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Friday, August 15, 2025

As Trump Tightens Hold on Kennedy Center, Top Theater Producer Resigns

Jeffrey Finn, a Broadway producer who has overseen theater programming at the Washington venue since 2016, will leave next month.

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Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Musical Rom-Com ‘Two Strangers’ Plans Fall Opening on Broadway

by Michael Paulson

“Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)”, a musical charmer with a cast of two, will open at the Longacre in November.

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Thursday, July 17, 2025

Why Did the Indie Film Studio A24 Buy an Off Broadway Theater?

by Michael Paulson

The Hollywood upstart has upgraded the Cherry Lane Theater for plays and more. Coming this fall: films chosen by Sofia Coppola, food from Frenchette and the voice of Barbra Streisand.

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Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Broadway’s ‘Gypsy’ Revival, Starring Audra McDonald, Will Close

by Michael Paulson

The show is the sixth musical to announce a closing date since last month’s Tony Awards, reflecting financial challenges facing producers.

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Williamstown Theater Festival Was in Crisis. Here’s How It’s Changing.

by Michael Paulson and Tony Cenicola

The Berkshires mainstay is trying something different this season: just three weekends, but eight shows, including two Tennessee Williams plays and even ice dancing.

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Monday, July 7, 2025

Laurie Metcalf to Star in ‘Little Bear Ridge Road’ on Broadway

by Michael Paulson

The production, of a Samuel D. Hunter play that got strong reviews in Chicago, will be the first produced by Scott Rudin since news reports of his bullying behavior in 2021.

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Tuesday, July 1, 2025

André Bishop Takes a Bow After Hundreds of Shows at Lincoln Center Theater

by Michael Paulson

He is moving on from 33 years at Lincoln Center Theater and will head to Rome to focus on his memoirs.

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Monday, June 30, 2025

Taraji P. Henson to Make Broadway Debut in August Wilson Play

by Michael Paulson

The actress will star opposite Cedric the Entertainer in a revival of “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone” next spring.

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Jordan Roth, a Broadway Big Shot, Is Now Reinventing Himself

by Michael Paulson and Landon Nordeman

Jordan Roth owned five Broadway theaters and produced a string of hits. Now he’s pivoting to performance.

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Thursday, June 26, 2025

Lynne Meadow, Who Led Manhattan Theater Club for 53 Years, Is Stepping Down

by Michael Paulson

Lynne Meadow was just 25 when she took a job running the Off Off Broadway Manhattan Theater Club. Now the nonprofit is a major player on and off Broadway.

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Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Broadway Musical ‘Boop’ Set to Close Amid Weak Ticket Sales

by Michael Paulson

‘Boop! The Musical’ imagines the cartoon character leaving 1920s filmdom for 2020s New York City. Ticket sales were weak.

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Global Arts Festival Taking Shape Inside Gowanus Power Station

by Michael Paulson

The first Powerhouse: International will feature works from South Africa’s William Kentridge, Brazil’s Carolina Bianchi — and 10,000, $30 tickets.

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Tuesday, June 24, 2025

On Broadway, A.I. and High-Tech Storytelling Is Having a Moment

by Michael Paulson

Videos and projections depicting an A.I.-generated actor, the digital memories of robots, a redwood forest and more: High-tech storytelling is having a moment.

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Monday, June 23, 2025

Democrats to Protest Trump’s Takeover of Kennedy Center With Pride Event

by Michael Paulson and Javier C. Hernández

“This is our way of reoccupying the Kennedy Center,” said Jeffrey Seller of “Hamilton,” who was asked to stage the invite-only concert hosted by five senators.

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Friday, June 20, 2025

‘Dead Outlaw’ Musical to Close After Disappointing Run on Broadway

by Michael Paulson

The show was shut out at the Tonys after being nominated for seven awards, including best musical.

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Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Michelle Williams to Star in Off Broadway Revival of ‘Anna Christie’ With Mike Faist

by Michael Paulson

The actress will lead a revival of “Anna Christie” at St. Ann’s Warehouse, directed by her husband, Thomas Kail, and co-starring Mike Faist.

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Billy Porter to Star in ‘Cabaret’ on Broadway

by Michael Paulson

The show’s producers said they plan to end the New York run at the end of the actor’s run, on Oct. 19.

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Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Broadway’s ‘Real Women Have Curves’ to Close Because of Soft Sales

by Michael Paulson

The immigration-themed musical is the second show to announce a plan to close in the aftermath of this year’s Tony Awards.

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Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Broadway Musical ‘Smash’ to Close After Tonys Disappointment

by Michael Paulson

The musical, which follows a group of theater artists putting on a show about Marilyn Monroe, opened in April to mixed reviews. It has struggled at the box office.

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How ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ Overcame a Shaky Start and Won Big at the Tonys

by Michael Paulson

Broadway’s best musical winner had to delay its opening last fall and was selling poorly. But strong word-of-mouth and reviews helped this quirky show triumph.

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Monday, June 9, 2025

Tonys 2025 Takeaways: ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ Wins 6 Awards

by Michael Paulson

Broadway rewarded adventurous newcomers including Sarah Snook (“The Picture of Dorian Gray”), Nicole Scherzinger (“Sunset Boulevard”) and Cole Escola (“Oh, Mary!”).

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Sunday, June 8, 2025

‘Maybe Happy Ending’ Wins the Tony for Best Musical

by Michael Paulson

The musical, about a budding romance between two outdated robots, won six Tony Awards on Sunday night.

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‘Sunset Boulevard’ Starring Nicole Scherzinger Wins the Tony Award for Best Musical Revival

by Michael Paulson

The high-tech production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical proved to be a star vehicle for the pop singer.

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Lin-Manuel Miranda and Original ‘Hamilton’ Cast Reunited for a Tonys Medley

by Michael Paulson

Marking the 10th anniversary of the show’s opening, the creator and cast reunited to perform “My Shot,” “The Schuyler Sisters” and other notable songs.

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The Tonys host is Cynthia Erivo.

by Michael Paulson

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Who is going to win tonight?

by Michael Paulson

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41 Tony nominees on the obstacles that shaped them.

by Michael Paulson

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Here’s what to expect at tonight’s ceremony.

by Michael Paulson

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Here’s the latest.

by Michael Paulson

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How to watch the Tony Awards.

by Michael Paulson

The main event will be broadcast at 8 p.m. Eastern on CBS and livestreamed for Paramount+ with Showtime subscribers.

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2025 Tony Awards: What to Know Ahead of the Ceremony

by Michael Paulson

How is Broadway doing? Who are the top contenders for awards? Our theater reporter, Michael Paulson, has some answers.

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How to Watch the 2025 Tony Awards

by Michael Paulson

The ceremony, at Radio City Music Hall, will be broadcast on CBS starting at 8 p.m. Eastern, and livestreamed for Paramount+ with Showtime subscribers.

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Saturday, June 7, 2025

What to Expect at the 2025 Tony Awards: ‘Hamilton,’ Robots and More

by Michael Paulson

This year's annual celebration of the best on Broadway is being hosted by Cynthia Erivo.

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Friday, June 6, 2025

2025 Tony Awards Predictions: Best New Musical, Best Leading Actress and More

by Michael Paulson

Expect wins for the musicals “Maybe Happy Ending” and “Sunset Boulevard,” but the races for best play and leading actress in a musical are too close to call.

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Thursday, June 5, 2025

The 2025 Tony Nominees Discuss Their Biggest Tests and Triumphs

by Thea Traff, Michael Paulson, Alexis Soloski, Nicole Herrington, Jolie Ruben and Amanda Webster

George Clooney, Audra McDonald, Daniel Dae Kim, Sarah Snook and other Broadway stars talk about the challenges they’ve faced — and surmounted.

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Wednesday, June 4, 2025

‘Dog Day Afternoon’ Is Broadway Bound With Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach

by Michael Paulson

Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach will star in a stage adaptation of the acclaimed 1975 film about a bank heist that goes tragically awry.

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Tuesday, June 3, 2025

‘Marjorie Prime’ and ‘Becky Shaw’ Are Coming to Broadway This Season

by Michael Paulson

Second Stage Theater, a nonprofit, will put on the two plays, both of which were Pulitzer finalists, at its Helen Hayes Theater.

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Saturday, May 31, 2025

Patti LuPone Apologizes for Comments About Audra McDonald and Kecia Lewis

by Michael Paulson

LuPone said she was “deeply sorry for the words” she used in her criticism of Kecia Lewis and Audra McDonald when asked about a dispute over Broadway noise levels.

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Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Lea Michele Returns to Broadway in ‘Chess’

by Michael Paulson

The “Glee” star will join Aaron Tveit and Nicholas Christopher next fall in a Broadway revival of an Abba-adjacent Cold War musical.

