Saturday, May 14, 2022
A decade ago, Costanzo had surgery that threatened to destroy his singing voice. Now he stars as a gender-fluid Egyptian pharaoh in the Met Opera's production. Originally broadcast Oct. 7, 2…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 01:36PMMonday, April 4, 2022
Alsop talks about the rejection she faced on the way to becoming the first woman to lead a major American orchestra, the Baltimore Symphony. She's now the subject of a new documentary, The C…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 04:24PMWednesday, February 9, 2022
Method acting is more than mining personal experiences to play a character — or physically transforming for a role. Author Isaac Butler traces the history of the technique in The Method.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:24PMWednesday, December 8, 2021
Brooks wrote countless edgy jokes over the years, but he doesn't regret any of them. He calls comedy his "delicious refuge" from the world. "I hide in humor," he says. His new memoir is All …
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:54AMFriday, December 3, 2021
We conclude our tribute to Sondheim by listening to archival interviews with collaborators and performers, including Stephen Colbert, James Lapine, Paul Gemignani and Lin-Manuel Miranda.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 07:12PMThursday, December 2, 2021
We continue our tribute to Sondheim by listening back to a 2010 interview in which he shared the stories behind some of his most famous songs and gave his take on other great lyricists.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 06:48PMSondheim, who died Nov. 26, was the lyricist and composer who gave us Sweeney Todd, Into the Woods and other shows. In 2010 he spoke about his writing process, from rhyming to finding the r…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 06:36AMSaturday, November 20, 2021
Twyla Moves, a documentary by PBS American Masters, tells the story of the legendary choreographer, who got her start performing on subway platforms in the 1960s. Originally broadcast April …
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 02:33AMSaturday, October 30, 2021
The noted sleight-of-hand artist, who died in 2018, was also a scholar of con games and oddities. This week, Sotheby's auctioned off part of Jay's 10,000-item collection. Originally broadcas…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:42AMTuesday, October 19, 2021
Fourteen years after his initial diagnosis, the Pose actor revealed publicly that he is HIV-positive. Porter says being open about his health status felt like a rebirth. His new memoir is Un…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 09:06PMMonday, September 27, 2021
Platt frequently worries about the past and what's to come, but there's one place where his anxiety tends to subside. "Being on stage, for me, is kind of the antidote to that," he says.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 06:42PMTuesday, August 3, 2021
James Lapine worked with Stephen Sondheim on Sunday in the Park with George, Into the Woods and Passion. In Putting it Together, he draws on interviews with Sondheim and members of the cast …
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 04:48PMFriday, May 14, 2021
D'Amboise, who died May 2, began dancing at 7 and joined the New York City Ballet at 15. He later founded the National Dance Institute, which teaches dance to children. Originally broadcast …
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:42PMThursday, April 8, 2021
Twyla Moves, a new documentary by PBS American Masters, tells the story of the legendary choreographer, who got her start performing on subway platforms and rooftops in the 1960s.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 11:03PMWednesday, December 30, 2020
Luker, who died of ALS Dec. 23, received Tony nominations for her performances in Showboat, The Music Man and Mary Poppins. She spoke to Fresh Air in 1999, 2000, 2013 and 2020.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:24PMSunday, November 8, 2020
Champion, who died Oct. 21, danced with her husband Gower in the movie musicals Till the Clouds Roll By, Showboat and Lovely to Look At. Originally broadcast in 2001.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 02:03AMFriday, October 16, 2020
As a teen, Heidi Schreck debated the Constitution in competitions. A film of her Broadway play, What the Constitution Means to Me, is now available on Amazon Prime. Originally broadcast Marc…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:24PMMarried Broadway stars Danny Burstein and Rebecca Luker both contracted COVID in the spring. Burstein was hospitalized. Luker's case was less severe, but it came soon after she was diagnosed…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:12AMTuesday, June 30, 2020
A film of the original Broadway production of Hamilton, taped in 2016, begins streaming on Disney+ on Friday. Miranda, who stars in the title role, says the production is as timely as ever.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:03AMSaturday, May 9, 2020
At the height of his fame, Martin shifted his focus from stand-up to acting and writing. He called his memoir, Born Standing Up, a biography of "someone I used to know." Originally broadcas…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 02:42AMSaturday, March 28, 2020
Sondheim, who turned 90 on March 22, composed the music and lyrics for Sweeney Todd, Into the Woods, Company and other shows. He spoke about his career in musical theater in this 2010 interv…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 10:54AMThursday, March 26, 2020
McNally, who died March 24 due to complications related to COVID-19, won Tony awards for Love! Valour! Compassion!, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Ragtime and Master Class. Originally broadcast J…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 10:24PMTuesday, December 31, 2019
This week, we're listening back to some favorite Fresh Air interviews from the past decade. Rivers, who died in 2014, spoke to Terry Gross in 2010 about the sacrifices she made as a female c…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 04:36PMSaturday, December 28, 2019
This week, we're listening back to some favorite Fresh Air interviews from the past decade. Terry Gross spoke to Miranda in 2017 about how his "mixed tape" musical came together.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 01:03PMThis week, we're listening back to some favorite Fresh Air interviews from the past decade. In 2011, Terry Gross spoke to the creators of South Park about their Broadway hit.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 01:03PMTuesday, October 8, 2019
Ten years ago, Costanzo had surgery that threatened to destroy his singing voice. Now the countertenor is starring as a gender-fluid Egyptian pharaoh in a new production by the Metropolitan …
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 01:18AMWednesday, July 17, 2019
"I always considered song parody kind of cheap," the Emmy-nominated lyricist and performer says. "But ... I've gotten [such a] response from others ... that I'm appreciating it as an art for…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 06:32PMWednesday, July 10, 2019
A new, Yiddish language production of the musical is currently running off-Broadway. Steven Skybell, who plays Tevye, and Joel Grey, who directs the show, explain why the play still resonat…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 06:54PMSaturday, May 4, 2019
Jo Sullivan Loesser, who died April 28, married Frank Loesser after starring in his Broadway show, The Most Happy Fella. After Frank died in 1969, she helped preserve his legacy.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 01:06AMTuesday, April 23, 2019
The 82-year-old British actor is currently playing Shakespeare's famed tragic figure on Broadway. "Doors have opened for women that were firmly locked many decades ago," she says.
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 01:45PMFriday, April 5, 2019
Verdon, who died in 2000, spoke to Terry Gross in 1993 about her work with and marriage to choreographer Bob Fosse. The new FX series Fosse/Verdon revisits the complexities of their partners…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 01:27PM 
