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It started when she was 16 years old after her mother went to jail. “It” was sex trafficking. T. Stallings was in high school and had three siblings to support. She moved in with a male friend of their mother’s and was introduced to having sex with men for money. “I saw fast money,” Stallings says of how her life changed during that time. “I was needing comfort, and I thought the men would take care of me.” Instead, sex trafficking meant moving constantly and living in hotels. She was making a lot [...]

 by Gioia Patton/Arts Insider Moulin Rouge! The Musical PNC Broadway in Louisville  Enter a world of splendor and romance, of eye-popping excess, of glitz, grandeur and glory! A world where Bohemians and aristocrats rub elbows and revel in electrifying enchantment. Welcome to Moulin Rouge! The Musical, winner of ten 2021 Tony Awards® including Best Musical, two Drama League Awards including Outstanding Production of a Musical, five Drama Desk Awards and ten Outer Critics Circle Award Honor citations including New Broadway Musical.  As in Baz Luhrmann’s iconic 2001 film (MOULIN ROUGE!), Moulin Rouge! The [...]

By Jenny J I used to think love was supposed to arrive in a grand, cinematic moment—like a scene from a movie where the music swells and everything around you fades into the background. I thought Valentine's Day was proof of that, a stage set for love to declare itself in flowers, chocolates, and candlelit dinners. But over time, I’ve come to understand love differently—not as something that arrives with a flourish, but as something we choose, over and over again. Love is not just red roses on February 14th. It’s the way he remembers [...]