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Tuesday, May 27, 2025

The Patti LuPone Drama With Audra McDonald and Kecia Lewis, Explained

by Michael Paulson

The offstage tensions between three Broadway stars became public after a dispute over sound levels, an Instagram post and a much-talked-about magazine article.

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Blue Man Group’s Longtime Home Will Stage Off Broadway Dramas

by Michael Paulson

A commercial producer active on Broadway and in the West End has signed a long-term lease for Astor Place Theater with plans for shows there.

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Thursday, May 22, 2025

James Corden, Neil Patrick Harris and Bobby Cannavale Lead Broadway ‘Art’

by Michael Paulson

The three actors will star in a revival of Yasmina Reza’s 1994 play, which begins performances at the end of August.

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Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Tom Hanks Will Perform His Play ‘This World of Tomorrow’ Off Broadway

by Michael Paulson

“This World of Tomorrow,” based on the actor’s 2017 short story collection, is scheduled to begin performances in October at the Shed.

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Monday, May 19, 2025

Trump’s Kennedy Center Comes Into Focus With Theater and Dance Plans

by Michael Paulson and Javier C. Hernández

Some big shows and troupes will perform, while others will stay away. And in a shift, the center will present some Broadway shows with nonunion casts.

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Friday, May 16, 2025

‘Is Betty Buckley Still Alive?’ Trump Asked. She Certainly Is.

by Michael Paulson

“What’s happening these days,” the singer said at the start of a Joe’s Pub residency, “is weird, and not cool.”

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Thursday, May 15, 2025

CNN to Livestream George Clooney’s ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’

by Michael Paulson

In June, the news network is planning to broadcast one of the last performances of “Good Night, and Good Luck.”

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Tuesday, May 13, 2025

George Clooney and Denzel Washington Power Broadway to Prepandemic Heights

by Michael Paulson and Sara Krulwich

Elphaba helped too. But the good news comes with caveats.

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Tuesday, May 6, 2025

‘Ragtime’ Is Returning to Broadway

by Michael Paulson

A revival of the sweeping musical will open at Lincoln Center Theater in October, starring Joshua Henry, Caissie Levy and Brandon Uranowitz.

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Jeffrey Seller Produced ‘Hamilton.’ Now, in ‘Theater Kid,’ He’s Telling His Story.

by Michael Paulson

In “Theater Kid,” Jeffrey Seller reflects on his Broadway career.

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Monday, May 5, 2025

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins on Winning a Pulitzer for ‘Purpose’

by Michael Paulson

“It’s the most surreal day ever,” the playwright said as he learned the news while getting ready to attend his first Met Gala.

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Amid Trump Cuts, Officials Resign From the National Endowment for the Arts

by Michael Paulson

Senior officials announced their resignations after the Trump administration withdrew grants from arts organizations around the country.

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Saturday, May 3, 2025

The National Endowment for the Arts Begins Terminating Grants

by Michael Paulson

The endowment told arts organizations that it was withdrawing or canceling current grants just hours after President Trump proposed eliminating the agency in the next fiscal year.

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Friday, May 2, 2025

Trump Seeks to Eliminate the National Endowment for the Arts

by Michael Paulson

The president’s budget proposal also called for getting rid of the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences.

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Idina Menzel’s ‘Redwood’ to Close Following Tony Nominations Shutout

by Michael Paulson

The Broadway musical will play its final performance at the Nederlander Theater on May 18.

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Thursday, May 1, 2025

George Clooney, Sarah Snook and Sadie Sink Get Tony Nominations

by Michael Paulson

They were among the screen stars who were recognized for their work on Broadway this season as the 2025 Tony Award nominations were announced.

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2025 Tony Nominations Announcement: What to Know and How to Watch

by Michael Paulson

Sarah Paulson and Wendell Pierce will announce which performers and which productions from a crowded 2024-25 Broadway season will vie for awards.

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Monday, April 28, 2025

Where Can I Find a Cheap Broadway Ticket?

by Michael Paulson

If you are determined to see a celebrity in a popular show on a busy night, you may be out of luck, but with flexibility and persistence, you can cut some costs.

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Wednesday, April 23, 2025

After ‘Sunset Boulevard’ Malfunction, Nicole Scherzinger Sings With Bullhorn

by Michael Paulson

The “Sunset Boulevard” star briefly entertained the crowd when “a technical malfunction on the sound side” forced the cancellation of a matinee performance.

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Tuesday, April 8, 2025

William Finn, Tony Winner for ‘Falsettos,’ Is Dead at 73

by Michael Paulson

An acclaimed musical theater writer, he won for both his score and his book and later had a huge hit with “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.”

