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In 'Choir Boy,' 'Moonlight' Writer Brings Prep School Coming-Of-Age Story To Broadway

6:18pm March 02, 2019

Award-winning playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney has a fresh take on the prep school experience in his new play, Choir Boy. He tells NPR's Michel Martin about making his Broadway debut.

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Lawyers for Broadway producer Scott Rudin (left) claim his production of To Kill a Mockingbird is the only one that can be performed near a major city.

Arts

Community Theaters Kill 'Mockingbird' Productions After Lawsuit Threat

2:11pm March 01, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

The show must not go on, Broadway producer Scott Rudin says. Lawyers claim his production of To Kill a Mockingbird, written by Aaron Sorkin, is the only one that can be performed near a major city.

Taran Killam as Benedict A. Juniper, James Urbaniak as Howard Pine and John Mulaney as Simon Sawyer.

Arts

The Show Tunes And Plaid Pants Of The 'Documentary Now!' Sondheim Send-up

5:00am February 27, 2019

by Linda Holmes

The IFC series Documentary Now!, which has been in fine parody form for three seasons, plays around with Stephen Sondheim's Company and Broadway conventions in a new episode.

The Other Josh Cohen is a rock-musical rom-com running off-Broadway. It's about Josh Cohen, a loveable schlub who's unlucky in love.

Arts

If Your Name Is Josh Cohen, You Probably Think 'The Other Josh Cohen' Is About You

1:44pm February 10, 2019

by Catherine Rampell

A group of men all named Josh Cohen went to a new off-Broadway musical The Other Josh Cohen. It's a common Jewish name. One of them thought the show was about him, for good reason.

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Albert Finney as Tom Jones in the 1963 movie Tom Jones.

Arts

Albert Finney, Who Played Tom Jones, Daddy Warbucks And Hamlet, Dies At 82

2:47pm February 08, 2019

by Petra Mayer

The renowned British actor was nominated for five Oscars and two Tony Awards, among other prizes. His career spanned six decades, from understudying Laurence Olivier to appearing in a James Bond film.

Caissie Levy performs as Elsa in the stage adaptation of Frozen, which opened on Broadway in 2018.

For Many With Disabilities, 'Let It Go' Is An Anthem Of Acceptance

12:46pm January 22, 2019

by Joseph Shapiro

The breakout song from Disney's Frozen has inspired many marginalized groups — but its message of rejecting stigma holds special resonance for disabled people and their families.

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Bryan Cranston takes his opening night curtain call in the Broadway version of Network.

Arts

On Broadway, 'Network' Goes From Satire To Tragedy

7:04am January 19, 2019

by Tom Vitale

The 1976 movie Network struck a nerve with its darkly comic predictions about celebrity news anchors and the rise of infotainment. Now, a stage adaptaion is one of the hottest tickets on Broadway.

New Recording Of 'Doctor Atomic' May Be The Opera's Definitive Performance

1:29pm January 14, 2019

by Lloyd Schwartz

John Adams' opera, which premiered in 2005, centers on the first atomic bomb test at Los Alamos, N.M. Now, a new album features a recording of Doctor Atomic conducted by the composer himself.

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Lin-Manual Miranda, shot at a press event for Mary Poppins Returns in Paris in December.

Lin-Manuel Miranda And 'Hamilton' Partners Save A Manhattan Theater Bookstore

3:53pm January 08, 2019

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The Drama Book Shop, a store and creative hub that has served the acting community for more than 100 years, was slated to close this month. But the Hamilton group has stepped in to purchase the shop.

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Critically Acclaimed Play 'Noura' Puts Iraqi Refugee Experience On Stage

6:24am January 02, 2019

A playwright draws on Iraqi refugees' experiences in a writers workshop to craft a work that translates the flight from war for American audiences.

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