Thursday, May 1, 2025
Philippa Hughes' life spans war, international romance, divorce, an abduction, art and politics. As one of the few liberals in her family, she knows how divisions can break a family and a co…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 01:18AMFriday, March 21, 2025
Conan O'Brien will receive one of the most coveted awards in comedy on Sunday — but the annual event takes place at a tense time for the Kennedy Center.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 04:42PMMonday, March 17, 2025
The South African actor has been speaking out about racial injustice for decades, often in collaboration with the late playwright Athol Fugard. Kunene and the King is Kani's latest project.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 09:12AMThursday, February 20, 2025
A spokesperson for the Kennedy Center says the threat targeted Shen Yun, a touring dance troupe that is banned in China, because it is associated with the religious group Falun Gong.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 06:32PMTuesday, February 18, 2025
President Trump and his appointees are now solely in charge of the Kennedy Center. Performers protested by dancing.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:48PMMonday, November 4, 2024
In his new play The Other Americans, John Leguizamo plays a Colombian American laundromat owner whose son is released from a mental wellness facility after suffering a trauma.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 09:12PMThursday, October 17, 2024
The National Ballet of Ukraine's dancers aim to show that their culture lives on, despite Russian attacks on their country. Ukraine's ambassador to the U.S. calls the company a "symbol of re…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:06AMTuesday, July 2, 2024
As Americans celebrate the day that gave white men life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, the Broadway musical Suffs explores the styles of activism used by Alice Paul, Ida B. Wells an…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 10:36AMMonday, June 17, 2024
The new Netflix documentary Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution features interviews with dozens of gay and trans comics, archival footage and lots of jokes.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:02PMWednesday, March 27, 2024
The Mellon Foundation announced grants of $1 million to three theaters: Actors Theatre of Louisville, Long Wharf in New Haven and Portland Center Stage.
SOURCE: npr.org at 10:01AMThursday, January 11, 2024
By most accounts of this week's Golden Globes, Jo Koy bombed. But fellow stand up comedians like Steve Martin, Michael Che, Kevin Hart and Whoopi Goldberg are coming to his defense.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 06:24PMMonday, January 8, 2024
With songs by the Avett Brothers, Swept Away follows four men fighting to survive a shipwreck. The musical is inspired by the true story in which men resort to cannibalism to survive.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:18PMWednesday, December 27, 2023
The Kennedy Center Honors will broadcast on CBS Wednesday evening. This year's Honorees are Dionne Warwick, Billy Crystal, Renee Fleming, Barry Gibb and Queen Latifah.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 07:12PMMonday, December 4, 2023
Billy Crystal, Dionne Warwick, Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees, Renée Fleming and Queen Latifah were given the star treatment as they received their Kennedy Center Honors.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 10:48AMWednesday, September 6, 2023
From SNL's Coneheads to Killer Bees, Broadway's Sweeney Todd and Candide, we remember Tony Award-winning costume designer Franne Lee who died on Aug. 27.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:19PMFrom SNL's Coneheads to Killer Bees, Broadway's Sweeney Todd and Candide, we remember Tony Award-winning costume designer Franne Lee who died on Aug. 27.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:13AMWednesday, August 30, 2023
When security told Juan Lastra to sit down, Adele told them to leave him alone. The incident sparked a debate about concert etiquette. Stand when others are sitting? Tell a fan to sit down?
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:04PMMonday, June 5, 2023
The annual survey of the most popular high school musicals and plays is out. In addition to top ten lists, the report finds attendance is up 13% but theatre teachers are worried about censor…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 10:48PMThe Addams Family, Clue and Frozen JR were among the most popular shows, according to a new survey. But the report also showed that drama teachers are nervous about censorship.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 04:42PMThursday, March 9, 2023
High school theater teachers fear their stages will be the next battleground in the culture war. Plays have been canceled or removed when local officials claim the content is inappropriate.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:01AMFriday, March 3, 2023
More than a dozen states have proposed bills that would restrict minors' access to drag performances. So where does that leave high school theatre productions like Rent or nontraditional cas…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:34PMThursday, February 2, 2023
The company, based in The Hague, is currently in Washington, D.C., performing Giselle at The Kennedy Center. The Ukrainian Ambassador says the ballet corps is like a secret weapon.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:50PMFriday, January 27, 2023
The United Ukrainian Ballet Company is made up of dancers taking refuge in the Netherlands. The company travels to Washington, D.C., to perform Giselle, choreographed by Alexei Ratmansky.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:06AMTuesday, January 10, 2023
PEN America and two other free speech groups are calling for school officials in Florida to reinstate a high school production of Paula Vogel's Indecent, a play that is itself about censorsh…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 06:22PMTuesday, December 13, 2022
The Kennedy Center has announced Adam Sandler as the winner of this year's Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Sandler's credits include SNL, Happy Gilmore, Grown Ups, The Wedding Singer an…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 02:18PMWednesday, December 7, 2022
Amy Grant, George Clooney, Gladys Knight, U2 and Tania León attended a dinner at the U.S. State Department and a gala tribute event. The 45th annual Kennedy Center Honors airs on CBS later …
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:12PMWednesday, October 12, 2022
This year's MacArthur Fellows include scientists, artists and historians. The so-called MacArthur "geniuses" receive unrestricted grants of $800,000 for their "exceptional creativity" and "p…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 02:49PMChances are the next Broadway hit will have originated at a regional theater taking a risk on an untested playwright. But once those playwrights are established, many of them start writing f…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:43AMThursday, September 22, 2022
Sesame Street The Musical is a new, Off-Broadway show staring Cookie Monster, Grover, Elmo and the rest of the muppets. The producers tailored the experience to their target audience: toddle…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 06:49AMWednesday, September 14, 2022
Shapoval volunteered to fight after Russia invaded Ukraine. His unit was recently sent to one of "the hottest zones" in the country, according to The National Opera of Ukraine.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 09:55AMFriday, July 29, 2022
A family of Afghan musicians in the U.S. wants to raise awareness about their plight.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 04:33PM 
