Heather Hitchens, Executive Director of the American Theatre Wing, was in Albuquerque this past week talking about the place that the arts holds in a thriving community and how we might…

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Since we at Popejoy Hall began bringing shows like Wicked, Les Misérables and…

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Sometimes all you want for disadvantaged kids is to broaden their horizons a little, to show them something about the world they never get to see.

Last year, teacher Peggy Jimenez brought her Hayes Middle School students to Popejoy Hall…

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Sometimes fitting shows into Popejoy Hall is a bit like me trying to wear the suit I wore to my high school graduation: it’s tight.

The big shows we present in Popejoy Hall have gotten bigger in the past several years. Wicked and The Phantom of the Opera were…

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Imagine your world without the arts. Your living room, for example, would have nothing on the walls. No paintings, no posters, no photographs, no paint. Your furniture would have no shape or color. Your television would be nothing but sports and news. This may sound like a frat boy’s paradise, but most of us would find it disturbing.



We send many of our children to schools with no arts. Why don’t we find that equally… Continue