Performing Arts

UnCabaret
At L.A.’s UnCabaret, 25 Years Of Letting It All Hang Out
May 20, 2013 | NPR · Launched as an alternative to the stale stylings of the ’80s stand-up circuit, Beth Lapides’ event bills itself as a venue for “idiosyncratic, conversational comedy.” It’s helped establish careers for performers from Kathy Griffin to Randy and Jason Sklar.
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Michigan Radio
Michigan LGBT Youth Center Does Outreach With A Dance ‘Hook’
May 17, 2013 | MR · The Ruth Ellis Center in Highland Park, Mich., is making an effort to meet its clients where they are — on the dance floor, specifically with the dance form known as “vogue.” From there, the center can connect them with counseling, health services, tutoring and clean clothes.
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TED
Giving It Away
May 17, 2013 | NPR · You can give away almost anything — your time, money, food, your ideas. Giving helps define who we are and helps us connect with others. Thanks to the Internet and a rise in social consciousness, there’s been a seismic shift not only in what we’re giving, but how. In this hour, stories from TED speakers who are “giving it away” in new and surprising ways, and the things that happen in return.
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TED
How Do You Get People To Pay For Music?
May 17, 2013 | NPR · Don’t make people pay for music, says musician Amanda Palmer: Let them. In a passionate talk that begins in her days as a street performer, she examines the new relationship between artist and fan.
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Courtesy of Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival
From The Heart Of Egypt’s Revolt, The Pulse Of Artistic Life
May 16, 2013 | NPR · Egypt’s capital has been associated with protest and political upheaval. But an arts festival attempts to clear away the dust and revitalize a once-glorious cultural hub.
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Washington National Opera
‘Show Boat’ Steams On, Eternally American
May 7, 2013 | NPR · A revival of the Hammerstein-Kern classic showcases once again the rich tapestry and timeless themes of an American saga that changed the course of musical theater — and confronted audiences with painful truths about our history.
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Joan Marcus
When Tonys Tap Faves, Look For These Names
April 27, 2013 | NPR · The nominations for the 67th Tony Awards are due April 30, and Barbara Chai of The Wall Street Journal has seen pretty much every show on Broadway this season. NPR’s Scott Simon talks with Chai about what she loved, what she hated and what’s likely to make the Tony cut.
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Paramount Pictures
‘Guilt Trip’: Streisand On Songs, Film And Family
April 26, 2013 | NPR · Singer, actor, writer, director and producer Barbra Streisand plays a well-meaning if overbearing Jewish mom in The Guilt Trip. The star says her own mother both encouraged her talents and was jealous of them.
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Courtesy of the artist
David Hyde Pierce On ‘Song Travels’
April 26, 2013 | NPR · The TV and Broadway star performs his favorite standards and talks Beethoven, rap and Spamalot.
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Joan Marcus
On Broadway, One Runt To Rule Them All
April 25, 2013 | NPR · Bob Mondello looks at Broadway’s new child-friendly musical Matilda through the prism of his very first commentary for NPR 29 years ago today — a piece about how Annie was really Oliver! in drag.
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AP
China’s Air Pollution: Is The Government Willing To Act?
May 24, 2013 | NPR · There is some political willingness, but because China is highly decentralized politically the Communist Party has only limited influence over provincial governments and how they regulate their dirty factories. The powerful state-owned oil companies have also resisted pressure to produce cleaner-burning fuel.
 

NPR
Can This Man Bring Silicon Valley To Yangon?
May 24, 2013 | NPR · A Stanford MBA who used to work for Google returned to Myanmar to be an Internet entrepreneur. But it’s tough to start an Internet company in a country where the power goes out every day.
 

StoryCorps
Military Moms: A Bond Borne From Shared Loss
May 24, 2013 | NPR · Two mothers whose sons were killed during the first Gulf War talk about how they became friends after their sons’ death. The last 22 years would have been tough without the friendship, because, as one tells the other, “what’s in our hearts we share.”
 

Arts & Life

Universal Pictures
‘Fast 6′: Silly, Speedy, And Certain To Cash In
May 23, 2013 | NPR · Fast 6 pits Dominic’s crew against a wily terrorist in a high-tech battle royale — but it has a devil of a time explaining why everyone should hop into their cars.
 

Laemmle Zeller Films
‘Plimpton!’: A Fond Look At A Man Of Letters
May 23, 2013 | NPR · An affectionate documentary portrays the Paris Review founder as a man devoted to illuminating how talent and creativity work — both for himself, and for the rest of us.
 

Sony Pictures Classics
More Time Together, Though ‘Midnight’ Looms
May 23, 2013 | NPR · Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke return for the third in Richard Linklater’s loosely peerless Before series, and they’ve never been more persuasive — nor has the storytelling. (Recommended)
 

Music

Getty Images
Igor Stravinsky’s ‘Rite Of Spring’ Counterrevolution
May 24, 2013 | NPR · Not long after his shocking ballet, the composer branched out into a broad range of styles, ushering in new musical trends far from the violent tone of his iconic Rite of Spring.
 

Courtesy of the artist
First Listen Live: Queens Of The Stone Age, ‘…Like Clockwork’
May 23, 2013 | NPR · Josh Homme presides over a dense, textured, unpredictable sound that’s equal parts mystery, intensity, beauty and bluster. QOTSA performed …Like Clockwork in its entirety, plus an assortment of older material, in a sold-out show at The Wiltern in Los Angeles.
 

Getty Images
Duke Ellington: Highlights Of His Twilight
May 23, 2013 | WFIU · The great composer and bandleader was distraught over the 1967 death of Billy Strayhorn, his songwriting and arranging partner of 28 years. But Ellington took Strayhorn’s passing as an impetus, born of necessity, to increase his own productivity. Here are five examples.
 

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