Tag: Performing arts
Met Opera stagehands to return to work after lockout
NEW YORK — Stagehands at the Metropolitan Opera planned to return to work Wednesday after recommending their union ratify a new labor contract negotiated...
Moisés Kaufman brings to NY whole new ‘Seven Deadly Sins’
NEW YORK — It started last fall in a series of vacant storefronts along an iconic Miami Beach thoroughfare as a safe way to...
Born to Conduct: Film charts Met music director’s ascent
NEW YORK — “Now I will conduct a short excerpt from Ravel’s ‘Bolero,’” the Metropolitan Opera’s future music director announces proudly.
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Bruce Springsteen marks the return of live shows on Broadway
NEW YORK — In another sign of live entertainment's rebirth, Bruce Springsteen returned to Broadway this weekend, strapping on a guitar and reviving a...
Brian Stokes Mitchell hosts a talk show with Broadway stars
NEW YORK — Actor Brian Stokes Mitchell will be hosting a new streaming talk show focusing on fellow artists like him who have made...
Special Tony Awards given to 2 shows, 1 advocacy nonprofit
NEW YORK — The Tony Awards may be months away, but three groups can already celebrate: The Broadway Advocacy Coalition, “David Byrne’s American Utopia”...
Opera singer says Paris police detained, strip searched her
PARIS — South African opera star Pretty Yende said she was detained by French authorities, strip searched and held in a dark room at...
15 months later, Radio City reopens with Dave Chappelle
NEW YORK — Fifteen months after shuttering for the pandemic, New York's Radio City Music Hall reopened its doors Saturday for the Tribeca Festival...
‘The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard’ hits top mark at box office
LOS ANGELES — “The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard” struck the top box office target.
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In Argentina, pandemic exacts a heavy toll on tango culture
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — In a huge ballroom in a Buenos Aires basement, the tables are stacked. On the orchestra stage, the piano lid...