While the stage musical came along some 40 years later, audiences can expect an expansion of the story, not a complete reboot.

The theatre has hired Wes Drummond as its new artistic director. Drummond, a veteran theatre director, comes to the First State from the Duluth Playhouse in Minnesota.

Delaware sometimes seems to live in the cultural shadow cast by our neighbors - places like Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington DC. And, sometimes the state gets a certain reputation - small, boring, the kind of place where nothing happens.But Paul Campagna and Chris Haug are pushing back on that with a new and growing project - the Delaware Music History Archive. It's an ambitious undertaking, involving thousands of newspaper clippings and hundreds of concert flyers and photos tracking more than eight decades of the state's surprisingly rich musical history. And that collection is growing every day.On this week's Arts Playlist, DPM's Martin Matheny learns more about the project, an upcoming talk Chris and Paul are participating in in Dover, and why you shouldn't sleep on the First State's role in American music history.

For decades, Lewes's Happy Day Club was more than just an entertainment center - it was a cultural and community hub as well.

The Wilmington Drama League closes out its current season with a musical adaptation of the hit movie "Sister Act."On this week's Arts Playlist, Delaware Public Media's Martin Matheny speaks to two people involved with the production - Patrick Murray, the show's director and choreographer, and Kathy Buterbaugh, a cast member and the Wilmington Drama League's production manager.

Clear Space Theatre in Rehoboth Beach presents two modern shows this month, both looking at life lessons through very different lenses.On this week's Arts Playlist, Delaware Public Media's Martin Matheny spoke to Joe Gfaller, director of "Dear Evan Hansen," and Fay Jacobs, director of "The Legend of Georgia McBride."

Krell’s paintings are characterized by their deep attention to texture, the result of a multi-step process, including layers of different-sized sand, plaster, and paint, which she makes herself.

Opera America counts more than 40,000 members in its ranks, representing more than 600 opera companies, educational institutions, and other organizations.

The Wilmington Concert Opera returned to the stage this weekend with the Delaware premiere of the first opera written in a US tribal language.On this week's Arts Playlist, DPM's Martin Matheny spoke to the Wilmington Concert Opera's Artistic Director Kirstin Kunkle, herself a member of the Muskogee nation, about the performance.

An artist commissioned to create a public art installation in Lewes has backed out, just weeks before his piece was scheduled to be placed.