| 单词 | diva |
| 例句 | As he begins to speak to the cast, Britney Harron, a diva since he first encountered her as a freshman, is stretched out on one of the couches, her feet up, her eyes half open. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z My niggling admiration for Sausun blossoms as she casually waves away the makeup people, like some ninja diva. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z I’m headed to trip-hop when I notice a couple making out in the pop diva section in the far back corner. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Like, if Taylor’s being a diva at a rehearsal, we don’t even have to look at each other. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z She lives up to her name with her diva hair and sunglasses at night. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I just assumed the war would end and, in a seamless path, I'd go to conservatory and become a famous diva, like her. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z And making her company debut as Baba the Turk, the bearded diva Tom marries, the mezzo-soprano Raehann Bryce-Davis had a vibrant presence and a grounded sound, elegant in her graciousness to Anne. Review: A ‘Rake’ Takes a Treasured Spot in the Opera Season 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z Lohan plays screen diva Elizabeth Taylor in this story of her quarter-century love affair with celebrated leading man Richard Burton, whom she married and divorced twice. Lohan's 'Liz & Dick' airs on Lifetime next month 2012-10-01T18:06:14Z Sondheim's lyrical and musical output following "West Side Story" presented complex characters of all types, and his works have singularly elevated the Broadway diva more than any other composer/lyricist in the past 70 years. Here’s to the ladies who lunch: One of Sondheim’s greatest achievements was writing complex women 2021-12-04T05:00:00Z Color is provided by a few stacks of books; scattered in a corner on the floor are CDs of the Lebanese diva Fairuz. 2009-12-01T05:00:00Z Against a phalanx of mostly dreary new apartment towers, the soon-to-open Hunters Point Community Library by Steven Holl Architects is a diva parading along the East River in Queens, south of the famous Pepsi sign. Why Can’t New York City Build More Gems Like This Queens Library? 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z The two divas unite at last, too late. Review: Marina Abramovic Summons Maria Callas in ‘7 Deaths’ 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z Over the years, however, she has softened, trading diva behavior for more emotional maturity. It’s Actually Good to Be Basic, Writes Stassi Schroeder of ‘Vanderpump Rules’ 2019-04-14T04:00:00Z Her broad and expressive body language evoked a diva proudly spreading her wings. Review: Vivian Reed, Serenading With Theatrical Power and Spirituality 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z Quiet and slightly pensive, she looks more visiting academic than rodeo diva. Emmylou Harris: 'I looked down on country' 2013-03-04T18:22:38Z In one of the show's funniest sequences, the company diva arrives in a horse-drawn carriage and proceeds to get horribly entangled in her equipment. Flown – review 2013-06-07T17:40:07Z Lea Michele, who plays Rachel, the aspiring Broadway diva, is the unlikely heroine, the most deliciously annoying high school arriviste since Reese Witherspoon played Tracy Flick in “Election.” Television: In Fox?s ?Glee,? It?s the Attitude That?s the Showstopper 2010-04-09T18:08:00Z One of the main qualities we look for in a diva is a variety that somehow stays the same; we want from our great artists both adventure and safety. Last Chance: Barbara Stanwyck Festival at Film Forum 2013-12-26T21:36:07Z “They might say they don’t, but people love divas,” Collins said, “because we’re a rare breed, honey.” What Makes a Diva? 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z Trick question, of course: It’s both, especially in the canon of diva anthems. Aretha Franklin, Annie Lennox and Kiesza Release New Albums 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z The third act of this thriller, a touchstone for Jennifer Lopez diva worshipers, is devoted entirely to a drawn-out, satisfying scene of a battered wife’s revenge. What’s on TV Tuesday 2016-07-04T04:00:00Z An ambiguous “him” isn’t new to R. & B., or to pop music; many of Wise’s favorite divas—Brandy, Beyoncé—use devotional language to describe romantic love. Serpentwithfeet‘s Sensual Ode to Drama 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z Instead, playing Lily at various ages and in various predicaments, he offers something of a group portrait of these divas, always hovering at the midpoint between spoof and homage. Review: Camp and Compassion in ‘The Confession of Lily Dare’ 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z On the disco-esque “All Around and Away We Go” she was an ambivalent diva, glittery and resigned. Music Review: Twin Sister in Wee Steamy Hours at Glasslands 2010-05-30T21:06:00Z The show began with three songs associated with Broadway divas: “But the World Goes Round,” “Everything’s Coming Up Roses” and “Don’t Rain on My Parade.” Billy Porter Opens the American Songbook Series 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z "There's an expectation that someone in that position might not behave 100% well. So he never wants anyone to be able to say that he was a diva — ever." Daniel Radcliffe hopes the magic is gone and he'll be taken seriously 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z The diva slapped the host after accusing him of ignoring her when he turned to other guests on his show back in 1981. What makes a good chatshow host? 2011-08-05T14:18:53Z But the persona – a brittle diva interrupting her songs to take her medication – is overfamiliar, and a little too needy. Meow Meow | Burlesque review 2010-03-29T22:00:00Z Ms. Fleming, on Broadway as an opera diva in “Living on Love,” until the play closes Sunday, seemed in “The Merry Widow” to be grinning with teeth nervously clenched. Review: ‘The Merry Widow,’ Revisited at the Met 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z “They tried to turn me into an R&B diva,” she groused of a former record label, before showering affections on her current one. Music Review: V. V. Brown?s Parasol Pop at Bowery Ballroom 2010-04-29T21:11:00Z Offstage, Gray looks less like a Broadway diva than a grunge musician. Amber Gray’s Ferocious Twist on the Goddess Persephone in “Hadestown” 2019-06-06T04:00:00Z The power of fame proves corrupting, and the movie begins a familiar bio-pic dig through wreckage caused by compensatory narcissism, self-medicating gluttony, and diva tantrums tossed in the shadow of the Hollywood sign. “My Dinner with Hervé” Is a Testament to Peter Dinklage’s Charisma 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z That said, her encounters with Cavaradossi had a discernible chemistry, and her bloodcurdling outburst at the realisation that he is dead, not merely pretending, reminded us why this Romanian diva draws the crowds. Tosca; La rondine; Arensky Chamber Orchestra ? review 2011-07-16T23:07:14Z To those folks, Ferver would probably say: Quit twisting your panties in a bunch and stop being such a diva. In a state of undress, ‘Chambre’ show cites Lady Gaga’s redress suit 2015-03-01T05:00:00Z That never happens if you have a diva on set.” ‘I don’t regret being messy and imperfect’ – Constance Wu on Crazy Rich Asians, Twitter storms and acting with J-Lo 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z It is now a stripped-down, dimly lit Gothic church that is painted an Armani gray and is dedicated to a real Madonna, the source of Vezzoli’s diva complex – his own mother. | Francesco Vezzoli's Temple of Obsession 2011-02-09T19:30:37Z And a diva player with an abusive father. ‘Ted Lasso’ Is Back, but No Longer an Underdog 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z On one level, “Big Little Lies” is like that reality franchise, a social satire driven by a humiliating exposure of the divas of the nouveau riche. “Big Little Lies” Season 2, Reviewed: Meryl, Meryl, Meryl 2019-06-09T04:00:00Z His company’s latest full-length work, “Street Singer — Celebrating the Life of Édith Piaf,” pays tribute to that complicated diva a century after her birth. Dance Listings for May 15-21 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z Avoid being labeled a diva by adding, “I’m happy to bring my own food, if that would be easier.” Social Q?s: The Gift of Kindness 2010-07-09T16:12:00Z On or off the stage, Mr. Fierstein’s Albin is a royal diva and commanding cut-up, who mugs quite happily even in times of crisis. Critic?s Notebook: Her Sequins, Plumes and Foghorn Voice 2011-03-28T22:30:28Z She loved the live band with all the brass and the two world-beat divas. Review: Cirque du Soleil's 'Kooza' is more laughs and thrills than poetry and whimsy 2010-06-03T20:28:00Z Wainwright’s mother, the folk singer Kate McGarrigle, was a full-fledged Quebec diva in her own right—and she lived long enough to see the opera’s première before she died, in 2010. Listening Booth: Operas by Rufus Wainwright and Hans Abrahamsen 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z Oliver, a Broadway producer whose career is largely behind him, is the opposite – a chatty, peacocking diva who assures anyone who will listen his next hee-yooge smash is just around the corner. "Only Murders in the Building" bridges Boomer and Millennial sensibilities for a comedy that slays 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z A tribute to this early inspiration, the diva invited her 72-year-old mother to sing the album's final track. Rita's music succeeds where diplomacy can't - getting Israel and Iran to agree 2012-07-13T14:17:54Z Hilson said she embraces the positive characteristics of being a diva. 'VH1 Divas' announces lineup, tribute to military 2010-10-14T18:16:00Z MacLaine sounds pretty much all that one would hope for of an aged Hollywood diva, and Black clearly adores her. Jack Black: 'I was getting tired of the frat-guy comedies' 2013-04-18T16:00:01Z Blending flamenco and cabaret, he sings and struts like a diva, as scenes from his past are replayed in the style of a beautiful black-and-white film. Silent – review 2012-06-07T13:46:34Z But they soon split, and the vocally dazzling Jean became a Philly R&B star, disco diva, and eventually revered sample-source for hip-hop artists. Doug Carn/Jean Carne – review 2012-06-24T17:30:01Z Ms. Fleming will play an opera diva at odds with her husband over the people they’ve hired to ghostwrite their autobiographies. ArtsBeat: Williamstown Theater Festival to Feature Renée Fleming and Chita Rivera 2014-01-30T22:27:58Z "I was young and green and part of the Merola young-artists program at the San Francisco Opera," said the petite, vivacious American diva. Opera preview: 'Madama Butterfly' at Seattle Opera 2012-04-25T20:40:08Z Sometimes he celebrates Ms. Goulding, turning her into a disco diva, and other times he steps all over her, cutting her vocals into pieces and looping them, robbing her of her authority. Music Review: Sweet, Ecstatic, Petulant and in Control 2010-10-04T21:07:00Z If ever there were a diva unsuited to the expurgated, down-talking children’s book treatment, it’s Donna Summer. Review: Hot Stuff Turns Cold in ‘Summer: The Donna Summer Musical’ 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z Based on the work of the Colombian novelist Gabriel García Márquez, it imagines an Amazon voyage by a reclusive lovelorn diva. Daniel Cat?n, Composer of Operas in Spanish, Dies at 62 2011-04-12T02:28:20Z Gaga is the third diva to tackle the story and couldn’t possibly have more fabulous shoes to fill: Judy Garland made the original musical version in 1954. She can sing, but can she act? Critics hail Lady Gaga: movie star 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z With the three pop divas in contention, the prize for best female was the most closely watched battle at the Viacom-owned music network's 20th annual European awards ceremony. Katy Perry, Eminem and One Direction triumph at MTV EMA music awards 2013-11-10T22:43:05Z “No one would ever call her a diva; no one would ever call her high maintenance,” McKay said. Christina Applegate Pours One Out for ‘Dead to Me’ 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z The first two chapters, a quasi-horror film about a mummy and a musical melodrama about battling divas and renegade scientists, are compact and satisfying, even though each one ends abruptly in the middle. ‘La Flor’ Review: Four Women in Search of a Movie 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z The soprano Elena Stikhina has a booming international career but has barely appeared at the Met, so there was considerable anticipation of her interpretation of that opera’s title role, a classic diva showcase. 4 Operas in 48 Hours: A Critic’s Marathon at the Met 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z Drawn to Ms. Fleming’s combination of glamour and accessibility — she became known as “the people’s diva” — the public did latch on. The Diva Departs: Renée Fleming’s Farewell to Opera 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z What follows is a picture of the struggle by Deans and the diva's sympathetic gay pianist to get her through the season. End of the Rainbow - review 2010-11-23T01:04:00Z He bought things for himself and clients at auctions of design divas Sister Parish, Bunny Mellon, Brooke Astor and Nancy Lancaster. Design royalty is all atwitter about the Prince of Chintz auction 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z The year ended with the release of two essential documents of two of the 20th century’s greatest divas. The Best Classical Music of 2018 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z And when the lights went up, the stormiest ovations weren’t for an eminent maestro or famous diva, but for the 81-year-old composer. Review: ‘Pinocchio,’ the Opera, Is a Hit For a Renovated Theater 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z Ms. Lange has said this season, the fourth, is her last, and while that could change, her producers seem determined to squeeze out every last drop of diva excess. It’s Jessica Lange’s Show on ‘American Horror Story’ 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z She was a throwback to the kind of glamorous divas of previous generations, with incredible artistic personality and charisma.” Angela Gheorghiu, Diva of the Old School, Is Back at the Met 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z So begins the patter in an evening of song and story that sees the world’s troubles in one bespangled diva’s heart. 12 Streamable Plays That Depict Black Lives Pierced by Racism 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z The country singer-turned pop diva was noticeably absent from Nielsen's audio streaming rankings, thanks to her withholding her latest album from services such as Rdio and Tidal. Taylor Swift's '1989,' Mark Ronson's 'Uptown Funk' top midyear charts 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z “We had to pamper the diva to make sure she was ready every night,” Turner said. Signature’s ‘Revenge of the Understudies’: Give them a spotlight and no one gets hurt The portable bathrooms, the kind usually set up for film divas, are luxurious. An Outdoor Outpost of Tulum, in Hudson Square 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z These allow Mr. Arias’s Alice to preen and glower in full diva mode while using his multi-octave voice to provide antic variations on pop standards like “Midnight at the Oasis.” Review: In ‘Sisters’ Follies,’ Basil Twist Conjures Two Avant-Garde 1915 Benefactors 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z I saw Marshall rolling about in choreographed abandon with the studio diva. The Drowned Man: A Hollywood Fable – review 2013-07-17T22:30:01Z For once, the diva doesn’t do all the work. Art Gallery Shows to See Right Now 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z Back in the days when divas and divos reigned nationally, there was another category of artists who blurred the line between opera and pop music. Critic’s Notebook: Renée Fleming Will Sing National Anthem at the Super Bowl 2014-01-31T20:58:30Z Surprise guest Anita Baker joined her on stage, and it was a diva duet as the two sang Baker's classic, "Caught Up in the Rapture." 4 honors for Chris Brown at music-heavy BET Awards 2011-06-27T10:36:13Z Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center near Boston, Roach encounters perhaps the hardest-working fashion designers and textile technologists in the business with a client pickier than the most demanding runway diva. Yes, there are maggots: Mary Roach's 'Grunt' delights in the physicalities of going to war 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z Life imitates art as two performers dupe a patron intent on abducting his favorite diva. Review: Les Arts Florissants in a Heady Mix of Cabaret and Miley Cyrus 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z It’s a trend -- pop divas playing smaller venues or canceling tours as a recession-racked concert industry tries to regroup. Janet Jackson coming to Chicago Theatre 2011-01-10T20:25:03Z At first the elderly diva refuses to mingle with her former colleagues, and it takes some coaxing for her to admit she's as hard up as they are. Review: 'Quartet' has a winning, classy charm 2013-01-08T14:37:08Z Bruno Mars introduced the performance of “All I Ask,” a song he co-wrote with the British diva. Watch Adele's Triumphant Return to the Grammys Stage 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z But the late diva was one of the influences Helen McCrory mines for her searing performance in Rattigan's play "The Deep Blue Sea" . Love tears Helen McCrory apart in 'The Deep Blue Sea' 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z Shakira, the pop diva from Colombia, will be honored as the person of the year at the Latin Grammys in November. ArtsBeat Blog: Latin Grammys to Honor Shakira 2011-09-27T18:30:47Z In 1970, she grabbed the Bette Davis role as an ageing diva of the Martini in Applause, a musical adaptation of All About Eve. Lauren Bacall obituary 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z There’s no softer, easier, more joyfully attacked target than a pop diva past her prime — particularly one who, like Ms. Carey, has already been through so many public ups and downs. Mariah Carey Smiles and Glitters Through a Television Fiasco 2017-01-01T05:00:00Z For several heady years, that pop provocateur reigned, writing the rule book for today’s dynamic divas, from Lady Gaga to Lorde. Weekend Miser: ‘Desperately Seeking the Exit’ Memorializes a Flop 2014-03-20T22:02:59Z Luckily, Rizzo’s hair hasn’t caught on, but her attitude sure has, especially with pop divas. Noticed: The Greaser, the 1950s Rebel, Returns to Fashion - Noticed 2011-10-19T22:55:13Z Now we want to convince those curious friends to love the passionate artistry of Maria Callas, the defining opera diva of the 20th century. 5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Maria Callas 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z Her new album, “1000 Forms of Fear,” her first in four years and first since she became a sought-after diva whisperer, is repetitive and formulaic and fraught. With ‘1000 Forms of Fear,’ Sia goes from hired gun to reluctant pop star “I believe Woody, at heart, would have been happiest to have been born as the classic opera diva,” she said. Woody Allen’s Distinctive Female Characters 2013-07-17T12:00:01Z As an executive at Columbia, Miller would be widely ridiculed for trying to turn a young Aretha Franklin into a showbiz diva in the tradition of Sophie Tucker. Conductor Mitch Miller dies at age 99 2010-08-02T18:27:00Z The script has yet to be written, but Griffiths said Collins had "not yet" presented him with a list of diva demands. Oh, yes, she is! Joan Collins to star as pantomime villain 2010-05-13T17:47:00Z As the years go by, she transforms into a vindictive, slowly imploding diva. Natalie Portman: 'It's dangerous when you can't separate the emotion from the business' 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z The Super Bowl lineup has gained another diva: Lady Gaga will sing the national anthem on Sunday at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., the NFL and CBS announced on Tuesday. Lady Gaga Will Sing the National Anthem at Super Bowl 50 1458-10-06T05:00:00Z The soul diva was found dead in her London home July 23. Winehouse's dad says he thinks seizure killed her 2011-09-09T21:32:08Z Mirren says she looked to domestic diva Martha Stewart with her "gracious intelligence combined with a steely determination" to create the lethal, yet elegant character. Mirren finds herself crowned new queen of action 2010-10-12T19:32:00Z Even Nancy Grace, the much-parodied diva of tabloid TV crime, is showing a softer side these days. Bad girls and gone girls: Why the media tired of ‘missing white women’ 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z I love them all, but there is a diva gene that a lot of these singers have. The Carpetbagger: The Backup Singers Can Be Divas, Too 2014-02-12T16:56:15Z Kerry has a secret mission - she has to be a celebrity diva, throwing a massive celebrity tantrum. Big Brother's return 2011-08-18T19:25:00Z But in a genre where youth is celebrated, the 44-year-old pop diva still dazzles more than the gals half her age. 10 pressing observations on the 2014 Billboard Music Awards 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z Paperwork shows the recent "Dancing With the Stars" diva and daughter of Sarah Palin is the sole purchaser of the house in the town of Maricopa. Bristol Palin buys home in Arizona for $172,000 2010-12-24T19:17:08Z Of all your colleagues at Fox 5, who is the biggest diva? Just Asking: Will Thomas from Fox 5 News 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z When you’re the world’s largest flower, you get to be a diva. Corpse flowers are invading the East Coast: Here’s how to see (and smell) one 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z "I'm sorry, I'm a diva," she said with a throaty chuckle. You know Courtney Love, rock diva. Meet Courtney Love, theater diva 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z “But this is not an ego act and it is not a diva act. What we are doing is standing up when no one else will.” Why Some Black Playwrights Are Saying Their Shows Must Not Go On 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z In fashion, luckily, everyone is basically a diva already, and even the divas know the Met Gala is the occasion to go all in. The Scene Inside the Met Gala 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z For her final farewell Ms. Winfrey chose to separate the two contradictory strands — spiritual guide and show-business diva — that are the alchemy of her success. The TV Watch: Showbiz Diva Gives Thanks and Signs Off 2011-05-25T22:00:20Z The pop diva looked relaxed as she used a trowel to turn the earth. Madonna lays brick for new African girls' academy 2010-04-06T18:43:00Z And Ms. Norman, looking the glorious diva and sounding radiant, sang fragments of elusive melodic lines. Music Review: San Francisco Symphony?s American Mavericks Series 2012-03-29T21:34:57Z The pop diva will be honored with the inaugural Ultimate Icon: Music Dance Visual award during Sunday’s telecast. BET to honor Janet Jackson with new 'Icon' award 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z At its center is his most fiery heroine, Tosca, the diva who attempts to live for art under tyranny in Rome during Napoleonic times. Puccini extreme: Dudamel's gloriously pessimistic 'Tosca' an indictment on the appeal of fascism 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z Ms. Maxwell could pass for a fair 40 and did when she appeared as the winsome stage diva in “The Royal Family” last season. | 'Wings': The Shadows of an Airborne Life 2010-10-25T03:00:00Z Rather, the backstage diva’s ambitions are grander somehow. Out of the Spotlight, Still a Star: The ‘Backstage Diva’ 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z Davis’s Cinderella-story drama is one of many nods to classic films, Broadway divas, fashion accessories and camp luminaries that pepper “The Tribute Artist,” a new comedy by Charles Busch. Charles Busch’s Hollywood References in ‘The Tribute Artist’ 2014-02-26T22:53:57Z “When I think about a diva, I think about personality, having something recognizable artistically, and one can’t deny the virtuosic aspect of Céline’s singing,” he said. 25 Years After ‘Titanic,’ Quebec’s Love for Céline Dion Will Go On 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z It’s this kind of signature that was missing from Prabal Gurung’s uptown amalgamation of snazzy white tuxedos, leopard print, diva dresses draped on the hip, explosive peplums and feather fripperies. What Makes Sustainable Fashion? 