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Met Opera talks halted for financial review

NEW YORK – The show will go on – for now. The Metropolitan Opera and unions representing its singers, dancers and musicians agreed Saturday to halt labor negotiations for a week a...

DATE: Aug 3, 2014 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Brian Dennehy, Mia Farrow to star on Broadway

NEW YORK – A.R. Gurney’s romantic play “Love Letters” is about to hit Broadway again with some big movie stars. The two-person work, composed of letters exchanged over a lifetime ...

DATE: Jul 31, 2014 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Kristen Bell gets back to her ‘Hair’ roots

NEW YORK – Before she was Princess Anna in “Frozen” or even Veronica Mars, Kristen Bell was a musical theater geek. Now she’s letting her roots show. Bell is starring in the irre...

DATE: Jul 30, 2014 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Lockout looms as Met contracts set to expire

NEW YORK – Figaro might not be getting married anytime soon. Mimi and Rodolfo might not fall in love in that cold Parisian garret. And Macbeth might never murder his way to the throne. ...

DATE: Jul 25, 2014 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Elaine Stritch, brash stage legend, dies at 89

NEW YORK – Elaine Stritch, the brash theater performer whose gravelly, gin-laced voice and impeccable comic timing made her a Broadway legend, has died. She was 89. A spokesman fo...

DATE: Jul 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Julia Stiles goes ‘back to my roots’ – the stage

NEW YORK – Moving to a new home is said to be one of the most stressful events you can endure – up there with death and divorce – but Julia Stiles has just done it and looks radiant. ...

DATE: Jul 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Felder combines acting and piano playing in masterful performances

NEW YORK – At about 10, Hershey Felder had to make a decision that would change his life: Pick acting or pick the piano. He chose to tickle the ivories. “You can’t fake this,” the...

DATE: Jul 16, 2014 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

David Byrne readies ‘Here Lies Love’ in London

NEW YORK – David Byrne has gone more than an extra mile to ensure his immersive show “Here Lies Love” about Filipino ex-first lady Imelda Marcos is as authentic as possible as it goes intern...

DATE: Jul 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Shakespeare galore shaping up in the West

Utah Shakespeare Festival celebrates brothers, sisters, twins

DATE: Jul 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

New York City police to subway acrobats: Sit down

NEW YORK – The underground acrobats who flip, somersault and pole-dance among New York City subway riders as trains roll are drawing a new audience – police officers. The New York...

DATE: Jul 1, 2014 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

A once and future king

DAC’s summer musical ‘Pippin’ is colorful and ambitious

DATE: Jun 30, 2014 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Unmasking the dame of Durango

Durango Melodrama & Vaudeville summer show kicks off today at Strater Theatre

DATE: Jun 26, 2014 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Photos: Thousands take to the streets for ‘No Kings’ march and rally in Durango

Photos: Navajo Trail OpenFriday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Friday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Photos: Durango Fire Protection District opens Station 2

Photos: Hundreds gather to honor fallen Bloomfield Police officer Timothy OntiverosA solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a display of unity, grief and honor for Bloomfield Police Officer Timothy Ontiveros, 32.About 7 a.m., a large contingent of law enforcement, motorcyclists, friends and grieving family prepared to embark on the motorcade to the 9 a.m. service at the Bloomfield High School football stadium to celebrate the life of the officer.