The Performing Arts Project

The official tumblr for The Performing Arts Project. Find out more at performingartsproject.com.

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Today's happy place. Honeymoon in Vegas' Flying Elvises, childhood instruments, and some Uptown Funk, all directed by The Performing Arts Project's Grady McLeod Bowman. Aw, yeah.

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The success of every single woman is an inspiration to another." - Diane von Furstenberg

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This Sunday night at 54 Below, Susan Blackwell and Hunter Bell (shown above winning their Redemption Belt at last year's benefit) host Let Me Try That Again: Take 2, an evening of fabulous performers sharing video of their most embarrassing moments onstage and then redeeming themselves by recreating that moment. Billy Crudup, Taran Killam, Steve Pasquale, Ben Platt, Krysta Rodriguez, and more perform to benefit The Performing Arts Project. Visit 54Below.com for tickets.

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"The truest form of bravery and courage is to wake up every single day and to be ourselves." – Shailene Woodley

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"I am an artist, therefore I choose faith over fear." - Broadway performer and Performing Arts Project faculty member Mark Price

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"You constantly have to work on it. It's not something you just put in your back pocket and walk away with." - the amazing Ana Maria Lucaciu on ballet

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Make the decision to be supportive." - Celia Keenan-Bolger on how to handle your peers in the arts

Read the full article here: http://the-interval.com/ints/ckb/

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Congrats to our very own Abigail Spencer on her upcoming premiere of Rectify on SundanceTV! Missed season 1? You can binge-watch the whole thing right now on Netflix just in time for the June 19th premiere of season 2. Aw, yeah. 

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Why the Tony Awards Matter

Past Tony-nominee and Performing Arts Project Faculty Member Hunter Bell talks about the Tony Awards and why he is a Tony junkie.

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You're not meant to do what is easy. You are meant to challenge yourself." - Justin Timberlake on being an artist

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“If you accept that who you are is enough, you become the biggest participant in making your work and even your relationships better.” - Frozen screenwriter and director Jennifer Lee during her 2014 commencement speech at the University of New Hampshire

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A candle loses nothing of its light by lighting another candle.” - James Keller

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BWW Blog: Dates, Mates & Clean Slates - A Little Help From Your Friends

One of the best things about Dates, Mates & Clean Slates is that we made it happen ourselves.

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As part of the Kennedy Center's World Stages International Theater Festival, South Africa's Handspring Puppet Company presents a special selection of puppets from some of their most popular shows, including War Horse. For more information on the festival, which takes place now through March 30, visit http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/festivals/13-14/world/.