The Queen's Cartoonists perform at the Miller Symphony Hall in Allentown, PA on November 22, 2019. Lindsey Theong/The Queen's Cartoonist hide caption
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Bella DuBalle describes her drag persona as a combination of Miss Piggy, Dolly Parton and Mr. Rogers. Bella DuBalle hide caption
Drag queen (and ordained minister) Bella DuBalle won't be silenced by new Tenn. law
Stephanie Hsu, Ke Huy Quan and Michelle Yeoh appear onstage during the 29th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Feb. 26, 2023 in Los Angeles, Calif. Kevin Winter/Getty Images hide caption
Los Angeles artist Kristina Wong in Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord, a co-production with East West Players. Javier Vasquez hide caption
From elected official to 'Sweatshop Overlord,' this performer takes on unlikely roles
Adults complained about a teen theater production and the show's creators stepped in
Chris Rock at the Hippodrome Theater Saturday in Baltimore. Kirill Bichutsky/Kirill Bichutsky/Netflix hide caption
Jack performing at the Maryland Renaissance Festival. Guramar Lepiarz hide caption
Sheryl Lee Ralph performs "Lift Every Voice and Sing" ahead of Super Bowl LVII. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Sheryl Lee Ralph explains why she almost left showbiz — and what kept her going
Colombian pianist Teresita Gómez is a legendary figure in that country's classical music scene. Akiro Palacio/The Cartagena Music Festival hide caption
At 3 she snuck in to play piano, at nearly 80, she's a Colombian classical legend
A ballet dancer warms up before an open rehearsal at the Audi automobile factory in Gyor, Hungary, on Thursday. The Ballet Company of Gyor is rehearsing at the factory after being forced to shutter its rehearsal hall in response to soaring energy prices. Denes Erdos/AP hide caption
Oscar Isaac and Rachel Brosnahan star in a rarely revived Lorraine Hansberry play. Catalina Kulczar/Brooklyn Academy of Music hide caption
A rarely revived Lorraine Hansberry play is here — and it's messy but powerful
The cover of SZA's latest album SOS. Daniel Sannwald/TDE/RCA Records hide caption
The multidisciplinary artist Samora Pinderhughes, whose Healing Project has won a $1 million grant from the Mellon Foundation. Ray Neutron/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
An artist's 'Healing Project,' focused on incarceration and violence, wins $1 million
Gustavo Dudamel conducts the New York Philharmonic, March 9, 2022. Chris Lee/New York Philharmonic hide caption
N.Y. Philharmonic chief looks to Gustavo 'Dudamel era' after historic appointment
A repurposed school bus from Control Group Productions' climate change-focused immersive theater experience, The End. Katie Weisberger/Control Group Productions hide caption
Theater never recovered from COVID — and now change is no longer a choice
Iryna Zhalovska and other dancers with The United Ukrainian Ballet train at The Kennedy Center. The company is performing Giselle there this week. Keren Carrión/NPR hide caption
60 dancers who fled the war now take the stage — as The United Ukrainian Ballet
Matt Butler performing at the Central Utah Correctional Facility. Liam Trouchard/Matt Butler hide caption
United Ukrainian Ballet Company members Liza Gogidze and Oleksii Kniazkov in Giselle, choreographed by Alexei Ratmansky. Altin Kaftira/The United Ukrainian Ballet hide caption
Ballet dancers from across Ukraine bring 'Giselle' to the Kennedy Center
Members of the Grant Avenue Follies, a senior cabaret dance troupe based in San Francisco's Chinatown, collaborated with rapper Jason Chu on the Lunar New Year song "That Lunar Cheer." IW Group hide caption
Playwright Paula Vogel speaks onstage during the 2017 Tony Awards. Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions hide caption
Trade, created by Emma O'Halloran and Mark O'Halloran, will be featured at the PROTOTYPE festival this year. Maria Baranova/Unison Media hide caption