258 stories by "Chloe Veltman"
As solo leisure booms globally, theater operator ATG Entertainment is launching "Solo Seats" events to destigmatize going to the theater alone.
The WNO is just the latest to say they will no longer perform at the Kennedy Center since Trump took over last year.
A group of drag queens from across the country and their supporters are releasing a handbook to help performers navigate a landscape of increasing threats of harassment and violence.
As Pride Month approaches, a group of drag artists and their allies are releasing guidelines to help performers navigate a landscape of online harassment and physical violence.
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., has dissolved its Social Impact division, which partnered with local organizations to bring in diverse artists and aud…
A recent disruption at An Enemy of the People on Broadway by Extinction Rebellion shows a new approach to climate change activism.
The upcoming immersive "Elvis Evolution" experience in London employs everything from cutting edge AI to a 200-year-old magic trick.
The TV personality will join judges Allison Holker and Maksim Chmerkovskiy following sexual assault allegations against Lythgoe.
The 74-year-old TV personality, producer and choreographer is facing a lawsuit launched by high-profile co-host Paula Abdul.
Maurice Hines, who started tap dancing at the age of five, starred alongside his late brother Gregory Hines in the 1984 Francis Ford Coppola movie The Cotton Club.
The festival organizers said access to and from Nevada's Black Rock Desert where the annual event takes place is closed, after nearly an inch of rainfall created mud-bath-like conditions.
Balancing sadness for the losses with hope about what's been saved, heritage workers are in the early stages of planning recovery and restoration efforts.
As anti-drag and anti-LGBTQ policies become more common, San Francisco recently appointed the country's first "drag laureate." (Story aired on All Things Considered on June 12, 2023.)
A nightclub owner, artist and newly elected government official is joining Pride festivities as other U.S. cities consider appointing drag laureates.
Kristina Wong is a Los Angeles-based satirical artist with a history of taking on surprising leadership positions in real life and on stage. Her latest solo show is Kristina Wong, Sweatshop …
With ticket sales way down and government relief mostly at an end, business as usual is not an option for nonprofit performing arts groups.
The Grant Avenue Follies are steeped in tap dance and the songs of the 1950s and '60s. But they are no strangers to hip-hop, as the track "That Lunar Cheer" shows.
The internationally-renowned show exploring the percussive possibilities of the human body and everyday objects ends Jan. 8.
NPR broke the news about artistic director Nataki Garrett hiring a private security detail for her personal safety.
One of the world's greatest living composers, John Adams, has a new opera, and the prompter keeps 'Anthony and Cleopatra' from flying off the rails.
Since the 1970s, the UK's punk, alternative and hip-hop artists have used music to share their feelings about the late monarch and what she represents.
A new mask for singers has been developed and tested by the San Francisco Opera in collaboration with medics and researchers. The company is testing it in rehearsals for its first post-pande…
Theaters across the country have commissioned playwrights to create short plays that anyone can download and perform at home or online with friends and family. The initiative is called Play …
After 45 years, a staple of kitsch in San Francisco is closing. The show Beach Blanket Babylon ends Dec. 31.
SF Playhouse is a small, young company in downtown San Francisco, with big ambitions and a good start on achieving them.
