The pair took a close look at the subtexts of Euripides' sad, epic tale of Iphigenia " agency, testosterone, violence, faith " and, through a suite of new music, hold them up to the light.
The composer's magnetically powerful Fire Shut Up in My Bones lands with a force of authenticity, a too-rare window into Black life in an operatic setting.
Performances and speeches honor this year's NEA Jazz Masters award recipients, including Terri Lyne Carrington, Albert "Tootie" Heath, Henry Threadgill & Phil Schaap. Watch live Thu, Apr…
Performances and speeches honor this year's NEA Jazz Masters award recipients, including Dorthaan Kirk, Roscoe Mitchell, Reggie Workman and Bobby McFerrin. Watch on Thursday, Aug. 20 at 8 p.…
The carefully cultivated public personas of Billie Holiday and Louis Armstrong reach the stage in two productions, "Satchmo at the Waldorf" and "Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill."
Sting is promoting his new album and musical, "The Last Ship," in a series of concerts at the Public Theater.
In 1960 he reached No. 30 on the Billboard chart with a novelty song called "The Madison Time," rushed into production to capitalize on a dance craze. (The song has had a durable afterlife, …