Kevin Hart. In music, it’s nothing unusual for an artist to play in front of a stadium of people. Comedy is a different story. We tend to think of stand-ups performing on barely elevated stages, in front of brick walls, in basements, probably nearby their apartment. Kevin Hart, who is in the midst of an unprecedentedly long run as the biggest stand-up in the world, is leading the charge in trying to define what it means to be an arena comedian — one huge international tour at a time. Read More...
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The "Hallelujah Chorus," from George Frideric Handel's Messiah, is such an iconic piece of music — and is so ingrained as a Christmas tradition — that it's easy to take its exuberance and its greatness for granted.
That's where Rob Kapilow comes in. The composer-conductor joins Performance Today host Fred Child to look deeper into the structure of Handel's popular little chorus to discover why the music has such a powerful grip on singers and listeners — all the way back to King George II of England, who (legend has it) began the tradition of standing during its performance. Read More...