Arts

Josh Groban never gave up his dream of playing 'Sweeney Todd'

1:22pm April 10, 2023

by Ann Marie Baldonado

The Grammy-Award winning baritone first auditioned to play the Demon Barber of Fleet Street back in high school. He didn't get the part then; now he's starring in the Broadway production.

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Eating popcorn while watching a movie on the couch.

Arts

A love letter to movie trailers and the joy of shared anticipation

6:01am April 10, 2023

by Susannah Broun

Whether it is to revisit a beloved movie or to build excitement for an upcoming project, movie trailers are truly an underappreciated art form.

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Terence Blanchard's opera on the troubled life of boxer Emile Griffith premieres

5:28am April 10, 2023

by Tom Vitale

Terence Blanchard's work based on the troubled life of boxing champion Emile Griffith premieres at the Metropolitan Opera.

In this week's episode, Logan Roy (Brian Cox) continues his unbroken streak of perfectly calculating his every move to make things as painful as possible for everyone else.

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'Succession' Season 4, Episode 3: 'Connor's Wedding'

10:40pm April 09, 2023

by Linda Holmes

It's time for Connor's wedding. It's time for Roman to choose between Gerri and his father. Unfortunately, Logan won't make it to the celebration.

President Biden is pictured in the Oval Office on St. Patrick's Day. Biden, who is Irish Catholic, is traveling to Ireland on Tuesday.

Poetry-loving Biden heads to Ireland, home of the 'best poets in the world'

2:00pm April 09, 2023

by Tamara Keith

President Biden's penchant for Irish poetry is likely to come through during his upcoming visit to the Emerald Isle, where he'll mark the anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement.

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Mostly through images, a daughter grieves her mother in 'Ephemera'

7:00am April 09, 2023

by Tahneer Oksman

Briana Loewinsohn's graphic novel presents a fully developed internal, and external, landscape without leaning heavily on words. It's a sophisticated exploration of the weight adults carry around.

Jackie Joyner-Kersee, performing one of her famous long jumps in 1985.

Arts

'Wait Wait' for April 8, 2023: 25th Anniversary Spectacular, Part II

9:29am April 08, 2023

To celebrate 25 years of Wait Wait we're taking some time off to relive our favorite moments from the past 2 1/2 decades, including interviews with Bonnie Raitt and Maz Jobrani!

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Oscar-nominated actress Hong Chau on her new movie 'Showing Up'

8:02am April 08, 2023

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon talks with actress Hong Chau. She was nominated for an Oscar this year, and stars in the new movie about struggling artists - "Showing Up."

Ryan Speedo Green as Young Emile Griffith in Terence Blanchard's Champion.

'Champion' is not your grandmother's Metropolitan Opera

8:02am April 08, 2023

by Tom Vitale

Terence Blanchard made history last season when his opera Fire Shut Up in My Bones was the first work by a Black composer staged by the Metropolitan Opera. And the Met has asked for more.

Bang Si-hyuk, chairman of HYBE, speaks during a debate hosted by the Kwanhun Club in Seoul, South Korea, on March 15.

Why K-pop's future is in crisis, according to its chief guardian

7:01am April 08, 2023

by Se Eun Gong

The chief producer behind BTS says K-pop is in crisis as global sales slow or decline — and BTS' taking a break is a big factor. But the industry is trying to pick itself back up.