As theaters scramble to reach new audiences, three get $1 million each
The Mellon Foundation announced grants of $1 million to three theaters: Actors Theatre of Louisville, Long Wharf in New Haven and Portland Center Stage.
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Actor Michael Imperioli talks 'An enemy of the People' and its modern parallels
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with actor Michael Imperioli about his Broadway debut in An Enemy of the People and the relevance of this adaptation of the play, roughly 150 years after the original.
Songwriter Ani DiFranco on 'Hadestown'
NPR's Rachel Martin talks with songwriter Ani DiFranco about her Broadway debut in the musical Hadestown and her long backstory with her character Persephone.
Virginia high school students take center stage for Black History Month celebration
High school students in Alexandria, Va., honor Black history with art, dance and theater.
Three decades later, the French movie 'La Haine' is being turned into a musical
A new musical in Paris opens this fall based on the French film classic La Haine, about life in the city's suburban slums.
A family of creatives turned their TikTok-famous videos into a stage performance
NPR's Scott Simon talks with Mandy Patinkin, Kathryn Grody and Gideon Grody-Patinkin about the family stage "performance" in which Gideon talks with his performer parents about their lives.
Broadway legend Hinton Battle, who originally played Scarecrow in 'The Wiz', has died
Broadway star Hinton Battle, who played the original Scarecrow at the 1978 "The Wiz", has died at 67. He was a three-time Tony Award winner.
Broadway's 'first great triple threat,' Chita Rivera, dies at 91
The three-time Tony Award winner appeared in more than 20 Broadway musicals over six decades. She created indelible roles such as Anita in West Side Story, Rose in Bye Bye Birdie and Velma in Chicago.
Chita Rivera, Broadway's 'first great triple threat,' dies at 91
The three-time Tony Award-winning Broadway legend created indelible roles: Anita in West Side Story, Rose in Bye Bye Birdie and Velma Kelly in Chicago.
'Days of Wine and Roses,' a film about love and addiction, is now a spirited musical
The classic 1962 movie tells the story of a relationship buckling under the weight of addiction. The new Broadway adaptation stars Kelli O'Hara and Brian d'Arcy James.