365 stories by "WNYC"
Jack Viertel worked as a Broadway producer for over 20 years and currently serves as the Artistic Director of the Encores! musical theater series. His book, The Secret Life of…
Saoirse Ronan, Bill Camp and Sophie Okonedo star as Abigail Williams, Reverend John Hale and Elizabeth Proctor in a new production of Arthur Miller's, "The Crucible"Â on Broadway. This new…
Miami City Ballet debuts this week at Lincoln Center under the direction of former New York City Ballet Principal Dancer Lourdes Lopez, now artistic director of the Miami City Balle…
Danai Gurira is recognized for her role as Michonne on AMC's "The Walking Dead," but she's also a playwright. Her show "Eclipsed" stars Oscar winner Lupita Nyong'o and is now on Broadw…
Actors Jeff Daniels and Michelle Williams discuss the Broadway revival of "Blackbird." Williams stars as Una, a young woman who confronts Ray (Daniels), 15 years after h…
Bel canto tenor Lawrence Brownlee stars in the New York premiere of the acclaimed opera "Charlie Parker's Yardbird" at the Apollo Theater (253 W 125th St) on April 1s…
Actors Christian Camargo and Lily Englert join us to discuss their production of Shakespeare's "Pericles"Â along with Jeffrey Horowitz, founding artistic director of the Theatre for a New …
Star soprano Kristine Opolais returns to the stage as Cio-Cio-San opposite tenor Roberto Alagna in Puccini's "Madama Butterfly" at the Metropolitan Opera through April 12th. A…
Stand-up comedian, writer and filmmaker Mike Birbiglia joins talks about his live show "Thank God for Jokes." "Gothamist" writer John Del Signore described the show as "uproariously…
How corporations and super PACs exert control over American politics, and run counter to the public interest. Bill Irwin and David Shiner star in "Old Hats" at the Signature Theater wh…
Actress and singer Rita Wilson discusses her second album "Rita Wilson," which showcases her songwriting abilities with 15 original songs and collaborations. She joins us to t…
Oscar and Tony Award-winning actor Mark Rylance discusses his new play "Nice Fish," which he co-wrote with poet Louis Jenkins. He's joined by co-star Jim Lichtscheidl and director C…
In his debut novel, The Yid award-winning investigative reporter Paul Goldberg tells the story of a ramshackle group of Yiddish-speaking artists and actors who devise a convol…
In late January, the Metropolitan Opera faced a crisis. Tenor Jonas Kaufmann was sick and had to withdraw from a new production of Giacomo Puccini's "Manon Lescaut"Â which was scheduled to…
Playwright Charles Mee talks about the world premiere of "The Glory of the World" at Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM). The show features a 100th "birthday party" celebrating…
Legendary actor, singer, choreographer and tap dancer Maurice Hines talks about his life, career and new musical "Tappin' Thru Life," which celebrates his work and pays tribute to his inspir…
Tony-award winning playwright David Henry Hwang talks about his recent New York Times column, "The Time I Got Stabbed in the Neck." He recounts how he was attacked one evening in November on…
The talented Elizabeth Swados' "voice" was heard even before she graduated from Bennington College, when she did the music for Andrei Serban's adaptation of "Medea" at La Mama, here in lower…
Award-winning actress Lois Smith and writer Jordan Harrison talk about their critically acclaimed production, "Marjorie Prime." The play was a 2015 Pulitzer Prize finalist. It's set in th…
American Ballet Theatre Principal Daniil Simkin discusses the New York premiere of "Intensio," a program of works by four acclaimed choreographers performed by Simkin's fellow ABT danc…
This is a rebroadcast of our interview with Terrence McNally, which originally aired on Sept. 8, 2015.
Since his first play, "And Things That Go Bump in the Night," which premiered in 1965, …
Laurie Metcalf talks about starring in "Misery" on Broadway. The suspense thriller is based on Stephen King's novel of the same name, and she co-stars with Bruce Willis. Playing at …
Tony Roberts discusses his memoir, "Do You Know Me?" The book spans his fifty-five years as a professional actor, including his twenty-three Broadway shows, twenty-five films, an…
Director Niegel Smith and actors Kristine Neilson and Tom Phelan discuss their play, "Hir," about a veteran who comes home to help take care of his ailing father, …
Mark Morris talks about bringing Mark Morris Dance Group's "The Hard Nut" back home to BAM after a five year absence. The holiday production is a modern re-imagining of E.T.A Hof…
