the orchestra in an annual concert opera, beginning (this coming)...
Kennedy Center Fires Senior Director Of Artistic Operations
Sarah Kramer “(had) spent the past decade rising through the ranks of the once-venerated cultural institution. She started as an assistant manager for special...
Diagnosing King Henry VIII
Over the course of his 38-year reign, he aged from a famously handsome monarch into an overweight, volatile despot. Various explanations, from syphilis to...
Why Is “American Psycho” Popping Up All Over? (And Should We Be Worried?)
In the 35 years since the novel made its bloody splash, there have been a hit movie, a stage musical, and countless memes. Now...
Los Angeles Ballet At 20
For such a large city, L.A. has been a difficult environment for classical dance; before this company, no ballet troupe there had lasted for...
Another Issue Musicians Don’t Talk About: Eating Disorders
A recent survey found that about a third of responding musicians were dealing or had dealt with an eating disorder. While there’s not yet...
With Adelaide Writers’ Week Cancelled, A Grassroots Festival Is Popping Up Instead
“Constellations – also jokingly dubbed ‘Not Writers’ Week’ – is being put on by “a loose coalition” of writers and publishers and the support of...
Silicon Valley’s Biggest Theater Company Is Planning A New Venue
“TheatreWorks Silicon Valley is partnering with the city of Palo Alto on a new venue at a familiar location. The municipality and the Tony-winning...
Britain Considers Plan To End Free-To-Air TV
“For almost a quarter-century Freeview has enabled viewers to access (digital terrestrial) television from the nation’s biggest broadcasters … for no charge. Despite it still being...
James Rondeau Is Ready To Beef Up The Art Institute Of Chicago (And Let’s...
As some other American museums struggle, the Institute is doing very well under Rondeau’s leadership (notwithstanding the medication-and-alcohol-fueled disrobing during a commercial flight last...