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z The concept of the video is to put Ms. Swift in the position of a pop star or R&B diva or rapper, fronting backup dancers. Taylor Swift's 'Shake It Off' Video: A Dance Critic's Take 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z This cultural confidence is driven on by its usual fuel, money – some time soon the crucial gay diva will not be Lady Gaga, but Fish Leong. How to Be Gay by David M Halperin – review 2012-08-29T09:00:00Z "Now we justices are fond of using words precisely. Long before diva took on a different meaning, it meant the most celebrated of female opera singers." Billy Joel, 4 others receive Kennedy Center Honors 2013-12-09T06:46:09Z That Ms. Netrebko, who turned 40 last Sunday, is in a position to do those “little askings” testifies to the extraordinary success with which she has achieved diva status. Anna Netrebko Prepares to Star in ?Anna Bolena? at the Met 2011-09-25T03:00:06Z She was the diva of one of the grandest space operas of all time, and she owned it. Carrie Fisher Made Grand Virtues of Being Fearless and Funny 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z He was never about trends, although he was considered a commercial success, and he was very disciplined, not a diva designer at all, Bolton said. Met captures McQueen's vision of imperfect beauty 2011-05-02T20:51:10Z In this brief dance-theater escapade, in which intense flurries of stylized movement rough up the rapid-fire dialogue, he channels the ultimate diva, one Cleopatra. Critic?s Notebook: Performa 11?s ?Me, Michelle? and ?Antigone Jr.? - Review 2011-11-16T23:59:21Z Cool and classy UK jazz diva makes sultry Valentine's night entertainment. This week's cultural highlights: The Recruiting Officer and Picasso 2012-02-12T17:51:27Z The dance included ballet basics, as well as choreography of their own design, like back bridges and diva poses. The Youngest (and Liveliest) ‘Nutcracker’ Audience of the Season 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z Ms. Zoe, svelte, cool and sulky, is as much of a diva as her clients. 2010-02-01T08:18:00Z The soprano will reprise the role of a temperamental opera diva that she first performed this summer in a brief run of the comedy at the Williamstown Theater Festival in Massachusetts. Renee Fleming to star on Broadway for first time 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z I would've liked to hear her get a little bigger on the diva notes, but it was pretty. 'Idol': Pia nails Whitney, Haley fumbles it 2011-03-17T02:32:00Z Pop divas vie for airspace with classical pianists, hip-hop artists and underground rock bands. China in your hand: the lowdown on Chinese pop 2012-12-25T22:20:21Z It’s one thing to be a diva, but I’m bothered that Davis chose to suggest a racial element within parenthesis instead of giving the statement its full semantic weight and investigating its veracity. Review | Stevie Nicks: A story of big music, big egos and big hair 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z Sondheim, recognizing that this was “a logical request rather than the whim of a diva,” supplied a transition. Barbra Streisand, still gunning for 'Gypsy,' samples some Stephen Sondheim at Staples Center 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z She shared a moment with the diva Anna Netrebko at the cast party. Tippi Hedren, Hitchcock’s ‘Marnie,’ Loves the Met’s Opera 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z In mediocre, lazy, or just plain bad productions, that can mean shoring up opera's ludicrous star system, the egos of its divas, divos, and maestros, and Thicknesse's culture of red-velvet snobbery. Love opera. Don't fall into the trappings trap 2010-05-27T21:00:00Z It’s been eight years since Duff released the underrated Dignity, which completed her metamorphosis from Disney star to grown-up diva and presciently signaled America’s incoming love-affair with dance music. Review: Hilary Duff's 'Breathe In. Breathe Out.' Is Mindless Pop Fun 2015-06-16T04:00:00Z This can sometimes feel at odds with the hyper-consumerist glamour of the diva lifestyle. What Makes a Diva? 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z Wearing a black floor-length gown with a matching fur collar and dark eye makeup, he was every inch the tragic diva as he gravely crossed the stage of Carnegie Hall on Monday evening. Music Review: The Dark Lady and Judy Garland Play the Muses 2010-12-07T22:15:00Z “I didn’t want to work with a diva,” Mr. Malloy said. How to Keep the ‘Great Comet’ Party Going on Broadway: Dish Out the Pierogies (and Add Josh Groban) 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z Despite the drama enveloping Julia, MacDowell didn’t want to play her as a diva. Andie MacDowell Is Still Scaling New Heights 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z Other outlets called Meghan "a version of the Antichrist" and asserted that her so-called "diva demands" were "wreaking havoc" at the palace. "Harry & Meghan": The 11 biggest bombshells from the final part of Netflix's tell-all docuseries 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z Despite the popular perception of Ms. Hadid as a stand-alone design force, even a diva, she ran an open office where, according to Mr. Pauwels, ideas flowed democratically rather than hierarchically. Building Zaha Hadid’s Bold Afterlife 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z Making her Broadway debut in “Living on Love,” the lumpy little comedy that opened on Monday night at the Longacre Theater, Renée Fleming seems like far too nice a woman to be playing a diva. Review: Renée Fleming Plays Against Type in ‘Living on Love’ 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z And the diva is seen not as pretentious, pompous or ridiculous, but simply as another kind of actress, wearing a different kind of mask. Review | Yes, Toulouse-Lautrec was an alcoholic cabaret creature. But his art ranged far beyond the demimonde. 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z It's named for the conductor Sir Thomas Beecham, who, one of the resident divas readily points out, inherited a fortune based on laxatives that provided generations of ageing folk with much needed relief. Quartet – review 2013-01-06T00:08:41Z In a sense they’re dancers, both embittered and prone to diva behavior. Dance Review: No Moving to Speak of, but Plenty of Speaking 2010-12-17T22:40:02Z In an ideal marriage of dazzle and camp, Mariah Carey will become the latest pop diva to bring her outsize presence to the Las Vegas Strip. Mariah Carey Set for a Run in Las Vegas 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z At which point, the great diva has to go and become a mama again, and return home to relieve her husband of babysitting duties – but not before revealing a secret dream: to be a director. Anna Netrebko: 'I can make Manon ... bad' 2010-06-17T21:10:00Z “These girls are my digital divas,” Ms. Hayes said. Up Next : Jeanette Hayes: The Internet, Rendered in Oil 2013-09-04T21:46:30Z He’s turned theatrical lampooning into an art form, sending up the excesses of bloated shows and caricaturing the mannerism of divas. 'Spamilton': Musical spoof lands its punches softly, and with a smile 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z The comedian is not one for diva demands, even though he loves divas. Bowen Yang of ‘S.N.L.’ Is a Smash. And a Mensch. 2020-01-25T05:00:00Z There was not a single diva on the bus, and it killed me. ArtsBeat: 'Henry' in the Hinterlands: Five Questions About 'Still on the Road' 2011-01-03T16:01:34Z There was no diva a**hole attitudes in the room. "Black people, we are the ultimate outsider": Justin Simien on "radical" take on "Haunted Mansion" 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z With “Braxton Family Values” and “Tamar & Vince,” the R&B singer re-introduced herself to audiences as the diva she always imagined she would be, in all her outspoken and opinionated glory. Tamar Braxton tries to mix some inspiration into her concert at the Fillmore Silver Spring He may look like a diva from another planet, but his spike heels are firmly planted on earth. Taylor Mac’s ‘A 24-Decade History of Popular Music: 1900-1950s’ 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z And pop diva Whitney Houston was forced to catch a car ferry to Ireland over the weekend to perform at Dublin's O2 arena. 'Stranded' Moyles misses his show 2010-04-19T09:03:00Z The early episodes of the new season feature a big guest star — Jennifer Hudson, playing a Broadway diva — reflecting the clout and budget of a show that counts Steven Spielberg among its producers. Critic’s Notebook: ‘Smash,’ NBC Musical’s 2nd Season, With Jennifer Hudson 2013-02-04T23:16:15Z What was at stake for the golden diva? Review | Washington Ballet opens its new season with three eye-catching, yet incomplete premieres 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z “I don’t relate to the diva, although many people do relate me to the diva. It doesn’t account for the amount of humility and modesty you have to have to create with others.” Róisín Murphy, a Disco Queen Ruling Her Own Galaxy 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z In recent years, many opera divas have dabbled in the popular canon with varying degrees of success. Review: Jessye Norman’s Salute to the Love Song at Carnegie Hall 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z The 19th-century diva Pauline Viardot entered the annals of opera history with her fiercely intelligent singing, unique timbre and extensive influence on the arts. 5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z A flock of divas is circling Broadway, and the first one to land will be Donna Summer. A Donna Summer Musical Heads to Broadway 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z The pop diva's camp wouldn't comment on the singer's alleged marital woes. Mariah Carey focusing on kids and tour amid split reports, rep says 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z Opera diva Smith's arrival ruffles feathers and stirs up ancient memories. This week's new films 2013-01-05T00:06:04Z At the risk of looking like a diva, I wear sunglasses 365 days a year, even on overcast days. Perspective | Her anti-migraine hacks include avoiding red wine and wearing sunglasses 365 days a year 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z My favorite scene in the recent documentary “Maria by Callas” is when, after a seven-year absence, the world’s most famous diva returns to the Metropolitan Opera in 1965. Review: A ‘Stonewall’ Opera Reflects the Diversity of Queer History 2019-06-23T04:00:00Z Carmen is one of the best-known female opera characters, in one of the world's most popular musical dramas, and countless divas have portrayed her. 'Carmen': Quite a woman at Seattle Opera 2011-10-05T22:47:04Z Yet all those dollar signs mean little if your heart’s not in it, during Anti’s gestation period, Rihanna admitted that being one of North America’s most prolific divas was not exactly fulfilling anymore. Rihanna’s 'Anti' Rewrites the Rules of Her Career 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z How could he resist presenting his audience with dueling divas? Music Review: ‘Maria Stuarda’ at the Metropolitan, With Joyce DiDonato 2013-01-02T00:03:57Z Deb, 41, has abandoned her ballet career for motherhood; now she teaches dance, as her former colleagues bask in their status as divas. ‘Among the Ten Thousand Things’: A family torn apart by infidelity 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z Howard has been honing his dancing skills all year on Empire, so it’s only fitting that he would join legendary diva Madonna in her newest music video for “Ghosttown.” Watch Madonna and Terrence Howard Get Post-Apocalyptic in 'Ghosttown' Music Video 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z Dressing a diva nonetheless demands flair and tact. Peter J Hall obituary 2010-06-24T18:00:00Z “We are not supposed to talk about money, because people will think you’re ‘difficult’ or a ‘diva.’ Emma Watson Says Being Called a 'Feminazi' Won't Stop Her 2016-03-08T05:00:00Z Houston often gravitated to dramatic songs with lyrics about triumphing over the odds, and has been credited with inventing the "pop diva" genre that has inspired singers to the present day. Whitney Houston 2012-02-12T02:03:31Z Two legends will share the stage on Friday when Los Angeles Opera hosts a live conversation between Broadway diva Patti LuPone and operatic mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne. Patti LuPone, Marilyn Horne in conversation about 'Ghosts of Versailles' 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z It’s unusual to remember a Tosca for the small moments instead of the big ones, but Kurzak’s approach made her Roman diva touchingly human and acutely tragic. Review: ‘Tosca’ Returns, Defined by Its Quiet Moments 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z One wonders, however, whether in the post-Winehouse diva face-off, Adele may have lost the battle but be well on her way to winning the war. This week's new live music 2011-04-08T23:07:52Z The company has one star, at least on paper, the veteran Bernice Coppieters, whose appearance here signifies her diva status without revealing exactly what the source of her power is. Dance Review: Les Ballets de Monte Carlo at the Joyce Theater 2012-02-18T01:14:18Z In an inspired touch, for instance, the actors all sport Kabuki-like makeup designed to heighten their cheekbones for maximum diva realness — which doesn’t care about gender assignations and includes men in drag. Review: The Many Guises of Meryl in ‘Streepshow!’ 2017-06-13T04:00:00Z Although it was not any more accurate, Pasetti accepted it because Schwarzkopf’s status as a celebrity diva had convinced him that “no other suitable singer” was available for major operatic performances. When Classical Music Was an Alibi 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z A diva, her name the lure above the title, rarely suffers equals, only supporting characters who serve as animated scenery. A divine showing of divas put the ‘broad’ in Broadway 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z She won the Polish Pop Idol in her teens, then reinvented herself as an alternative pop diva. New Europe: Poles dancing 2011-04-03T20:38:01Z Adding to the star power, pop diva Lady Gaga gave a "surprise" concert on the palm-lined waterfront wearing a two-toned hairstyle, matador-like bodice and spotted tights as fans screamed from behind the barricades. Woody Allen film charms Cannes, Lady Gaga surprises 2011-05-12T09:41:21Z In a performance that is part possession, part workout and part wig, Adrienne Warren rocks the rafters and dissolves your doubts about anyone daring to step into the diva’s high heels. Review: The ‘Tina’ Musical Is One Inch Deep, Mountain High 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z After paying your respects, revive your spirits is the nearby Bar de la Place Edith Piaf, whose walls are covered with black-and-white photos of the diva at her best. Edith Piaf’s Paris: exploring the Little Sparrow’s city 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z Then there’s Neil Patrick Harris, nominated for “Hedwig and the Angry Inch,” as an East German rock diva unencumbered by gender or sartorial restraint. Michael Schulman: Who Should Win at This Year’s Tony Awards? 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z He also shows that professionally, though sometimes stubborn and exasperating in rehearsal, she’s not an egotistical diva. ‘Vanessa: The Life of Vanessa Redgrave,’ by Dan Callahan In addition to the beaded, ivory gown from "Evita," Julien's is selling 38 costumes the pop diva wore from the 85 that were featured in the film. Madonna memorabilia takes center stage in celebrity auction 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z But Mr. Jafa’s costume and haughty stance also present the artist as a diva — unapologetically black, proud and androgynous. Arthur Jafa’s Profound Meditations on Black America 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z The pop diva was a passenger and two kids were also in the car, police said. Jennifer Lopez, Leah Remini rear-ended by DUI suspect in Malibu 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z Writing in the New York Post, drama critic Clive Barnes named her the “American theatrical diva for our time.” Marian Seldes, celebrated stage actress and interpreter of Albee, dies at 86 It was a way of undermining her, of turning her into a petulant diva who wouldn’t threaten an institution.” Sylvie Guillem?s ?6000 Miles Away? at David H. Koch Theater 2012-03-30T16:19:31Z In person Ms. Goerke comes across as warm, funny and unpretentious — the kind of diva you would like to get a beer, or sparkling water, with. A Soprano Survived a Vocal Crisis. The Met Found Its Brünnhilde. 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z Borda, the Philharmonic’s leader, said that he “develops a rapport with everyone, and has that capability of relating to the guy driving the truck and the diva superstars of the Met.” A Singer Brings His Authentic Self to the Philharmonic 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z Rather than impersonating a typical Herman diva by belting their upbeat messages to the rafters, Ms. Daly made them all the more persuasive by discreetly holding back. 2010-01-21T06:40:00Z The pleasure of listening to divas like Whitney or Rihanna is that it's an aspirational experience – women want to be them, men want to be with them. Loleatta Holloway: more than a voice 2011-03-22T18:54:13Z On her return to terra firma, the tattooed and peroxide-quiffed diva is submerged in a sea of scantily clad, frantically gyrating burlesque dancers. Pink – review 2013-04-25T17:02:35Z You hear all these rumors that someone as big as her could be a diva — these nasty things that get embedded in your head. 'The Boy Next Door' Star Ryan Guzman: You're supposed to laugh at my movie 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z The show was one of three the pop diva did in Auckland as part of her world tour to promote the album “Born this Way.” ArtsBeat: For Lady Gaga, the Show Goes on Despite Blow to Head 2012-06-11T16:23:49Z I was mesmerized — she was a stunning, powerful black woman going head-to-head against and one-upping the biggest diva on television. Diahann Carroll, Indelible Fixture of My Childhood 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z Outspoken and proudly Sicilian in temperament, LuPone rejects the term “diva,” saying “that word belongs in the opera world. I don’t like the term ‘diva’ for the negative connotation it’s taken.” A divine showing of divas put the ‘broad’ in Broadway 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z The song’s music video, sunny and romantic, harks back to the zenith of the pop diva. Normani and the Work of the Pop Princess 2019-09-01T04:00:00Z Imagine 007 luxuriating in the arms of an exotic diva with the turquoise waters and powdery sands of the lagoons in the background. New Natural Wonders 2010-10-29T16:00:00Z Much of the speculation about the new judges this summer centered on Ms. Lopez, who, if the rumors are to be believed, tried to attach some “diva demands” to her deal for “Idol.” Fox Wants 'Idol' to Return to its Roots 2010-09-22T23:01:00Z What is astonishing, however, is that after nearly 20 jazz albums, the Auburn-raised diva has released an entire disc of classic country songs. Diane Schuur plays country music ? at Jazz Alley 2011-06-29T21:05:11Z And its contestants and song choices are much more current, where Idol still favors nostalgia and diva/power-ballad standards. Voice of America: What The Voice’s Shocker Elimination Says About the Show and the Audience 2013-05-30T15:11:42Z During the show the raging diva was balanced by the commedia dell’arte clown with “Sicilian blood,” as she joked, in an uproarious monologue about making a film in southern Italy. Music Review: Patti LuPone Is First Headliner at the Cabaret 54 Below 2012-06-14T02:07:18Z "No wonder she is like the diva of the century." 