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This 2019 photo released by The Berkshire Theater Group shows a scene from their production of "Godspell." The John-Michael Tebelak and Stephen Schwartz musical is celebrating its 50th anniversary this month, a golden milestone for a show with roots in the hippie era but which can still speak to those on TikTok. (Emma K. Rothenberg-Ware/The Berkshire Theater Group via AP)
Day by day: Musical 'Godspell' celebrates 50th anniversary

By Mark Kennedy May. 10, 2021 06:45 PM EDT

This 2019 photo released by The Berkshire Theater Group shows a scene from their production of "Godspell." The John-Michael Tebelak and Stephen Schwartz musical is celebrating its 50th anniversary this month, a golden milestone for a show with roots in the hippie era but which can still speak to those on TikTok. (Emma K. Rothenberg-Ware/The Berkshire Theater Group via AP)
Day by day: Musical 'Godspell' celebrates 50th anniversary

By Mark Kennedy May. 10, 2021 11:18 AM EDT

In this Dec. 23, 2020, photo provided by courtesy of George Peters, the Peters family outdoor socially-distanced Christmas exchange is held on the front lawn at Renee and Dan Schauer's home in Cincinnati. Left to right are the grandchildren of Joe and Nancy Peters: Taylor J. and Oliva Meade in strollers; front row, Jane Matthews, Ben Felblinger, Amelia Hoying, Abby Felblinger, Maggie Hoying and Zach Felblinger; back row, Brad Schauer, Sarah Schauer, Nate Hoying, Ellie Schauer and Grandma Nancy Peters. The pandemic and its isolating restrictions have been especially tough for many of the nation's some 70 million grandparents, many at ages when they are considered most vulnerable to the deadly COVID-19 virus. (George Peters via AP)
Grandparents in the pandemic: a lost year, but now some hope

By Dan Sewell Mar. 21, 2021 05:00 AM EDT

This Nov. 20, 2020 photo released by Andrea Fage shows brothers Rafael Fage, 16, background, ad Noah Fage, 14 posing at the piano at their home in Harrison, N.Y. During the pandemic lockdown, private piano lessons for boys stopped. They researched movie soundtracks and learned the score on their own with the assistance of sites like YouTube. (Andrea Fage via AP)
'A better time than any': Finding joy in music lessons, jams

By Tracee M. Herbaugh Nov. 23, 2020 10:49 AM EST

Florida theater, teachers collaborate during the pandemic

By Savannah Evanoff, The Northwest Florida Daily News Oct. 11, 2020 03:01 AM EDT
CRESTVIEW, Fla. (AP) — “Tarzan,” “Annie,” “Freaky Friday” and “The Addams Family” were all shows high school theater students in Okaloosa County rehearsed for...

School music education adapts to COVID-19 pandemic

By Leslie Renken Sep. 05, 2020 01:01 AM EDT
TREMONT, Ill. (AP) — While art education has typically been the first thing to go when times get tough, that doesn’t seem to be happening in central Illinois...

This combination of photos provided by Jenny Florkowski shows samples of her beaded bracelets, left, and friendship bracelets for sale. Florkowski, a veteran at “Wicked,” gives away all proceeds from sales. She recently donated $900 to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and Color of Change. (Jenny Florkowski via AP)
Plush toys, jewelry, dance lessons — Broadway's side hustles

By Mark Kennedy Jul. 30, 2020 08:54 AM EDT

In this Friday, May 29, 2020, photo, people practice social distancing while attending the "Corona Conundrum" at the Parker Theatre (formerly the Utah Children’s Theatre) in Salt Lake City. The theater reopened but requires guests to wear masks and sit in socially distanced reserved seating due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Ivy Ceballo/The Deseret News via AP)
Live theater is changing in creative ways during pandemic

By Valerie Jones Jun. 07, 2020 10:00 AM EDT

FILE - This May 15, 2005 file photo shows Jazz great Wynton Marsalis performing with the New World School of the Arts Jazz Band of Miami, Fla. during the 10th Annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition and Festival in New York. The coronavirus pandemic has altered the annual competition and festival but it will still go on. The event will take place from June 8-12 on Jazz at Lincoln Center’s website, social media accounts and also through Zoom. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the program. (AP Photo/Gina Gayle, File)
Jazz competition for high school students goes virtual

By The Associated Press May. 21, 2020 09:19 AM EDT

FILE - This Jan. 26, 2020 file photo shows Misty Copeland, center, performing at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. Thirty-two dancers from 14 countries have performed a ballet for a virtual audience to benefit the struggling dance community. “Swans for Relief” is an initiative created by American Ballet Theatre’s principal dancer Misty Copeland and is designed to raise funds for dancers all over the world who have lost their jobs after ballet performances were shut down due to COVID-19. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)
Copeland leads dancers in virtual ballet for charity

By Brooke Lefferts May. 06, 2020 10:37 AM EDT

In this Tuesday, March 17, 2020 photo, dance instructor Lola Jaramillo records a Zumba and exercise lesson in Washington, that will be uploaded in the social media accounts of Vida Senior Center, a nonprofit that serves Washington’s older Hispanic community. (AP Photo/Federica Narancio)
Dancing alone: A senior center keeps clients up and moving

By Federica Narancio Apr. 06, 2020 09:44 AM EDT