Tag: Performing arts
Dinner theater drops ‘Cinderella’ with mostly white cast
<p>CHANHASSEN, Minn. — A suburban Minneapolis dinner theater has scrapped plans for a production of “Cinderella” because the cast was mostly white and it...
‘A reset button’ — Black theater leaders push for change
NEW YORK — What's better than a powerful voice from the Black theater community singing about change? How about 13 such voices?
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Dinner theater drops ‘Cinderella’ with mostly white cast
CHANHASSEN, Minn. — A suburban Minneapolis dinner theater has scrapped plans for a production of “Cinderella” because the cast was mostly white and it...
Dozens of playwrights, actors join ‘Period Piece’ monologues
<p>Mandy Moore, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Beth Leavel, Jessica Hecht and dozens of other actors are teaming up to talk about something rarely mentioned on...
Dozens of playwrights, actors join ‘Period Piece’ monologues
Mandy Moore, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Beth Leavel, Jessica Hecht and dozens of other actors are teaming up to talk about something rarely mentioned on...
Twyla Tharp, nearing 80, isn’t slowing down. Next question?
<p>NEW YORK — The new PBS documentary on dancer-choreographer Twyla Tharp is called “Twyla Moves.” In retrospect, that sounds a bit weak.</p>
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Twyla Tharp, nearing 80, isn’t slowing down. Next question?
NEW YORK — The new PBS documentary on dancer-choreographer Twyla Tharp is called “Twyla Moves.” In retrospect, that sounds a bit weak.
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Tulsa Opera fires composer of Greenwood massacre piece
<p>TULSA, Okla. — The Tulsa Opera has canceled a piece written for a concert on the city’s 1921 race massacre after the composer of...
Tulsa Opera fires composer of Greenwood massacre piece
TULSA, Okla. — The Tulsa Opera has canceled a piece written for a concert on the city’s 1921 race massacre after the composer of...
George C. Wolfe, Anne Carson win PEN achievement awards
NEW YORK — Tony Award-winner George C. Wolfe and Canadian poet-translator Anne Carson are among this year's winners of PEN America awards for career...