Music directors aren't eligible for awards at tonight's Tonys. We hear from three from Tony-nominated shows, talking about their craft and the challenges of conducting eight performances a w…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:24PMSanaz Toossi is having a moment – her first production ever, English, just won a Lucille Lortel award for outstanding new off-Broadway play, and Wish You Were Here opened last week.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:33PMThese nominations are for Broadway's first season after the 2020 COVID shutdown.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 10:12PMA new virtual art exhibition celebrates theater, movies and television with original sketches by Broadway set and costume designers.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 09:18PMSeven comic actresses star in a new play by a 28-year-old up-and-coming playwright.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:24AMIn 1964, the musical made a star out of 21-year-old Barbra Streisand. Now a new version features Beanie Feldstein.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 09:42AMAcross the country, theaters and civic organizations commemorate the 23rd anniversary of the Columbine school shootings by presenting readings of eight short plays by teenagers.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 01:54PMYoung playwrights highlight the damage done by gun violence after winning a competition called #enough. Their performances are scheduled to occur on the date of the 1999 Columbine school sho…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 01:54PMJames McAvoy stars in this Olivier-winning production that includes beatboxing — but no prosthetic nose.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 06:37AMA pop-up shop in a New York subway station is home to all things Broadway: memorabilia, live performances and handmade goods created by fans. Now, the shop's owners hope to find a permanent …
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:18PMLise Davidsen is in her mid-thirties, and she didn't even hear an opera live until she was in her twenties. Now, she's a sought-after opera singer.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:18AMAn off-Broadway show, based on a 1931 novel, explores the results when a scientist charges Black people $50 each to change their race with his new invention.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:33AMA few years ago, a children's book called A is for Audra celebrated musical theater divas. Its creators have written a new book, B is for Broadway, celebrating theater from auditions to Zieg…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:42PMTickets may be easier and cheaper to get for the plays that are still open. Some producers reopened until the virus raced through the cast and crew. Future productions are hard to see on th…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:06AMNottage, the only woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama twice, has a new play on Broadway, an opera at Lincoln Center and a Michael Jackson musical opening soon.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 09:12AMThe 'Saturday Night Live' cast member and 'Schmigadoon!' star performs in "The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe," a one-woman show made famous by Lily Tomlin.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 09:42PMBreakthrough infections from the omicron variant have been spreading like wildfire among casts and crews, so understudies and swing performers have been helping keep shows afloat.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 06:33AMWhile most shows are maintaining a regular schedule, nine popular musicals and plays announced they would take a hiatus until after Christmas because of breakthrough infections.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 06:48AMDuring the height of pandemic closures, three artistic directors spoke about their hopes for what theater would look like when it reopened. More than a year later, we check in to see what's …
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:03AMPlaywright Alice Childress took an unflinching look at racism in society and in the theater with "Trouble in Mind" in 1955. Now in its overdue Broadway premiere, the play proves prescient an…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:06AMThe Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater shifted to streaming presentations online during pandemic. Now, two dances conceived for the web are included in the company's return to in-person perf…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:06PMThe celebrated composer-songwriter died on Friday. He had won several Tonys and Grammys, as well as an Oscar and Pulitzer, for musicals including West Side Story and Company.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:42AMComposer, conductor and MacArthur "genius" Mathew Aucoin just debuted his opera, 'Eurydice,' at the Met. The new work reinterprets an ancient, archetypal myth from the perspective of its nam…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:24AMComposer, conductor, pianist and MacArthur "genius" Aucoin adapted playwright Ruhl's work, which reinterprets an ancient, archetypal myth from the perspective of its namesake.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:03AMAfter more than a year of closures and reflection, Broadway is back making changes to who is represented on stage.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 02:32PMThe eloquent pianist used a work break imposed by the pandemic to learn something new: stage directing, a skill set she put to use in creating a multimedia recital.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 10:54AMThe eloquent pianist used a work break imposed by pandemic to learn something new: stage directing, a skill set she put to use in creating a multimedia recital.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 10:12PMSunday night, more than 15 months after they were originally scheduled, the 74th Annual Tony Awards were presented.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 11:12AMThe 74th Annual Tony Awards will be presented on Sunday, September 26 more than 15 months after they were previously scheduled. But these pandemic Tonys are by no means business as usual.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:12PMBroadway is coming roaring back on Sept. 2 and one of the musicals to open that day is Hadestown. We follow the cast and crew as they remount the show and celebrate opening night.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:36PMBroadway shows have implemented strict protocols, but anxiety is high. "The culture of 'the show must go on,' it has to be left behind," says the executive director of the Actors' Equity Ass…
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