Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Opera houses and theaters in European cities are offering to help fleeing or stranded ballet dancers, even as many are still stuck in Ukraine.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:54PMMonday, March 7, 2022
As Washington and King County drop COVID-19 masking and vaccination requirements this month, what arts groups and venues are doing is varied.
SOURCE: www.seattletimes.com at 09:00AMWednesday, March 2, 2022
Playbill for Intimate Apparel opera at Lincoln Center Theater
Lynn Nottage is among the most important and prolific playwrights of the turn of the 21st century, and her work…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 03:24AMRalph Ellison photo portrait seated.
The author Ralph Ellison is inextricably linked to his novel The Invisible Man, now considered a classic of American literature. While his other acti…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 03:24AMTuesday, March 1, 2022
Theatre accused of perpetuating offensive stereotype in naming character Hershel Fink
The Royal Court Theatre has apologised “unreservedly” to the Jewish community for naming a fictional…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:33PMConcerts, dance recitals and exhibitions have been postponed indefinitely after Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has prompted responses from the cultura…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:36AMThursday, February 24, 2022
Yeichi Nimura in his Flag Dance, c. 1939. Constantine © Constantine Hassalevris. Jerome Robbins Dance Division photograph files,
call number *MGZEA (Nimura, Yeichi) no. 12.
To mark Asi…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 07:18PMOn April 15, 2021, Doc Chatters examined the many themes and symbols embedded in one painting of an iconic musician.
Portrait, circa 1808, by an unidentified artist of the painting of Lud…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 07:18PMJulian Work's union stamp for 1948.
We in The New York Public Library's Music & Recorded Sound Division are doing what we can to uncover and bring attention to composers from underre…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 07:18PMThe Music and Recorded Sound Division at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts acquired the innovative composer and sound artist Maryanne Amacher’s archive in 2020. Now, we�…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 07:18PMLeslie Odom Jr., Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Karen Olivo in the Encores! Off-Center Concert of Tick, Tick...Boom! (Photo © Joan Marcus)
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s film adaptation of Jonathan Lars…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 07:18PMPhotograph by Milton Meltzer depicting Hilda Haynes as Millie, James McMahon as Al Manners, Stephanie Elliot as Judith Sears, and Charles Bettis as John Neville. NYPL Digital Collections, Im…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 07:18PMStephen Sondheim. Photograph by Friedman-Abeles (Firm). NYPL Digital Collections, ID: TH-51787
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts honors the legacy of late America…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 07:18PMI’ve nothing to say. Well, nothing that’s not been said. Any sentimental recounting of my memories of the few times I was lucky enough to interact with Stephen Sondheim would feel, to me…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 07:18PMWilliam Gillette as Sherlock Holmes. NYPL Digital Collections, Image ID: TH-50730
This month, A Sherlock Carol, a new play featuring Sherlock Holmes and the characters of A Christmas Caro…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 07:18PMOn November 18, 2021, Doc Chatters used their ears to explore the history of recorded sound.
Lionel Mapleson with Edison Home Phonograph and extra large horn, probably at the Metrop…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 07:18PMWorks acquired for the circulating collection by Tania León, Alvin Singleton, Jeffrey Mumford, Adolphus Hailstork, Jessie Montgomery, and Florence Price
In our continuing efforts to upd…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 07:18PMSharon D. Clarke and Samantha Williams in Caroline, or Change (Photo © Joan Marcus)
There are certain Broadway seasons in which any of the shows nominated for the Best Musical Tony Award …
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 07:18PMA promotional poster for the "Outdoor Record Concerts."
Bryant Park Concerts of Recorded Music, * L (Special) 20-1, Box 3, Folder 6, Notices, [n.d.].
In 1937, Columbia Records donated 5…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 07:18PM(Animation from photos by Martha Swope)
The superstitious might, with some evidence, argue that when a major New York production of Assassins is announced, it’s time to get very nervous. …
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 07:18PMElaine Stritch in the original Broadway production of COMPANY. Photo by Friedman-Abeles. NYPL Digital Collections, Image ID: 58155824
In a December 1, 2021 piece inThe New York Times ab…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 07:18PMMonday, February 21, 2022
Cast says drama about Theresa May and Gina Miller is ‘reflection of our times’
It feels like a lifetime since Theresa May and Gina Miller were called “bloody difficult women” during …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:18AMMonday, February 7, 2022
Sajid Javid joins condemnation of comedian’s remark about Holocaust deaths and suggests boycott
Jimmy Carr’s comment about the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities are “deeply disturb…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:54AMWednesday, January 26, 2022
Actor uses National Theatre tribute event to talk publicly for first time about wife, who died of cancer
Damian Lewis has spoken publicly for the first time about the loss of his wife, Helen…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:12AMTuesday, January 11, 2022
The Spanish dancer will step down later this year, becoming artistic director at San Francisco Ballet, where her husband is a principal
Tamara Rojo, the artistic director of English National…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:03PMSunday, January 9, 2022
Leading dancers and directors say they find the classic costume both physically and artistically restrictive
The ballerina’s tutu remains a traditional object of desire for many young girl…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:06AMWednesday, January 5, 2022
Thursday, December 30, 2021
Fingers crossed and fervent wishes sent for the end of the pandemic, here are some of the arts-and-culture events we're looking forward to in the new year, from a Billie Eilish concert to na…
SOURCE: www.seattletimes.com at 09:00AMThursday, December 16, 2021
Theatres are battling to stay open as they contend with staff shortages and slumping tickets sales in what is usually their busiest time of year. For the cast of a pantomime in Corby, Northa…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:36PMThe Times’s three European theater critics pick their favorite productions of the year — plus a turkey apiece for the festive season.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:18AMTuesday, December 14, 2021
The Lion King, Life of Pi and the National’s Hex among shows affected during crucial festive season
Coronavirus – latest updates
West End shows including The Lion King have had to cancel…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:54PM 
