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Saturday, February 10, 2024

A family of creatives turned their TikTok-famous videos into a stage performance by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Mandy Patinkin, Kathryn Grody and Gideon Grody-Patinkin about the family stage "performance" in which Gideon talks with his performer parents about their lives.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 11:12AM
Saturday, January 21, 2023

Opera singer Tenor Limmie Pulliam reflects on his Carnegie Hall debut at the age of 47 by Scott Simon

Tenor Limmie Pulliam just made his Carnegie Hall debut at the age of 47. He tells NPR's Scott Simon what pushed him away from singing and what twist of fate brought him back to the stage.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 07:39AM
Saturday, October 29, 2022

Director Cameron Crowe on the opening of his musical 'Almost Famous' in New York this week by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to writer and director Cameron Crowe, whose movie, "Almost Famous" is now a musical, and opening in New York next week.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 09:03AM
Saturday, August 20, 2022

Exhibit honors Frank Oz's family legacy in puppeteering by Scott Simon

Scott Simon speaks to legendary puppeteer Frank Oz about a museum exhibit honoring his parents - who made puppets and were survivors of the Holocaust.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:48PM
Saturday, February 26, 2022

Her senior recital was on historically censored songs. Then her school censored her by Scott Simon

Scott Simon speaks with Friends University student Caitlyn Fox about the recital she was not allowed to perform on campus. It was comprised of songs that were banned from musical theater.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:18AM
Saturday, February 5, 2022

How did the 20th century learn to act? 'The Method' by Scott Simon

Scott Simon talks with author and critic Isaac Butler about his new book, "The Method: How the Twentieth Century Learned to Act."

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:54PM
Saturday, January 15, 2022

Opinion: Remembering a friendship with Terry Teachout by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon remembers theater critic and playwright Terry Teachout, who died this week at the age of 65.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 11:03AM
Sunday, January 9, 2022

She left the stage years ago. Then 'Wicked' needed an understudy by Scott Simon

Scott Simon talks with Carla Stickler, a former understudy for the Broadway smash "Wicked." She was called back to perform on short notice after much of the current cast succumbed to COVID-1…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 02:36AM
Sunday, December 5, 2021

An interview 21 months delayed: Patti LuPone talks 'Company' back on Broadway by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Patti LuPone, one of the stars of the revival of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's musical "Company" on Broadway.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 01:54PM
Saturday, February 13, 2021

'I'll Meet You There': A Dancer Finds New Rhythm In Her Culture by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to fimmaker Iram Parveen Bilal about her new movie, set in a Pakistani Muslim community in Chicago.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 02:18PM

Returning To 'Our Town': Why The Play Still Hits Home After 80 Years by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to writer Howard Sherman about his new book, "Another Day's Begun: Thornton Wilder's Our Town in the 21st Century," which interviews participants from an array of pr…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 02:18PM
Saturday, July 18, 2020

'We Are Freestyle Love Supreme' Is An Accidental 'Hamilton' Cast Origin Story by Scott Simon

A new documentary catalogs the rise of Lin-Manuel Miranda, Christopher Jackson and other members of the hip-hop group Freestyle Love Supreme in the mid-2000s before they became famous on Bro…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:32PM
Saturday, November 16, 2019

'I'm A Purist': Mary-Louise Parker Returns To Broadway For A New Challenge by Scott Simon

The actor discusses her "arduous" role as a 53-year-old Yale professor in the dark play, The Sound Inside. "It requires a lot of technique," she said. "Because I don't want you to see the te…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 09:48AM
Saturday, October 19, 2019

'Everybody's Other Than Everybody Else': Choreographer Mark Morris by Scott Simon

The prolific dancer and company director has written Out Loud -- a memoir of hits and flops, childhood trauma and a lifetime at the forefront of modern dance.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 11:06PM
Sunday, August 4, 2019

Opinion: The Prince Of Broadway's Legacy Lives On Through His Music by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon honors the legacy of theatrical producer and director Hal Prince, who died this week at the age of 91.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:12AM
Saturday, April 27, 2019

