Performing Arts - The Durango Herald

‘Frozen’ musical on Broadway not to reopen

NEW YORK – The big budget musical “Frozen” will not reopen when Broadway theaters restart, marking the first time an established show has been felled by the coronavirus pandemic. ...

DATE: May 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Broadway shutdown extended until at least Labor Day

NEW YORK – The shutdown on Broadway has been extended again – until at least early September. Although an exact date for performances to resume has yet to be determined, Broadway ...

DATE: May 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Disney makes filmed version of ‘Hamilton’ streamable

NEW YORK – This July Fourth holiday, you’ll be able to see the original Broadway cast of “Hamilton” perform the musical smash about a Founding Father from the comfort of your couch. ...

DATE: May 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Roy Horn of Siegfried & Roy dies from coronavirus at 75

LAS VEGAS – Roy Horn of Siegfried & Roy, the duo whose extraordinary magic tricks astonished millions until Horn was critically injured in 2003 by one of the act’s famed white tigers, has di...

DATE: May 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

A ‘Phantom of the Opera’ contest seeks singer with style

NEW YORK – Andrew Lloyd Webber has launched a virtual competition that could lead to one fan singing on Broadway or the West End when musicals resume playing. The composer has inv...

DATE: Apr 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Durango dancer keeping on her toes

Pandemic forces Francesca Bianchi home from college

DATE: Apr 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Multiple Tony-winning playwright Terrence McNally dies at 81

NEW YORK – Terrence McNally, one of America’s great playwrights whose prolific career included winning Tony Awards for the plays “Love! Valour! Compassion!” and “Master Class” and the musica...

DATE: Mar 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Montezuma-Cortez High to perform ‘Fiddler on the Roof’

‘Bittersweet’ musical will run for two weekends

DATE: Mar 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Bayfield High School theater gets dramatic with ‘Bright Star’

Student actors tackle Steve Martin, Edie Brickell play

DATE: Mar 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Staging a timeless ‘Macbeth’

Merely Players tackle the bard

DATE: Feb 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Fort Lewis College stages a taut American drama

‘Two Rooms’ to be performed in Black Box Theatre

DATE: Feb 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

An inky-black comic opera for our time

The MET updates Roman skullduggery in ‘Agrippina’

DATE: Feb 27, 2020 | 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.