Hopefuls audition at an open casting call for a coveted position that requires you to drum, wear paint, act with your eyes, and not speak a word. (Las Vegas Sun) View

After the housing market crashed, Robert Rudolph, 53, left his formerly prosperous career as a mortgage broker to pursue his first love: choir music. (AARP) View

Top musicians from around the world descend on Rochester, NY for its annual 9-day music festival. A series of multimedia portraits. (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) View

Jessica is a physically disabled artist who refuses to buy into societal stereotypes regarding her physical appearance. Her artwork documents her body's decline. View

A teenage girl from Texas surmounts enormous obstacles after she beats the odds and enrolls in the esteemed Moscow ballet academy. (NYT) View

Multifaceted look at recovery and rebuilding in the aftermath of the Haitian earthquake -- after the world's eyes wander elsewhere. (The Globe and Mail) View

Disguised as a frumpy businesswoman, the pop star triumphantly performs some of her classic songs to an unsuspecting but completely dumbfounded audience.(Funny or Die) View

Recent Maryland high school grad Joey Baker has one of the most promising baritone singing voices in the country. (WP) View

A Maryland couple turns pesky, non-native plants into whimsical sculptures. (WP) View

Bluegrass musician Greg Garing once played with every Nashville superstar, but now can't afford medical treatments that could save his life. View

Buddhist monks create an intricate and extravagant masterpiece in six days -- which is compressed into two minutes, thanks to time-lapse video. (CNN) View

A couple and their 2 kids spend most days in Neverland as they rehearse together for a local production of Peter Pan. (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) View