Broadway To Remain Closed For The Rest Of The Year
The Broadway League, which represents theater producers and owners, has announced that none of Broadway's 41 theaters will reopen before the end of 2020.
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Lin-Manuel Miranda Sees The 'Language Of Revolution' In 'Hamilton' And Today
Lin-Manuel Miranda says his musical Hamilton, which starts streaming on Disney+ this week, shows "everything that's past is present."
Actor Ian Holm, Who Played King Lear To Bilbo Baggins, Has Died
With a grounding in classical theater, Ian Holm became beloved by movie fans around the world, especially in the "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy and "The Hobbit." He died Friday at age 88.
Children Recite Abraham Lincoln's 'House Divided'
Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., annually holds the Lincoln Oratory Festival. Students from Sela Public Charter School performed "House Divided" on stage earlier this year.
Performing In A Pandemic: Taking The High School Play Online
Students look forward all year to their big end-of-year productions. This year, many educators got creative in helping their student shine — despite the shutdown due to COVID-19
Inaugural Antonyo Awards To Celebrate Best Of Black Theater
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Drew Shade, founder of Broadway Black, about the first ever Antonyo Awards, highlighting the achievement of Black theatre artists.
Theaters Return To An Old Art Form — The Radio Drama — With A Twist
Theaters closed due to the coronavirus pandemic are struggling to get work to the public. Some are doing plays for podcast, others are turning what would have been stage works into audio drama.
Larry Kramer, Pioneering AIDS Activist And Writer, Dies At 84
Kramer was a writer with an Oscar-nominated screenplay when his friends started dying mysteriously — galvanizing him to found the Gay Men's Health Crisis, and later ACT UP, to combat AIDS.
With Theaters Shut Down, Why Not Put On A 'Play At Home'?
Theaters across the country have commissioned playwrights to create short plays that anyone can download and perform at home or online with friends and family. The initiative is called Play at Home.
Broadway's Nick Cordero Emerges From Coma During Battle With COVID-19
The performer had been in a medically induced coma for weeks, and doctors also had to amputate his right leg. Still, this week his wife said she received "just the best news you could hear."