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  • Theater

Anthony Roth Costanzo nearly lost his voice to cancer. Now he's back as 'Akhnaten'

A decade ago, Costanzo had surgery that threatened to destroy his singing voice. Now he stars as a gender-fluid Egyptian pharaoh in the Met Opera's production. Originally broadcast Oct. 7, 2019.

May 13, 2022
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By:
  • Terry Gross
(l) Jason Veasey, James Jackson, Jr., Jaquel Spivey, L Morgan Lee and Antwayn Hopper in "A Strange Loop."

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  • Arts & Life

'A Strange Loop' garners 11 Tony nominations, including Best Musical

These nominations are for Broadway's first season after the 2020 COVID shutdown.

May 10, 2022
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  • Jeff Lunden

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  • Arts & Life

2022 Pulitzer Prizes in arts and letters go to 'Fat Ham' and 'The Netenyahus'

The 2022 Pulitzer Prizes in fiction, poetry, drama and other categories in arts and letters were announced in New York along with awards for journalism.

May 09, 2022
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By:
  • Neda Ulaby
"A Strange Loop" won 11 Tony nominations, the most this year.

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  • Arts & Life

List of the 2022 Tony Nominations

The American Theatre Wing announced nominations today for the 75th annual awards.

May 09, 2022
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By:
  • Jennifer Vanasco
Study of the 1931 Josephine Baker poster by Jean Chassaing.

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  • Arts & Life

Photos: The Golden Age of Broadway is celebrated in a new online exhibit

A new virtual art exhibition celebrates theater, movies and television with original sketches by Broadway set and costume designers.

May 07, 2022
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  • Jeff Lunden
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  • Obituaries

At a high school, the song 'No One is Alone' becomes about a teacher lost to COVID

English teacher Bobby Texel remembers his coworker Dennis DeCarlo, a woodshop teacher at Pompton Lakes High School in New Jersey. Dennis and Bobby worked together for years on the school's musicals.

May 06, 2022
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By:
  • Elena Burnett and
  • Sarah Handel
Dave Chappelle performing in Los Angeles, California in 2018.

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  • News

Dave Chappelle's accused attacker pleads not guilty to misdemeanor charges

Isaiah Lee is accused of four counts, including battery. He was initially booked by police on a felony charge but prosecutors said they didn't have enough evidence to pursue it.

May 06, 2022
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By:
  • Mandalit del Barco and
  • Barbara Campbell
Critics say Ron Carter left a big footprint in music, especially for bassists.

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  • Arts & Life

85-year-old bassist Ron Carter has no plans on slowing down

The roster of musicians Carter has worked with ranges from Ornette Coleman to Aretha Franklin, Roberta Flack and A Tribe Called Quest.

May 04, 2022
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By:
  • Tom Vitale
Mazel Tov Cocktail Party's influences are global, but the sound they create is uniquely their own.

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  • Arts & Life

Mazel Tov Cocktail Party: Take an ounce of hip hop, dash of polka, then square dance

Finding a thriving dance culture in the Adirondacks Mountains inspired the band to take its sound in an unexpected direction.

May 02, 2022
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By:
  • Jon Kalish
Dariya Medynska gathers with other members of the Voloshky Ukrainian dance ensemble before the International Spring Festival at North Penn High School in Lansdale, Pennsylvania.

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  • Arts & Life

A Ukrainian dance troupe in the U.S. fights disinformation, one high kick at a time

The Voloshky Ukrainian Dance Ensemble, which turns 50 this year, hopes to counter Russian aggression by teaching U.S. audiences about Ukrainian history and culture.

May 01, 2022
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  • Laura Benshoff
The seven actresses in POTUS, now on Broadway. Julie White (left, top), Lilli Cooper, Rachel Dratch, Vanessa Williams, Lea DeLaria, Julianne Hough (front left), Suzy Nakamura

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  • Arts & Life

Broadway's 'POTUS': Should these women save the president?

Seven comic actresses star in a new play by a 28-year-old up-and-coming playwright.

April 27, 2022
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By:
  • Jeff Lunden
Jared Grimes (l) as Eddie Ryan and Beanie Feldstein as Fanny Brice in <em>Funny Girl</em>

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  • Arts & Life

From Fanny to Barbra to Beanie: 'Funny Girl' comes back to Broadway

In 1964, the musical made a star out of 21-year-old Barbra Streisand. Now a new version features Beanie Feldstein.

April 22, 2022
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By:
  • Jeff Lunden
Under the Do LaB's colorful tent, the crowds get doused with water guns.

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  • Concerts

Coachella's music fan fave Do LaB is back!

Coachella is back after being shuttered by the pandemic. We take a look at the Do LaB stage, created by three brothers, as a renegade event.

April 22, 2022
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By:
  • Mandalit del Barco
Actor Robert Morse pictured at the Emmy Awards in 2014.

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  • Arts & Life

Tony award winner and 'Mad Men' star Robert Morse dies at 90

Robert Morse, who starred in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying as a young actor and, decades later, returned to the corporate world with TV's Mad Men, has died at 90.

April 21, 2022
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By:
  • Miranda Mazariegos
Charles Mingus is often regarded as one of the greatest jazz composers of the 20th century.

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  • Arts & Life

How the late jazz great Charles Mingus is being remembered 100 years later

Regarded as one of the most important figures in jazz, tributes are planned across the world to honor the legacy of bassist, bandleader and pioneer Charles Mingus.

April 21, 2022
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By:
  • Tom Vitale
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