Copeland says her final performance with American Ballet Theatre was a thank you to the communities that had supported her. "What I represented is something far bigger than me," she says.
Each year, many more Americans see live theater in local schools than on Broadway. So when a show has a short run in New York? It's not over.
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Misty Copeland was the first Black principal dancer at the prestigious American Ballet Theatre.
Misty Copeland took one last spin on her pointe shoes Wednesday, as she retired after a trailblazing career in which she became an ambassador for diversity in an overwhelmingly white art for…
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The artist and illustrator created iconic posters for movie franchises like Indiana Jones, Star Wars and Back to the Future.
Fans of "La traviata," "Aida," and "Otello" creator Giuseppe Verdi met at his statue in New York City Friday to mark 212 years since his birth.
Fans of "La traviata," "Aida," and "Otello" creator Giuseppi Verdi met at his statue in New York City Friday to mark 212 years since his birth.
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Broadway's union for performers and stage managers says the sticking point is health care.
The decades-old radical troupe Bread and Puppet, famed for its protest art including giant puppets, is touring again " mixing circus, politics and bread in a sharply polarized moment.
Most of us have a venue we love " a theater or concert space " where we really feel at home. But what do you do if that place goes through radical changes?
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Fifty years ago, on Sept. 26, 1975, The Rocky Horror Picture Show flopped at the U.S. box office " then became the longest-running theatrical release in history.
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"The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay," Michael Chabon's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, has been adapted for opera. It opens Sunday at the Metropolitan Opera.
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Artists from abroad are worried that the current climate is making American tours not worth the time and effort.
In one of the most buzzed-about productions of the Broadway season, former Bill & Ted actors Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter unite once again in "Waiting for Godot."