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The center's executive director has named an agent who has worked with ZZ Top and Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee as the head of programming for the arts institution.

Opera singers often leave their careers when their voices are at their best, because the workload isn't manageable anymore.

The deep-voiced Scottish mezzo-soprano just made her Royal Opera House debut. Now, with her debut solo album, The Deeps Have Music, she is on the doorstep of stardom.

Dance Theatre of Harlem is reviving its landmark 1982 production of Firebird under the helm of artistic director Robert Garland.

As the classical concert season ramps up, two of America's finest orchestras will soon be led by new conductors when Daniel Harding takes over in Los Angeles and Elim Chan leads in San Francisco.

The president made the remark to reporters amidst back-and-forth developments in federal court, including an allegation that a forklift repeatedly struck the center.

The Kennedy Center's board of directors voted to close the historic arts center Tuesday, just minutes after a federal judge once again stopped a plan to put President Trump's name on the building.

The Kennedy Center's board voted to close for two years, after a judge ruled against adding President Trump's name. NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Attorney Nathaniel Zelinsky about the embattled venue.

The board's vote to shutter the historic arts center came amid concerns about financial, structural problems.

Brooks grew up in a church where her mom was a minister and her dad a deacon. She went on to play Taystee in the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black. Now she co-stars If I Go Will They Miss Me?

In two board resolutions made public Monday, the arts institution says it is in a dire financial and physical state — and that only President Trump can "rescue" it.

Theatre producer Francesca Moody has a remarkable record of spotting shows that go on to have wide success. At the Edinburgh Fringe festival, she told NPR about what she looks for in a performance.