'Apple of my Eye' star turns to first love: music 2013-05-20T07:45:12Z The diva was alluding to widely reported tension between her and Minaj, who were seen arguing with one another in a video from the show's audition phase. Mariah Carey increased security in feud with fellow "Idol" judge 2013-01-07T18:03:38Z It is, to a certain kind of boy, immediately recognizable: The private dance of a would-be diva alone in his bedroom. Troye Sivan Is a New Kind of Pop Star: Here, Queer and Used to It 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z Predictability is not high on the scale of diva DNA. Review: Renée Fleming’s Poignant Farewell to ‘Der Rosenkavalier’ at the Met 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z Justina knows Rita well, and it's great that she talks about her as a diva and someone who likes to shock people. Rita Moreno reflects on tenacity, her career and Latinx representation: "Where is our 'Moonlight'?" 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z “Definitely, however,” it adds, “the knife-wielding diva, in a stance reminiscent of Judith with the head of Holofernes, is the one in control.” ‘Ernest Hemingway: Between Two Wars’ Arriving at Morgan Library 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z This is 2013 in music, where eclecticism is top of the menu and power divas are the chef's special. Poliça, Mark Owen, Thumpers: this week's new tracks – with videos 2013-06-07T12:00:00Z “It’s no longer necessarily that drop-dead Hollywood diva.” Where Have You Gone, Angelina Jolie? Celebrities Vanish From Fashion’s Front Row 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z Despite attempts like the Victoria and Albert Museum’s to rehabilitate the diva, it seems likely it will remain an embattled term. What Makes a Diva? 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z The role of Norma requires a dresser — all divas deserve dressers — and an arsenal of support staff: a wig designer, a personal hairdresser and makeup artist. A divine showing of divas put the ‘broad’ in Broadway 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z For all her astonishing vocal gifts, there's nary a whiff of the diva about this down-home Midwesterner. Mezzo Joyce DiDonato dazzles in sold-out song recital at U. of C. 2011-02-19T21:07:00Z An unmoored song in the original is now sung by a character whom it befits, in the style of a coffeehouse diva. Review: In ‘Measure for Measure,’ Desperately Seeking Solutions in a Problem Play 2017-06-25T04:00:00Z The critical lemon “Britney Jean” of 2103, featuring cheap, plastic production by will.i.am, was the musical nadir in a career full of peaks and valleys for the troubled diva. Britney’s path to “Glory”: The pop survivor’s least-personal album is also her best in more than a decade 2016-08-27T04:00:00Z Accordingly, her publicist – the uncompromisingly named Ken Sunshine – has emerged to pour cold water on the idea that she is some kind of selfish diva. Moronic irrigation: LA’s new turf war against its sprinkler-happy celebrities 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z Then Ms. Arby, the diva from Timbuktu, who had complained about being relegated to a second-class status on opening night, took the stage. Along the Niger River, the Beat of the Sahel 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z But beyond that, the movie is a gush of gorgeous images and music, from Wagner to a recurrent excerpt of “Bang Bang,” sung by the Egyptian-born French pop diva Dalida, who committed suicide in 1987. | 'Heartbeats': Three to a Bed, but No Funny Stuff 2011-02-25T01:16:10Z She was due to play the diva as a child, but the film was never made. Deanna Durbin obituary 2013-05-01T11:26:11Z The undisguised hostility between the two divas proved to be ratings poison, with the show's average numbers declining by a whopping 23%. Lopez, Urban, Connick, Seacrest returning to 'American Idol' 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z Two divas with soaring voices and impeccable stage presence took two very different approaches to performing on Sunday night, both to great success. Best and Worst Moments From the 2023 Oscars 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z We need a male diva, and not in personality. | Britain’s R&B Wunderkind (And This Weekend’s ‘SNL’ Guest) Sam Smith 2014-03-25T18:55:16Z My mother is not the typical actress — she’s not a diva or anything like that. He’s a Doctor. He’s an Actor. He’s an Indie Heartthrob. 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z The truth: Ditch the wailing divas and you've got some lovely timbres and textures. New band of the day ? No 972: Koreless 2011-02-22T15:02:58Z But Ms. Flanigan, as the saying goes, is not every diva. Music Review: ?Comfort Ye,? With Lauren Flanigan at Symphony Space - Review 2011-12-20T22:57:08Z The diva Renée Fleming treads the boards at leading opera houses and concert halls — and treads some of their boardrooms as well. How Do You Raise $3.47 Billion? Ask These Guys. 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z When even A-list celebrities seem bored enough to appear at events hosted on videoconferencing software, it is the crowd that has stepped into the role of the withholding diva. The Shows Must Go On. But They Aren’t the Same Without You. 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z Even William Hung turned out to be a diva after all. Maggie Gyllenhaal on sexual liberation 2012-05-18T13:50:00Z In broadcast journalism today, there’s not a lot of room for divas. Just Asking: Will Thomas from Fox 5 News 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z But she was a Broadway diva who earned the right. Elaine Stritch: How to Be a Broadway Diva 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z "Is it because victory goes to their heads and these women become impossible divas?," The "Oscar curse," real or Hollywood invention? 2010-03-19T00:07:00Z Loveless’ voice storms in without fussiness; she’s one of the band, not a diva making her grand entrance. Album review: Lydia Loveless, 'Indestructible Machine' 2011-09-13T15:45:00Z In the 1930s, gossip columnists began publishing accounts of Hollywood divas, who were extremely exacting about their work. What Makes a Diva? 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z "I saw her get called a b****, a diva, all these things that she's not — just because she was taking the mantle of saying and doing the right thing," Green said. How Sarah Michelle Gellar helped her "Buffy" costars: "If people think you’re a b****, it’s better" 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z There were detractors, though, who thought Ripa was throwing a diva tantrum. Kelly Ripa has made a career of being herself. Where does she go from here? 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z Carey said if her son Moroccan was onstage, he would probably beat-box, and that her daughter Monroe would be a diva. Mariah Carey returns to stage since giving birth 2012-03-02T16:16:12Z What makes a diva, for better or worse? What Makes a Diva? 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z In some ways, it's easy to sing Floria Tosca as the passionate diva, but much more difficult to show her vulnerability. Prima Donnas 2010-05-13T21:45:00Z The Prada finale was a long luxurious mink coat with ample collar and cuff like the ones the Hollywood divas used to wear in the 1950s. Large coats a mainstay for next winter from Milan 2013-02-21T22:50:18Z For her next album, Franklin found inspiration from her fellow pop divas, a title she’s helped define. Aretha Franklin covers Adele for new album out Oct. 21 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z Even divas, it seems, mellow as they age. Peony passion: A garden icon blooms anew in the age of social media 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z The pop diva was supposed to start a second leg of her Dressed to Kill tour in September, but she was forced to postpone due to an "acute viral infection" that affected her kidney function. Cher forced to cancel rest of Dressed to Kill tour 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z Twenty years ago this summer, New York City got a new diva. The “Hedwig” composer’s long road to Broadway 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z The musicians played as a cohesive unit, with no breakout divas. Travel: Mountain View, Ark., Folk Music Capital of the World Do you not realise that to be truly accepted as a diva, you must compensate for your burdensome conduct with unrivalled fabulousness? Celebrity divas: the foolish, fabulous, not-so-fearsome rich 2012-11-15T16:25:36Z Big, summery pianos and a beautiful diva sample. Bicep's favourite tracks 2013-03-29T18:00:00Z "I've met Ariana, and there's a very thin line between 'diva' and 'survival.'" Jessie J defends Ariana Grande against rumors she's a huge diva 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z Her housemates have to choose her as the biggest diva tomorrow, or she'll be punished. Big Brother's return 2011-08-18T19:25:00Z Katy Perry is not a diva; she doesn’t have either the rich, belting vibrato or the wide range of the world’s best singers. Katy Perry roared through her spectacle-heavy Super Bowl half-time show 2015-02-01T05:00:00Z Driver has wicked fun as the diva who throws her support behind the composer Christoph Willibald Gluck when the position as head of the Paris Opera opens. ‘Chevalier’ Review: A Black Virtuoso Rocks the Court of Marie Antoinette 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z The pop diva says she wants "to trade something valuable for something invaluable" in countries where female education is rare or nonexistent. Madonna selling Leger painting at NYC auction 2013-04-03T12:16:09Z But in “Swing Time,” even the pop diva Aimee grows weary of the way her assistant spends her life constantly apologizing. Zadie Smith’s New Novel Takes on Dance, Fame and Friendship 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z Mr. Fallon handled his technical foul-up much better than the diva. Trump Was the Elephant in the Ballroom at the Golden Globes 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z Even the loveliest and most meaningful tribute may exact a significant toll, as the Chinese opera diva Qian Yi can attest. An Opera That Springs From China but Laps Distant Shores 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z Like any diva worth her salt, Carey made fans wait three decades before finally delivering a memoir. Fall reading: 12 books to keep you occupied for the rest of 2020 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z Taiwanese pop diva Chang Hui-mei dominated her home country's Golden Melody Awards, clinching song of the year and best Mandarin album for her record "A-MIT." Chang shines at Taiwan's Golden Melody Awards 2010-06-27T07:46:00Z The two-hour "Tina" is likely to be the diva's last word and designed as a reverent look at a performer who refuses to allow her suffering to define her outrageous success. HBO's celebratory Tina Turner doc gives her the final word on the woman behind the iconic name 2021-03-27T04:00:00Z Six flamenco divas in traditional dress dance in a production that might have been made a century ago — except that here all the women are played, lovingly, by men. What to See and Experience in New York City This Spring 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z “I thought about it for a few months, and I said to my brother’s wife, who is a photographer, we should do a ‘divorced diva photo shoot,” Lollis told Yahoo Lifestyle. Woman celebrates divorce with 'divorced diva photo shoot,' says she hopes to empower others 2019-04-02T04:00:00Z All the newness, however, isn't completely free of baggage from the past, including diva moments, a party-hard attitude and stints in rehab. Fashion industry prepares lovefest for Marc Jacobs 2011-06-02T20:24:10Z Barry is a flamboyant and openly gay Broadway diva, which has led some press to question why Corden was cast in the role. James Corden in "The Prom" sparks critic outrage: "offensive" and "worst gay-face" 2020-12-02T05:00:00Z Cookie is an old-school soap opera diva: no fur is too opulent, no animal print too sacred to be worn. Crush of the week: Taraji P Henson 2015-06-13T04:00:00Z It is that restlessness that ties her to the great divas of the past. Anna Netrebko Prepares to Star in ?Anna Bolena? at the Met 2011-09-25T03:00:06Z These divas are not wild daffodils but hybrids that made the cut. A reason to be thankful for a late spring? The daffodil explosion. 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z And the "only diva left standing," as Mia called her, is not going down without a fight. Stepping, samba and more damaged goods on "SYTYCD" 2010-07-22T12:01:00Z If it takes a kind of diva egocentrism to commit murder, “Barry” suggests, it also requires a monstrous streak to fully commit to Hollywood. In the ‘Barry’ Finale, Hollywood Gets Away with Murder 2023-05-28T04:00:00Z But if one diva emerged supreme, it was Perry, who both opened and closed the show, and performed solo or with others on a half-dozen songs -- twice that of anyone else in the lineup. Katy Perry supreme as 'Divas' salutes troops 2010-12-05T03:16:00Z Digital diva Esther Dyson keeps an eye on her unread e-mails in order to measure her stress levels. Taking My Measure 2011-04-06T22:00:00Z Three film festivals in New York this weekend have the usual variety of celebrities, from retiring, reclusive types to ebullient extroverts and extravagant divas. 3 Film Festivals Brimming With Animal Magnetism 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z She may have the pipes of Sade or Whitney Houston, but Jessie Ware is no diva. Glastonbury festival: Jessie Ware's wildest moments 2013-06-29T23:05:17Z In a time of upheaval, he said, readers are increasingly inclined to place their faith in a brand, not an editorial diva. Fashion Magazine Editors, Take a Page From Audrey Withers 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z “Medea” isn’t the only diva vehicle being uncorked at the Met. The Met Opera’s New Season: What We Want to See 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z And Mosser, as the diva’s devoted companion, finds a resonant emotionality in songs such as “What She Needs,” her plaintive aria of thwarted desire. Review | This revival of ‘Grand Hotel’ offers only cold comfort 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z She’s played an unprofessional judge, a rude reservationist, a snooty art store critic, and now she’s finally embracing the role she was born to play: A pop diva playing to an auditorium devoid of fans. Amy Poehler's Final Old Navy Ad Is Here ... and It's Spectacular 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z The timing of the album's release comes not long after Snickers began airing a TV ad starring Franklin and Liza Minnelli, who are shown poking fun at their diva reputations. Aretha Franklin does "own thing" with new album 2010-03-19T21:54:00Z Ms. Spears, with turbulent decades of experience, might connect her life with her songs, as divas do, and find herself forging a stronger bond with listeners. In ‘Glory,’ Britney Spears Promises Pleasure, but Offers Nothing Personal 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z The last time this many divas opened the show, there was some lip-locking involved. Watch Nicki, Ariana and Jessie J Open the VMAs 2014-08-24T04:00:00Z But divas are often people who have struggled to reach success. What Makes a Diva? 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z A diva put in her place by a harpsichordist! Music Review: Francisco Negrin Directs ?Rinaldo? for Lyric Opera of Chicago 2012-03-01T23:12:14Z One of my daughters calls me a diva at home sometimes," she says, "and I can be one on stage if I have to be. Nina Stemme: 'I am always questioning myself – could it be better?' 2013-05-02T12:51:45Z Then it turned into something else; it turned into divas and arias and all these arrogant conductors. Wayne Shorter, Jazz’s Abstruse Elder, Isn’t Done Innovating Yet 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z She was honored with a diva committee performing a medley of her hits. Grammy Awards begin 2011-02-14T01:31:30Z Variations of the crested blazers, mini-kilts and headbands worn by the private school divas of “Gossip Girl,” were instant best sellers. Film and Fashion: Just Friends 2010-03-04T16:34:00Z You must feign enthusiasm for her most obscure remixes and start feuds with the fan bases of other divas over petty or imagined slights. Review | It’s Mariah Carey season, and ‘Caution’ is perfectly timed 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z Charles Isherwood, reviewing the production in the Times, wrote, “Ms. LeKae’s cotton-candy voice matches up nicely with Ms. Ross’s, and she twitches her twiggy frame capably as Diana moves from awkward teenager to glamorous diva.” ArtsBeat: Valisia LeKae Departing ‘Motown’ for Health Reasons 2013-12-17T21:42:57Z As support, the show’s producers could have pulled a prime diva from “RuPaul’s Drag Race” for razzle-dazzle. Review: TV Crooners (and Danny Aiello) Head ‘Home for the Holidays’ 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z Four queens flitted and flirted throughout the dining room, channeling Top 40 divas along with some unusual characters, like Queen Padmé Amidala from Star Wars. What has booze, bottomless bites and lots of Beyoncé? D.C.’s drag brunches. 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z Q. Do you think her success with this raw, soulful album might herald an end for the manufactured pop diva? A Word With: Paul Epworth: Paul Epworth, on Producing Adele 2012-02-09T15:58:40Z But, since the Passengers pursue an arty agenda somewhere between Charles Mingus and Talking Heads, their union with the iconic, new-wave diva makes a surprising amount of sense. Debbie Harry, the Jazz Passengers and Northern Sinfonia ? review 2011-03-27T20:29:01Z ‘FEDORA’ “Medea” isn’t the only diva vehicle being uncorked at the Met. Classical Music and Opera This Fall: 59 Programs, Premieres and More 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z The pop diva rewrote the rules of how superstar acts deliver music to fans, and she’s now ensured all eyes are glued to her every move. Beyonce celebrates last year's surprise album with short film 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z But why would a full-fledged opera diva want to get down and dirty in the troubled minds of modern youth? Opera star Fleming sets out on "Dark" adventure 2010-04-16T23:15:00Z The rapper-actor - whose gravelly voice, thuggish tough talk and duets with R&B divas made him one of rap's stars in the early 2000s - pleaded guilty to attempted criminal possession of a weapon. Rapper Ja Rule pleads guilty in '07 NY weapon case 2010-12-14T00:31:05Z “All guards went down and I was like, I love you for the rest of my life. I just knew it. There’s no diva in there.” Farewell to a Ballerina With Borscht Belt Humor and ‘Legs of Life’ 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z In “Smash” land, they were the duelling divas Ivy and Karen, who fought over the role of Marilyn Monroe like matinee ladies squabbling over an armrest. The Best Broadway Musical That Doesn’t Exist 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z Born in Spain, Garcia never stayed in one place for long, moving his wife and three children — Viardot’s older sister, Maria Malibran, became another of the century’s reigning divas — to Italy, Paris and London. A Queen of 19th-Century Opera Gets New Attention 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z Keys called the evening a "very special night" and, after singing a line from Houston's "I Wanna Dance With Somebody," noted how the late diva had inspired her. Pre-Grammy gala celebrates Whitney Houston's life 2012-02-12T11:38:08Z The music of Fairouz, the great Lebanese diva, filtered quietly from the sound system. Scene/Seen: Things Are Happening in Hamra 2010-10-01T17:30:00Z Ms. Burns has none of the grandeur of a traditional Broadway diva. Review: Andrea Burns at Feinstein’s/54 Below 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z But the real Hwang, the one with the wicked sense of humor, the soaring emotionalism of an opera diva and the pounding anger of a neglected child, is glimpsed almost exclusively onstage. David Henry Hwang, the Man Who Can Make Bruce Lee Talk 2012-11-10T14:39:45Z Is this the diva whose pouting insolence flared briefly even at The Hague? The Gimlet Eye: Naomi Campbell: Model, Citizen 2010-09-09T04:10:00Z Here, too, the diva shared center stage with an array of drums. Review: A Haunting Tribute to Josephine Baker Arrives at the Met Museum 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z West's play considers intergenerational bonds and conflicts among grandfather, father and son porters, and profiles some passengers, including a black blues diva. World premiere 'Pullman Porter Blues' opens Rep's 50th season 2012-09-28T17:09:47Z Photograph: Greg Allen/Rex Features As a dedicated X Factor fan, I was intrigued to learn that the show's resident crooner, Christopher Maloney, had been branded a "diva" by fellow contestants. Celebrity divas: the foolish, fabulous, not-so-fearsome rich 2012-11-15T16:25:36Z Displayed on the "diva rack," each costume was priced at $1,500. Devil horns and diva dresses fly off the rack at L.A. Opera costume sale 2015-03-28T04:00:00Z These complications are more dramatic than the diva behavior that characterizes too much of the role. Review | ‘Antony and Cleopatra’ amps up the glamour at Folger 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z On Bravo and Lifetime and WE tv, self-proclaimed divas and other quasi-celebrities surround themselves in the latest iterations of bling. So long, ‘Suze Orman Show,’ TV’s only sane space in a money-crazed culture 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z In the hothouse atmosphere of flamenco dance, where passionate display of the self is prized, divas abound. ‘It’s About the Art Form’: Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana Turns 40 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z The Midtown club 54 Below has been hopping with divas from different generations. Pop & Rock Listings for April 24-30 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z There, per legend, writers’ egos grew to disproportionate diva status, voices raised over the slightest edits. Perspective | The Style section at 50: Still sharp, snarky and soulful — and always a work in progress 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z Now, that’s clout — the kind that simultaneously affirmed Ms. Moore as an actress of serious stature and anointed her as a red carpet diva, a fashion star to watch. For Hollywood Actresses, a Custom Dress on the Red Carpet Shows Fashion Clout 2014-01-11T00:36:27Z She thought it a good idea for them to partner on a photo book of the great black vocal divas. 