Margaret Trudeau Takes Center Stage — This Time, On Purpose by Scott Simon

A wife and then a mother to Canadian prime ministers, she addresses her time in the public eye and her battles with mental illness in an upcoming one-woman show called Certain Woman Of An Ag…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:41AM
Saturday, December 22, 2018

Lin-Manuel Miranda, Barack Obama Collaborate On Gospel Version Of 'Hamilton' Song by Scott Simon

Barack Obama appears on the new song, "One Last Time (44 Remix)." Originally from the Broadway hit "Hamilton," Lin-Manuel Miranda reworked the number and included the former president.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 01:18PM
Saturday, October 20, 2018

She's Mom To A Headstrong Teen — Who Happens To Be Joan Of Arc by Scott Simon

In Mother of the Maid, Glenn Close returns to the New York stage to portray a 15th-century peasant woman with a remarkable adolescent daughter she loves — and can't protect.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 01:18PM
Saturday, March 31, 2018

Glenda Jackson Stands Tall, On And Off Stage by Scott Simon

The Academy Award-winning actress (and former member of British Parliament) returns to Broadway after a 30-year absence in Edward Albee's Three Tall Women.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 07:33AM
Saturday, March 3, 2018

Cloning A Beloved Pet May Be A Tempting Idea, But There Are Pitfalls by Scott Simon

Barbra Streisand's story of cloning her late dog, Samantha, prompted NPR's Scott Simon to muse on the ways cloning falls short, and the alternatives to trying to recreate a beloved pet.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 06:53AM
Saturday, February 17, 2018

Bernadette Peters On Fulfilling The Red Dress Of 'Hello, Dolly!' by Scott Simon

The Tony-Award-winning actress, the latest to play the titular role of Dolly Levi on Broadway, describes what she brought to an enduring musical.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:08AM
Saturday, February 3, 2018

Frasier At The Opera: Kelsey Grammer Stars In 'Candide' by Scott Simon

The actor best known as Dr. Frasier Crane discusses his first opera performance, as Dr. Pangloss in Leonard Bernstein's Candide at the Los Angeles Opera.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:07AM
Saturday, December 9, 2017

SpongeBob's Bikini Bottom On Broadway — And In Danger by Scott Simon

The SpongeBob SquarePants musical is directed by Tina Landau. Even in the face of a dangerous volcano, she says SpongeBob "really reminds us to experience each moment with joy."

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:12PM
Saturday, March 25, 2017

We Are All Martha: Alison Wright On How Her 'Americans' Character Became A Hit by Scott Simon

Wright plays an FBI secretary who falls in love with an undercover Russian spy. She says Martha is "who we would all most likely be" if we found ourselves in the world of The Americans.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 01:48PM
Sunday, December 21, 2014

Sondheim's Songs Go 'Into The Woods' And Onto The Big Screen : NPR by Scott Simon

Rob Marshall — who won an Academy Award in 2003 for his film of the musical Chicago — has brought Into the Woods to the screen. He tells NPR's Scott Simon that while he's made some chang…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 04:14PM
Saturday, August 30, 2014

Syrian Artists Denied Visas, And A Voice In The U.S. by Scott Simon

U.S. performances of Syria: The Trojan Women are postponed, but NPR's Scott Simon says when art stops at the border, it's American audiences who miss out.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:17AM
Monday, July 11, 2011

Paul Provenza And The Art Of Stand-Up : NPR by SCOTT SIMON

Comedians don't like to talk about comedy any more than magicians like to talk about their tricks. Comedy isn't chemistry. You can't put laughs together like a recipe. Paul Provenza, the com…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:57PM
Saturday, May 21, 2011

Bernadette Peters Revives Sondheim's 'Follies' : NPR by Scott Simon

A rich, new production of Follies has opened at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., with the original orchestrations. Bernadette Peters is playing the lead, and when she sings 'Broadway …

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 09:19PM
Sunday, March 20, 2011

Brooklyn Rundfunk Orkestrata: 'Alive' With New Sounds by Scott Simon

Peter Keisewalter is the founding member of the Brooklyn Rundfunk Orkestrata, and their new album, "The Hills are Alive," features their takes on songs from "The Sound of Music."

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 06:49PM

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May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards