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Saturday, December 01, 2012
Hispanics Call For Kennedy Center Honors
December 1, 2012 After 35 years and 186 artists, only two honorees have been Hispanic — Placido Domingo in 2000 and Chita Rivera in 2002. "When you paint that picture and you leave the Latino artist community out of it, there's a huge hole," says Felix Sanchez, president of the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts.
Friday, November 30, 2012
Deceptive Cadence
The Peony Pavilion: A Vivid Dream In A Garden
November 30, 2012 Peony Pavilion is one of China's most famous operas, but uncut performances of this romantic 16th century work can take more than 22 hours. An adapted version of the dream-like opera will take place at the Metropolitan Museum.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Around the Nation
Kennedy Center's New Organ No Longer A Pipe Dream
November 27, 2012 The old organ was in bad shape and beyond repair. Now, after more than two years of construction and installation, a new organ has arrived and will make its debut on Nov. 27.
Saturday, November 24, 2012
Princess Marty Is A Smarty If She's At A Child's Party
November 24, 2012 Her highness — known outside the big dress as Mary Alice LeGrow — is a professional party princess. She uses her best princess voice and dresses up in full regalia to charm children. But life in the kingdom isn't all candy and sugarplums; it takes a lot of muscle to be a princess.
Friday, November 16, 2012
Thursday, November 08, 2012
Monkey See
Circus Roboticus, Or: This Actor Is A Serious Heavyweight
November 8, 2012 A repurposed robot prototype named KUKA, originally designed by the auto industry, is the breakout star of Sans Objet, a performance piece making its debut in the U.S. this month. Randy Gener describes the rewards — and the challenges — involved in working with a nearly 3,000-pound diva.
Friday, November 02, 2012
Thursday, November 01, 2012
Superstorm Sandy: Before, During And Beyond
Broadway To Sandy: The Show Is Back On
November 1, 2012 New York's theater workers mobilized to get their shows back up and running by Wednesday. But with no trains, very few buses and massive traffic jams, the commute wasn't easy. One actress had to walk about two hours to Manhattan from her home in Queens.
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Theater
Star-Studded 'Heiress' Considers A Woman's Worth
October 28, 2012 A much-anticipated revival of The Heiress, a 1947 play based on the Henry James novella Washington Square, opens in New York on Thursday. It marks the Broadway debut of two young stars — Jessica Chastain, the Academy Award nominee from The Help, and Dan Stevens from the hit series Downton Abbey.
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Theater
A Celebration Of Janis Joplin And All Her Swagger
October 21, 2012 In her short time on the scene, Joplin helped define the music of a generation with her bluesy rasp. A musical honoring her talent and her muses is playing now in Washington, D.C. While it doesn't get into the darker chapters of her life, the show is captivating lifelong fans — including the lead actress.
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Theater
'Beat Generation,' Kerouac's Lost Play, Hits Stage
October 14, 2012 WBURLegendary beat novelist Jack Kerouac shot to fame with On the Road, but unknown to many fans, he also wrote a play. The Beat Generation was never produced and quickly forgotten. Rediscovered in 2004, the play is now set to premiere in the writer's hometown.
Wednesday, October 03, 2012
Theater
Racial Issues, Far From 'Invisible' On D.C. Stage
October 3, 2012 An adaptation of Ralph Ellison's landmark novel The Invisible Man is electrifying audiences in the nation's capital. NPR's Audie Cornish talks to the writer, director and star about bringing a complicated story to the stage.