'Show the struggle, but also the great accomplishment,' says photographer behind minority photo series 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z In this, he’s not far from Katy B, the tranquil diva of today’s British dance floor. Playlist : Rowdy Muscularity and Sweet Harmonies 2011-04-24T00:49:21Z Here is a Black diva — two, if you count Porter, which you'd better — bringing down the house with their talent, the first of several performers of color. Big wins for "Parasite" including Best Picture provide the thrills in a long, dull Oscars 2020 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z A fragile but still commanding diva, whether playing poker with her friends on the lawn of her luxurious home or ordering a meal, she insists on getting her imperious way. Movie Review: ?The Salt of Life,? a Comedy by Gianni Di Gregorio 2012-03-02T00:28:51Z Once upon a time, a sunny, sweet American diva brought an opera back from the dead. Review: The Stepchild of Cinderella Operas Finally Makes It to the Met 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z Although another diva may hold the title “queen of soul,” Diana Ross stands out among Motown’s royal family and still reigns over legions of fans, as evidenced by reviews of her recent concerts. Motown royalty Diana Ross to perform at Wolf Trap 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z Woke up dreaming of the Paradise Garage, was struck with a hi-NRG lightning bolt of funk and diva. Bicep's favourite tracks 2013-03-29T18:00:00Z If it helped make her sometimes come across like a stereotypical diva, so be it, Ms. Norman felt. Jessye Norman Was a Diva, in the Best Way 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z If diva performances of the anthem by Beyoncé or Renée Fleming don’t quite embrace that ethos of national introspection, perhaps resurrecting the tune’s original multiplicity of meanings might. ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ Has Changed a Lot in 200 Years 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z The new reality series "Girlfriend Intervention" deploys a team of African American fairy godmothers, including a stylist and a life coach, to teach plain Janes how to unleash their inner divas.10 p.m. TV This Week Aug. 24 - 20: 'True Blood' on HBO 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z Backed by an orchestra in red robes, the talents range from leopard-print divas doing Beyoncé covers to the Chehade Brothers, a Palestinian pair who kick out rollicking Arabian jams in exotic scales. A Weekend in Beirut 2010-04-29T22:07:00Z "There are no divas in the band apart from me." Silent Sleep – New Band Up North #28 2013-05-27T16:01:01Z In an early number in this new musical from Rep Stage, the divas regale a New York nightclub, tossing off verses that, essentially, advise the clientele against romanticism. Review | The drag queens carry the show in a methodical ‘Dorian’s Closet’ 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z He wrote the part of the medium with City Opera’s longtime house diva, the soprano Lauren Flanigan, in mind, and she can still deliver the dramatic goods. Spring Performance: Music : Donizetti and Schwartz Fill Out Opera Program 2011-02-20T02:00:56Z There are carefree black girls, madwomen, high-powered professional divas, vulnerable artists and, yes, awkward black girls. ‘Insecure’ Season 1, Episode 6: A Real One 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z And to watch divas and divos in bliss delights the audience. Review: The Trocks Delight With Fabulous Charm 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z Usually, though, it wasn't the actor who was the diva but the creator and showrunner of a series. Best non-fiction summer reads: Difficult Men by Brett Martin 2013-07-29T15:05:25Z Ms. Jackson blossomed into solo stardom in a time when more traditional, church-influenced female soul divas were still achieving pop success. Popcast: Janet Jackson and the Legacy of ‘Control’ 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z Maybe it's time for the diva to pass the song on to that Taiwanese youngster, Lin Yu Chun, where it will be protected and nurtured for future generations. Whitney Houston's cringe-inducing comeback 2010-04-14T20:45:00Z One of opera’s biggest divas, Anna Netrebko, wrote on Instagram that she was looking forward to sharing the stage of New York’s Metropolitan Opera next month “with fantastic Placido Domingo!” Accusations Against Plácido Domingo Divide the Opera World 2019-08-18T04:00:00Z “I would hope that we all have an inner diva in us. I let that out for the sake of the book.” What if the Guy With the Red Pencil Is Nuts? 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z Unaccustomed to that kind of glamorous attention, Scanlan joked in the interview that she worries the spotlight could turn her into an “almighty diva who’s going to just be demanding my own sushi chef.” Winning a BAFTA? Just One of Joanna Scanlan’s Career Surprises. 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z There’s some amazing guy singers out there at the moment, but I want to have the presence vocally that some of the divas did. | Britain’s R&B Wunderkind (And This Weekend’s ‘SNL’ Guest) Sam Smith 2014-03-25T18:55:16Z “Now I’m like …” – she puts on a diva trill – “‘Leads only please.’” Naomie Harris: 'After Moonlight, I just wanted to open a nail salon' 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z Battle is a celebrated diva who was fired from New York's Metropolitan Opera. Charges: Producer hit sour note with fake play on opera star 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z You would expect that given such a self-centered, self-dramatizing diva to portray, Ms. Lavin would erupt into fireworks and scenery mauling. Nicky Silver’s ‘Too Much Sun’ Stars Linda Lavin 2014-05-18T04:00:00Z Claire Saunders gives Myrtle Wilson, Tom’s mistress, a sprightliness and sass that styles her as a romantic second-string diva who feels trapped in her life, particularly her marriage. ‘The Great Gatsby’ Review: Raising a Glass to an American Tragedy 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z In her diva guises Ms. Edmonds has belted out “Proud Mary” at baseball games and jumped out of birthday cakes. ‘We Fascinated Them’: Shailah Edmonds on a Golden Era of Black Models 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z Also less than happy is Cher, the pop diva and gay icon, who candidly speaks in the film of her discomfort and admits that, for a time, she was terrified of even seeing Chaz. Chaz Bono transitions from Chastity to his real self 2011-05-09T18:00:01Z She first noticed him when she saw one of his hilarious lip syncs on social media, where he reproduces dialogue from diva scenes. Bowen Yang of ‘S.N.L.’ Is a Smash. And a Mensch. 2020-01-25T05:00:00Z It's not diva hauteur or cool insouciance – she's as self-deprecating a wildly acclaimed author of a hit album as you could wish to meet. Laura Mvula: meet the world's least likely pop star 2013-05-04T08:00:00Z Chenoweth, 51, is best known as an ebulliently American musical comedy diva, while McKellen, 80, is one of the all-time great British classical stage actors, with a lucrative sideline in fantasy action movies. When Home Is a Big Broadway Stage 2019-11-10T05:00:00Z She was a true diva who had multiple hairdos and dresses. She Watches Weddings, One Click at a Time 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z The Super Bowl stage will once again belong to a pop diva. Lady Gaga to Headline Super Bowl Halftime Show 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z If you’re a fan of R&B divas, then it doesn’t get any better than Tiana, the Empire Records star whose name and music sound a whole lot like another chart topper. Empire's Serayah McNeill on Tiana, Rihanna and her Hakeem romance 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z Lacy applauded her sense of humor — and a tolerance for his “diva moves.” In ‘Mayfair Witches,’ Alexandra Daddario Takes a Dark Turn 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z Her life as a diva darling was over before she was 21. Remembering Lesley Gore, a '60s Queen of Teen Angst 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z Ms. Bullock seemed to be emphasizing that, at the Met, she would truly be an artist, not a diva, in residence. Review: Good Music, but Julia Bullock Makes It Great 2018-09-16T04:00:00Z The first time African diva Angelique Kidjo performed her song-by-song version of the Talking Heads’ classic “Remain in Light,” she was headlining a sold-out show at Carnegie Hall in May 2017. How Angelique Kidjo’s love of a Talking Heads classic turned into one of the year’s most vibrant albums 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z Like a vintage wine, it can take years to become a diva. A divine showing of divas put the ‘broad’ in Broadway 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z Nina is a stout, bejeweled diva who gives orders with a peremptory bark. Review: ‘The Fool’ Is Yuri Bykov’s Look at Corruption 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z It was found by a Belgian scuba diva and spent some 20 years in conservation before being restored to its current glory. Greek masterpiece comes to London 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z In addition to being Franklin's goddaughter, she was the daughter of gospel singer Cissy Houston and the cousin of 1960s pop diva Dionne Warwick. Pop queen Whitney Houston dies on eve of Grammys 2012-02-12T12:30:12Z As Broadway divas go, she is a cut above most. Music Review: Lea Salonga at the Café Carlyle 2013-05-24T20:50:52Z I force him to call me diva, actually. Star rising: Nikki James of 'The Book of Mormon' 2011-05-17T18:43:08Z Seattle Opera invites the community to unleash the diva within at a free, all-levels-welcome singalong in celebration of Wagner’s 200th birthday and the August performances of the “Ring” cycle. Seattle Opera stages Wagner singalong on May 22 2013-05-17T19:38:22Z Puccini’s “Tosca” is everything we want from opera: outsized passions, violence and death, a great diva, an unredeemable villain, and music as heartbreakingly beautiful as the story is intense. Why Seattle Opera’s ‘Tosca’ is worth staying indoors for 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z Unfortunately for the pop diva, Drake seemed genuinely surprised by the move. Watch Madonna and Drake Make Out at Coachella 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z The big feud between diva pro dancer Maks and head judge Len seemed to be put to rest. 'Dancing with the Stars' recap: 10th anniversary special 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z To sign up for a romantic role opposite a diva is an act of humility bordering on charity. A divine showing of divas put the ‘broad’ in Broadway 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z The exhibition makes the argument for a diva as a glamorous, modern star. What Makes a Diva? 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z From variety show TV star to pop diva. Cher Has Never Been a Huge Cher Fan. But She Loves Being Cher. 2018-09-04T04:00:00Z Yet there is something touching about seeing the star not as a movie diva, interpreted by contemporary artists like Andy Warhol, but as an eternal beauty. Florence Exhibit Matches Marilyn Monroe to Art 2012-06-22T14:18:08Z Rows of dressing rooms, nestled along a side of the armory's main hall, are hardly the place in which a diva would be happy. English theater company travels with its theater 2011-07-01T14:59:10Z It has seen her go from mere pop superstar to fearsome, enigmatic, bona fide diva. 2010-02-16T08:37:00Z In her work, E. Jane, as her persona Mhysa, channels 1990s R&B divas and considers how black women were represented through their music and in photographs and videos. 10 Galleries to Visit Now in Brooklyn 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z “The parallels with other divas I only sort of realized later. I can see it now. I just thought it was a very moving story and it suggested music to me.” Revival of ‘Anna Nicole’ Opera Comes to London 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z Pretty much all the top divas: Taylor Swift will open the show with a kick-off performance. Everything You Need to Know About the 2016 Grammys 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z But thanks to Ms. Henson, there was more to Cookie to than just diva panache and ex-wife attitude. TV Review: 'Empire' Ends Its First Season With a Fervid Finale 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z After announcing a new album and tour on her birthday last month, the pop diva unveiled Monday morning “No Sleeep,” her first new music in more than five years. Janet Jackson returns with 'No Sleeep,' her first single in five years 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z “She was never a diva you couldn’t talk to,” May says. The 'Whitney' Costume Designer Breaks Down the Diva's Most Iconic Looks 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z The star of the Serenbe Playhouse’s revival of “Miss Saigon” is a diva. Unconventional Summer Stars, Including a Helicopter 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z It wasn’t a diva fit — Ms. Case had for years faced threats from aggressive stalkers, she said, and she feared for the safety of her family. How Neko Case Finally Unleashed Her Feminist Rage 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z Will Hermes at Rolling Stone was less impressed, saying Presley "never jelled as a pop-rock diva" and the CD "generates few sparks," giving it two and half stars out of five. After storm, Lisa Marie Presley finds grace in new album 2012-05-21T02:31:42Z From her styling to her sound, the mood is more torch singer than diva; indeed, if there were a key word in the development of this artist, it would be "sophisticated". This week's new live music 2013-03-09T06:00:12Z Auteur is one of those words, like diva and masterpiece, that has been devalued to the point of redundancy. The end of the auteur? 2018-03-23T04:00:00Z It wasn’t just that she looked like a fabulous goth diva or her peculiar, warbly way of delivering punch lines. Why “Into the Woods” Matters 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z I'm not a diva, I am not like that. AP Interview: Hilton says she's the 'original' 2011-03-30T01:57:12Z Not much if you are Lea Salonga, the Filipino diva who joked last week about having played both types, as she opened her new cabaret show, “New York in June,” at the Café Carlyle. Music Review: Starting With Perkiness, Then Leaping Beyond It 2011-06-15T22:01:23Z The show is a caustically sarcastic holiday celebration in which this eager-to-offend transgender diva sings aggressively and mouths off about everything. Music Review: Justin Vivian Bond Sings Melanie at 54 Below 2012-12-24T21:26:41Z I've never witnessed diva behavior from them, which means they're pretty easy to work with, which is one of the reasons they continue. Q&A: 'Soup' host Joel McHale dishes on show, new movie 2013-07-30T16:39:40Z This attitude is part of the diva’s appeal, according to Fairclough. What Makes a Diva? 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z Being a diva is not just about exuberant dressing, though, according to Bailey. What Makes a Diva? 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z The divas were happy to play supporting roles over the inauguration weekend as President Barack Obama kicked off his second term. AP Photos: Celebrities turn out for inauguration 2013-01-22T17:34:12Z Grand dame of the country music craft Rayna is finding it hard to get a replacement for Deacon ready for the divas' co-headlining Red Lips, White Lies tour. TV highlights 18/04/2013 2013-04-18T06:00:04Z On Wednesday, she didn’t really play a vixen, or a self-immolator, or a campy diva. Music Review: She?s Goofing Off, and She Knows What She?s Doing 2011-04-14T07:50:29Z And I was really looking forward to seeing Creede Rep’s reigning divas, Christy Brandt and Anne F. Butler, do “Steel Magnolias.” In a Small Mountain Town, a Beloved Theater Company Prevails 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z There is a cornucopia of holiday goodies waiting for the thespians and theater buffs, to say nothing of the divas, in your life. For theater lovers, these holiday gifts would be a show of affection 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z To be a diva is to maintain a certain aura of unapproachability. Adele Returns to the Stage in Las Vegas, Resolute and Reflective 2022-11-19T05:00:00Z A toothy, bright-eyed diva with an avid gleam in her eye, she never went anywhere without her most cherished possession, a copy of Oscar Wilde’s “The Picture of Dorian Gray.” Movie Review: ‘Galapagos Affair,’ Historical Documentary of Island Expats 2014-04-03T23:28:00Z She is a diva, a dirty fighter, a fury when provoked and a surprisingly good sport. For the Love of ‘George and Martha’ 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z This is the work’s wildest dance, an anti-diva number made for Ms. Mearns, the company’s foremost diva — who laps it up, urgently. Review: From City Ballet, a ‘Peculiar Marvel’ by Ratmansky 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z Q: In your recent movie, "The High Note," you play Grace Davis, an R&B diva, and actually sing on-screen for the first time. Q&A with Tracee Ellis Ross: ‘The career I have is about storytelling, but I’m more than an actor’ 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z On the contrary, she was sweet, bashful and stolid, more sphinx than diva. | Bristol Dances in Circles 2010-11-24T12:08:00Z Though he admits to enjoying the “slings and arrows and diva hissy fits and conductors smashing batons” of the opera world, he acknowledges that it has “distanced me from the pop world.” Rufus Wainwright’s 10-Year Journey Back to Judy Garland 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z In fact, Perry thinks luxury retail is a bad business for most investors — too many risks, too many divas. Barneys Remakes Itself for the New New York 2012-12-13T15:14:47Z Gemma Collins, an English media personality known for the reality television show “The Only Way is Essex,” is a self-described diva, and proud of it. What Makes a Diva? 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z Two Marvel stars faced off on an over-the-top episode of Lip Sync battle, trading in their Agent persona’s to channel their inner pop divas. Hayley Atwell Sweeps Clark Gregg in Epic Lip Sync Battle 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z And Babs, diva emeritus, reminding us what a real star looks like: back-lit in sequins, swaying slightly to the opening strains of the Way We Were. Adele, Barbra and Shirley: Oscars divas converge for the night's best photo 2013-02-25T17:16:00Z If the exhibition is uneven — part true grit, part diva hokum — it is rarely uninteresting. Art Review | 'Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present': At MoMA, a Performance Artist Endures 2010-03-11T22:56:00Z Backstage divas also emerged during the children’s theater movement that took off in the 1920s. Out of the Spotlight, Still a Star: The ‘Backstage Diva’ 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z She arrived a decade ago as an over-the-top dance-pop diva, flaunting wigs, costumes, makeup and dance routines in a barrage of proudly superficial guises: Mirrors! In ‘A Star Is Born,’ Lady Gaga Pits Pop Against Authenticity 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z But it still is not an easy step for a diva to sheer off her locks. Elza van den Heever in ‘Maria Stuarda’ at the Met 2012-12-30T21:11:57Z We're kind of betting on who's going to become the big diva on the show because right now we don't have one. Aasif Mandvi talks "Evil," djinns and "the appeal of Trump" despite being hated by GOP leaders 2021-08-29T04:00:00Z As the divas are describing a place “with love overflowing,” you can frame E. Jane’s prints in the Kitchen-provided AR app and watch the wildlife flap and unfurl across your screen. E. Jane Signals a Vibe Shift in What ‘Performance’ Means 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z This diva deluxe filmed her 2015 Comedy Central special, “Gynecological Wonder,” at this cozy space within the Public Theater, and she returns for a series of limited musical engagements this spring. 5 Comedy Shows to Catch in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z She managed to honour both grandmothers when the “diva” remarried: Vega sang a complete Handel mass at her wedding. Daniela Vega: the transgender star lighting up the film industry 2018-02-18T05:00:00Z And like an opera diva of yesteryear, she never strays from center stage, as if to conserve energy better used to keep the flow of cutting commentary from running dry for even a moment. | 'Kathy Griffin Wants a Tony': Look Out, Celebrities: Her Aim Is True 2011-03-13T22:06:07Z I had seen the diva hit a high note. Six novelists on their favourite second artform 2013-04-27T07:00:18Z The Duchess of Krakenthorp, a character often played by divas of a certain age, is a comic role in a light, frothy work. Making Her Operatic Debut, the Notorious R.B.G. 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z If you were looking for evidence of the demise of the diva — at least of the stereotypical variety — it’s true, neither of these seemingly genial, generous women came across as imperious. A Day of Divas 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z The deliciously camp finale features the jazz diva Elisabeth Welch warbling Stormy Weather to a chorus of sailors. The best Shakespeare films – ranked! 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z “Of course, it’s probably making a lot of teachers cringe — old ballet divas that are like, this is not supposed to be happening. O.K., wake up and get a life.” Hiplet: An Implausible Hybrid Plants Itself on Pointe 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z It’s still just speculation, but rumor has it that the diva, who’s been keeping a low profile since the birth of her son in 2012, has been putting together a new album. 10 reasons we can’t wait for 2014 2013-12-23T12:43:00Z "Closer" smoothly shifts gears from a lonely electric guitar line to effervescent, hands-up diva house. Kele Okereke's 'Trick' full of smart, contemporary club sounds 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z “If you over identify with the diva, it starts to prevent you from feeling things,” she said. Arca Once Made Electronic Music. Now She Builds Worlds. 