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Tony Awards laud android rom-com ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ and history-making ‘Purpose’

“Maybe Happy Ending” had a definite happy ending at the Tony Awards. The android rom-com won the best new musical crown Sunday on a night when Kara Young made history as the first Black person to win two Tonys consecutively.

Keegan MorrisNovember 4, 2023

6 Studs Terkel Conversations With Native American Artists, Scholars, and Activists

Adela SkowronskiNovember 2, 2023

Playlist: The Most Nostalgic Classical Music

Associated PressOctober 30, 2023

How Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D minor became Halloween’s theme song

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Playlist: Art Songs for Autumn

Katherine BuzardSeptember 18, 2024

An autumnal assortment of songs in German, French, English, and even Swedish, each with their own take on the fall season.

Ballerina Michaela DePrince, whose career inspired many after she was born into war, dies at 29

Associated PressSeptember 16, 2024

DePrince came to the United States from an orphanage in war-torn Sierra Leone and performed on some of the world's biggest stages.

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Lidiya Yankovskaya to Depart COT at End of ’23–24 Season

Keegan MorrisOctober 24, 2023

As one of the very few women music directors of a major US opera company, Yankovskaya is respected for her leadership, artistic vision, as well as her inventive programming.

Opera on Film: 6 Movies that Showcase Opera’s Drama, Emotion, Glamor, and Beauty

Keegan MorrisOctober 23, 2023

What does one of the grandest artforms look like on the big screen? Check out some of our favorite portrayals of opera in the movies.

Halloweek Arts and Music Events in Chicago