Tag: Performing arts
Italy’s Carla Fracci, La Scala prima ballerina, dies at 84
MILAN — Carla Fracci, an Italian cultural icon and former La Scala prima ballerina renowned for romantic roles alongside such greats as Rudolf Nureyev...
Fractured fairy tale musical to use Britney Spears music
NEW YORK — Plans are afoot to put some old hit songs by Britney Spears into a stage musical about woke princesses, and the...
Review: A battle of 2 Emmas — with killer fashion as weapon
The Met Gala should be so lucky.
In a spectacular (though...
Met Opera deal allow solo singer fees cut by up to 12.7%
NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Opera would be able to cut the fees of its highest-paid individual singers by 12.7% under a pending four-year...
Writer Paul Rudnick scores with a witty, regal romance novel
NEW YORK — Paul Rudnick has written a romantic comedy with a royal twist.
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A new musical ‘Winnie the Pooh’ books a New York stage
NEW YORK — Disney’s iconic “Winnie the Pooh” will travel from the forest to find a home off-Broadway this fall.
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‘Hadestown’ jumps ahead of pack to welcome Broadway patrons
NEW YORK — “Hadestown,” the brooding musical about the underworld, has set its Broadway reopening date on Sept. 2, jumping ahead of such megahits...
Designer David Rockwell offers a guide to his creativity
NEW YORK — The COVID-19 pandemic cut the connections between people and emptied the spaces they met. For award-winning architect and theater designer David...
Kennedy Center honorees still relish slimmed-down tribute
WASHINGTON — This year’s Kennedy Center Honors may be a slimmed-down affair as the nation emerges from the coronavirus pandemic — but honoree Dick...