Performing Arts

Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner) and Theon Greyjoy (Alfie Allen) on Game of Thrones.

Arts

Do Critics Of Violence And Sex In HBO's 'Game Of Thrones' Miss The Point?

6:12am June 12, 2015

by Eric Deggans

As HBO's Game of Thrones airs its fifth season finale Sunday, NPR TV Critic Eric Deggans asks if some critics of the show's violence and sexuality should reconsider past criticisms.

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'The Flick' Tells The Story Of The Movies, Off The Screen

6:39pm June 11, 2015

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with playwright Annie Baker about her play, The Flick, which won the Pulitzer Prize last year.

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Ron Moody, as Fagin, is seen in a 1968 publicity portrait for the film Oliver!

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Ron Moody, Who Delighted Audiences As Fagin In 'Oliver!' Dies

2:10pm June 11, 2015

by Elizabeth Blair

Throughout his career, Moody played a variety of parts on stage and screen. But in the villainous Fagin, he found the role of a lifetime.

Sydney Lucas performs "Ring Of Keys" from Fun Home on the Tony Awards broadcast Sunday night.

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WATCH: 11-Year-Old Sydney Lucas Destroys At The Tony Awards

12:02pm June 08, 2015

by Linda Holmes

If you haven't yet seen the most memorable performance from Sunday night's Tony Awards, from the musical Fun Home, now's the time.

Composer John Kander, 88, has received his 12th Tony nomination — this time for The Visit. "I really love the theater ..." he says. "This part, I hate; the idea that suddenly we're all put in a little sandbox where we're supposed to be very competitive

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First-Time Tony Award Nominees Enjoy New Fame, But Keep Day Jobs

10:09am June 08, 2015

by Jeff Lunden

This year, several writers are up for Tony awards for the first time. But while the experience may be a time to celebrate, they're sticking to their day jobs and already eyeing the next project.

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Sydney Lucas as Small Alison and Michael Cerveris as her father in the new production of Fun Home.

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Broadway Passes The Bechdel Test With 'Fun Home'

4:06am June 06, 2015

by Neda Ulaby

Alison Bechdel's bestselling graphic novel memoir about growing up gay with a closeted father doesn't seem like an obvious choice for a musical, but it's coming to Broadway. NPR's Neda Ulaby reports.

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Ken Jeong, right, stars in the new ABC series Dr. Ken. Jeong appears with, from left, Kate Simses, Tisha Campbell-Martin and Jonathan Slavin.

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Racial Diversity Grows On Network Television, But Will Quality Lag Behind?

10:17am May 31, 2015

by Eric Deggans

Network TV's fall schedule has a lot of new shows with non-white stars and casts. But NPR television critic Eric Deggans wonders if those series will explore race and culture as well as current shows.

David Letterman hosts his final Late Show episode on Wednesday.

Letterman Leaves Late-Night TV With A Near-Perfect Final Show

7:11am May 27, 2015

by Eric Deggans

Late Show host David Letterman said goodbye Wednesday night with his trademark self-deprecating sarcasm. He left as he had arrived: with a hilarious show made on his own terms.

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'My Fair Lady' Couldn't Actually Dance All Night, So These Songs Had To Go

7:17pm May 20, 2015

by Bob Mondello

The musical has some of the best-known songs in Broadway history, but it originally had other tunes that almost no one knows. Some of those songs were recently performed for the first time in decades.

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The cast of Mad Men: January Jones (from left), Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, Vincent Kartheiser, Christina Hendricks and John Slattery

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'Mad Men' Finale: A Love Letter To Fans Filled With Mostly Happy Endings

9:13pm May 18, 2015

by Eric Deggans

AMC's Mad Men ended its seven-season run on Sunday. Fans may have loved how characters' stories were resolved, but critics may question how writers got them there.

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