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This weekend in the arts: Kelsey Brookes at Quint, drag artist Jaye Piper Rosewell, a City Heights music festival, Javier Arreguin Villegas, and outdoor music at The Old Globe.

A new Broadway-bound musical at The Old Globe is a Nell Benjamin adaptation of a beloved 1995 Hindi film, known as "DDLJ." Mumbai-based composers and musicians Vishal and Sheykhar wrote new music for the adaptation.

Americans remembered the nearly 3,000 lives lost that day with moments of silence, readings of victims' names, volunteer work and other tributes.

This weekend in the arts: New exhibitions at Bread and Salt, Best Practice, Athenaeum Art Center, ICA San Diego North, Cannon Art Gallery, and the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library; three stages of music at the San Diego Festival of Arts; and "Come Fall in Love" at The Old Globe.

There is nothing quite like a Bollywood film. It’s about impossibly gorgeous stars, deliciously overripe melodrama, spectacular production numbers, an explosion of colors, and music with such an irresistible beat that even someone with two left feet feels inspired to get up and dance. This month, in honor of Indian Independence, I look to Bollywood cinema. In order to tackle the huge expanse of Bollywood film I decided to invite the trio of Moviewallas podcasters --Yazdi Pithavala, Rashmi Gandhi, and Joseph Djan -- onto the show. In Part 1 we define what makes a Bollywood film and look to its golden era. For a list of all the films discussed, go to bit.ly/CJBollywood1. And joining us for Share Your Addiction and Cold Turkey is Nora Fiore, the Nitrate Diva. Plus, check out the latest Geeky Gourmet video where you can learn how to make Bollywood popcorn as you watch some Indian films. Here's the Geeky Gourmet playlist on the KPBS YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/CJGeekyGourmet And if you'd like to contribute your own Share Your Addiction or Cold Turkey, then just email baccomando@kpbs.org and put Share Your Addiction in the subject line.

She was one of the most famous and beloved playback singers. She recorded songs used in movie soundtracks, which generations of actresses would then lip-sync onscreen.

The Manchester-raised artist was an invariably complicated and controversial figure, said to exert an unhealthy level of control over their collaborators.

Airs Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at 10:30 p.m. on KPBS TV

Barris died of natural causes Tuesday at his home in Palisades, N.Y., according to publicist Paul Shefrin. Critics called Barris "The King of Schlock" or "The Baron of Bad Taste."

The state counts many, like Jaye McCurtain, as "leavers" instead of dropouts.