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z The show’s creators have also made some formerly male characters female, and the queen herself is now merely a diva instead of a homicidal tyrant. ‘Alice’s Wonderland Bakery’: Recipes for Real Life, if Not Real Kitchens 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z “She is a prisoner of her own success,” said Jordan Miller, the owner and operator of BreatheHeavy.com, a pop music website focused on contemporary divas. The Defiance of Mariah’s Lambs 2018-12-22T05:00:00Z “Passion” in Hollywood is often a code word for “diva.” Film: Ryan Murphy Directs Julia Roberts in ?Eat Pray Love? 2010-08-06T03:38:00Z The prolific pop diva Rihanna was snubbed in the four big categories this year but still received three nominations, including best pop solo performance for her single "Where Have You Been." ArtsBeat: The Black Keys, Fun. and Mumford & Sons to Perform at Grammys 2013-01-09T15:40:13Z “Your employees have constantly complained about how vain you are, how needy, a diva,” Lazarus said. Jon Stewart, Employee of the Month 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z But “diva,” in that case, is a job description and a tribute to the professional heights to which Ms. Fleming has ascended. Review: Renée Fleming Plays Against Type in ‘Living on Love’ 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z Listening to her music, he experienced an epiphany: "It's the year of the cool new diva." McGee on music: All hail Susan Boyle, the cool new diva of our age 2010-04-13T12:19:00Z Kennedy Center Board member Tony Welters, who led the search committee, calls her a “do-er” and “hell of a fundraiser” who expertly handles divas and donors. One woman, three parties. A whirlwind welcome for new Kennedy Center president. Madonna, 53, mixed hit songs over three decades in music with tunes from her recent album, "MDNA," before a packed audience, and she took a sly dig at younger diva, Lady Gaga. Kicking off tour, Madonna shows she's no lady (Gaga) 2012-05-31T22:20:47Z Do you care any more whether Ivy or Karen sings the big diva song? It's baaaaack . . . 'Smash' returns 2013-02-06T17:47:22Z There's another diva set to perform during the inauguration festivities - Lady Gaga. AP Source: Lady Gaga to perform at inaugural ball 2013-01-19T18:10:12Z To them, she doesn’t identify as a diva, but as a confidante. Concert review: Mary J. Blige and D'Angelo at the United Center 2012-09-14T07:07:00Z Inspirational uplift, songs that bore into your skull, bright colors and an adulation-demanding diva — those are the basic elements that have kept “Kinky Boots” a public favorite. When You Switch Up on a (Broadway) Star 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z The bearded diva’s achievement was hailed by many as a gain for diversity and tolerance but condemned by nationalist politicians in Russia as evidence of Western degeneracy. AP PHOTOS: Eurovision delivers decades of songs, spectacle 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z This fictional diva presides over “Still Awake Still!,” at the New Victory Theater this weekend. Spare Times for Children for Jan. 17-23 2014-01-16T23:58:22Z In all its contradictions — privileged but socially engaged, famous but fighting for privacy, in control but subject to the whims of her industry — the diva remains a beloved figure. What Makes a Diva? 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z The support may help Ms. Sergelen realize her ultimate dream of doubling the salary of everyone in the theater, from janitors to divas. Music and Dance: A Bastion of Classical Repertory on the Asian Steppe 2011-06-07T11:30:06Z Originally referring to the counterpart of a male "soprano", it was popularised by Maria Callas, whose life defined our idea of a diva with all the scandals and press attention. McGee on music: All hail Susan Boyle, the cool new diva of our age 2010-04-13T12:19:00Z She received the award from R&B diva Diana Ross. Boy bands top American Music Awards, ladies lead performances 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z She earned her diva reputation by seldom missing a chance to insult a female rival, even if — especially if — that rival was one of her ever-envious sisters. ‘Respect’ Tells Aretha Franklin’s Life Story 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z Oh, because you behave like a diva when you get tired. Rupert Everett: the queen of mean 2012-09-28T22:01:28Z R&B diva Beyoncé delivered a stunning concert at CenturyLink Field Wednesday, May 18, performing songs of female empowerment from her three most recent albums, including the acclaimed “Lemonade.” Beyoncé ignites ‘12th woman’ at CenturyLink Field concert 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z Finally, the best story of all – that last weekend Wagner threw a monstrous diva fit because he wasn't allowed to be taken onstage in a giant golden carriage. The X Factor Files: Stuart Heritage's X Factor briefing 2010-11-19T12:42:00Z And if Price-Bythewood is lucky, she might soon get an endorsement from the ultimate pop diva. 'Beyond the Lights' director gave film's star a crash course in diva 2014-11-18T05:00:00Z Mr. Rich envisions the platform as an ad hoc collective where beauty enthusiasts of every gender and stripe can release their inner diva. Richie Rich, the ’90s Club Kid, Goes Virtual for Beauty 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z He earned more points when he brought out diva Mariah Carey to sing her new single, "Beautiful," where he is featured. Surprises, rap's new class take over Summer Jam XX 2013-06-03T14:30:18Z Sometimes the animals will fall asleep during takes, making the cast and crew wait around until the diva animals are ready to perform. 'Extant' kisses for Halle Berry and cheers for a Storm movie at CBS' Comic-Con show 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z Was this what the diva really had in mind? Savor Renée Fleming in “Der Rosenkavalier,” at the Met 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z Today's reigning Rossini singer inhabits his tragic heroines with a technical brilliance and deep musical and dramatic understanding worthy of the legendary Spanish diva Maria Colbran, for whom the arias were composed. 10 best classical-recordings list includes Seattle Symphony's Schuman 2010-12-29T22:53:09Z After working as a songwriter for years, Lo recently released her debut EP, Truth Serum, on Polydor and based on the strength of the songs, it’s clear that there’s a new pop diva in town. Here Are the 25 Best Songs of 2014 (So Far) 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z She's also quite the diva, with a line in perfectly-timed comic put-downs: "This is what I call a fashion fiasco!" she says, dissatisfied with a stylist's choices. The Book Show 2010-05-12T23:05:00Z “She is an aging diva, as they say, but she is a star — and do not forget that — and she does not forget that,” Ms. Mazzie said. ArtsBeat: Marin Mazzie to Star in ‘Bullets Over Broadway’ 2013-12-05T19:54:57Z Though the Egyptian-Ethiopian conflict is never conveyed in racial terms, generations of divas have rendered the opera suspect by blacking up to play the title role. David McVicar's Aida: the sound and the fury 2010-04-01T21:15:00Z For New York audiences at least — Ms. Buckley moved back to Texas, her home state, six years ago — a Broadway diva is what’s expected. 2010-02-03T22:19:00Z “Our family is extremely close knit, and the minute her mother and I or her older sisters sense the slightest whiff of diva behavior, we will jump all over it,” Mr. McClain said. Tween Stars Wanted: Must Be Primed for Pressure 2011-05-10T12:45:47Z The iconic pop diva surprised fans late Friday night by announcing comeback plans, which include a new album and a world tour. Janet Jackson celebrates birthday by announcing comeback 2015-05-16T04:00:00Z A diva’s acting chops match her vocal power. A divine showing of divas put the ‘broad’ in Broadway 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z In the soaring phrases of “Vissi d’arte” she captured both the dignity and despair of the character: a great diva, yet a devout woman and fiercely jealous lover. Music Review: At Met, Bryn Terfel and Patricia Racette in ?Tosca? 2010-04-15T19:59:00Z The pop divas exchanged insults worthy of middle schoolers, fellow freshman judge Keith Urban looked trapped between them, and there was a whiff of make-believe Wednesday about the show’s touted feud. Sniping, Then Singing as American Idol Returns 2013-01-17T15:47:13Z Both “The Cher Show” and “Summer: The Donna Summer Musical” split diva duty among three performers. From Annie to Tina Turner, and Trained to Go the Distance 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z “At the end of the day, a diva is just a woman who knows what she wants.” What Makes a Diva? 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z The entire scene is a gaudy flex, and as if to drive that point home, the diva's husband Jay-Z co-stars in that sequence. "Black Is King" continues Beyonce's immortalizing of the Black American experience through art 2020-08-02T04:00:00Z Her voice favors a deep, pliant, conversational tone rather than showy diva gestures, though on “Bravado” she floated effortlessly into a higher register. Lorde reigns at Aragon 2014-03-19T05:37:00Z Somewhat restrained and not nearly as mannered as some real-life divas, Moore needed to be more over the top in her affectations to befit a faded star of stature. `Prima Donna' has US premiere at Brooklyn Academy 2012-02-20T16:57:08Z Speaking intermittently, the venerable diva barks instructions at her young student, while Brian, the aforementioned artisan - played convincingly Michael Laurence - pontificates about the craft of making violins and the art of playing them. Review: Artist meets artisan in 'The Morini Strad' 2012-04-04T15:10:12Z And he's just made another splash on the tube, as one of two gay dads of teen diva Rachel on the hit series "Glee." Broadway vet Brian Stokes Mitchell jazzes up SSO pops 2012-05-24T20:27:06Z But for all the diva attitude I get, it’s a part of their persona. The Carpetbagger: The Backup Singers Can Be Divas, Too 2014-02-12T16:56:15Z Fonda is in Cannes for Youth, in which she plays an exquisitely vicious diva who Harvey Keitel’s director is courting for a part. Jane Fonda: ‘Plastic surgery bought me a decade’ 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z Pop diva Beyonce, who knows a thing or two about setting hearts aflutter, is contributing some of her smoldering songs to the "Fifty Shades" soundtrack. 'Fifty Shades of Grey': Five things to expect from the erotic drama 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z The best-selling British diva will compete with Perry for top video with "Rolling in the Deep." Katy Perry notches 9 MTV VMA Award nominations 2011-07-21T03:42:08Z The pop diva, who has a leading eight nominations this year, will be awarded with the night’s highest honor -- the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award -- and perform an extended set. 2014 MTV Video Music Awards look to revive the old, break the new 2014-08-24T04:00:00Z It wasn’t about admiring the superhuman diva onstage; it was about how she would be a poised cheerleader for all the grown-up, independent, imperfect Everywomen listening and singing along. A Year of Concerts With Staying Power 2013-12-29T22:45:02Z I thought it was the perfect mix of rock ’n’ roll and diva glam. What I Wore: The Soprano Danielle de Niese - What I Wore, From Jan. 18 to Jan. 24 2012-01-27T16:29:50Z In part that is because it is so representative: grandiloquent and absurd at the same time; the words of a diva, uttered at a time when divas were going out of style. Beholder of Beauty 2022-01-23T05:00:00Z But “Padam Padam” is also part of a longer list of diva anthems — from Lady Gaga, Madonna, and many others — that become, in effect, gay canon. Kylie Minogue’s ‘Padam Padam’ and the Queer Club-Pop Canon 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z She can swan like a high-strung society diva. Patti Smith?s Eye for Fashion 2010-03-19T20:41:00Z Other wannabe divas also failed to impress on the evening of birth-year tunes. 'Idol' finalists brave birth-year tunes 2011-03-17T02:32:08Z To embody a diva courting eternal youth, she wears electric purple pumps embellished with crystals. Isabelle Huppert on the Transformational Power of Shoes 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z As the recipient of the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award, the pop diva closed the night with a 15-minute performance. MTV Video Music Awards 2014: Best and worst moments 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z A legendary diva, an Olympic gymnast, and the guy who taught you how to party rock will compete on the new season of ABC’s Dancing With the Stars, premiering March 16. Michael Sam, Patti LaBelle, Suzanne Somers Join 'Dancing With the Stars' 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z At 775 pages, it’s a grand diva of a book, a wheezing jukebox of filthy jokes, political hit jobs, killing gossip, love songs and fluky mutterings. Review: ‘The American People, Volume 1’ by Larry Kramer Retells History With Passion 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z The hip-hop diva announced Thursday on Twitter that it is "time to focus on the music." Nicki Minaj not returning to 'American Idol' 2013-05-31T00:34:08Z Complicating matters is the decision to confine such an unconventional figure as Cher in the straitjacket of the biographical jukebox musical — particularly the tripartite diva subgenus most recently botched by “Summer: The Donna Summer Musical.” Review: In ‘The Cher Show,’ I Got You, Babe. And You. And You. 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z It’s almost like the term diva: now diva is a bad thing. Kelly Clarkson: I Will Never Tell My Daughter About From Justin to Kelly 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z Garza said management made her feel like a “diva” for requesting additional security protocols after she pointed out increasingly bold behavior from guests. The Knights of Medieval Times Will Carry Union Cards With Their Lances 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z The sisters’ friends respected them as ardent and remarkably knowledgeable fans of opera, with a circle of close acquaintances that included several of the world’s leading divas. Ida and Louise Cook, Two Unusual Heroines of the Second World War 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z And the dog shouldn’t be a diva looking to snag a prize. ArtsBeat Blog: 'Because of Winn-Dixie' Musical Hires Canine Star and His Trainer 2011-12-16T21:46:59Z Others may part with $200 or more to affect the appearance of the White Queen in “Alice in Wonderland,” or any number of Park Avenue divas. Young Trendsetters Streak Their Hair With Gray 2010-04-01T18:37:00Z Before the show, Ms. Gordon had a gig in Las Vegas as an alien diva on skates. The Wheel Thing 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z She reprises those coloratura feats in “The Exterminating Angel” as Leticia, an opera diva, in a part that reaches up to high F. Your Guide to the Met Opera’s ‘Exterminating Angel’ 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z She follows her home to Jamaica, where the diva mellows, almost unconsciously, into a daughter, sister and parishioner. Review: ‘Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami’ Finds the Model, Singer, Actress, Person 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z The night life columnist Michael Musto calls this ubiquitous carnivalesque curiosity, “the missing link between old New York and the current prominence of transgender divas.” Amanda Lepore, Transgender Club Diva, Tells All About Her Plastic Surgery 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z Lee threatened to sue, but I can’t help but wish the two divas had set aside their differences and come together in song: a thresh of coos and hair extensions. James Gavin’s ‘Is That All There Is?’ reveals a talented but tormented Peggy Lee Youthful Memories, Reinvented You can’t underestimate the transformation of what seems like an ordinary song when an interpreter like Sharón Clark, a Washington-based jazz and soul diva, tears it apart and peers inside. Music Review: Sharón Clark at the Metropolitan Room 2013-01-30T20:18:58Z So often we see these glamorous divas in movies, but you don't often always get to see the human being beneath it all. A Minute With: Gugu Mbatha-Raw on women in music, facade of fame 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z By diva standards, Ms. Jones was relatively punctual. Fashion Diary : In Paris, Daring to See the Bright Side 2010-03-06T02:19:00Z The Gossip may have started out as a punk band fronted by a southern soul diva, but Ditto in particular has always loved pop, R&B and hip-hop. Scissor Sisters; Gossip ? review 2012-05-19T23:08:04Z Somebody is going to have to break out as the diva. Aasif Mandvi talks "Evil," djinns and "the appeal of Trump" despite being hated by GOP leaders 2021-08-29T04:00:00Z But Ms. Streisand is also a diva almost without peer, and her narcissism could dwarf a gassy nebula. Review: How Streisand Became a Symbol, by Neal Gabler 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z That longing isn't evident in Hoffer's diva showiness, which seems more suited to the drag rock musical "Hedwig and the Angry Itch" than the world of "Spring Awakening." 'Spring Awakening': powerful passion at Balagan 2012-01-09T22:37:03Z Paradoxically, considering their vocal might, house and disco divas were often ciphers, mere tits-and-ass content delivery systems for the male production community. Loleatta Holloway: more than a voice 2011-03-22T18:54:13Z Who were the biggest divas on that show? Kermit: how are the Muppets feeling about their movie comeback? 2012-02-09T20:00:05Z Ms. Moore said that playing a diva, and getting to hear one up close, had firmly convinced her of one thing: Film, television and recording is no substitute for the real thing. Opera in Film Takes On a New Note in ‘Bel Canto’ (It’s Not Evil) 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z It unfolds as a series of vignettes, each one a droll, seemingly banal snapshot of the lives of a mother and daughter — fashion divas both — in the northern Spanish city of Gijón. New Directors/New Films Turns 50 With a Bracingly Eclectic Lineup 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z What impressed me about this and other plates was the distinct but nonaggressive flavors, a Gregorian chant rather than a diva competition. Choice Tables: Beyond Brisket and Burritos in Austin, Tex. 2013-12-03T21:04:26Z “Beyoncé is definitely one of my favorite divas of the moment,” he said. Noted: Beyoncé’s Dance Moves Draw Fans to a New Workout Class 2014-04-09T21:07:45Z That same diva showed up for a sold-out show at the Fillmore Silver Spring in support of last year’s Grammy-nominated — and long-gestating — “Love and War.” Tamar Braxton tries to mix some inspiration into her concert at the Fillmore Silver Spring Mr. Lombardo’s play, efficiently directed by Rob Ruggiero, is basically a diva vehicle that resurrects the Bankhead of familiar stereotype — foulmouthed, hard drinking, foghorn voiced and sex crazed — for another weary stagger across the stage. Theater Review | 'Looped': Valerie Harper Is Tallulah Bankhead on the Skids 2010-03-15T05:35:00Z She became known as a diva, so much so that the trumpeter Clark Terry nicknamed her “Odacious.” Remembering Odetta, Whose Powerful Voice Met a Profound Moment 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z The action involves three muses — a chain-smoking temptress, an overheated diva and a fanciful kook — who each capture the attention of our hero. At New York City Ballet, Hits, Misses and Daring Dancers 2018-03-06T05:00:00Z Rounding out the list for best album are “Wasting Light,” by Foo Fighters, and two works by flamboyant pop divas: “Born This Way” by Lady Gaga and “Loud” by Rihanna. Adele, Bruno Mars and Kanye West Lead Grammy Nominations 2011-12-01T23:24:33Z Yes, it offers two good chunks of opera — “Casta diva” from Bellini’s “Norma” and the Barcarolle from Offenbach’s “The Tales of Hoffmann.” Perspective | When classical music becomes another character in a movie 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z As Brill Building pop went out of favor, and pop stars started writing their own songs, Goffin turned from girl groups to divas as his interpreters. Remembering Gerry Goffin, the '60s Poet of Teen Heartbreak 2014-06-20T04:00:00Z When one of the industry’s hottest directors holds open auditions for his latest movie, ingénues, heartthrobs and spurned divas get tangled in the plot. What to See and Experience in New York City This Spring 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z A diminutive theater built into the caravan’s exterior presents a little man playing the piano and a tiny diva who sings an aria from Tchaikovsky’s opera “None but the Lonely Heart.” Chelsea Galleries, Like a Box of Chocolates 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z “There’s an overlap between Catholicism and diva worship, almost—the Virgin Mary, with the snake underneath her heel.” The Artist Sam McKinniss on Capturing Lorde in the Twilight 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z The Manhattan Theatre Club announced Wednesday that Daly will reprise the role of the diva reminiscing on triumphs and tragedies that she played at The Kennedy Center last spring. Tyne Daly to return to Broadway in 'Master Class' 2010-12-15T20:16:05Z The backstage diva — the female director who works with kids after school and on weekends, who teaches them dance or drama, and who directs them in shows — can be found in most American towns. Out of the Spotlight, Still a Star: The ‘Backstage Diva’ 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z Pushing Ware to the limits of her vocal register gives Tough Love a vulnerability it would have lacked in full-on diva mode. Jessie Ware: 'I sing like a dolphin!' 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z Riccardo Muti, the production’s conductor and the “honorary conductor for life” at the Rome Opera, is not known to suffer gladly either fools or divas. Opera Review: Anna Netrebko in ‘Manon Lescaut,’ at the Rome Opera 2014-03-03T17:53:28Z Also known as diva de la banda, Rivera was beloved by fans on both sides of the border for such songs as De Contrabando and La Gran Señora. Mexican-American singer Jenni Rivera believed dead after plane crash 2012-12-10T00:39:22Z And certainly, the way in which the architecture media insisted on analyzing her solely as a headstrong "diva" was deeply unfair. A critic's take on the power of Zaha Hadid 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z Willy Dutch, who favors a tried and true selection of diva hits from the late aughts, like Madonna and Kylie, mixed in with current favorites, like Gaga and Rihanna. Boîte: Elixir, a New Gay Bar in Queens 2013-12-04T22:13:44Z This was no diva showcase but a thoughtful program of French and Italian songs mostly from the Belle Époque. Music Review: Anna Caterina Antonacci Sings at Lincoln Center 2012-04-09T21:27:56Z While the diva explains her personal connection to the song and the Civil Rights movement — her grandparents marched with Martin Luther King Jr.