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A Cross Between Theater and Film, Manual Cinema's Thrilling Performance of ‘Frankenstein'
There is a seriously creative show taking place at the Emerson Paramount Center. A combination of puppets, projectors, actors and live music tells the story of “Frankenstein,” playing now through Sunday.
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1-Man Show on Mother's Escape from Nazi Germany Raises Money for Dana Farber
Learn how one man is honoring his mother with her story of escape from the Nazis, and how the free performance is raising funds for Dana Farber.
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Vermont Performers to Boost Reading Nonprofit at Upcoming Show
A community theater organization in Vermont will be sharing the spotlight with a fellow nonprofit this week when it stages its latest production. The volunteer-run Lyric Theatre Company is raising the curtain Thursday on its version of the classic musical “Into the Woods,” which is a mashup of beloved fairy tales. “The show itself is absolutely a vacation from...
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‘Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992' Now Running at American Repertory Theater
Twlight: Los Angeles, 1992 is a deep look at the fight for racial and social justice through the lens of police brutality in 1990’s LA. It’s now playing at the American Repertory Theater.
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Twilight: Los Angeles 1992 a Must-See Play Arrives at the American Repertory Theater
Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 is playing at A.R.T’s Loeb Drama Center through September 24th.
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R. Kelly's Manager On Trial for Making Threat to Theater Screening ‘Surviving R. Kelly'
The trial of R. Kelly’s manager has opened on charges that he forced the cancellation of a screening of a documentary about the singer’s sexual abuse of women and girls by calling in a threat to the crowded Manhattan theater.
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Broadway Tickets Are More Expensive Now Than Before the Pandemic – and Attendance Is Strong
Ticket prices for many blockbuster Broadway shows have become more expensive – as theatergoers are paying up for an evening out on the Great White Way.
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Shock Then Relief: An Arkansas Theater Says Its Denied Covid Relief Grant Was Overturned
The Studio Theatre was initially denied a grant by the SBA in July 2021 because it does not pay its performers.
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A New Labor Battle Opens on Broadway as Omicron Closes Theater Shows
Broadway producer Keven McCollum closed ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ with a plan to return in the spring, he says, to save the show, but theater unions are skeptical.
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Community Theaters Saw SBA's Covid Relief as a Lifeline. Now They're Fighting to Prove They Qualify
The Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program was meant to help the live entertainment industry, but operators who appear to qualify for aid have been denied.
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There Are ‘No Plans' to Shut Down Broadway Even as Covid Cases Lead to Canceled Performances, Theater Group Says
Despite a string of cancellations, and at least two closed productions, Broadway won’t be shutting down as Covid surges in New York City.
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Radio City Cancels Rest of Rockettes' Christmas Shows as Covid Spike Shutters Live Performances in New York
Just a week before Christmas Eve, “The Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes” announced it would end its 2021 season early.
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Why Georgia Is Becoming the New U.S. Film Production Capital
In 2020, Georgia was home to an estimated 242 film productions that added $2.2 billion to the state’s economy.
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‘Annie Live' Star Celina Smith: ‘If I Can Do It, You Can Do It Too'
12-year-old Celina Smith says it was “heartwarming” to play the titular role in “Annie Live,” a new rendition of the popular musical now streaming on Peacock. Some fans have told her they’ve never seen a Black girl play Annie before – “you don’t see a lot of people that look like me on television because we don’t get representation that...
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Broadway Stars Return Home After a Long, Dark Pandemic
When the pandemic turned the lights off on Broadway, the casts and crews of its shows suddenly found themselves out of work and with their dreams on hold. They included Nik Walker, of “Hamilton” and “Ain’t Too Proud,” and Bonita Hamilton, a 17-year-veteran of “The Lion King.” Now Broadway is back. NBCLX contributor Michelle Park and producer Mackenzie Behm take...