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Sunday, February 7, 2021

Broadway’s closure exposes its sway on the economic ecosystem by Jeffrey Brown and Rhana Natour

Prior to the pandemic, Broadway was booming. But curtains haven’t risen since March, with deep personal and financial impacts. By one count, Broadway is directly responsible for nearly 100…

SOURCE: PBS at 06:32PM
Monday, May 25, 2015

Wednesday's NewsHour: Stephen Sondheim by Jeffrey Brown

Since West Side Story, Stephen Sondheim has been rhyming his way into theater history. Today, he's widely seen as the most important writer of musicals in the past half century.

SOURCE: PBS at 05:58PM

PBS NewsHour Conversation: Steppenwolf Theater's 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?' by Jeffrey Brown

Now on PBS NewsHour's Art Beat blog: Jeffrey Brown talks with actor and playwright Tracy Letts and director Pam MacKinnon about their rendition of “Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf.̶…

SOURCE: PBS at 05:58PM

PBS NewsHour Conversation: Steppenwolf Theater's 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?' by Jeffrey Brown

Now on PBS NewsHour's Art Beat blog: Jeffrey Brown talks with actor and playwright Tracy Letts and director Pam MacKinnon about their rendition of “Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf.̶…

SOURCE: PBS at 05:58PM
Friday, April 12, 2013

How Is the Sequester Affecting the Arts? by Jeffrey Brown

With the government sequestration now a fact of life, we've been looking on the program at how cuts are affecting or might affect various sectors. Today, we look at the arts and arts organiz…

SOURCE: PBS at 06:20PM
Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Conversation: Cellist Maya Beiser's 'Elsewhere' by Jeffrey Brown

With its elements of music, singing, theater, dance and video, "Elsewhere" is described by its creator, cellist extraordinaire Maya Beiser, as a "CelloOpera." It's a collaboration of Beiser …

SOURCE: PBS at 01:08PM
Friday, February 3, 2012

Conversation: Mark Morris by Jeffrey Brown

I recently had a chance to see a performance of Mark Morris' "L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato" at Washington's Kennedy Center, a piece he first presented in 1988 and that is widely co…

SOURCE: PBS at 02:59PM
Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Conversation: Doris Duke Charitable Foundation to Grant $50 Million to Artists by Jeffrey Brown

Last month, the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation announced a major new program to assist artists. The Doris Duke Performing Artists Initiative will provide $50 million in grants to 200 artis…

SOURCE: PBS at 03:41PM
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