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Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Misty Copeland makes history as American Ballet Theatre’s first black principal ballerina by Joshua Barajas

Photo by Under ArmourMisty Copeland, who has been outspoken about race in the world of dance, has become the first black principal ballerina at the American Ballet Theatre, a first in the to…

SOURCE: PBS at 08:09PM
Thursday, July 17, 2014

Broadway and cabaret actress Elaine Stritch dead at 89 by Joshua Barajas

Elaine Stritch performs “I’m Still Here” from 2010′s “A Broadway Celebration: In Performance at the White House,” a PBS music special that was held in the…

SOURCE: PBS at 05:35PM
Monday, July 7, 2014

Rum Tum Tugger to return as a rapping feline in ‘Cats’ revival by Joshua Barajas

Photo by Eigenes Werk/FlickrAndrew Lloyd Webber’s “Cats” returns to London’s West End in December with a rapping feline now among the cast. The 66-year-old British co…

SOURCE: PBS at 12:45PM
Monday, April 7, 2014

40 years ago, people took a chance on ABBA by Joshua Barajas

Video by YouTube user mozpiano2 Forty years ago Monday, members of the Swedish pop group ABBA stepped on stage during the Eurovision Song Contest to take a risk that eventually led to their …

SOURCE: PBS at 06:15PM

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