Remembering Tony Winner Phyllis Newman
Tony Award winner Phyllis Newman died Sunday at age 86. She won the award for her role in 1962's Subways Are For Sleeping. She also appeared on TV, as an actress and quiz show panelist.
Theater
A Tour To The REACH, The Kennedy Center's New Performance Space
NPR's Michel Martin talks with the Kennedy Center's Marc Bamuthi Joseph about the opening of the REACH rehearsal and performance space.
In Bay Area, Indian Immigrants Find Community In Theater
A theater company in Santa Clara, Calif., has become a place for Indian immigrants working in the tech sector to find a home away from home.
The Journey To '10,000 Balconies'
A Syrian playwright wanted to write a love story based on Romeo and Juliet. Set in Damascus. Performed in Arkansas. After a three-year ordeal, the production comes to stage this weekend.
'No Room For The Modest Hit Anymore': Broadway Prepares For Summer Closings
Broadway attendance is up — yet the $35 million production of King Kong is among the five shows cutting bait in the next two weekends, as musical theater undergoes a market correction.
Opinion: The Prince Of Broadway's Legacy Lives On Through His Music
NPR's Scott Simon honors the legacy of theatrical producer and director Hal Prince, who died this week at the age of 91.
'The Addams Family' Ranks No. 1 For Popularity In High School Musicals
The Addams Family was the most popular high school musical production this year, according to the latest rankings from the Educational Theatre Association.
Hal Prince, Transformational Broadway Producer And Director, Has Died
The winner of an unprecedented 21 Tony Awards, Prince left a major impact on American musical theater. Among his shows: Cabaret, Fiddler on the Roof and The Phantom of the Opera. He was 91.
'Moulin Rouge!' Is An Extravagant, Triumphant Jukebox Musical
With 71 hit songs performed on a decadent nightclub set, the new stage adaptation, based on Baz Luhrmann's 2001 film, is not particularly profound. It is nonetheless a knockout night at the theater.
'Moulin Rouge!' The Musical Opens Tonight On Broadway
The new Broadway show Moulin Rouge! has more than 70 songs. It is a big, bombastic, jukebox musical about a time and place before jukeboxes.