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Many Stages Are Still Dark, But You Can Now See These Iconic Costumes Up Close

Can't Let It Go: Two looks from Disney's Frozen, by Christopher Oram, including Elsa's Ice Dress Rebecca J. Michelson/Grapevine Public Relations hide caption

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Many Stages Are Still Dark, But You Can Now See These Iconic Costumes Up Close

The Showstoppers! exhibition in New York's Theater District showcases the work of an industry hit hard by the pandemic. Visitors can see more than 100 costumes — and watch artists hard at work.

Many Stages Are Still Dark, But You Can Now See These Iconic Costumes Up Close

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So Much For 'Hot Vax Summer.' Delta Puts A Damper On Festivals And Concerts

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So Much For 'Hot Vax Summer.' Delta Puts A Damper On Festivals And Concerts

As summer festivals and massive concerts returned this month amid the promise of "hot vax summer," the surge in the delta variant has disrupted plans for carefree live music.

So Much For 'Hot Vax Summer.' Delta Puts A Damper On Festivals And Concerts

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Wednesday

Broadway's 1st Play Since COVID Closure Blends Bible, Beckett, Black Lives Matter

Jon Michael Hill (seated) and Namir Smallwood star in Pass Over, the first play to return to Broadway since the COVID-19 closure. Jeremy Daniel/Matt Ross Public Relations hide caption

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Broadway's 1st Play Since COVID Closure Blends Bible, Beckett, Black Lives Matter

The first play to open on Broadway in more than a year, Antoinette Chinonye Nwandu's Pass Over tells the story of two young Black men dreaming of a better tomorrow in a world of police violence.

Broadway's 1st Play Since COVID Closure Blends Bible, Beckett, Black Lives Matter

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Monday

Chappelle Fans Flock To D.C. Live Events As New Mask Mandate Is Announced

Dave Chappelle: This Time This Place chronicles Chappelle's efforts to entertain audiences during the pandemic with a series of outdoor shows. He's pictured above in North Charleston, S.C., on Jan. 30, 2020. Sean Rayford/Getty Images hide caption

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Chappelle Fans Flock To D.C. Live Events As New Mask Mandate Is Announced

Dave Chappelle drew sold-out crowds to his live, indoor appearances in Washington, D.C. — 3,500 attended his show at the concert venue The Anthem and more than 2,000 came to the Kennedy Center.

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Dancer Calvin Royal III Takes Center Stage At ABT — And Beyond

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Dancer Calvin Royal III Takes Center Stage At ABT — And Beyond

Royal is only the third Black dancer to be promoted to principal at the American Ballet Theatre — which is even more impressive when you know he didn't begin training in ballet until he was 14.

Dancer Calvin Royal III Takes Center Stage At ABT — And Beyond

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Black Theater Artists Are Helping Shakespeare Speak To More Diverse Audiences

John Douglas Thompson portrays the magician Prospero in a Commonwealth Shakespeare Company production of The Tempest in Boston this month. Evgenia Eliseeva/Commonwealth Shakespeare Company hide caption

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Black Theater Artists Are Helping Shakespeare Speak To More Diverse Audiences

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Scholars have a mantra: Shakespeare is universal and his works are for everyone. But for Black actors and audiences, does an implicit whiteness in the Bard's canon hinder access and identification?

Black Theater Artists Are Helping Shakespeare Speak To More Diverse Audiences

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Rising From The Ashes, Jacob's Pillow Welcomes Back Dancers, Audiences

Faced with limited access to conventional stages, troupes like Contra-Tiempo are taking advantage of striking outdoor spaces at Jacob's Pillow this summer. Christopher Duggan Photography/Jacob's Pillow hide caption

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Rising From The Ashes, Jacob's Pillow Welcomes Back Dancers, Audiences

Jacob's Pillow had a particularly tough 2020, closed by pandemic and struck by a fire that consumed one of its theaters. This summer the dance center rises from the ashes, literally and figuratively.

Rising From The Ashes, Jacob's Pillow Welcomes Back Dancers, Audiences

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Friday

Cross-Cultural Casting: Noteworthy For Hollywood, But Not Exactly New

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Cross-Cultural Casting: Noteworthy For Hollywood, But Not Exactly New

Jodie Turner-Smith in Anne Boleyn. Mindy Kaling in Scooby Doo. Dev Patel in The Green Knight, and last year's David Copperfield.

Cross-Cultural Casting: Noteworthy For Hollywood, But Not Exactly New

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