In this production of 'Hamilton,' everything is done in German
All of the elements of the Broadway hit have been translated into German, a complicated process especially for a show filled with English idioms.
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Working in theater is a grind. But it doesn't have to be
The hours are long and the pay isn't great. But one theater in Baltimore is trying to rethink its labor practices to make theater a better workplace.
Pulitzer prize-winning playwright Charles Fuller dies at 83
Fuller often explored and exposed how social institutions can perpetuate racism, like he did in his best-known work, the searing and acclaimed "A Soldier's Play."
New Broadway play 'Leopoldstadt' looks at a large Jewish family in Vienna over a half century
Tom Stoppard's new play, "Leopoldstadt," grew from a midlife realization concerning how many of his relatives died in the Holocaust.
Oregon Shakespeare Festival focuses on expansion – but is not without its critics
After two years of pandemic closures, audiences are back at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, to find a season of diverse plays. But for many, change has come too soon.
Jonathan Rockefeller brings Sesame Street to life Off-Broadway
Sesame Street The Musical is a new, Off-Broadway show staring Cookie Monster, Grover, Elmo and the rest of the muppets. The producers tailored the experience to their target audience: toddlers.
Across the U.S., regional theaters are starting to transform. Here's why
In the first of our six-part series, NPR's Bob Mondello explains how the theater that most Americans see is being transformed.
'The Phantom of the Opera,' Broadway's longest-running show, will close next year
The musical — a fixture on Broadway since 1988, weathering recessions, war and cultural shifts — will play its final performance in New York on Feb. 18, 2023.
The hidden world of an opera prompter
One of the world's greatest living composers, John Adams, has a new opera, and the prompter keeps 'Anthony and Cleopatra' from flying off the rails.
The Broadway community is celebrating another year of pandemic survival
It's been a year since Broadway started back up again - and there've been a lot of ups and downs. COVID still had the power to shut down shows, but performers and audiences persisted.