Saturday, July 13, 2019 from NPR Topics: Performing Arts
Menzi Mngoma is hoping that the exposure will help him further his dream of becoming an international singing sensation who doesn't have to drive for Uber.Saturday, July 13, 2019 from NPR Topics: Performing Arts
Sue Monk Kidd's bestselling novel tells the story of a white girl taken in by a family of black beekeepers. The premise posed a welcome challenge for black Pulitzer-winning playwright Lynn Nottage.Friday, July 12, 2019 from The Stage | News Headlines
This week, Amelie announced a Christmas transfer to the Other Palace in London, a reworked version of Sister Act was confirmed –Friday, July 12, 2019 from The Stage | News Headlines
Plans to create the first theatre in Warrington for more than 25 years are no longer going ahead, the council’s leader hasFriday, July 12, 2019 from The Stage | News Headlines
Pop duo Pet Shop Boys are composing new music for a forthcoming stage adaptation of My Beautiful Laundrette. The adaptation of HanifFriday, July 12, 2019 from The Stage | News Headlines
Producer Michael Harrison is to fund a new award at Arts Educational Schools London that will support young performers through their training.Friday, July 12, 2019 from The Stage | News Headlines
Ella Hickson will premiere a new play at Shakespeare’s Globe later this year, directed by Natalie Abrahami. Swive [Elizabeth] “interrogates the powerFriday, July 12, 2019 from The Stage | News Headlines
Playwrights Hassan Abdulrazzak and Hannah Khalil have set up a theatre company to bring the work of Middle Eastern and North AfricanFriday, July 12, 2019 from The Stage | News Headlines
Sadler’s Wells artistic director Alistair Spalding has argued that the UK government should follow the example of the French in its supportThursday, July 11, 2019 from NPR Topics: Performing Arts
Twiggy Pucci Garçon got her start competing at drag balls — now, she's the runway routine choreographer for the FX show Pose , which celebrates ball culture in New York City in the '80s and '90s.Thursday, July 11, 2019 from The Stage | News Headlines
A Belgian theatre company has been forced to change the portrayal of a disabled character after Manchester International Festival said the productionThursday, July 11, 2019 from The Stage | News Headlines
Organisers of the Olivier Awards are proposing to limit the number of prize statuettes given out to producers of winning shows. TheThursday, July 11, 2019 from The Stage | News Headlines
BP’s chief executive has spoken out against the criticism that surrounds the oil and gas company’s sponsorship of arts organisations, claiming heWednesday, July 10, 2019 from NPR Topics: Performing Arts
A new Yiddish language production of the musical is currently running off-Broadway. Steven Skybell, who plays Tevye, and Joel Grey, who directs the show, explain why the play still resonates.Saturday, July 6, 2019 from NPR Topics: Performing Arts
Brian Regan has been called "your favorite comedian's favorite comedian." He's also known as a "clean comic," which might explain why families make up a good portion of his audience.Tuesday, July 2, 2019 from NPR Topics: Performing Arts
The creator of the Pigeon series, Knuffle Bunny, and Elephant & Piggie is currently an Artist-in-Residence at the Kennedy Center. He says if you want kids to draw, you should let them see you drawing.Thursday, June 27, 2019 from NPR Topics: Performing Arts
Drag is experiencing a golden age, thanks to TV's RuPaul's Drag Race. But the tradition of drag performance has its roots as far back as Greece and has gone through a radical evolution in the U.S.Saturday, June 22, 2019 from NPR Topics: Performing Arts
New York City Opera has commissioned Stonewall, a new opera premiering one week before the 50th anniversary of the riots that sparked the modern gay-rights movement.Saturday, June 15, 2019 from NPR Topics: Performing Arts
The Italian director staged sumptuously visualized operas, which often resembled Renaissance paintings brought to life. On film, he brought Shakespearean and biblical tales to the big screen.Saturday, June 15, 2019 from NPR Topics: Performing Arts
NPR's Scott Simon asks Audra McDonald and Michael Shannon about starring in the Broadway revival of Terrence McNally's 1987 play Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune.