Friday, May 13, 2022
Sanaz Toossi is having a moment – her first production ever, English, just won a Lucille Lortel award for outstanding new off-Broadway play, and Wish You Were Here opened last week.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:33PMMonday, May 9, 2022
These nominations are for Broadway's first season after the 2020 COVID shutdown.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 10:12PMSaturday, May 7, 2022
A new virtual art exhibition celebrates theater, movies and television with original sketches by Broadway set and costume designers.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 09:18PMWednesday, April 27, 2022
Seven comic actresses star in a new play by a 28-year-old up-and-coming playwright.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:24AMFriday, April 22, 2022
In 1964, the musical made a star out of 21-year-old Barbra Streisand. Now a new version features Beanie Feldstein.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 09:42AMSunday, April 17, 2022
Across the country, theaters and civic organizations commemorate the 23rd anniversary of the Columbine school shootings by presenting readings of eight short plays by teenagers.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 01:54PMYoung playwrights highlight the damage done by gun violence after winning a competition called #enough. Their performances are scheduled to occur on the date of the 1999 Columbine school sho…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 01:54PMThursday, April 14, 2022
James McAvoy stars in this Olivier-winning production that includes beatboxing — but no prosthetic nose.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 06:37AMSunday, March 20, 2022
A pop-up shop in a New York subway station is home to all things Broadway: memorabilia, live performances and handmade goods created by fans. Now, the shop's owners hope to find a permanent …
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:18PMMonday, March 14, 2022
Lise Davidsen is in her mid-thirties, and she didn't even hear an opera live until she was in her twenties. Now, she's a sought-after opera singer.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:18AMMonday, February 14, 2022
An off-Broadway show, based on a 1931 novel, explores the results when a scientist charges Black people $50 each to change their race with his new invention.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:33AMSaturday, January 29, 2022
A few years ago, a children's book called A is for Audra celebrated musical theater divas. Its creators have written a new book, B is for Broadway, celebrating theater from auditions to Zieg…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:42PMSunday, January 23, 2022
Tickets may be easier and cheaper to get for the plays that are still open. Some producers reopened until the virus raced through the cast and crew. Future productions are hard to see on th…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:06AMFriday, January 14, 2022
Nottage, the only woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama twice, has a new play on Broadway, an opera at Lincoln Center and a Michael Jackson musical opening soon.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 09:12AMTuesday, January 11, 2022
The 'Saturday Night Live' cast member and 'Schmigadoon!' star performs in "The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe," a one-woman show made famous by Lily Tomlin.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 09:42PMMonday, January 3, 2022
Breakthrough infections from the omicron variant have been spreading like wildfire among casts and crews, so understudies and swing performers have been helping keep shows afloat.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 06:33AMWednesday, December 22, 2021
While most shows are maintaining a regular schedule, nine popular musicals and plays announced they would take a hiatus until after Christmas because of breakthrough infections.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 06:48AMSunday, December 12, 2021
During the height of pandemic closures, three artistic directors spoke about their hopes for what theater would look like when it reopened. More than a year later, we check in to see what's …
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:03AMMonday, December 6, 2021
Playwright Alice Childress took an unflinching look at racism in society and in the theater with "Trouble in Mind" in 1955. Now in its overdue Broadway premiere, the play proves prescient an…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:06AMWednesday, December 1, 2021
The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater shifted to streaming presentations online during pandemic. Now, two dances conceived for the web are included in the company's return to in-person perf…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:06PMSaturday, November 27, 2021
The celebrated composer-songwriter died on Friday. He had won several Tonys and Grammys, as well as an Oscar and Pulitzer, for musicals including West Side Story and Company.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:42AMWednesday, November 24, 2021
Composer, conductor and MacArthur "genius" Mathew Aucoin just debuted his opera, 'Eurydice,' at the Met. The new work reinterprets an ancient, archetypal myth from the perspective of its nam…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:24AMTuesday, November 23, 2021
Composer, conductor, pianist and MacArthur "genius" Aucoin adapted playwright Ruhl's work, which reinterprets an ancient, archetypal myth from the perspective of its namesake.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:03AMSunday, November 7, 2021
After more than a year of closures and reflection, Broadway is back making changes to who is represented on stage.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 02:32PMTuesday, October 12, 2021
The eloquent pianist used a work break imposed by the pandemic to learn something new: stage directing, a skill set she put to use in creating a multimedia recital.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 10:54AMSunday, October 10, 2021
The eloquent pianist used a work break imposed by pandemic to learn something new: stage directing, a skill set she put to use in creating a multimedia recital.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 10:12PMMonday, September 27, 2021
Sunday night, more than 15 months after they were originally scheduled, the 74th Annual Tony Awards were presented.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 11:12AMSunday, September 26, 2021
The 74th Annual Tony Awards will be presented on Sunday, September 26 more than 15 months after they were previously scheduled. But these pandemic Tonys are by no means business as usual.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:12PMSaturday, September 4, 2021
Broadway is coming roaring back on Sept. 2 and one of the musicals to open that day is Hadestown. We follow the cast and crew as they remount the show and celebrate opening night.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:36PMWednesday, September 1, 2021
Broadway shows have implemented strict protocols, but anxiety is high. "The culture of 'the show must go on,' it has to be left behind," says the executive director of the Actors' Equity Ass…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 07:24AMWednesday, August 18, 2021
The Showstoppers! exhibition in New York's Theater District showcases the work of an industry hit hard by the pandemic. Visitors can see more than 100 costumes — and watch artists hard at …
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:36AM 
