Theater

No one show swept this year — and it turns out, that's a good thing.

The 78th Annual Tony Awards ceremony, hosted by Wicked star Cynthia Erivo, was held Sunday at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Maybe Happy Ending won best Musical and Purpose won best play.

As we head into June, our roundtable of local arts and culture watchers discuss how Charlotte arts groups are responding to National Endowment for the Arts grant losses and shares their top culture picks for the month ahead.

The National Endowment for the Arts has terminated a $20,000 grant meant to help Charlotte's Three Bone Theatre stage three immigrant-centered plays by Chicano playwright Luis Alfaro.

Philippa Hughes' life spans war, international romance, divorce, an abduction, art and politics. As one of the few liberals in her family, she knows how divisions can break a family and a country.

The Sondheim musical-thriller "Sweeney Todd," blends suspense, dark humor and rich storytelling. It's onstage this weekend at Queens University.

Do you have any plans for the month of March? Here to help you plan your calendar for the month ahead is WFAE's First Friday Arts panel.

The federal agency has cancelled grants that have funded programs for underserved communities for more than 20 years. Challenge America's $10,000 grants funded a wide range of programs by arts groups across the country, from free or reduced prices for theater tickets in Florida, to an arts program for Native American residents at a nursing facility in North Carolina.

The president announced Friday that he would remove multiple board members, including the chairman, who do not share his vision for a "Golden Age in Arts and Culture."

Happening this February: Three Bone Theatre and Lee St. Theatre debut new plays; big canvases ask big questions at the Bechtler and the Gantt Center; and Charlotte gets lit at Black Trivia Night and a nostalgic hip-hop concert.