Saturday, December 30, 2017
The new Broadway musical drama Farinelli And The King tells the tale of the bipolar King Philippe V and the famous 18th-century operatic castrato whose singing nurses him back to health.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 07:24PMThe new Broadway musical drama Farinelli And The King tells the tale of the bipolar King Philippe V and the famous 18th-century operatic castrato whose singing nurses him back to health.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 06:33PMFriday, December 22, 2017
The famed conductor Charles Dutoit has been accused of sexual misconduct by four women including opera star Sylvia McNair. Six major orchestras have distanced themselves from him.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 04:34PMSaturday, November 18, 2017
Sarah DeLappe's play The Wolves, which opens in New York on Monday, follows an elite soccer team of young women as it prepares for its own battles.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 10:24AMSarah DeLappe's play The Wolves, which opens in New York on Monday, follows an elite soccer team of young women as it prepares for its own battles.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:19AMSaturday, November 11, 2017
Songwriter David Yazbek knew he wanted to write a musical that fused his two cultural backgrounds and avoid the tired stories about tribal conflict.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 02:04PMSongwriter David Yazbek knew he wanted to write a musical that fused his two cultural backgrounds and avoid the tired stories about tribal conflict.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:07AMSunday, November 5, 2017
One hundred fifty composers, from the 12th century to today, are part of The Psalms Experience, performances of all 150 psalms during Lincoln Center's White Light Festival in New York.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 07:54AMSaturday, October 28, 2017
Irish playwright Duncan Macmillan's latest work follows an actress who goes into rehab after coming unhinged onstage. It's an unsentimental take on addiction and recovery that offers no easy…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:18AMIrish playwright Duncan Macmillan's latest work follows an actress who goes into rehab after coming unhinged onstage. It's an unsentimental take on addiction and recovery that offers no easy…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:00AMSunday, October 1, 2017
Before she was a famous author, Strayed wrote an advice column under the pseudonym "Dear Sugar." Now, it's been adapted into an unlikely off-Broadway play starring Nia Vardalos.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 11:06PMBefore she was a famous author, Strayed wrote an advice column under the pseudonym "Dear Sugar." Now, it's been adapted into an unlikely off-Broadway play starring Nia Vardalos.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 06:05PMSaturday, September 23, 2017
Every year, the New York City Ballet asks top fashion designers to outfit its dancers for its Fall Gala. Good thing the capacity of its 18-person costume department is "the highest you can g…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 10:18AMEvery year, the New York City Ballet asks top fashion designers to outfit its dancers for its Fall Gala. Good thing the capacity of its 18-person costume department is "the highest you can g…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:11AMThursday, September 21, 2017
The one-woman show centers on a Syrian-American who tells harrowing stories of Syria's civil war as she prepares a traditional dish. It's an intimate experience for both the audience and the…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 01:24AMWednesday, September 20, 2017
The one-woman show centers on a Syrian-American who tells harrowing stories of Syria's civil war as she prepares a traditional dish. It's an intimate experience for both the audience and the…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 04:49PMSunday, September 17, 2017
The opera, presented by Opera Philadelphia with the Apollo Theater, had its world premiere Sept. 16. It revisits the house at the center of the bombing and its impact on Philadelphia's youth…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:54PMTuesday, September 12, 2017
Hall ran two of the most important theater companies in England — the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre. He directed Waiting for Godot and Amadeus, among dozens of plays, …
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 10:54AMHall ran two of the most important theater companies in England — the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre. He directed Waiting for Godot and Amadeus, among dozens of plays, …
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 07:59AMMonday, September 4, 2017
Broadway casting directors are seeking to unionize like their colleagues in Hollywood, who are already represented. But Broadway producers are resisting and have even threatened to sue, desp…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 10:18PMBroadway casting directors are seeking to unionize like their colleagues in Hollywood, who are already represented. But Broadway producers are resisting and have even threatened to sue, desp…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 04:50PMThursday, August 24, 2017
Harold Prince began his career on Broadway as an unpaid assistant in his 20s. Now, at 89, the producer and director has 21 Tony awards and a long list of hit musicals to his name.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:36PMHarold Prince began his career on Broadway as an unpaid assistant in his 20s. Now, at 89, the producer and director has 21 Tony awards and a long list of hit musicals to his name.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 04:52PMTuesday, August 8, 2017
Cook became famous for her parts in Leonard Bernstein's Candide and Meredith Willson's The Music Man. Then, when Broadway roles became scarce, she reinvented herself as a concert and cabaret…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:42PMCook became famous for her parts in Leonard Bernstein's Candide and Meredith Willson's The Music Man. Then, when Broadway roles became scarce, she reinvented herself as a concert and cabaret…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 11:34AMSunday, July 23, 2017
The Canadian theater company Soulpepper performs dramas, cabarets, concerts. Some actors perform in multiple shows on the same day. We followed one actor during a grueling, but satisfying da…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:18PMThe Canadian theater company Soulpepper performs dramas, cabarets, concerts. Some actors perform in multiple shows on the same day. We followed one actor during a grueling, but satisfying da…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:05AMThursday, July 20, 2017
George Balanchine's modernist masterpiece was the first full-length, nonnarrative ballet. Russian, American and French ballet dancers have gathered to perform it together in New York City.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 09:48PMGeorge Balanchine's modernist masterpiece was the first full-length, nonnarrative ballet. Russian, American and French ballet dancers have gathered to perform it together in New York City.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:00PMTuesday, July 11, 2017
The 6-year-old children's book character struck a chord when she debuted in the 1950s. Now a new exhibition shines a light on how Eloise came to be.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 04:31PMWednesday, July 5, 2017
Albee died in 2016, and in his will he asked that all his incomplete manuscripts be destroyed — including a play that was supposed to open off-Broadway.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 11:04PM 
