Performing arts

Spending on services is up, but Leta Harris Neustaedter says business at her Metamorphosis Performing Arts Studio has its ebbs and flows.

Classics like "The Nutcracker" and "A Christmas Carol" bring needed ticket revenue to arts nonprofits.

Audiences have not returned to pre-pandemic numbers, while inflation and supply chains have raised the price of productions. 

An increase in violence against Asian Americans during the pandemic have strengthened calls to change "The Nutcracker."

Kai Ryssdal speaks with Eva Price outside "Jagged Little Pill's" theater. She hasn't been inside since the pandemic started.

For some, shutdowns created the perfect opportunity to have a baby without sacrificing opportunity.

With live performances canceled, artists are finding creative solutions.

The show must go on — somehow — for theater and other live productions in order for their companies to survive financially.

Fall season is usually a big money-maker for nonprofit arts companies. The pandemic is threatening that crucial revenue stream.

Broadway seems to want to seize on the success of global phenomenon hip-hop musical “Hamilton” by having more politically themed shows. This season, Hillary and Bill Clinton are the subjects of one play. But another play is coming off a successful off-Broadway run to grace a marquee on the Great White Way. Its subject? The […]