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Broadway's union for performers and stage managers says the sticking point is health care.

Most of us have a venue we love — a theater or concert space — where we really feel at home. But what do you do if that place goes through radical changes?

The decades-old radical troupe Bread and Puppet, famed for its protest art including giant puppets, is touring again — mixing circus, politics and bread in a sharply polarized moment.

Fifty years ago, on Sept. 26, 1975, The Rocky Horror Picture Show flopped at the U.S. box office — then became the longest-running theatrical release in history.

"Art Deco: The Golden Age of Illustration" at the Sarasota Art Museum showcases 100 rare posters from the 1920s and 1930s along with a selection of sculptural pieces and vintage cocktail shakers.

The sounds of jazz, blues, and soul may no longer echo down Central Avenue, but the historical impact that once defined the street will live on.

Chess Jakobs' new play "The American Five" tells the story of how Martin Luther King Jr. and his closest allies planned the March on Washington. NPR speaks with Jakobs and Ro Boddie, who plays King.

American Stage is teaming up with The Florida Orchestra and projectAlchemy Dance to bring the production to the Mahaffey Theater for two performances on Saturday, Sept. 20. They're calling it an "extravaganza."

In one of the most buzzed-about productions of the Broadway season, former Bill & Ted actors Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter unite once again in "Waiting for Godot."

More than 1,100 of you wrote to tell us about the books that broadened your horizons, that you kept through every move, that inspired you to become English majors, librarians, writers and teachers.

Visitors will see several new exhibits when the downtown St. Petersburg museum reopens to the public after a yearlong renovation.

Known for his intellectual and illuminating touch on the podium, the refined conductor was also surprisingly outspoken when it came to politics and his peers.