Akron Works To Bring Joy To Voting
Akron is one of four cities using civic-engagement grants to make voting a more playful and community-oriented act.
Performing Arts
This Election Is Even Tough For Comedians
For the past two years this election season has been relentless. And it turns out it's especially tough for stand up comedians. Washington, D.C. comedian Rob Maher explains.
Bolshoi Dancer Jailed For Acid Attack Reportedly Returns For Practice
Pavel Dmitrichenko is back, just in practice rooms. Nearly four years ago, a Russian court convicted him in a shocking acid attack against the Ballet's then-artistic director Sergei Filin.
Debbie Allen's 'Weapons' To Stop Gun Violence Are Dance And Music
Director, actor and choreographer Debbie Allen's multimedia musical Freeze Frame examines the lives of young people living in cities with the backdrop of violence and police shootings.
'Falsettos' Still Resonates In Changed Social Landscape
When Falsettos first premiered in 1981, this frank, funny musical about gay, Jewish life in New York City was covering new territory. Now a revival is in the works, but will it still feel resonant in an age where gay rights have become mainstream?
Christopher Marlowe Credited As Shakespeare's Co-Author On Henry VI Plays
True authorship of Shakespeare has been debated for centuries. Now, the New Oxford Shakespeare edition will list Elizabethan playwright Christopher Marlowe as co-author on the three Henry VI plays, part one, two and three. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Florida State University professor Gary Taylor, one of the general editors of the new volume.
Manic And Depressed, 'I Didn't Like Who I Was,' Says Comic Chris Gethard
Gethard tells stories of hitting rock bottom in his new one-man off-Broadway show, which is billed as a comedy about "suicide, depression, alcoholism and all the other funniest parts of life."
Justice Ginsburg Will Make Her Operatic Debut — Sort Of
The Supreme Court justice is set to play a nonsinging role on opening night of the Donizetti opera "The Daughter of the Regiment" at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
'It's Very Lonely': Kathleen Turner Stars As Joan Didion In 'Magical Thinking'
Turner appears in a new production of The Year of Magical Thinking, based on Didion's 2005 memoir. In one year, Didion's daughter fell into a coma and her husband of 40 years had a fatal heart attack.
John Slattery Gushes About His Role In Revived Broadway Classic 'Front Page'
John Slattery, best known for his role in Mad Men, plays Hildy Johnson in the new Broadway production of The Front Page. He tells NPR's Scott Simon "it's a fantastic part in a fantastic play."