• Showtime's 'The Go-Go's' Documentary Breaks The Seal
    Friday, July 31, 2020 from NPR Topics: Performing Arts
    (L-R): Charlotte Caffey, Gina Schock, Belinda Carlisle, Kathy Valentine and Jane Wiedlin perform in 1981. A new documentary chronicling the formation, rise and break-up of the iconic group hits all the familiar Behind the Music beats, but does so with a bracing, clear-eyed candor.
  • On Zoom, Stand-Up Comedian Nore Davis Turns 'Pain Into A Joke'
    Sunday, July 26, 2020 from NPR Topics: Performing Arts
    Comedian Nore Davis' new comedy album, "LIVE from Comedy Trap House," was recorded entirely on Zoom.
  • Independent Venues Face Bleak Future Without Aid
    Tuesday, July 21, 2020 from NPR Topics: Performing Arts
    The inside of xBk, Tobi Parks Small music venues in the US are looking for a lifeline — and a new bill in Congress called the Restart Act might be it. Advocates say the future of independent clubs relies on government relief.
  • 'We Are Freestyle Love Supreme' Is An Accidental 'Hamilton' Cast Origin Story
    Saturday, July 18, 2020 from NPR Topics: Performing Arts
    Lin-Manuel Miranda and members of the hip-hop group Freestyle Love Supreme perform at the Greenwich House Theater. A new documentary catalogs the rise of Lin-Manuel Miranda, Christopher Jackson and other members of the hip-hop group Freestyle Love Supreme in the mid-2000s before they became famous on Broadway.
  • On Site Opera Offers Live Performances Over The Phone For Just 1 Person At A Time
    Tuesday, July 14, 2020 from NPR Topics: Performing Arts
    On Site Opera, a company that stages performances in unlikely places, has changed its format during the pandemic. Now it organizes live performances for an audience of just one — over the phone.
  • Actors' Equity Approves 2 Live Theater Performances In Western Massachusetts
    Tuesday, July 7, 2020 from NPR Topics: Performing Arts
    Actors' Equity is allowing theaters in the Berkshires region of Massachusetts to put on performances this summer. The theaters plan two live shows with limited audiences and safety protocols in place.
  • 'Never Known A Kinder Person': Actor Nick Cordero Dies Of COVID-19 At 41
    Monday, July 6, 2020 from NPR Topics: Performing Arts
    Nick Cordero attends the 68th Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 8, 2014 in New York City. The Broadway actor was nominated for a Tony Award for his performance in Bullets Over Broadway. Cordero had been working on a production of Rock of Ages when he developed symptoms of pneumonia.
  • Britain Announces A $2 Billion Rescue Package For The Arts
    Monday, July 6, 2020 from NPR Topics: Performing Arts
    London The package, announced Sunday, includes grants and loans that theaters, museums, live music venues and others can use to pay salaries and maintenance costs as they try to survive during the pandemic.
  • A Theater Student Gets Supersized Attention After Superhero Video Goes Viral
    Sunday, July 5, 2020 from NPR Topics: Performing Arts
    Julian Bass went viral for his superhero video with special effects. College theater student Julian Bass got big affirmation for his video where he morphs into superheroes. He talks with NPR's Scott Detrow about his sudden fame — and his love for Spider-Man.
  • Government Arts Boost 'Does Not Come Close To Meeting The Demand,' Says NEA Head
    Wednesday, July 1, 2020 from NPR Topics: Performing Arts
    Students examine artworks on display at the Heritage Center at Red Cloud. Nearly a thousand arts organizations across the country are receiving funds from the CARES Act. But the National Endowment for the Arts says the $44 million in grants it announced today is not enough.
  • 'Hamilton' Comes Home, Just In Time For The Fourth Of July
    Tuesday, June 30, 2020 from NPR Topics: Performing Arts
    Leslie Odom Jr. originated the role of Aaron Burr on Broadway in Hamilton. Like the rest of the original cast, he The very good movie version of Hamilton , filmed with the original cast at the height of the show's popularity, will perk up faithful cast album fans — and new viewers, too.
  • Broadway To Remain Closed For The Rest Of The Year
    Monday, June 29, 2020 from NPR Topics: Performing Arts
    The Richard Rodgers Theater, closed due to the coronavirus, is pictured above on April 8 in New York City. The Broadway League, which represents theater producers and owners, has announced that none of Broadway's 41 theaters will reopen before the end of 2020.
  • 'The Past Isn't Done With Us,' Says 'Hamilton' Creator Lin-Manuel Miranda
    Monday, June 29, 2020 from NPR Topics: Performing Arts
    Lin-Manuel Miranda and Phillipa Soo played Alexander and Eliza Hamilton in the original Broadway production of Hamilton. A film production of the show, taped in 2016, debuts on Disney+ July 3. A film of the original Broadway production of Hamilton, taped in 2016 , begins streaming on Disney+ on July 3. Miranda, who stars in the title role, says the production is as timely as ever.
  • Lin-Manuel Miranda Sees The 'Language Of Revolution' In 'Hamilton' And Today
    Sunday, June 28, 2020 from NPR Topics: Performing Arts
    The cast of Hamilton, including its composer and creator, Lin-Manuel Miranda, center, receive a standing ovation in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Jan. 11, 2019. The musical is set to stream on Disney+ this week. Lin-Manuel Miranda says his musical Hamilton , which starts streaming on Disney+ this week, shows "everything that's past is present."
  • Actor Ian Holm, Who Played King Lear To Bilbo Baggins, Has Died
    Friday, June 19, 2020 from NPR Topics: Performing Arts
    A 2005 portrait of actor Ian Holm, taken in London. Holm died Friday at age 88. With a grounding in classical theater, Ian Holm became beloved by movie fans around the world, especially in the "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy and "The Hobbit." He died Friday at age 88.
  • Coronavirus: Matthew Bourne productions to be broadcast on TV
    Thursday, April 16, 2020 from The Stage | News Headlines
    Matthew Bourne shows including Romeo and Juliet, Swan Lake and The Car Man will be screened on Sky Arts as part of
  • Coronavirus: Graeae and Jack Thorne collaborate on digital lockdown programme
    Thursday, April 16, 2020 from The Stage | News Headlines
    Disabled-led theatre company Graeae has announced plans for a three-month digital programme designed to celebrate D/deaf and disabled artists. Harry Potter playwright
  • Cross-party research into creative diversity calls for evidence
    Thursday, April 16, 2020 from The Stage | News Headlines
    The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Creative Diversity is calling for evidence for a year-long research project into how to boost diversity and
  • Coronavirus: Future of rural touring at risk as 1,000 performances cancelled
    Thursday, April 16, 2020 from The Stage | News Headlines
    More than 1,000 performances in rural communities have already been cancelled as a result of coronavirus, leaving many organisations at risk of
  • Coronavirus: Old Vic will need ‘critical’ fundraising, warns Matthew Warchus
    Thursday, April 16, 2020 from The Stage | News Headlines
    Old Vic artistic director Matthew Warchus has revealed plans to reopen the venue in November, but has warned that “a critical and
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