— she mostly lets the men featured in the clip do the talking. Watch Beyoncé Explain the Hidden Meaning of Her Grammys Performance 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z Jim Bailey, an actor and singer who specialized in performing in drag, especially in the guise of pop divas like Judy Garland and Barbra Streisand, died on Saturday in Los Angeles. Jim Bailey, Character Actor in Drag, Dies at 77 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z Cox seems the opposite of a diva, even though she has every right to be one. Deborah Cox loves the 'beginning of a new chapter' 2013-04-09T12:55:08Z The great tenor Enrico Caruso sang about 60 roles; the storied diva Maria Callas, roughly 50. Plácido Domingo, Opera Superstar, Achieves the Unthinkable: 150 Roles 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z He showed how the most fascinating parts of the homemade videos of the androgynous Internet celebrity B. Scott got lost in his triumphant impersonation of a conventional R&B diva. Dance Review: Danspace Project?s Parallels at St. Mark?s Church 2012-03-28T22:06:49Z It’s true: While opera fans may think of Ms. Bridges as a fancy diva, she is a freelancer who lives gig to gig. A Met Opera Star Was Born, ‘Then Everything Stopped’ 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z Thankfully, she didn't and her enjoyable, dressed-down show was the perfect antidote to all those diva rumours. The Big Chill 2010-08-14T23:05:00Z Or self-involved divas who get their comeuppance, then mournfully peruse the Barbra Streisand songbook for succor? Riff: How Football Players Got Trounced by ?Glee? 2011-06-03T12:00:00Z You never felt, as you did with so many divas, the need to feed her ego or point her toward help. Angela Lansbury, Broadway’s Beloved Everywoman 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z In a role that’s sure to fit her just fine, Renée is playing an opera diva who ends up falling in love with her assistant, just as her husband does with his. Opera Legend Renée Fleming Is Coming To Broadway For 'Living On Love' 2015-02-14T05:00:00Z The essence of the diva is that she isn’t homebound. Best Classical Music of 2020 2020-12-02T05:00:00Z All this background about “7 Deaths” is clearer than the work itself, in which Callas is never present enough to persuasively intertwine with Abramovic, who upstages the great diva throughout. Review: Marina Abramovic Summons Maria Callas in ‘7 Deaths’ 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z Her dismissal — and return — calls to mind past tempestuous battles between opera divas and impresarios. You’re Unfired: Kathleen Battle Is Returning to the Met After 22 Years 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z Half of all R&B divas and many a rockabilly rebel first wailed in a church choir. Glee The 3-D Concert Film: The Church of Latter-Day Songs 2011-08-12T09:45:00Z Right behind it, in sixth place, was the ballet thriller , which has copped Natalie Portman the diva's share of critics' awards for Best Actress. Box Office: Green Hornet Buzzes Over a Dilapidated Dilemma 2011-01-16T14:25:00Z That said, Lewis does a more than passable job as a dance diva. New music: Leona Lewis ? Collide 2011-07-18T12:06:00Z One way to hear “Wouldn’t It Be Great?” is as a nod to her fellow country divas, Dolly Parton and Tammy Wynette. Loretta Lynn’s New Album, and the Trail She Blazed in Country Music 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z At which point a "soulful" diva intrudes and somewhat spoils the elegiac mood. New band of the day ? No 972: Koreless 2011-02-22T15:02:58Z Ms. Pill said she had expected to be intimidated by Ms. Jackson, and she was right, though there’s “not an element of diva in the slightest.” Glenda Jackson on Quitting Parliament, Playing Lear and Returning to Broadway 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z And yet out of the ashes of rejection, she persevered, becoming an Australian vaudeville chanteuse, a British theatrical luminary, a B-film pulp diva and an American television celebrity. After Hollywood thwarted Anna May Wong, the actress took matters into her own hands 2022-04-02T04:00:00Z Some complained that Mr. Perry had bowdlerized that’s famous feminist work, but he had made it his own, complete with melodramatic flourishes and divas like Janet Jackson. Film: Hollywood?s Whiteout Year: Few Blacks on Silver Screen 2011-02-12T06:53:01Z It seems the pop diva had known where to turn. Art, Darling 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z Her characters tended to be doers, not divas. The lasting testament of Jane Alexander 2021-09-25T04:00:00Z His reputation certainly precedes him – a great galloping colossus of media folklore, variously casting the writer as a genius, control freak, force of nature or diva, sometimes all at the same time. Stephen Poliakoff on Dancing on the Edge: 'I can come across as arrogant' 2013-01-27T18:00:01Z According to Clark, the one film that encapsulates the millennial experience is Brady Corbet’s Vox Lux, which follows a troubled female pop diva through the early 21st century. Why millennial stories are saving Hollywood 2019-07-20T04:00:00Z Several dozen historic costumes, some associated with the former City Opera diva Beverly Sills, will also remain with the company, Mr. Steel said. ArtsBeat: New York City Opera to Hold Online Auction 2012-12-05T23:12:01Z If any would-be divas read you as a poor audience for her theatrics, then indeed refusing to show up may be the best play for attention. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: If you want to stop a diva’s melodrama, let her hear crickets 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z But for the most part, the performance seemed to put a spotlight on only one version of Ms. Du: the inventive, outgoing, quirky indie pop diva with an avant-garde edge. Music Review: Du Yun at the 21st Century Schizoid Music Concerts 2010-06-29T20:58:00Z Plus she has one big production number and a more modest vocal solo that should keep diva devotees sighing contentedly. 'Burlesque': Christina Aquilera, Cher keep it frisky if not fresh 2010-11-23T21:55:00Z Maybe there's a fledgling diva out there in the wilds of the South Island waiting to take this year's Cardiff by storm. Cardiff captures Kiri Te Kanawa 2011-01-21T15:43:25Z It's my personal belief that every gay man gets at least one diva to call his own. 'Tis the season to love or hate on Mariah Carey 2023-11-12T05:00:00Z The diva posed for pictures with the bride while wearing sunglasses and a bikini. Beyoncé and Jay Z Crash a Wedding in Italy 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z Up pops the ailing diva, suddenly recovered and ready to perform. Theater Review: ‘Golden Age,’ by Terrence McNally, at City Center 2012-12-05T04:50:08Z Donna Summer: Disco diva and rocker There is so much about Donna Summer that we didn’t know… and not just the cancer that took her life. Donna Summer: Disco diva and rocker 2012-05-18T01:26:00Z Here it’s the silent era that comes to life, with Bartoli as a diva whose experience is winked at in a rundown of her pictures, from Joan of Arc to pirates, projected during the overture. At the Salzburg Festival, Riches, Retreads and Notes of Caution 2022-08-14T04:00:00Z The Broad bought four of the new works on view, all portraits of the artist as aging Hollywood divas. It also acquired an older Sherman photograph from her rear-screen projection series, 1980’s “Untitled #71.” The Broad acquires 29 new works, keeping an eye on local artists 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z But was “America’s favorite soprano,” the “people’s diva,” as she has been called, pulling back from her career? Ren?e Fleming With the Met and Chicago?s Lyric Opera Company 2012-01-27T19:30:47Z Once upon a time, shipping a load of professional chefs into a TV studio together would have been a recipe for shouting and diva tantrums and endless tiresome piddling contests. Is The Great British Menu the effing end of the rude television chef? 2012-06-08T14:13:30Z This was diva behavior, perhaps, hardly of the down-to-earth variety people have come to expect from Adele. Adele Returns to the Stage in Las Vegas, Resolute and Reflective 2022-11-19T05:00:00Z Austin said when he was collaborating in the studio with the pop diva and Jermaine Dupri, his “publisher wanted me to do this other project.” How songwriting saint Johnta Austin rewrote his career 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z Asked on Monday what advice her double Oscar-winning mother has given her so far, Gummer shot back with an answer worthy of Streep's caustic fashion diva character in hit comedy movie, "The Devil Wears Prada." No family secret to acting, says Streep's daughter 2011-01-10T22:26:01Z Marx once threw a diva fit when he found out that songwriter David Foster had received twice as much airtime as he did on WGN-TV. Richard Marx hates my guts 2013-01-19T00:30:00Z As the Duchess of Krakenthorp, a role often lent to legendary divas, the great soprano Kiri Te Kanawa simmered with righteous indignation, interpolating an aria from Puccini’s “Edgar” for good measure. Music Review: Donizetti?s ?Fille du R?giment? at the Met - Review 2011-12-13T23:22:49Z The show is in its 40th year and Mr. Clark has been hosting it much longer than Lady Gaga, the pop diva given to euro-dance grooves and wacky costumes, has been alive. ArtsBeat Blog: Lady Gaga to Ring in the New Year With Dick Clark 2011-09-09T18:14:47Z If Ms. Davidsen has the sound and presence of a diva in the making, she doesn’t have any of the haughtiness that’s thought to come with it. A ‘One-in-a-Million Voice’ Arrives at the Met Opera 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z It was one of the few "diva" items to move quickly, as most shoppers were preoccupied by the cheaper hats and accessories piled into cardboard boxes. Devil horns and diva dresses fly off the rack at L.A. Opera costume sale 2015-03-28T04:00:00Z The obituary on Angelou called her a "diva of American culture" whose memoirs "portrayed a complex, freewheeling life." Live video chat at noon: The legacy of poet, pioneer Maya Angelou 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z You get a bus full of theater people together, traveling long distances, and you’re bound to get some diva behavior. ArtsBeat: 'Henry' in the Hinterlands: Five Questions About 'Still on the Road' 2011-01-03T16:01:34Z A “diva” could be any of these, depending on who is speaking, and about whom. What Makes a Diva? 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z She called the evening a “very special night” and, after singing a line from Houston’s “I Wanna Dance With Somebody,” noted how the late diva had inspired her. Whitney Houston Remembered at Clive Davis Gala 2012-02-12T15:07:26Z But diva implies that she is mostly a singer, and folk hardly describes what she does. Rhiannon Giddens: Musical Melting Pot Wows America 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z Just days after the pop diva released a suite of songs in response to a massive leak of tracks from her forthcoming album, “Rebel Heart,” she has been hit again. Madonna hit with second major leak as 14 songs surface 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z This month, pop diva Rihanna postponed six dates on her "Last Girl on Earth" tour. Musical acts' summer tours encounter heavy weather 2010-07-16T20:47:00Z All three of those albums are in the contest for Album of the Year and will compete against two albums by flamboyant pop divas, Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” and Rihanna’s “Loud.” ArtsBeat Blog: Kanye West Tops Grammy Nominations 2011-12-01T04:55:21Z Like the reality diva, who was oiled up with a glamorous gown and a bottle of bubbly, 22-year-old Cyrus is styled appropriately. Miley Cyrus gets naked, says all in love is fair as long as it's legal 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z With Bartoli the thinking musician and Bartoli the diva balanced in perfect equilibrium on those vertiginous heels, this was a real star performance. Cecilia Bartoli ? review 2010-12-10T22:15:00Z The principal diva is Keira Knightley, her hair dyed black, her cheekbones veiled and her slender frame encased in gowns that function like satin mood rings. Movie Review: ‘Anna Karenina,’ From Joe Wright, With Keira Knightley 2012-11-15T20:25:23Z The diva has been opening these shows, though Richie treats her like a headliner. Lionel Richie can’t slow down, and we’re all the richer for it 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z First, Reyes absorbed the raw, youthful style of the Washington Ballet dancers, so that she looked entirely like one of their number, with no diva airs to play to the audience. Enchanting ‘Sleepy Hollow’ awakens the best of the Washington Ballet 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z This coolest of cabaret divas infused “My Husband Makes Movies,” which she introduced in the Broadway musical “Nine,” with a spirit of wistful resignation. Critic’s Notebook: Lincoln Center’s American Songbook Series at Allen Room 2013-02-03T22:53:42Z When Lott was 14, she answered an advert "seeking the next pop diva" in the Stage newspaper. 'I want this to last for ever' 2010-06-15T20:00:00Z “Doing diva,” she said in London in June, “that’s completely pointless.” Victoria Beckham: Is She for Real? 2010-09-03T22:43:00Z The pop diva and her four children arrived in the southern African country Monday and left Saturday. Madonna leaves Malawi after visits to schools 2013-04-07T19:31:04Z It has been a trying time for the Met, which broke with Anna Netrebko, its reigning diva, over her unwillingness to speak against the war and distance herself from President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia. Review: With Anthems and Flags, the Met Opera Plays for Ukraine 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z I want to play that kind of diva character again – drunken, staggering around, unhappy. ArtsBeat: A Date With 'Density': Lea Thompson on Her 'Back to the Future' Experience 2010-10-26T13:36:00Z The two stepsisters are snobbish divas, and the prince is a poet who finds Cinderella through a melody she wrote. Meet the next Mozart, an 11-year-old girl who just wrote her first opera 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z Despite her diva tendencies, she is the well-loved adopted daughter of many of the townspeople and the one who keeps the crotchety Elsie connected to the town and everyone in it. 'Compass Rose': John Casey's sequel to the 'Spartina' story 2010-11-18T00:02:00Z He called Lemon a “diva” who had insulted women on the air, but added that CNN should have capitalized on the explosion of publicity. A light evening with Dark Brandon 2023-04-30T04:00:00Z He also tried to persuade Lacretta Nicole, who plays a former disco diva carrying a dog in her handbag, to include a howl at the end of her big first-act number, “Knock on Wood.” Seth Rudetsky, Broadway’s Go-To Guy, Flirts With ‘Disaster!’ 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z A rendition of "Send in the Clowns" sounds like the work of several stage divas, but is performed by a single impersonator. Five Questions For Hunter Bell and Susan Blackwell 2010-08-04T14:11:00Z The opposite of the kind of high-strung, insecure narcissist implied by the term diva, Ms. Maye, who appeared in a sequined shirt and slacks, is grounded and serenely audience-friendly. Music Review: The Broadway That?s Forever Buoyant 2010-10-12T21:37:00Z McCartney transformed an otherwise prim long silk dress in aubergine to diva stature by adding a ruched band just above the knees, thereby focusing the roomy form on the body. Stella McCartney pinstripes dominate Paris runway for winter 2013-03-04T13:01:30Z “Usually hair is part of the look,” she said, emphasizing that she does not particularly consider herself a diva. Elza van den Heever in ‘Maria Stuarda’ at the Met 2012-12-30T21:11:57Z Her sweet, insanely acrobatic soprano would inspire some vastly more famous divas, but she cut her teeth singing with the rough-and-ready stable of roots musicians at Chicago’s Chess Records. Perspective | The best old albums that we discovered in 2017 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z The curtain drops, the audience screams, the beat kicks in and the diva descends on a tiny platform strung from the rafters of the Park MGM theater on a recent Wednesday night. They always said Cher (and cockroaches) could survive the end of the world. Lately, she’s not so sure about that. 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z Yet former dancers and critics say the nature of the scandals goes well beyond the diva antics typical of any major dance company. Bolshoi rocked by scandal and intrigue 2011-03-22T19:52:49Z Ms. Peck, almost always impressive, has several roles in which she’s not really believable, while Ms. Mearns invariably holds the attention, she, too, danced one “Serenade” with a glazed diva quality that felt phony. City Ballet Closes Its Season With Power and Glow 2016-05-30T04:00:00Z Think, for instance, of the overemoting flamenco diva, or the tango couple whose every lift seems designed as a candidate for the dance hall version of the Kama Sutra. Dance Review: Sensual Spanish Accent Arrives by Way of Quebec 2011-05-01T21:00:29Z "I really had to live up to the definition of a 'diva' in all senses of the word," Perry joked. Katy Perry supreme as 'Divas' salutes troops 2010-12-05T03:16:00Z In the demanding aria “Casta diva,” Ms. Meade sang Bellini’s ornately embellished phrases with velvety legato; climactic high points in the flowing melody soared over the orchestra, elegantly conducted by Joseph Colaneri. Review: Listening at the Met, After James Levine 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z Further complications ensue when the maestro and the diva fall in love with their amanuenses. In ‘Living on Love,’ Renée Fleming Moves Beyond Opera 2014-07-20T04:00:00Z Ownership is essential to a diva: a manner of speech, a gesture, a role. A divine showing of divas put the ‘broad’ in Broadway 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z Beyoncé’s tribute to her adorable daughter brought the diva — and likely the entire audience — to tears. 9 Feminist Takeaways From the VMAs 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z Opera fans traditionally have needed to head to theaters to catch their favorite divas. Anna Netrebko May Be Extra, but That’s Why We Love Her 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z The pop divas exchanged insults worthy of middle schoolers, fellow freshman judge Keith Urban looked trapped between them, and there was a whiff of make-believe Wednesday about the show's touted feud. Sniping, then singing as 'American Idol' returns 2013-01-17T12:44:08Z "He was always really bossy and a bit of a diva so the fame hasn't changed him because he's always been like that!" the proud owner said. Dog becomes Instagram-famous for balancing objects on his head 2019-10-12T04:00:00Z Ms. LuPone has a part that comes with full license for going over the top and staying there: Irene, a coercive community-theater diva and a showy specialist in blackmail, emotional and otherwise. Review: ‘Shows for Days,’ With Patti LuPone as a Diva With Depth 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z These shows, in other words, make their desired impact, regardless of the would-be divas and divos who inhabit them. ‘Hansel and Gretel,’ a Family Holiday Treat at the Met 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z When a cast member crows, “She’s unkillable,” the audience reacts with a burst of hilarity, clearly conflating the fictional diva with the star. In Sequins or Mufti, Chita Rivera Makes a Big Entrance 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z Was it a stunning diva moment or an innocent mishap? ‘Tosca’ Pauses When a Diva Misses Her Cue on Vienna Stage 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z But once you start there, a spectrum of coiffed divas come to mind. Tegan and Sara Bring Pop—and Heart, Of Course—to Heartthrob 2013-02-01T15:00:03Z “She didn’t scratch, she did her own thing, she was a diva cat!” said Salma Hayek, who wore red, because Lagerfeld said he always liked her in red. Waiting on Rihanna, shrieking at a roach and counting the cats at the Met Gala 2023-05-02T04:00:00Z Despite the camaraderie she feels from the Nashville music scene, she isn't fully committed to making a leap from pop diva to country star. Kelly Clarkson in no rush to become country star 2012-11-15T13:51:08Z In professionally noisy grunge rockers and newer power ballads, Ms. Love growled, rasped and howled; between them she trash-talked and played diva, confident that the audience was fascinated by her. Less Underground Vibe at South by Southwest 2010-03-21T23:48:00Z New collaborators sent a bolt of electricity through Blige’s more on-brand soul, and the cutting-edge dance tunes proved the diva doesn’t need “Family Affair” to get a party started. The 7 Most Underrated Pop Albums of 2014 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z Hadad, in true diva style, changed outfits for each song, and each seemed more outrageous than the next. Astrid Hadad, 'Lady Gaga of Nixtamal,' is part of thrilling start to PST's performance fest 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z Sarah eventually moved to Nashville, where she met Parton’s producer, who introduced her to the country diva. Country newcomer duets with legends on new album 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z The award-winning "cabaret diva" Meow Meow believes this sort of act is best defined by its compulsive energy. Edinburgh festival 2010: cabaret takes on standup comedy at the fringe 2010-07-31T23:06:00Z A pop music diva wins an Oscar for her big-screen breakthrough as a performer who overcomes doubts about her looks to become a superstar. Oscar Rewind: Pop Star Plays a Performer and Wins? It’s Happened Before 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z Many editors resisted what they saw as diva behavior, like giving only standing tickets to some esteemed guests, from a designer who was still untested in women’s wear. Hedi Slimane’s First Year at Saint Laurent 2013-04-17T22:56:30Z But as she morphs into Eva the diva, growing blonder with each scene, Ms. Roger never gives us much by way of character definition beyond that same grimly focused determination. Theater Review: ?Evita,? Starring Elena Roger, at the Marquis Theater 2012-04-06T02:00:09Z Ms. Patchett has said that while she was writing the novel and creating the character of Roxane Coss, the American diva at its center, she was inspired by listening to recordings of Ms. Fleming. Opera in Film Takes On a New Note in ‘Bel Canto’ (It’s Not Evil) 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z She garnered an Oscar nomination in 1975 playing a fading diva in Francois Truffaut’s “Day for Night,” a movie about making movies. Valentina Cortese, Italian screen diva, dead at 96 2019-07-10T04:00:00Z She reached a new audience when she guest starred as Australian diva Dame Nellie Melba in an episode of the television series “Downton Abbey” last year. Australia Parliament applauds NZ soprano Te Kanawa 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z As the host of "RuPaul's Drag Race," he wrangles an array of divas slipping between personas as he does. All hail Uncle Clifford on "P-Valley," a vision of Black queerness not seen anywhere else on TV 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z For the studio diva Dolores, for instance, the designers have created a dressing room replete with a dozen mirrors for her to gaze in and piles for presents from adoring fans. In London, Punchdrunk’s ‘Drowned Man’ Has Audiences Roaming 2013-08-07T21:41:12Z On Saturday evening at the Allen Room, where she made her New York cabaret debut, Ms. Rose chose an easygoing effervescence over showy diva posturing. Music Review: Easygoing Look at Determined Women 2011-02-06T22:37:09Z If the diva hopes to rescue America from Trump with booty-shaking jams, Perry needs to save herself first. In the face of the Trump presidency, Katy Perry asserts her political self, but to what end? 