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Arts and Culture

What James Earl Jones can teach us about the activism of art in times of crisis

The Conversation - September 18, 2024

James Earl Jones preps in the dressing room before performing as Jack Jefferson in ‘The Great White Hope’ in December 1968. Harry Benson/Daily Express...

Arts and Culture

From ancient Greece to Broadway, music has played a critical role in theater

The Conversation - November 17, 2023

Broadway musical theater billboards in Times Square in New York City. Ozgur Donmaz/Getty Images by Timothy J. Moore, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St....

Arts and Culture

Sondheim’s ‘Assassins’ lays bare bizarre role of guns in American culture

Courier Newsroom - December 8, 2021

Great playwrights have always used the theater to narrate and interrogate the history of their society. Douglas Elbinger/Getty Images by Jennifer Tucker, Wesleyan University and Peter...

Arts and Culture

R.E.S.P.E.C.T. — Queen of Soul revived in glamorous, gritty “Respect” biopic starring Jennifer Hudson

Courier Newsroom - August 4, 2021

by Sherri Kolade You can call Ms. Aretha Franklin by her God-given name, but most people know this Detroiter by her rightful title, “The Queen...

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Queen of Soul Memorialized in ‘Respect’ Starring Jennifer Hudson

Sherri Kolade - August 3, 2021

You can call Ms. Aretha Franklin by her God-given name, but most people know this Detroiter by her rightful title, “The Queen of Soul.” The...

Entertainment

Open casting call for 'Hamilton' causes a little ruckus

Courier Newsroom - March 31, 2016

NEW YORK (AP) — The Broadway smash "Hamilton," which has been cheered for reclaiming the nation's founding story by a multicultural cast, has oddly...

Entertainment

Akosua Busia re-emerges in the spotlight in 'Eclipsed'

Courier Newsroom - March 23, 2016

NEW YORK (AP) — Step into Akosua Busia's tiny dressing room on Broadway and you walk into a little corner of happy calm. There's a...

Entertainment

Kendrick, Lady Gaga create memorable Grammy moments

Courier Newsroom - February 16, 2016

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Grammys had some technical stumbles this year, but also some unforgettable moments from Kendrick Lamar to Lady Gaga and...

Entertainment

David Bowie changed the very meaning of being a rock star

Courier Newsroom - January 11, 2016

NEW YORK (AP) — David Bowie made clear, in a way that was exhilarating and sometimes frightening, what every rock star since Elvis Presley...

Entertainment

Hip-hop show 'Hamilton' on Broadway generates 1M tweets this year

Courier Newsroom - December 23, 2015

NEW YORK (AP) _ Another milestone has fallen thanks to the Broadway musical ``Hamilton'' _ this time on Twitter. The microblogging website said Tuesday there...

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