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Thursday, October 15, 2015

Josh Groban indulges his inner musical theater geek with ‘Stages’ by PBS Newshour

Watch Video | Listen to the AudioHARI SREENIVASAN: Finally tonight: Recording artist Josh Groban recently kicked off a tour for his latest album, “Stages,” which features covers …

SOURCE: PBS at 10:52AM
Tuesday, September 29, 2015

MacArthur ‘genius’ Lin-Manuel Miranda on falling in love for a living by PBS Newshour

Watch VideoIn our NewsHour Shares series, we show you things that caught our eye recently on the web. What about you? Leave your suggestions in the comments below, or tweet to @NewsHour usin…

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Thursday, August 20, 2015

U.S. dancer makes a leap to the European stage by PBS Newshour

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Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Civil War tragedy ‘Cold Mountain’ inspires opera by PBS Newshour

Watch Video | Listen to the AudioGWEN IFILL: Now to the making of a new opera from a story set amid the horror of the Civil War. The second performance is tonight in Santa Fe, New Mexico. J…

SOURCE: PBS at 10:51PM
Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Free dance lessons teach NYC students to think on their feet by PBS Newshour

Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: For nearly 40 years, the National Dance Institute in New York has given free lessons to New York public school students. And, as Jeffrey Brow…

SOURCE: PBS at 03:51PM
Saturday, July 4, 2015

‘Amazing Grace,’ a song of suffering to pull us together by PBS Newshour

Watch VideoJUDY WOODRUFF: One week ago today, President Obama gave the eulogy for the Reverend Clementa Pinckney, one of nine people shot and killed at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, …

SOURCE: PBS at 09:21AM
Tuesday, April 28, 2015

‘Disgraced,’ ‘Wolf Hall’ among Tony nominees for Best Play by PBS Newshour

Watch Video | Listen to the AudioRELATED LINKSBringing the Tudors to television and Broadway in ‘Wolf Hall’ Tony-Award Winning Va. Theater Sprouted From Garage Musical Tribute to Corpora…

SOURCE: PBS at 06:20PM
Thursday, April 23, 2015

Turning Shakespeare’s sonnets into short films by PBS Newshour

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Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Singer Rhiannon Giddens taps America’s deep musical roots by PBS Newshour

Watch Video | Listen to the AudioRELATED LINKSRhiannon Giddens performs ‘Julie,’ a song inspired by a slave’s story Big Ears Festival breaks barriers for open-minded music lovers Carol…

SOURCE: PBS at 06:20PM
Friday, April 3, 2015

Bringing the Tudors to television and Broadway in ‘Wolf Hall’ by PBS Newshour

Watch Video | Listen to the AudioRELATED LINKSThe magic behind ‘Masterpiece': Rebecca Eaton shares memories of bringing British dramas to PBS Benedict Cumberbatch on taking on Sherlock, Ri…

SOURCE: PBS at 06:20PM

Can women ‘have it all’? Mad Men’s Elisabeth Moss breaks new ground in Broadway’s ‘The Heidi Chronicles’ by PBS Newshour

Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJEFFREY BROWN: In the hit series, “Mad Men”, Peggy, the secretary turned ad executive played by Elisabeth Moss, is a character from the 1960s who somehow…

SOURCE: PBS at 05:23PM
Friday, March 27, 2015

‘L’Allegro,’ a Mark Morris masterwork, makes its television debut by PBS Newshour

Watch Video | Listen to the AudioRELATED LINKSSan Francisco dance troupe bears witness to history of human trafficking If soil-dwelling fungi could dance, this is what they’d look like Gri…

SOURCE: PBS at 06:15PM
Wednesday, March 25, 2015

How do we keep arts vital in an age of online entertainment? by PBS Newshour

Watch VideoRELATED LINKSMali’s artists fight to save the country’s ancient cultural treasures First Lady Michelle Obama promotes arts education program with White House talent show N.C. …

SOURCE: PBS at 06:15PM
Friday, March 20, 2015

Bringing the theater of the Supreme Court to the stage by PBS Newshour

Watch VideoRELATED LINKSJustice Scalia Writes How-to Read Guide for Interpreting the Law A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Examining the ‘Life and Constituti…

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Thursday, February 19, 2015

Diva Deborah Voigt on the ‘lonely business’ of opera that led to addictions by PBS Newshour

Watch VideoThe post Diva Deborah Voigt on the ‘lonely business’ of opera that led to addictions appeared first on PBS NewsHour.

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Sunday, January 4, 2015

Theater on a canal? Avant-garde productions immerse audiences, cut costs by PBS Newshour

Watch Video | Listen to the AudioZACHARY GREEN: Come to Times Square in New York City, and this is a site you’re likely to see: people lined up at the TKTS booth to buy discount tickets to…

SOURCE: PBS at 05:31PM
Thursday, November 20, 2014

Remembering Mike Nichols, legendary director of sophisticated crowd-pleasers by PBS Newshour

Watch Video | Listen to the AudioRELATED LINKSRemembering the Life and Work of Writer, Director Nora Ephron Conversation: Harold Ramis and Bernard Sahlins on Second City’s 50th Anniversary…

SOURCE: PBS at 06:20PM
Thursday, November 6, 2014

Ballet icon Patricia McBride comes full pirouette as mentor to young dancers by PBS Newshour

Watch Video | Listen to the AudioRELATED LINKSConversation: The State of Ballet in America, Part 1 Bolshoi Ballet hopes dancing, not drama gets the spotlight in 2014 Legendary Dancer Baryshn…

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Thursday, October 30, 2014

‘Disgraced’ interrogates definitions of identity and Islam in America by PBS Newshour

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Thursday, October 23, 2014

‘It’s Only a Play’ pokes fun at the pain and pleasure of theater life by PBS Newshour

Watch Video | Listen to the AudioGWEN IFILL: Finally tonight, “It’s Only a Play,” but one with an all-star cast and a lot of laughs. It’s also one of the hottest ti…

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Monday, October 20, 2014

Opera depicting a modern tragedy sparks protest by PBS Newshour

Watch Video | Listen to the AudioRELATED LINKSModern Maestro New opera tells story of Auschwitz prisoner and her SS overseer Singing robots show humanity of technology in opera of the future…

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Sunday, October 12, 2014

From stutterer to star: How James Earl Jones found his voice by PBS Newshour

Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJAMES EARL JONES: 1, 2… I was to stand there, say the 10 numbers. 4, 5… and then fall over– fall flat over. That was exiting. And the kids liked th…

SOURCE: PBS at 01:14PM
Tuesday, November 29, 2011

New Interpretation of 'Porgy and Bess' Provokes as it Continues to Resonate by PBS Newshour

Reinterpreting a classic is always sensitive, but when that classic is George Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess," the singular American opera, it can get downright controversial. WGBH-Boston's Jare…

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