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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

After nearly 60 years, the Henry Strater Theatre closes

Hotel owner terminates lease at popular event space

DATE: Apr 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

‘Full House,’ Broadway producer Thomas Miller dies at 79

LOS ANGELES – Thomas L. Miller, who produced a string of hit TV comedies included “Full House” and “Perfect Strangers” before beginning a new chapter as a Broadway producer, has died. He was...

DATE: Apr 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Jackson estate gives to Broadway, Vegas needy amid outbreak

LOS ANGELES – The Michael Jackson estate is donating $300,000 to help entertainment industry workers on Broadway, the music business and in Las Vegas who have been hurt by the coronavirus pa...

DATE: Mar 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

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

Tim Robbins, The Actors’ Gang to stage ‘The New Colossus’ at Concert Hall

Play celebrates courage, character of refugees who’ve come to the U.S.

DATE: Feb 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

‘Good Times’ Ja’Net DuBois dies; co-wrote ‘Jeffersons’ theme

LOS ANGELES – Ja’Net DuBois, who played the vivacious neighbor Willona Woods on “Good Times” and composed and sang the theme song for “The Jeffersons,” has died. DuBois’ song “Mov...

DATE: Feb 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment