Wednesday, April 8, 2020
Producers and theater owners say Broadway will stay dark until at least June 7, dealing a further blow to New York's biggest tourist attraction.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:52PMSaturday, March 28, 2020
Fiona is a 3-year-old, 1,300-pound hippo, and she's a growing girl. Her keeper, Jenna Wingate, is grateful to be able to work during the coronavirus crisis: "It feels good to be needed," she…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:12PMWednesday, March 25, 2020
McNally had suffered from lung cancer and pulmonary problems. He won his first Tony Award for Kiss of the Spider Woman. He also won Tonys for Love! Valor! Compassion!, Master Class and Ragti…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 04:06PMMcNally had suffered from lung cancer and pulmonary problems. He won his first Tony Award for Kiss of the Spider Woman. He also won Tonys for Love! Valor! Compassion!, Master Class and Ragti…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:03AMTuesday, March 17, 2020
The Irish dance spectacle has been performed for audiences all over the world. The current production was polished for the anniversary, but has been postponed because of the coronavirus pand…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 07:12PMThe Irish dance spectacle has been performed for audiences all over the world. The current production was polished for the anniversary, but has been postponed because of the coronavirus pand…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:01AMThursday, March 12, 2020
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday announced a statewide ban of gatherings of more than 500 people. That includes Broadway's 41 theaters.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:24PMNew York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday announced a statewide ban of gatherings of more than 500 people. That includes Broadway's 41 theaters.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:02PMTuesday, March 10, 2020
When playwright Mart Crowley's The Boys in the Band premiered off-Broadway in 1968, it was the first realistic, mainstream portrayal of gay men on stage. Crowley won a Tony Award for it.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:02AMSunday, February 16, 2020
The NY Philharmonic has commissioned 19 women to create new works to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the passing of the 19th Amendment. It's called Project 19.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:00AMSunday, February 2, 2020
Nnamdi Asomugha, a four-time All-Pro NFL cornerback, is making his Broadway debut in A Soldier's Play. It's been "a pretty surreal journey," he says.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 11:42AMNnamdi Asomugha, a four-time All-Pro NFL cornerback, is making his Broadway debut in A Soldier's Play. It's been "a pretty surreal journey," he says.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 07:00AMTuesday, January 28, 2020
Donna Zakowska has already won two Emmys for her work on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel -- and two of her costumes are in the Smithsonian. Now, she's up for an award from the Costume Designers Gu…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:04AMFriday, December 27, 2019
The Broadway songwriter died in Miami of pulmonary complications, according to his publicist.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:30AMSunday, December 22, 2019
The success of Amazon Studio's Marvelous Mrs. Maisel has spawned a bus tour of some of the show's New York locations.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 04:58PMTuesday, December 10, 2019
The dance company dedicated to African American culture premieres a new work tonight. Jamar Roberts, its first resident choreographer, says he was inspired by the deaths of Trayvon Martin an…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 09:42AMThe dance company dedicated to African American culture premieres a new work tonight. Jamar Roberts, its first resident choreographer, says he was inspired by the deaths of Trayvon Martin an…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:11AMSunday, November 17, 2019
The next big thing on Broadway might live up to the hype. The Inheritance takes E.M. Forster's Howards End into modern day Manhattan — the seven-hour play has been compared to Angels In Am…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:36PMIt's the best weekend of your life if you're a fan of Top Chef or Real Housewives. Stars and influencers celebrate in New York at BravoCon, the latest direct-to-consumer content convention.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:07PMThe next big thing on Broadway might live up to the hype. The Inheritance takes E.M. Forster's Howards End into modern day Manhattan — the seven-hour play has been compared to Angels In Am…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 07:52AMFriday, November 15, 2019
In addition to the usual assortment of death-defying acts, The Savitsky Cats — a Ukrainian mother-and-daughter team and their nine trained fluffballs — are now performing for New York cr…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 09:03PMIn addition to the usual assortment of death-defying acts, The Savitsky Cats — a Ukrainian mother-and-daughter team and their nine trained fluffballs — are now performing for New York cr…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 04:24PMTuesday, October 8, 2019
The iconic British director has a new work on stage in New York; Why? asks exactly that question about the purpose of theater in society. Brook says he'll carry on as long as he can find the…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 01:18AMSunday, October 6, 2019
The iconic British director has a new work on stage in New York; Why? asks exactly that question about the purpose of theater in society. Brook says he'll carry on as long as he can find the…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 07:59AMMonday, September 30, 2019
Sometimes life imitates art. In a production of Fiddler on the Roof, which contains a meddling matchmaker trying to get couples together, the two real-life leads have fallen in love.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 01:33AMSunday, September 29, 2019
Sometimes life imitates art. In a production of Fiddler on the Roof, which contains a meddling matchmaker trying to get couples together, the two real-life leads have fallen in love.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 04:43PMFriday, September 20, 2019
Betty Corwin, creator of the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, has died at 98. Her project preserves theatrical performances for theater professionals, scholars and New York library card hol…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 04:14PMThursday, August 29, 2019
With such proximity to world-class professional tennis, many ballpersons return to the tournament in New York year after year. But they have to pass tryouts first.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 04:08PMFriday, August 9, 2019
Broadway attendance is up — yet the $35 million production of King Kong is among the five shows cutting bait in the next two weekends, as musical theater undergoes a market correction.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 07:06PMBroadway attendance is up — yet the $35 million production of King Kong is among the five shows cutting bait in the next two weekends, as musical theater undergoes a market correction.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:08AMThursday, August 1, 2019
The winner of an unprecedented 21 Tony Awards, Prince left a major impact on American musical theater. Among his shows: Cabaret, Fiddler on the Roof and The Phantom of the Opera. He was 91.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 01:18PM 
