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News Articles: Performing Arts

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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  • Tom Vitale
Comedian Nigel Ng at the Dream Downtown hotel in Manhattan April 11, 2022.

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  • Food

Keep screwing up egg fried rice. It makes Uncle Roger happy

The YouTube hit is the brainchild of stand up comic Nigel Ng, who's in the middle of a world tour. But can he stand out beyond his character?

April 19, 2022
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  • Andrew Limbong
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  • Theater

Young playwrights confront gun violence with their art and say #Enough

Across the country, theaters and civic organizations commemorate the 23rd anniversary of the Columbine school shootings by presenting readings of eight short plays by teenagers.

April 17, 2022
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By:
  • Jeff Lunden
August Wilson often wrote in diners - in the exhibit, visitors can immerse themselves in one the playwright loved.

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  • Arts & Life

Walk into August Wilson's life and plays in immersive new exhibit

Visitor's can step into Wilson's office - or the diner where he liked to write

April 17, 2022
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  • Bill O'Driscoll
GPB News NPR

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  • Arts & Life

How the late jazz great Chick Corea is being remembered — in concert

Chick Corea loved to collaborate. His former bandmates are honoring his memory with two star-studded concerts.

April 14, 2022
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  • Tom Vitale
James McAvoy stars in the London production of <em>Cyrano de Bergerac</em>, now playing in Brooklyn.

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  • Arts & Life

A stripped-down 'Cyrano' — a London import — is all about language

James McAvoy stars in this Olivier-winning production that includes beatboxing — but no prosthetic nose.

April 14, 2022
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  • Jeff Lunden
Singer Alicia Keys performing at Madison Square Garden in New York City, a few months after the 9/11 attacks in 2001.

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  • Music News

The Library of Congress is preserving these major historical recordings for posterity

The Library of Congress adds 25 new recordings to a national registry every year to be preserved for posterity. The 2022 list includes an album by Alicia Keys and historical broadcasts from WNYC.

April 13, 2022
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  • Neda Ulaby
GPB News NPR

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  • Arts & Life

Comedian Gilbert Gottfried has died

According to a post on his verified Twitter feed, he died following a long illness. He was 67.

April 12, 2022
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  • Andrew Limbong
In <em>CODA</em>, Ruby Rossi (Emilia Jones) auditions for Berklee College of Music. Real Berklee-trained musicians contributed to the Oscar winning film.

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  • Arts & Life

Berklee musicians are basking in the 'CODA' Oscar glow

Berklee College of Music is celebrating CODA's wins for best picture, best adapted screenplay and best supporting actor. Students and alumni worked on the film, along with other award-winning films.

March 29, 2022
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  • Elizabeth Blair
Composer, Mary D. Watkins, left, and librettist, Clare Coss, right, pose for a portrait at Ripley-Grier Rehearsals in New York, NY on March 17, 2022.

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  • Race

Critics want to shutter a new opera about Emmett Till. Here's what its creators say

While the creators of a a new opera about Emmett Till hope it will inspire white people to confront racism, others worry it depicts Black trauma for white entertainment while masquerading as activism.

March 25, 2022
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  • Quincy Walters
Some of the vendors at the Broadway Makers Marketplace, which carries their handmade goods

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  • Theater

At the Broadway Makers Marketplace, theater fans find both crafts and community

A pop-up shop in a New York subway station is home to all things Broadway: memorabilia, live performances and handmade goods created by fans. Now, the shop's owners hope to find a permanent home.

March 19, 2022
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  • Jeff Lunden
Members of the Dancing Grannies pose for a picture before attending the Milwaukee St. Patrick's Day Parade on March 12, 2022. This performance marked the first since the Waukesha Christmas tragedy where four members of the troupe were killed.

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  • National

Dancing Grannies pay tribute to those killed in the Waukesha Christmas parade attack

Formed in 1984, the Dancing Grannies first started off as a jazz exercise group. The group has now expanded to perform in parades across Wisconsin each year.

March 19, 2022
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  • Jonathan Franklin
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has declined Dolly Parton's request to pull her nomination from this year's nominee list. Here, Parton presents an award at the Academy of Country Music Awards on March 7.

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  • Music News

Dolly Parton will stay on this year's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominee list

Earlier this week, the county music legend posted on her social media accounts that she didn't think she'd necessarily earned the right to be nominated.

March 17, 2022
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  • Jonathan Franklin
Martin Korol is one of more than 60 young dancers who are finding safe haven at dance schools around the world.

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  • Arts & Life

Schools across Europe give shelter and fresh opportunities to Ukraine's young dancers

Young Ukrainian dancers are finding safe haven at ballet schools in Europe and the U.S. Many of them planned to compete in the Youth America Grand Prix competition in Kiev which was cancelled.

March 14, 2022
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  • Elizabeth Blair
Lise Davidsen, performing in the title role of Richard Strauss' <em>Ariadne auf Naxos</em> at the Metropolitan Opera in Feb. 2022.

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  • Music News

Norwegian opera singer Lise Davidsen is on the verge of superstardom

The big-voiced soprano is in her mid-thirties, and she didn't even hear an opera live until she was in her twenties. Now, she's a sought-after opera singer.

March 14, 2022
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  • Jeff Lunden
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