Marcel Marceau Walks Against The Winds Of War In 'Resistance' by Ella Taylor

Jesse Eisenberg stars as the famous mime as he gets involved in the French Resistance during World War II. The film is an "honorable, absorbing homage to the making of a man and his art."

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 10:24pm on March 26, 2020☆⚑

Honored Playwright Terrence McNally Dies Of Coronavirus At Age 81 by Jeff Lunden

McNally had suffered from lung cancer and pulmonary problems. He won his first Tony Award for Kiss of the Spider Woman. He also won Tonys for Love! Valor! Compassion!, Master Class and Ragti…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 4:06pm on March 25, 2020☆⚑

Honored Playwright Terrence McNally Dies Of Coronavirus At Age 81 by Jeff Lunden

McNally had suffered from lung cancer and pulmonary problems. He won his first Tony Award for Kiss of the Spider Woman. He also won Tonys for Love! Valor! Compassion!, Master Class and Ragti…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 5:03am on March 25, 2020☆⚑

Terrence McNally, Honored American Playwright, Has Died Of Coronavirus by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The five-time Tony Award winner whose work spanned some four dozen plays and musicals died Tuesday at age 81 due to complications related to COVID-19.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 9:48pm on March 24, 2020☆⚑

Bonus: The Viral Load by NPR

Here's an extra game from last week's show with Paula Poundstone, Maz Jobrani, and Luke Burbank.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 5:39pm on March 23, 2020☆⚑

With Concert Cancelled, California Students Perform Together From Home by Lulu Garcia-navarro

The Chino Hills High School Chamber Singers aren't letting social distancing stop them from harmonizing. With their concert cancelled, all 19 sang "Over the Rainbow" into their computers, to…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 3:03am on March 23, 2020☆⚑

Stephen Colbert At Home by NPR

Stephen Colbert joins us, along with panelists Maz Jobrani, Paula Poundstone, and Luke Burbank.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:00pm on March 21, 2020☆⚑

Getting Bored? Here's A List Of Free Things That Weren't Free Before Coronavirus by Brakkton Booker

From Broadway plays to playwrights giving writing lessons to online courses from Ivy League schools, here's a look at some things (but not everything!) that have suddenly become free.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 2:18pm on March 20, 2020☆⚑

The Metropolitan Opera Tells Its Union Employees They Will Not Be Paid After March 31 by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The nation's largest performing arts organization has told its orchestral players, chorus and stagehands they will not be paid after March 31. The company has canceled the rest of its season.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 2:06am on March 20, 2020☆⚑

A Broadway Star And #SunshineSongs Bring High School Musical Theater To Small Screens by James Doubek

High school musicals are canceled around the country over coronavirus concerns. Broadway star Laura Benanti asked disappointed high school singers for the next best thing: performance videos.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 7:12pm on March 17, 2020☆⚑

'Riverdance' Turns 25, But Has Put The Celebration On Hold " For Now by Jeff Lunden

The Irish dance spectacle has been performed for audiences all over the world. The current production was polished for the anniversary, but has been postponed because of the coronavirus pand…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 7:12pm on March 17, 2020☆⚑

'Riverdance' Turns 25, But Has Put The Celebration On Hold " For Now by Jeff Lunden

The Irish dance spectacle has been performed for audiences all over the world. The current production was polished for the anniversary, but has been postponed because of the coronavirus pand…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 5:01am on March 17, 2020☆⚑

Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, Provocateur And Industrial Co-Creator, Dead At 70 by Sasha Geffen

The Manchester-raised artist was an invariably complicated and controversial figure, said to exert an unhealthy level of control over their collaborators.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 11:12am on March 16, 2020☆⚑

Here's How We Cope When We're Stressed: Ideas From NPR's Arts Desk by NPR Staff

A Norwegian knitting marathon. America's Next Top Model. British crime dramas. Real-time strategy games. Peanut soup. These are some things that help us feel better " maybe they'll work for …

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 11:12am on March 16, 2020☆⚑

Big Boi by NPR

Big Boi, rapper and producer, joins us along with panelists Tom Bodett, Helen Hong, and Peter Grosz.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:00pm on March 14, 2020☆⚑

Broadway Shutters Its Stages Amid Coronavirus Threat by Jeff Lunden

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday announced a statewide ban of gatherings of more than 500 people. That includes Broadway's 41 theaters.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 8:24pm on March 12, 2020☆⚑

Performing Arts And Cultural Organizations Close Their Doors Due To Coronavirus by Anastasia Tsioulcas

Arts and cultural events and institutions across the country are announcing cancellations and closures, including SXSW in Austin, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Metropolitan Opera in…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 8:24pm on March 12, 2020☆⚑

Broadway Shutters Its Stages Amid Coronavirus Threat by Jeff Lunden

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday announced a statewide ban of gatherings of more than 500 people. That includes Broadway's 41 theaters.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 5:02pm on March 12, 2020☆⚑

Mart Crowley, Playwright of 'The Boys In The Band,' Dies At 84 by Jeff Lunden

When playwright Mart Crowley's The Boys in the Band premiered off-Broadway in 1968, it was the first realistic, mainstream portrayal of gay men on stage. Crowley won a Tony Award for it.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 5:02am on March 10, 2020☆⚑

Featuring Music From Steve Earle, 'Coal Country' Recounts Deadly Mine Explosion by Rick Karr

A new play tells the story of the 2010 Upper Big Branch Mine disaster in West Virginia. Songwriter Steve Earle used it as a creative challenge to write his forthcoming album, Ghosts of West …

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 9:12pm on March 7, 2020☆⚑

SXSW Events Canceled Over Coronavirus Concerns

South by Southwest " a massive art, music and technology festival " has been canceled over fears that visitors might help spread the coronavirus in Austin, Texas.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 9:12pm on March 7, 2020☆⚑

Karamo Brown by NPR

Karamo Brown, reality TV personality, joins us along with panelists Mo Rocca, Faith Salie, and Demi Adejuyigbe.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:00pm on March 7, 2020☆⚑

New Musical Imagines Michael Jackson's Story As Told By His Famous Glove by Andrew Limbong

For the Love of a Glove explores an alternate history in which Michael Jackson meets a sparkly silver glove from outer space named Thrihil-Lha who gives Michael his talents in exchange for b…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:06pm on March 2, 2020☆⚑

Will Arnett by NPR

Will Arnett, actor, joins us along with panelists Luke Burbank, Roxanne Roberts, and Joel Kim Booster.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:00pm on February 29, 2020☆⚑

'West Side Story' Gets A Modern Reboot On Broadway

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Shereen Pimentel and Isaac Powell, who play the lead roles in West Side Story, about this latest revival that's set in modern day New York.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 11:54pm on February 23, 2020☆⚑