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z Still, the star is not the only lone diva or divo on set. Portraits of Aristocracy in ‘Queen Margot’ and ‘Blanche’ 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z She was genuinely an R&B singer, genuinely a Mexican diva, genuinely the little daughter of a close family and genuinely a dazzling pop star. Selena’s Special Genius 2020-12-03T05:00:00Z “It’s a big step,” Sherman says of her newest work, fictional portraits of aging, former ’20s-era silent film divas. Cindy Sherman reveals her latest body of work — and it's personal 2016-06-11T04:00:00Z The musical episode of "Grey's Anatomy": Like "Glee," but with a lot more divas. Pop Torn: 10 pieces of culture we're feeling iffy about 2011-04-02T12:02:00Z I owe it to my diva not to be ashamed. 'Tis the season to love or hate on Mariah Carey 2023-11-12T05:00:00Z I refer to the six wives of Henry VIII, those Tudor divas whom divorce, decapitation and natural death could not divert from their path to Broadway. Is Broadway Stuck on Replay? 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z Not so much here — though I admit it’s a riot, for about a minute, to see her cut loose like a pickled diva on a third-rate talk show. Review: In ‘Thunderbodies,’ War, Sheeple and Psychedelic Muumuus 2018-10-28T04:00:00Z My first response was to laugh: my macho Italian-American father emulating a Hollywood diva. Modern Love: What Wasn?t Passed On - Modern Love 2011-12-08T20:24:48Z For the concert, she was more jukebox than diva. Music Review: Diana Ross at Radio City, From Motown to Disco and Beyond 2010-05-20T21:19:00Z This, too, she finds unsettling, as any diva no doubt would. An Opera That Springs From China but Laps Distant Shores 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z The most exciting action in “Much Ado” is the way Beatrice, a diva of withering disdain, and Benedick, a maestro of gruff misogyny, argue themselves into a state of starry-eyed mutual infatuation. Movie Review: ‘Much Ado About Nothing,’ Directed by Joss Whedon 2013-06-06T14:57:14Z "I do live the diva life," she says now. 'Can we talk?' An interview with comedian Joan Rivers 2010-06-19T00:34:00Z She is the least diva-ish diva imaginable – fetches me a coffee, talks for two hours when we had agreed one, seems to forgive me when I keep getting facts about her career wrong. Nina Stemme: 'I am always questioning myself – could it be better?' 2013-05-02T12:51:45Z She may just have invented the goofball diva act. Coachella festival 2013 day three: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nick Cave, Grimes – review 2013-04-15T09:49:58Z “Just look at him sitting there in the rain at tribal council. He ain’t no diva. That’s the love of the game.” Jeff Probst Is the Ultimate ‘Survivor’ 2021-09-18T04:00:00Z A look at daytime divas Venerable soap "All My Children" is entering the final countdown to the end of its 41-year run on network TV, with only days to go until its Sept. Reno crash killed 9; NTSB to investigate 2011-09-17T21:22:00Z The divas switch off rapping and singing, periodically changing up the pace. Nicki Minaj Teams Up With Beyoncé for a Second Time on “Feelin’ Myself” 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z The petite blue-eyed diva agrees that age does play a factor - but a positive one. At 64, diva Gruberova plays Verdi's young heroine 2010-12-27T12:09:09Z One of the few bright spots of the season, though, is the abundance of new Christmastime musical specials, helmed by some of our most beloved and benevolent divas. Mariah! Dolly! Carrie! 2020 Can’t Quarantine This Cheer 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z Ms. Houston didn’t hold back, but there was one moment when the diva seemed in denial. ArtsBeat: Oprah Winfrey Revisits Whitney Houston Interview 2012-02-16T17:24:06Z Gay culture, after all, is prone to diva worship, and the Act I aria “Casta Diva” is a rite of passage for any star soprano. A 36-Hour Guide to Gay Pride Weekend in New York 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z Character was key: "He wasn't just a dresser of divas," insists Moshinsky. "He told the story." Peter J Hall obituary 2010-06-24T18:00:00Z “Because of my stature,” — Sneed is about 6-foot-2 — “writing, outlandish outfits, and flair for the dramatic / I became a known and requested presence operating throughout the crisis / as an unofficially titled, ‘funeral diva.’” ‘Funeral Diva,’ a Mix of Memoir and Poetry, Stirs the Body and Mind 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z We get flashes of the club act, an orchestra concealed behind the back wall of the set designer William Dudley’s aptly appointed luxury hotel room, though not luxurious enough, apparently, for a demanding American diva. On the London Stage: It's Judy's World and Welcome to It 2010-12-01T08:00:00Z The diva sounded as terrific as she looked in a succession of couture gowns. A diva with many hats, Fleming delights fans 2010-12-14T16:19:34Z Behind all those celebrity dress designers and hairdressers, there is another caste of stylists, publicists and personal trainers who are the divas of their own sub-ecosystems. 2010-02-01T08:18:00Z Then, shifting pronouns, he remarked, in mock diva fashion, “It’s her I don’t like.” The Gimlet Eye: History Moves in Tutus and Greasepaint 2010-12-29T22:32:59Z A recognized diva in the vogue ballroom scene — in “Life Encounters,” she schools the others in sass — she was then in her late 30s and had not been performing and feared doing an instructor demonstration. A Vogue Legend, Still Enlarging Circles of Pleasure 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z But he alluded to her record as a disappearing diva in other houses, saying her cancellations have become “an increasingly difficult problem for us.” Gheorghiu Withdraws From ?Faust? at Met 2011-03-07T23:30:20Z Around 50 others, dressed up like the pop diva, performed a mob flash dance at a shopping mall in the capital, Jakarta, to some of her biggest hits. Lady Gaga cancels Indonesian show after threats 2012-05-27T11:08:11Z Later, men in dresses knock one another away from microphones, each going full diva as Mr. Kotche provides sound effects in place of song. Review: ‘Calling Glenn’ Puts a Humorous Spin on Gaga Dancing 2018-11-11T05:00:00Z In the days when divas and divos reigned nationally, there was another category of artists who blurred the line between opera and pop music. A Super Bowl first: an opera diva to hit anthem’s high note 2014-02-01T22:41:08Z Her parents were classic east coast Wasps, but no picnic: her father a manic depressive; her mother a domestic diva. Once Upon a Secret: My Hidden Affair with JFK by Mimi Alford ? review 2012-02-10T11:00:02Z But now, the ailing 94-year-old diva's final fade is being upstaged by a real-life Hollywood soap opera featuring a family fractured by fame, fortune, deceit and just plain weirdness. Zsa Zsa's final fade upstaged by family soap opera 2011-06-14T18:31:06Z It was to be performed the following week at the Guggenheim Museum, where graduate students from Mannes would accompany Susanna Phillips, the Alabama-born diva, who will also play the Countess at the Met. The Troubadour and the Lady 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z For gay men of a certain stripe who make icons of tenacious pop divas and glamorous grandes dames, it’s a tale as old as Broadway. ‘Mister Miss America’ Review: A Fight for the Crown 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z Less aggressive, more diva, with an infectious enthusiasm. Glitter down the Atlanta Highway – the B-52s are setting out on their final dance party! 2022-09-05T04:00:00Z Perhaps, I suggested, she should play the diva, just this once, an demand an extra day. T Magazine: Olga Smirnova on Her Toes 2012-10-15T20:40:19Z Aguilera’s Voice performances, like her duet with Lady Gaga, suffer from a labored-over diva act that runs entirely counter to the earthiness and humility of the aspirant singers on The Voice. Christina Aguilera's Return to The Voice Doesn't Make Sense 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z In between takes on the set of the movie in Hudson, “About Alex,” a sort of indie remake of “The Big Chill,” she played high diva. Aubrey Plaza Is Dangerously Funny 2013-07-11T17:02:12Z Murphy and co-creator Brad Falchuk have again cast her as an imperious, jealous, yet somehow sympathetic diva, this time with a Teutonic twist. REVIEW: Freaks and Shrieks on American Horror Story: Freak Show 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z News stories depicted Heigl as a diva and suggested that she and her mother, Nancy, who has long served as her business partner, personal manager and advisor, alienated colleagues with their behind-the-scenes demands. Katherine Heigl is in a good 'State' as she returns to TV 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z Nashville, country music’s spiritual and commercial home, has in recent years acquired some glamour — and attracted tourism dollars — with help from “Nashville,” ABC’s prime-time soap opera about warring country divas. Country music booming with bigger, younger audiences 2014-04-07T00:34:15Z At first glance, the distraught diva in this picture can only be Carol, who is played with almost metaphysical movie-star blondness by Ms. Blanchett. Review: ‘Carol’ Explores the Sweet Science of Magnetism 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z The oddest, sweetest movie you're likely to see this season is "The Muppets," a quirky little musical fantasy about plush frogs, diva pigs, friendship and dreams. 'The Muppets': a warm, fuzzy, quirky show 2011-11-22T00:32:05Z Sometimes she goes for celestial diva—“Free” opens with little more than her voice and needs little else—and other times Weaver indulges her folksy singer-songwriter side. Review: Ryn Weaver Won't be Pinned Down on 'The Fool' 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z The Welsh diva was preceded on the Oscars stage by actress Halle Berry, who appeared as Bond girl Jinx in the 2002 movie "Die Another Day," starring Pierce Brosnan as Bond. Shirley Bassey leads Oscars 50th birthday tribute to James Bond 2013-02-25T03:31:43Z He couldn't stop it; fame and the whole diva thing was just overwhelming for him. The worst gig we ever played: musicians on their on-stage lows 2011-08-04T22:00:01Z Somchai says that is protocol but the ministry does not intend to seek legal action against the American pop diva. Thai ministry complains about Lady Gaga's show 2012-06-15T11:51:11Z There's a wonderful poetic justice in this all happening for a production of the ultimate operatic statement of the high-maintenance drama-queen diva soprano. Behind the Scenes of ‘Tosca,’ the Messiest Production in Met History 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z This is a new phase, fate seemed to say, and the old divas — at least the ones not named Renée — need not apply. Is It the End of an Era at the Metropolitan Opera? 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z You could try to come up with the recipe for a diva, but you just know one when you see it. A Day of Divas 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z Lifetime announced it will debut a biopic of the late pop diva next year, the network said Thursday. Whitney Houston Lifetime movie in the works 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z The mood was positively giddy Thursday night at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley as the crowd, starved for live music by the pandemic for 15 months, anticipated diva Lisa Fischer’s dramatic ascent to the stage. A giddy crowd welcomes the reopening of Jazz Alley 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z Ms. Curtin was by all accounts an undivalike diva, and though she maintained a deep regard for the music she sang, she did not appear to take the operatic life too seriously. Phyllis Curtin, American Soprano Who Championed New Music, Dies at 94 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z In the long-spun opening phrase on the words “Casta diva,” invoking a “chaste goddess,” Callas insists that the ornamental turn be sung evenly, on “one tone,” with all the notes clearly articulated. Tyne Daly as Maria Callas vs. Maria Callas as Herself 2011-07-26T17:01:13Z The budding diva finds it stultifying to ride the commuter train from Long Island and wants an apartment in Manhattan. ‘Vinyl’ Season 1 Finale: As Confused as Ever 2016-04-17T04:00:00Z When the Russian diva launches the Met season on Sept. Russian Diva to Open Third Met Season in a Row 2013-09-16T14:39:33Z After about 15 minutes of off-the-record chitchat, he became comfortable again, apologized for what he realized was a diva moment — “my neurosis, my need for control,” he explained — and said the interview could resume. Ricky Gervais Would Like to Non-Apologize 2012-01-11T15:17:22Z Yet though we typically demand two club-banger singles from our divas before a ballad ever hits radio, Ciara also routinely launches album campaigns on the strength of her breathy slow jams. Ciara Stays in Her Lane on 'Jackie<—And That's A Good Thing 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z The R&B diva only pretended to sing, lip-synching the words to a backing track. ArtsBeat: Marine Band Confirms Beyoncé Inauguration Performance Was Pre-Recorded 2013-01-22T18:24:38Z Each showdown features two divas, represented not only by drag queens performing as them, but also by stand-ups working as their proxies. 5 Comedy Shows to Catch in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z The only outward signs of Farida's celebrity are the posters in the living room in which she appears in a selection of traditional embroidered robes and is billed as "the diva of maqam". Farida Mohammad Ali: the mother of all Maqam 2010-07-01T21:30:00Z As pretty as the iridescent hyacinth bean is, I need a break from this diva. This winter, focus on the growing season ahead 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z Ah, that's in the mind of the beholder, and in the artistic choices of the opera director and diva. 'Carmen': Quite a woman at Seattle Opera 2011-10-05T22:47:04Z A favorite act of the era was A Taste of Honey, a funk/disco/R&B band from Los Angeles led by two guitar-toting divas. Music Match: If You Like A Taste of Honey, Try Little Dragon 2013-01-29T23:35:21Z Momma diva shared the first pic of her daughter back in January, but that one featured Summer tummy-side down, showing off her frilly "little diva" britches. Christina Aguilera introduces daughter Summer Rain on People cover 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z “It didn’t feel like we had a diva on the set, at all.” Kathy Griffin Is Trying to Get Back on the D-List 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z You want to look as if you have some connection to cool music: this track from the soul diva's universally lauded sci-fi concept album should fit the bill. The perfect New Year's Eve playlist 2010-12-31T08:00:03Z But in each of the top three categories she will compete directly against Adele, the British diva whose album “25” was one of the music industry’s biggest success stories in years. Beyoncé Leads With 9 Grammy Nominations 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z “Oh look, there’s my Drama Desk nomination!” she joked with faux diva drollery, showing me the certificate that rested near an open bottle of wine. The secret to Tony Awards nominee Laurie Metcalf's success? Brilliance and a whole lot of hard work 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z Is this when we’re going to meet the storied Broadway diva? Tonya Pinkins: A story of gun violence and a mother's loss brings this Tony winner back to the stage 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z She also is featured in the documentary film "The Audition" as one of the winners of the Met's 2007 National Grand Council Auditions - where she sang "Casta diva." Soprano Angela Meade conquers 'Norma' 2010-07-11T19:01:00Z Do you think the pandas at the zoo are aware of their diva status? Just asking: The National Zoo’s Bill McShea on pandas Bernhardt, a 19th century diva who ran her own theater company, slept in a coffin, and kept a lion and an alligator, was 55 years old at the time. 'Bernhardt/Hamlet' offers modern Broadway twist on French diva 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z De Visé bemoans that the pop charts are now filled with “an endless parade of songs by rappers featuring other rappers, pop divas featuring other pop divas, pop divas featuring rappers.” Review | A new biography depicts B.B. King as ‘the first guitar hero.’ But does it truly see him? 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z “You bring a newborn home — and the newborn is the ultimate diva in your house.” Anne Geddes Was the Original Baby-Picture Influencer 2021-03-22T04:00:00Z Perched on a white pedestal, he addressed us with a passage from that pop diva’s deposition about her assistant, Jennifer O’Neill, who sued her over pay. Jack Ferver and Ralph Lemon at the Fisher Center at Bard 2014-11-23T05:00:00Z Mr. Harris is toting more than his own persona — and a hefty assortment of diva wigs and costumes. Theater Review: ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’ Stars Neil Patrick Harris 2014-04-23T02:00:14Z If ice cream were a human model, she would be a diva. WD-40 and microwaved tampons: secrets of food photography revealed 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z She was so bad at dancing, a key component of her job as a pop diva, that her label actually suggested she stop. Mandy Moore thought her career was over. Now she’s living out her music dreams. 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z In 1998, for instance, the winning country was Israel, represented by a bombshell transgendered Israeli diva singing in Hebrew. Eurovision: why Americans can't afford to miss out on this cultural spectacular 2013-05-17T12:49:00Z Who better to teach a larger-than-life lesson than a strident diva in a bold headpiece? Review: In ‘Dear World,’ Donna Murphy Leads a Righteous March 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z Named Arcata Pink Globe, it sprawls itself like a languid diva over a fence and adjoining shrubbery. Why every garden deserves a rambling rose 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z The role was first played at the Met by Marilyn Horne and is intended to be a show-stopper for a diva. L.A. Opera goes for the epic with 'The Ghosts of Versailles' 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z And unlike some earlier divas, for whom the job description seemed to include being as difficult offstage as was humanly possible, she is, for a superstar, almost unnaturally normal and unaffected. The Diva Departs: Renée Fleming’s Farewell to Opera 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z Here, Smith talks about sudden success, that time his parents split up in New York and why he’d like to be thought of as a “male diva.” | Britain’s R&B Wunderkind (And This Weekend’s ‘SNL’ Guest) Sam Smith 2014-03-25T18:55:16Z Why hasn’t she been supplied, in the last decades, with “diva classics” of her own? Aretha Franklin, Annie Lennox and Kiesza Release New Albums 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z “Ms. Wilson,” critic Will Friedwald wrote in 2005, when she was 80, “remains the queen of all cabaret divas, and still has style and class to spare.” Julie Wilson, captivating singer of cabaret, dies at 90 2015-04-11T04:00:00Z At 75, the Lebanese singer still performed, seemingly impervious to age - until now, when a fight over royalties within the Arab world's most famous musical family threatens to silence Lebanon's most beloved diva. Family feud could silence beloved Lebanese singer 2010-07-30T10:31:00Z Ethel begot icons such as Mary Martin, Liza Minnelli and Barbra Streisand, divas known to their loyal subjects by first names only, as though they were dear friends. A divine showing of divas put the ‘broad’ in Broadway 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z Though Streisand's reputation as a legendary talent and reported diva precedes her, Rogen said he was impressed by the Oscar-winner's approach to her work and demeanor on set. Streisand, Rogen bond on `The Guilt Trip' 2012-12-17T12:14:11Z Lillias White, an eruptive Broadway R&B diva, graces its stage on Friday at 8 and Saturday at 8 and 11 p.m. Pop, Rock & Cabaret Listings for July 18-24 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z Their means: a giant parrot, an opera diva, a washer that bakes pies. Review: Soho Rep’s ‘Washeteria,’ Staged in a Brooklyn Storefront 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z “Go, gentle Scorpio, go — your Pisces wishes you every happy return,” cooed Helen Sinclair, the self-dramatizing diva who had all the best lines in Woody Allen’s 1994 period comedy “Bullets Over Broadway.” ArtsBeat: Marin Mazzie to Star in ‘Bullets Over Broadway’ 2013-12-05T19:54:57Z Just who at this company of divas, nerds and snakes will be the first to smell a rat? ‘Second Act’ Review: Jennifer Lopez Deserves Better 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z Zellweger, he notes, is blonde, sweet, comic — in many ways far from the forceful diva that Garland was. Zellweger on her empathy and adoration for Judy Garland 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z It was the world’s strangest summer camp, populated by artsy rock stars, a disappearing diva and one giant, inflatable Buddha. Alternative nation’s last stand: Lollapalooza 1995, an oral history 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z The pop world's reigning divas dueled on the Grammys red carpet on Sunday, raising eyebrows with cleavage-baring looks, while others drew attention with politically charged fashion statements. Pop divas leave little to imagination on Grammys red carpet 2017-02-12T05:00:00Z Ms. Sangalo strutted through the routines of an arena diva with spirit. Music Review: Arena Full of Fans Caught Brazilian Fever and Had to Sing Along 2010-09-05T22:24:00Z Taiwanese pop diva A-Mei Chang anchored a tribute to late Chinese pop composers, singing a medley of their works with orchestra backing. Chou, veteran Lee split top Golden Melody Awards 2011-06-18T19:46:04Z The melody is sweetly ornamented, with bright rivulets of harpsichord, as Hope narrates the plangent letters, full of existential angst, she writes to pop divas like Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey. Review: In ‘You Us We All,’ a Symbolic Hope Writes to Pop Divas 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z What really surprises here, however, is that the lofty master of the severely sculpted phrase kicked off his career by writing coloratura showstoppers of fashionable difficulty for the divas of his day. Cherubini: Overtures and Arias from Florence to Paris ? review 2012-02-08T15:30:02Z “Habits” sets the tone for Lo’s timely first album, Queen of the Clouds, which announces her arrival as pop’s messiest, most winsomely addled diva. Dark Clouds 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z During summers in Victorian-era opera houses, admirers of some divas would vie to keep them cool offstage by waving peacock plumes above them as they reclined on the settee. Style Invitational Week 1403: Who was that masked man? 