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Saturday, April 5, 2025

‘Boop!’ Arrives on Broadway, With a Surprising 100-Year Back Story

by Michael Paulson

From her 1930 debut as a poodle-human hybrid to a modern-day symbol of empowerment, Betty Boop has had an unusual journey to the Broadway stage. Boop-oop-a-doop!

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Monday, March 31, 2025

My Friend’s Show Was Kind of Terrible. What Do I Say When I See Them?

by Michael Paulson

You can always consider telling the truth, but it may not be advisable in this case.

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Friday, March 28, 2025

Scott Rudin, Producer Exiled for Bad Behavior, Plans Return to Broadway

by Michael Paulson

Rudin stepped away from show business four years ago amid reports that he had bullied assistants. He says he has “a lot more self-control” now.

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Tuesday, March 25, 2025

George Clooney’s ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ Sets Broadway Box Office Record

by Michael Paulson

“Good Night, and Good Luck” grossed $3.3 million last week, breaking a record that was set earlier this month by Denzel Washington’s “Othello.”

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Monday, March 24, 2025

The Price of a Show

by Michael Paulson

Tickets for the hottest Broadway plays are now out of reach for many.

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Wednesday, March 19, 2025

She May Be the Most Powerful Producer Working in Theater

by Michael Paulson

Sonia Friedman has “created her own theater studio system,” balancing big properties like “Harry Potter” and “Stranger Things” with more prestige work by Stoppard and Sondheim.

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Saturday, March 15, 2025

With $921 Seats, Denzel Washington’s ‘Othello’ Breaks a Box Office Record

by Michael Paulson

Demand to see Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal play Shakespeare has set a record in a year when big stars have been driving up the prices of Broadway plays.

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Monday, March 10, 2025

Striking Stage Crews Reach Agreement With Atlantic Theater

by Michael Paulson

The deal will be scrutinized by New York’s other Off Broadway theaters, which the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees has been working to unionize.

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Jean Smart Will Star in a One-Woman Broadway Show

by Michael Paulson

The new play, “Call Me Izzy,” will begin previews in May and open in June at Studio 54.

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Thursday, March 6, 2025

‘Oedipus’ and ‘Rocky Horror Show’ Are Returning to Broadway

by Michael Paulson

The Roundabout Theater Company will also present Noël Coward’s “Fallen Angels,” starring Rose Byrne and Kelli O’Hara.

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Theaters Sue the N.E.A. Over Trump’s ‘Gender Ideology’ Order

by Michael Paulson

The lawsuit seeks to block a new rule that requires groups applying for grants from the National Endowment for the Arts to agree not to promote “gender ideology.”

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Wednesday, March 5, 2025

‘Hamilton’ Cancels Kennedy Center Run Over Trump’s Takeover

by Michael Paulson

“We’re not going to be a part of it while it is the Trump Kennedy Center,” said its creator, Lin-Manuel Miranda.

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A ‘Greatest Showman’ Musical Is Coming to the Stage, in Britain

by Michael Paulson

The show, developed by Disney with a Tony-winning creative team, will have an initial production in Bristol, England in the spring of 2026.

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Tuesday, March 4, 2025

‘Mamma Mia!’ Is Returning to Broadway This Summer

by Michael Paulson

The musical’s original run was the ninth-longest in Broadway history; a six-month return engagement will start in August.

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Friday, February 21, 2025

Nick Jonas, Sadie Sink and More Had Broadway Debuts as Kids. Now They’re Back.

by Michael Paulson

Nick Jonas, Sadie Sink and Christian Slater are among this year’s unusually large cohort of stars who first appeared onstage as tweens or even younger.

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Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Cynthia Erivo Will Host This Year’s Tony Awards

by Michael Paulson

The actress won a Tony Award for “The Color Purple,” and is now nominated for an Oscar for playing Elphaba in the film adaptation of “Wicked.”

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Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Hundreds of Artists Call on N.E.A. to Roll Back Trump’s Restrictions

by Michael Paulson

A letter signed by 463 playwrights, poets, dancers, visual artists and others pushes back against new grant requirements that bar the promotion of diversity or “gender ideology.”

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Wednesday, February 12, 2025

The N.E.A.’s New Gender and Diversity Edicts Worry Arts Groups

by Michael Paulson

As the National Endowment for the Arts adjusts to comply with President Trump’s executive orders, “gender ideology” is out and works that “honor the nation’s rich artistic heritage” are in.

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Monday, February 10, 2025