Friday, September 16, 2016
"All art should be useful," Albee said. "If it's merely decorative, it's a waste of time." The Pulitzer-winning playwright of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? died Friday following a short il…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:19PMSunday, August 14, 2016
One thousand singers gathered Saturday to perform a new work by Pulitzer winner David Lang. Reporter Jeff Lunden was one of them.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:13PMFriday, August 12, 2016
Percussionist Miles Salerni repeatedly auditioned to be a Fellow at the Boston Symphony Orchestra's summer home, but was rejected. So he found another way in.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 09:09AMSunday, August 7, 2016
A new play chronicles the secret negotiations that brokered the 1993 Palestinian-Israeli peace accord. It's a thriller, says playwright J.T. Rogers: "The ticking clock is the dramatist's fri…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 02:56PMSaturday, August 6, 2016
A new play chronicles the secret negotiations that brokered the 1993 Palestinian-Israeli peace accord. It's a thriller, says playwright J.T. Rogers: "The ticking clock is the dramatist's fri…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 11:51AMFriday, July 29, 2016
The avant garde director has two shows running off-Broadway and a musical opening in October. Though she's working on several different projects, she says there's always "a conversation" bet…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:19PMMonday, July 25, 2016
You might not know Marni Nixon's name, but you've probably heard her. Nixon dubbed the voices for Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady, Natalie Wood in West Side Story and Deborah Kerr in The King…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 01:25PMMonday, June 13, 2016
Tony Awards host James Corden and the night's biggest winners paid an emotional tribute to the 50 lives lost in a mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla., on Sunday morning.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 11:05AMTony Awards host James Corden and the night's biggest winners paid an emotional tribute to the 50 lives lost in a mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla., on Sunday morning.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 09:09AMSunday, June 12, 2016
Winners for the 70th Annual Tony Awards are announced Sunday night. Every year, NPR's Jeff Lunden talks to some of the hardworking people in the theater biz who aren't eligible for Tony nomi…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 11:43AMWinners for the 70th Annual Tony Awards are announced Sunday night. Every year, NPR's Jeff Lunden talks to some of the hardworking people in the theater biz who aren't eligible for Tony nomi…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:48AMFriday, May 20, 2016
Born and raised in Detroit, Dominique Morisseau has written three plays about her hometown. Her latest explores the lives of auto workers struggling to keep their jobs during the 2008 econom…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:03PMSaturday, April 23, 2016
From actor David Tennant to artistic director Gregory Doran, Royal Shakespeare Company thespians reflect on the Bard's legacy. Shakespeare is said to have died 400 years ago on April 23.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 04:37PMFrom actor David Tennant to artistic director Gregory Doran, Royal Shakespeare Company thespians reflect on the Bard's legacy. Shakespeare is said to have died 400 years ago on April 23.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:26PMWednesday, April 20, 2016
It's not just Hamilton: Some of the season's biggest shows feature original pop scores, including two written by real-life pop stars Sara Bareilles and Duncan Sheik.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 07:29PMThursday, March 31, 2016
The show explores the life of the jazz saxophonist, with Lawrence Brownlee in the title role. It opens this weekend at the Apollo Theater in New York — a stage where Parker played.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 09:10PMSunday, March 13, 2016
You may know Gurira as Michonne, the samurai sword-wielding zombie slayer on The Walking Dead. But she's also an award-winning playwright and this week, two of her works are opening in New Y…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 07:36PMSaturday, March 12, 2016
You may know Gurira as Michonne, the samurai sword-wielding zombie slayer on The Walking Dead. But she's also an award-winning playwright and this week, two of her works are opening in New Y…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 06:27PMThursday, February 18, 2016
On its surface, the play sounds pretty ordinary: A young woman and her boyfriend have her family over for Thanksgiving dinner. Then things start to get weird.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:38PMOn its surface, the play sounds pretty ordinary: A young woman and her boyfriend have her family over for Thanksgiving dinner. Then things start to get weird.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:02PMThursday, February 11, 2016
Best remembered as a 1943 film starring Ethel Waters, the musical is being resurrected as a concert series, which aims to both honor the story and reckon with its racist roots.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:37AMTuesday, January 26, 2016
For one 14-year-old fan, BroadwayCon was a chance to meet people who understand her theater obsession. "We can share what we love," she says.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 09:13PMFor one 14-year-old fan, BroadwayCon was a chance to meet people who understand her theater obsession. "We can share what we love," she says.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 07:36PMSaturday, January 16, 2016
The play celebrates Catholic monk Thomas Merton's 100th birthday. But it isn't really about Merton — it's about human complexity, and at times the action resembles the film Animal House.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:13PMThe play celebrates Catholic monk Thomas Merton's 100th birthday. But it isn't really about Merton — it's about human complexity, and at times the action resembles the film Animal House.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 11:48AMSunday, January 10, 2016
Organizers of Under the Radar regularly search the globe for cutting-edge theater that is urgent and relevant. This year's festival features works from Rwanda, the U.S. and Japan.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 10:33AMOrganizers of Under the Radar regularly search the globe for cutting-edge theater that is urgent and relevant. This year's festival features works from Rwanda, the U.S. and Japan.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 07:36AMSaturday, December 26, 2015
As part of NPR's year-end series "One That Got Away", reporter Jeff Lunden tells us about his favorite song from the hit Broadway musical Hamilton. It's not about the founding fathers; it's …
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 10:09AMFriday, December 25, 2015
As part of NPR's year-end series "One That Got Away", reporter Jeff Lunden tells us about his favorite song from the hit Broadway musical Hamilton. It's not about the founding fathers; it's …
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 09:03PMMonday, December 7, 2015
The composer teamed up with Julian Fellowes, creator of Downton Abbey, to create the new rock musical adaptation of the 2003 movie.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 07:27PMLloyd Webber teamed up with Julian Fellowes, creator of Downton Abbey, to create the new rock musical adaptation of the 2003 movie.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 06:38PM 
