It costs a lot of money to open a big musical on Broadway—anywhere from $18 million to $32 million just to get in the door. So, if you wanna be a producer and you have a golden ticket at y…
SOURCE: PBS at 12:58PMJulia Sachi Mates shares how David Geffen’s vision as a music producer changed her appreciation for the talent of nurturing talent. Written as part of the American Masters Digital Archive …
SOURCE: PBS at 02:45PMEve Passman looks at how Mel Brooks uses humor to counteract the “encroaching darkness of life’s banality.” Written as part of the American Masters Digital Archive project, this essay …
SOURCE: PBS at 12:47PMBeyond classic musicals like “The Sound of Music” and “South Pacific,” writer Laurence Maslon breaks down the unparalleled career and influence of composer Richard Rodgers. Among som…
SOURCE: PBS at 06:22PMPlaywright, librettist and screenwriter David Henry Hwang shares his experience working with theater producer Joe Papp, who produced his first play, “FOB.” “FOB,” which premiered in …
SOURCE: PBS at 01:56PMLos Angeles Times theater critic Charles McNulty recalls his time as an intern at The Public Theater under the indomitable Joe Papp, reflecting on the 1989-1990 season amidst the AIDS crisis…
SOURCE: PBS at 05:42PMTheater critic David Cote explores the legacy of Joe Papp, the man who brought free Shakespeare to Central Park and nurtured new talent in the American theater. The visionary and benevolen…
SOURCE: PBS at 03:31PMAs a successful actor, athlete, singer and activist, Paul Robeson‘s impact on American culture is profound. At the height of his popularity, he was a cultural leader in the war against fas…
SOURCE: PBS at 03:38PMFor playwright Tennessee Williams, masterpieces like “A Streetcar Named Desire,” “The Glass Menagerie” and “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” came from a deep understanding of emotion and a…
SOURCE: PBS at 11:05AMWriter, singer and educator Aiden K. Feltkamp reflects on their journey as a trans nonbinary opera singer. Feltkamp recognizes the impact representation can have to inspire change, connectin…
SOURCE: PBS at 05:39PMWriter Laurence Maslon highlights how Arthur Miller’s body of work scrutinized the “moral compass of American society.” “Why do you not direct some of the magnificent ability you hav…
SOURCE: PBS at 10:06AMThe legendary choreographer Alvin Ailey’s dances center on the Black American experience with grace, strength and beauty. Here are 10 iconic dances he choreographed, running the emotional …
SOURCE: PBS at 04:48PMJournalist and former professional dancer Juan Michael Porter II shares an intimate perspective on Alvin Ailey’s transformative career, finding inspiration in Ailey’s hidden battle with …
SOURCE: PBS at 12:39PMKhalia Campbell shares her day-to-day life as a dancer in the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. 1. In broad strokes, what does a typical workweek look like for you from Monday to Friday? D…
SOURCE: PBS at 01:45PMJournalist Kayla Stewart reflects on Alvin Ailey’s lasting impression on American culture. On the stage of the New York City Center, there’s a slight rumbling that emerges from the stage…
SOURCE: PBS at 05:39PMAcclaimed hip-hop choreographer Rennie Harris honors the legacy of Alvin Ailey with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s first two-act ballet, “Lazarus” – a trilogy including Har…
SOURCE: PBS at 05:32PMExploring the Black American experience through choreography, Alvin Ailey searched for “truth in movement.” In his legacy, artists continue to be inspired by the profound impact of his w…
SOURCE: PBS at 05:41PMOne of the most beloved sitcoms of all time, “I Love Lucy” changed the history of television forever. The life of a scatterbrained housewife with the ability to turn simple chores into…
SOURCE: PBS at 11:40AM“Esa es Rita Moreno. La nuestra,” said my maternal grandmother Ada Loubriel into the cassette recorder. It was 1976, and I, a precocious 10-year-old documentarian, was recording my famil…
SOURCE: PBS at 01:12PMEven in the 21st Century, if you went to Rebecca Nurse’s house, in what used to be Salem Village, and knock on the door, someone fascinating would open it. I discovered this when I visited…
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