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Conductor Nicholas Hersh calls William Dawson's work "a fundamental part of our history and a beautiful piece of our culture."

Every year, we remember some of the writers, actors, musicians, filmmakers and performers who died over the past year, and whose lifetime of creative work helped shape our world.

Gypsy has been called the best musical of all time. Audra McDonald is starring in a new Broadway revival, and the race-conscious casting gives the production a new frame.

Jackson made a cameo in the romantic comedy musical & Juliet on Saturday night. She told NPR: "I got a call, and someone said, 'We heard that this was your lifelong dream.' And it is."

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The National Ballet of Ukraine's dancers aim to show that their culture lives on, despite Russian attacks on their country. Ukraine's ambassador to the U.S. calls the company a "symbol of resiliency."

DePrince, born in Sierra Leone, lost both her parents during the country’s civil war. She became the youngest principal dancer at the Dance Theatre of Harlem and later joined the Boston Ballet.

"Music and Mind" a collection of essays by scientists, artists, educators and health care providers that delves into the effect of music and the arts on health and being human.

Audiences will get to see Giancarlo Guerrero in action when he leads the orchestra in its first Masterworks concerts this November.

Tourism in the Austrian city of Salzburg generates about a billion euros annually. Many of those tourists visit locations where some scenes of The Sound of Music were filmed, but many residents are less than enthusiastic about the von Trapp family's story.

The musician died this month at age 58. His collaborators are paying tribute to "a great artist who belongs to the world.”