Denmark's de Forest wins Eurovision song contest
Denmark's Emmelie de Forest has won this year's Eurovision Song Contest with her ethno-inspired flute and drum tune "Only Teardrops," despite tough ...
Boston Symphony Orchestra names new music director
Andris Nelsons has been named the Boston Symphony Orchestra's music director. The chairman of the 132-year-old orchestra's trustees made the ...
For Baz Luhrmann, Cannes is a birthplace
Baz Luhrmann might never have gone on to direct "The Great Gatsby" — or anything else, for that matter — if not for the Cannes Film Festival.
Review: 2 J.M. Barrie comedies smart, breezy
Scottish author and playwright J.M. Barrie, creator of Peter Pan and Neverland, also wrote intelligent comedies for adults confounded by the ...
Nazi-themed opera canceled in Germany
A modern version of Richard Wagner's "Tannhauser" has been canceled in Germany after the opening-night audience complained about new scenes showing ...
Nazi-themed opera creates scandal in Germany
A modern production of Richard Wagner's opera "Tannhauser" is causing a stir in Germany because of Nazi-themed scenes showing people dying in gas ...
Crudup and Hensley to join McKellen, Stewart
Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart will get some high-caliber help onstage this fall — Tony Award winners Billy Crudup and Shuler Hensley. Producers of ...
Frederic Franklin, British-born dancer, dies at 98
Frederic Franklin, a British-born dancer who helped popularize modern ballet in the United States and performed until his mid-90s, has died. He was 98
'The Testament of Mary' to close Sunday
"The Testament of Mary," which earned three Tony Award nominations, won't be around next month when they're handed out. Producers said the one-woman ...
Terry Gilliam to direct Berlioz opera at ENO
The English National Opera's 2013-14 season will include a world premiere of Oedipus-inspired opera "Thebans" and the return of Monty Python's Terry ...
French-born music director joins Dallas Opera
The Dallas Opera says the French-born conductor Emmanuel Villaume has been appointed its new music director. The announcement was made Tuesday.
'Kinky Boots' gets a leading 13 Tony Award nods
The Cyndi Lauper-scored "Kinky Boots" has earned a leading 13 Tony Award nominations, with the British import "Matilda: The Musical" close behind with ...
Tony Award nominations may have a British accent
Two stories born in Britain are vying for America's biggest theater prize. "Kinky Boots" and "Matilda" are each a virtual lock to get a Tony Award ...
Musical of 'Rocky' heading to Broadway
It's been a knockout in Germany. Now Sylvester Stallone hopes a musical based on his beloved boxing film "Rocky" will also be a hit on Broadway.
Helen Mirren reigns at London's Olivier awards
Helen Mirren was crowned queen of the London stage at the Olivier Awards Sunday, while compelling, canine-titled teen drama "The Curious Incident of ...
Winners of London theater's Olivier Awards
The winners of London's 2013 Laurence Olivier Awards, honoring achievement in theater, opera and dance: New Play: "The Curious Incident of the Dog in ...
Sweden's Nina Stemme ignites Houston's 'Tristan'
Thunderbolts and torrential rains greeted the audience arriving for Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde" at the Wortham Theater Center on Saturday night.
4 girls who play 'Matilda' snubbed by Tonys
The members of the Tony Award nominations committee better look out: They've snubbed four girls who play a tough little telekinetic heroine on ...
Review: There's something (weird) about Mary
If every mother secretly believes her son is a saint, you'd have to imagine the Virgin Mary would be positively insufferable. But she isn't in Colm ...
'Mamma Mia!' musical moving to new B'way theater
The Broadway musical "Mamma Mia!" will be dancing to a slightly smaller theater in Times Square later this year. Producers said Thursday night the ...
Art crashes into authority in play about Ai Weiwei
Ai Weiwei appears to be standing in front of a London theater, which would be some trick, even for the provocative and unpredictable Chinese artist.
New Glass opera "The Lost" premieres in Austria
Forget minimalist. It's a term Philip Glass never liked as a term for his musical style, and the rich complexity of "The Lost," his newest opera, ...
Maduro takes narrowing lead into Sunday vote
Red-shirted backers of Hugo Chavez's chosen heir transformed downtown Caracas into a raucous festival on the final day of campaigning for the weekend ...
UK National Theatre chief to step down in 2015
The widely praised chief of Britain's National Theatre says he will leave his post in two years. Nicholas Hytner plans to step down from one of the ...
Thatcher had profound effect on popular culture
Margaret Thatcher was not just a political titan, she was a cultural icon — skewered by comedians, transformed into a puppet and played to ...
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