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z It’s also something of a dead-end street for the talented Mr. Ferver, who is in danger of falling victim to his own persona, a charismatic, hysterical diva. Dance Review: Jack Ferver’s ‘Mon Ma Mes,’ at Le Skyroom 2012-10-10T21:10:44Z If “snagS&Snarls” was an unabashed diva vehicle, the Double Concerto for piano, percussion and ensemble weaves the solo parts into the gamelanlike sound of the orchestra. Music Review: Unsuk Chin Celebrated in Composer Portrait at Miller Theater 2014-03-16T20:54:53Z You can find the full list here, but the artists with the most nods this year are reigning diva Beyoncé, “Happy” hitmaker Pharrell Williams and soulful newcomer Sam Smith, who all had six nominations. Everything You Need to Know About the 2015 Grammys 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z As usual when you meet a great diva, it was somehow disappointing to find her a mere ordinary, attractive woman. Keep Going, Keep Going, Even at the Met 2011-04-03T02:14:50Z Mantel reversed the psychology of much scholarship by making Cromwell an essentially warmhearted, if ruthlessly pragmatic, man attempting to maintain control in a world populated by homicidal divas. TV Picks: David Letterman, 'Wolf Hall,' Amy Schumer 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z It gets by on the combined likability of Tracee Ellis Ross, as an ageing diva on the comeback trail, and Dakota Johnson as her beleaguered PA. Streaming: great horror films with a political undercurrent 2020-08-22T04:00:00Z Irrelevant arias might have been thrown into the mix to satisfy the divas on hand. Music Review: Variety Show, With Arias Thrown In 2010-10-25T22:48:00Z More golden age Hollywood nostalgia with this cantering comedy about tinseltown: the boozers, the fixers, the divas, the hoofers, the scribblers. The Coen brothers’ films – ranked! 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z “Seven friends can become true poker divas in one evening.” A Young Auctioneer Breaks Into the Gavel Clique 2011-10-28T22:42:28Z There’s no question that Ben Rimalower’s position on that divisive diva puts him squarely in the adoration camp, even when La LuPone is threatening legal action against him. Theater Review: Ben Rimalower’s ‘Patti Issues,’ at the Duplex Cabaret Theater 2013-01-03T22:20:40Z Every time I step off the plane in Siberia, I make sure I have my "diva coat" ready. Big in Belgium: the British celebrities you've never heard of 2013-03-15T18:00:00Z Or more succinctly put, doing exactly what the divas before him did. Pop’s Material Girls, Rich With Influence 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z BLANTYRE, Malawi — The Malawi government issued an angry attack on the pop diva Madonna Wednesday, alleging expected to be granted VIP treatment during her controversial tour to this southern African country last week. Malawian government harshly criticizes Madonna 2013-04-10T19:13:16Z This year’s highlights were a sweep of the major awards by Adele, the British soul singer, and a tribute to Whitney Houston, the pop diva who died the night before the broadcast. ArtsBeat: Grammy Awards to Be Held on Feb. 10 2012-06-01T15:48:11Z I’ve found at least one GRB who plays fetch and another who bravely offered to pull out his girlfriend’s diva cup when she told him she couldn’t get it out as a prank. Why does everyone want to date a "golden retriever boyfriend?" 2023-10-14T04:00:00Z But divas have been wearing wigs as long as they’ve been staring down the floodlights, because the world is a terrifying place and the wig is a force field. Wigs are my superhero costume 2012-10-12T23:30:00Z Ultimately, though, a pop diva, loudmouth rocker and old-school producer found America's next country star. How Scotty McCreery won 'American Idol' 2011-05-26T11:32:14Z Nods were spread among numerous hits from the pop diva's provocative, self-titled visual album, which she released without warning late last year. Beyonce leads 2014 MTV Video Music Award nominations 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z Ms. Demetriou, for the record, is no baby diva, no obnoxious “little trouper,” mimicking adult techniques. | 'Matilda': ?Matilda,? by the Royal Shakespeare Company in London 2012-01-31T11:00:00Z Though both are slated to live on via new webisodes, their passing from television makes us stop to appreciate daytime's divas. Reno crash killed 9; NTSB to investigate 2011-09-17T21:22:00Z In another, MC Lyte played an aging star and demanding diva who confronted Jackson, taking him to task for favoring his younger artists while trying to nudge her out of the way. Before ‘Empire,’ a Foundation Laid by ‘Platinum’ 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z At last years' Ultra, pop diva Madonna made a surprise appearance causing a stir when she called out to the audience; "How many people in this crowd have seen Molly?" Fans flock to Miami for electronic dance music festival 2013-03-16T05:03:10Z At 63, she has hung on to that resolve, sloughing off layers that strike her as inauthentic or alien to the character she crafted in the ’70s, as the gangly diva of downtown punk. Patti Smith?s Eye for Fashion 2010-03-19T20:41:00Z Nellie Melba and other 19th century divas added this sequence only to show off their high notes. ‘I Could Barely Sing a High C’: Pretty Yende Finally Conquers Lucia 2018-04-25T04:00:00Z “She is not a diva, oh no no no.” Jennifer Hudson, Without a Safety Net, Prepares for ‘The Color Purple’ 2015-12-02T05:00:00Z Back, then, she says, trying to be both a loving mother and a diva was a Herculean effort. AP Interview: Mezzo says opera tough business 2012-03-28T11:26:08Z That's why the word "diva" seamlessly applies to the unreasonable Maloney, but also to former X Factor contestant Leanne Robinson, who seems pretty congenial but who is also a black woman. Celebrity divas: the foolish, fabulous, not-so-fearsome rich 2012-11-15T16:25:36Z The reality star was apparently none too pleased when a new Old Navy "Super C-U-T-E" campaign, featuring a very Kim-esque diva, debuted last winter. Did Old Navy clone Kim Kardashian? 2011-07-21T16:30:00Z If dance costumes ever had a diva moment, this is it. Review | New York City Ballet: After the fall 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z It was possible, even, that some passers-by thought him a bit of a diva. Hudson Kroenig Walks Chanel Runway 2012-03-06T21:49:04Z Even early on, her teacher must have recognized a budding gift for oracular authority, giving her diva titans like Norma, Medea and Lady Macbeth to work on. Diamanda Galás Gives Voice to Unbearable Pain, Once More 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z The slick 90-minute show is a diva production, though the musicians do get a few moments to shine. Review: Sara Baras in a Flamenco Whirlwind 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z There was poignancy in having a great diva, now 63, singing the nostalgic leading role, a woman taking in all she has done — and realizing she still has more to give. Review: ‘The Hours’ Will Bring Renée Fleming Back to the Met 2022-03-20T04:00:00Z Career rehabilitation for widely mocked middle-aged divas is no easy matter. ‘The Prom’ Review: Bringing Jazz Hands to the Heartland 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z Queen Latifah will officiate at the nuptials, with pop diva Madonna performing the song with the hip hop duo and featured vocalist Mary Lambert, the Times said. Grammy Awards to feature live on-air mass marriage ceremony: NYT 2014-01-26T19:58:12Z The divas are taking Sin City like a summer dust storm. Jennifer Lopez will be the next Vegas residency diva 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z Hayden is currently playing a scheming young diva in the country music drama Nashville and is about to release a single from the show. VIDEO: Hayden has firm grip on singing role 2013-06-06T12:38:45Z These are dancing singers, and as each queen takes her turn, the others serve as the backup that every pop diva commands in concert. Tony Nominees for Choreography Put the Past in Motion 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z Sometimes, even in opera, it’s the gesture that makes the diva. A Day of Divas 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z His diva tenancies were on full display Sunday night as he judged an international operatic singing competition in Bucharest. Ex-Opera director Holender still calling the tunes 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z Her performance in this first major Broadway revival helped establish "Gypsy" as the "King Lear" summit for American musical divas. Angela Lansbury's spirit and star power burn as bright as ever 2014-12-06T05:00:00Z Her voice is unmistakable: a velvety warble capable of pop tenderness, rock diva grit, and Broadway-caliber razzmatazz. In praise of Cher, the self-proclaimed "Betty White of Rock 'n' Roll" 2021-05-29T04:00:00Z She lets the music ripple through her hips, she rolls her shoulders and struts like a diva. It’s hard to look like a swan when you’re doing a wolf turn 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z When the diva Renée Fleming traded opera for Broadway to appear as Cousin Nettie in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Carousel,” she confessed to some insecurities. Tina Fey, Renée Fleming and Andrew Garfield on Their Tony Nominations 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z The amalgam of ballerina finesse and daft diva antics is brilliant, unsettling, riveting: the epitome of Trocks style. Review: The Trocks Delight With Fabulous Charm 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z Reports that the two divas were at odds surfaced last fall. Fox: Passion, disagreements with new 'Idol' team 2013-01-08T23:46:04Z The imposing physicality, the menacing lyrics, the rapper gear, the don’t-mess-with-me eyes: I had expected Mr. Jackson to land somewhere between intimidating diva and serial killer. 50 Cent, Renaissance Man 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z Looking to sit within a foot of the diva? The VIP treatment at Britney Spears’ Las Vegas residency 2014-03-25T20:58:15Z The Los Angeles Times declared that he is “as venerated as any pop diva” by the “hipsters in West Hollywood,” which seems to be a thinly veiled reference to his large gay fan base. Orville Peck, a Masked Gay Country Star, Rides Into Brooklyn 2019-10-12T04:00:00Z In this production the gazpacho is laced with Valium, the boyfriends are cads, and Patti LuPone is in full diva glory. Arts & Leisure Preview: 'Women on the Verge,' Dan Barry on Bugs Bunny and More 2010-10-08T18:57:00Z Yet even following the run-through, with abrupt stops and starts that can be jarring for any artist, she was patient and gracious — never the proud diva you might expect for someone in her position. The Met Opera’s Newest Star Returns, on the Small Screen 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z Arnold, though a creature of that era, connects with another kind of past, when divas with songs in their hearts and lumps in their throats ruled the screen and the radio. ArtsBeat: A Flickering 'Torch Song Trilogy' in London 2012-06-13T15:21:13Z KASUNGU, Malawi — Schoolchildren joined by hundreds of villagers danced around pop diva Madonna and serenaded her with praise songs on Tuesday as she inspected school blocks she helped to construct in the central Kasungu district. Madonna opens Malawi school project 2013-04-03T13:49:11Z Instead of a diva making grand gestures, she is an R&B realist who tells it like it is. Music Review: Bettye LaVette at the Caf? Carlyle 2012-03-19T21:37:23Z The mythology of the diva reappeared, though more enigmatically, in Mr. Lemon’s “Scaffold Room,” which took place in the cavernous backstage of the larger Sosnoff Theater. Jack Ferver and Ralph Lemon at the Fisher Center at Bard 2014-11-23T05:00:00Z Ms. Guleghina plays by old-school diva rules: find a way to caress any statue onstage and always keep your arms outstretched at climaxes. Music Review: In ?Nabucco,? Maria Guleghina Plays the Diva - Review 2011-09-29T21:32:42Z Among opera divas Ms. Fleming has displayed a rare commitment to contemporary music. Ren?e Fleming With the Met and Chicago?s Lyric Opera Company 2012-01-27T19:30:47Z Another performer who can sing a little, Jennifer Hudson, has signed on for three episodes as a Broadway diva. A New Season: Winter Brings New TV Shows, and Finales 2013-01-03T23:32:46Z He is grateful, he says, for the places she has taken him since she was first incarnated in nightspots like Club 57, channeling the recorded voices of an assortment of entertainment divas. John Epperson Returns, in ‘Lypsinka! The Trilogy’ 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z “Shadows,” which Ballet Flamenco Sara Baras performed at New York City Center as part of the Flamenco Festival, is like a concert by a pop diva. Two Flamenco Divas, Two Kinds of Showmanship 2019-03-10T05:00:00Z But I disagree with anyone who dismisses Madonna as a pop diva with revolving boyfriends and an obsession with her glutes. Wendy Shanker: Madonna is my guru 2010-05-09T21:00:00Z That was the case with Porter’s show, “Sanctuary,” for which he is writing the book, about a pop diva with big issues, and Kurt Carr is writing the gospel score. Where Do Theater Artists Go to Ask Questions? Poughkeepsie. 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z This snub-nosed, pubescent diva is flanked by two Picasso paintings: one of a dwarf in a tutu and another of a come-hither nude in the style of his “Demoiselles d’Avignon.” Art Review: Who?s the Voyeur Now, Picasso? 2010-08-26T22:37:00Z Sporting a pinkie ring, wire-rimmed glasses and elegant black turtlenecks, Huntley remained a constant — known for his patience in dealing with divas and his ability to channel characters through his curls, waves and tresses. Broadway’s Hair Master Puts Away the Wigs 2021-02-07T05:00:00Z By turns, she was a nightclub diva, an avant-gardist, a historical preservationist and a seamless synthesizer of then and now. The World (of Pop Music) Comes to New York 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z “No divas,” he says with a wry smile. We watch artist Harry Gamboa Jr. stage a fotonovela at the site of L.A.'s demolished 6th Street Bridge 2016-12-24T05:00:00Z Suddenly, Mr. Young says, his wife and children had a diva in their midst. 2010-01-29T06:14:00Z Backstage, she spoofed herself, playing the part of the diva sarcastically demanding more bottled water. Amy Schumer Doesn’t Care What You Think (That Much) 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z Ms. Kidman, garishly made up and harshly lighted, is a vampy, campy whirlwind: a femme fatale, a good-time girl and a tragic diva with a husky drawl and teased hair. Movie Review: ‘The Paperboy,’ by Lee Daniels, Stars Nicole Kidman 2012-10-04T12:00:00Z That ultimatum had one singer in mind: the Russian soprano Anna Netrebko, the company’s leading diva, who criticized the war but remained silent about Putin. At the Met This Season, Opera Was Icing on the Cake 2022-06-12T04:00:00Z The nature of the spell that conjured the unlikely friendship between domestic diva Martha Stewart and hip-hop legend Snoop Dogg, remains a mystery. The weird high magic of “Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party” 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z The funky divas have gone through more changes than we dare try to count, but the ladies haven’t lost any of their signature sultriness. Five things we learned from the Bowl's black movie music salute 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z After disappearing from their lives to become a fierce public relations diva, she didn’t shed them so much as expunge them, telling everyone they’d died in a fire. Review: Downward Mobility Is Upward Morality in ‘Fabulation’ 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z Observing old trees now is like watching a diva waiting in the wings to go onstage, at a moment that is both thrilling and perilous. There’s a lot more to winter trees than meets the eye 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z The divas and cavaliers of this all-male troupe are — as they present themselves to us in performance — fabulously stupid, artificial, hammy, clichéd, superficial, dated, monstrous. Review: The Trocks Delight With Fabulous Charm 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z The soprano Susanna Phillips doubles as Antonia, the frail, ill young woman who loves to sing, and, in the epilogue, Stella, the diva Hoffmann adores. Review: ‘Les Contes d’Hoffmann’ at the Metropolitan Opera 2015-03-01T05:00:00Z “I always loved playing the sidekick, and that’s what I expected — I didn’t think I was pretty enough or diva enough to play the lead,” Ms. Mueller said. Jessie Mueller, as Herself, After a Starry Night 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z With uplifting pop that’s orchestral in scope but never cloying in execution, this British band has carved out an unlikely niche that places its frontwoman, Florence Welch, somewhere between Top 40 divas and alternative singer-songwriters. 14 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z Why did every second article attach “diva” to her name? Postscript: Zaha Hadid, 1950-2016 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z And, unlike the rictus on so many faces in the room, the three superstars look as if they're genuinely having fun – like it's diva night at bingo and Bassey just told a rude joke. Adele, Barbra and Shirley: Oscars divas converge for the night's best photo 2013-02-25T17:16:00Z It’s also redolent of the club music of the early 1990s, when house music divas edged toward the pop charts. The Playlist: Thom Yorke’s Chilling Ballad, and 13 More New Songs 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z SAM’s robot arm is a diva, but mortar is the bigger concern. A Team of Engineers Invented a Brick-Laying Robot. This Is Their Story. 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z In a hall of vanity mirrors, she delivers a diva turn playing fading screen icon Norma Desmond, originated by fading screen icon Gloria Swanson in Billy Wilder’s 1950 film. A divine showing of divas put the ‘broad’ in Broadway 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z A “backstage” musical set at a Broadway theater devoid of divas, “A Chorus Line” speaks to workers everywhere who ply their trades in pursuit of anonymous excellence. Still a singular sensation: 'A Chorus Line' at the Hollywood Bowl 2016-07-31T04:00:00Z The Russian diva Anna Netrebko is widely suspected to be singing. Olympics Spotlight for Russia’s Musical Profile 2014-02-05T22:54:52Z In the diva fashion that she helped to invent, Diana Ross talk-sang through later, lesser known standards and hypnotized the audience with inspirational sayings. It’s Too Late for the Grammys to Redeem Themselves 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z But these drawbacks evaporate shortly after Ms. Rivera sweeps onstage, trailing a welcome air of effortless glamour as the senior diva of the troupe. Theater Review: ‘The Mystery of Edwin Drood,’ Revived by Roundabout Theater 2012-11-14T03:30:07Z The pop diva issued a statement Sunday after David died Saturday in Los Angeles at age 91. Dionne Warwick mourns death of lyricist Hal David 2012-09-03T07:31:04Z The diva got her start amid the pubs and music clubs of Camden, and died of accidental alcohol poisoning at her house in the area in July 2011, aged 27. Winehouse Celebrated in Her London Spiritual Home 2013-09-11T14:12:00Z Even a formidable diva wasn’t able to enliven this 80-minute piece’s dreary, muddled inconsequence. Review: Frederica von Stade, Wickedness in a One-Act Opera 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z One of the night's highlights was her rendition of '20s Broadway diva Ethel Waters' "Anticipation," which struck a contemporary note with its celebration of women's liberation. The Carolina Chocolate Drops: A sweet treat, indeed 2011-08-18T15:59:04Z She has become America’s Large Adult Daughter, its triumphant baby queen, its reigning diva with the skin texture of a wet avocado. Hooray for Fiona the Hippo, Our Bundle of Social-Media Joy 2017-11-25T05:00:00Z The acclaimed pop diva only recently broke free from a debilitating conservatorship that stripped her of her autonomy and wreaked havoc on both her career and personal life. The 8 biggest bombshells in Britney Spears’ forthcoming memoir, “The Woman in Me” 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z |
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