Theater

Jonathan Groff plays an FBI agent and criminal profiler in the Netflix series Mindhunter.

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'Mindhunter' Actor Jonathan Groff On His Most Life-Altering Roles

3:47pm October 31, 2017

by Terry Gross

Groff says his work on HBO's Looking changed his life: "It's one of my favorite things I've worked on, the most personal thing I've worked on." He now stars in the Netflix series Mindhunter.

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While in the film "Circle of Life" is sung by a voice off-screen, Rafiki takes on the opening number in the The Lion King musical.

Bold Experiment Turned Broadway Hit, 'Lion King' Continues To Thrill — And Heal

12:49am October 30, 2017

by Michel Martin

Director Julie Taymor took an unconventional tack in adapting the animated film for the big stage. Even 20 years on, she finds the musical's social themes evolve and resonate with audiences worldwide.

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Denise Gough as Emma, an actress who goes into rehab after coming unhinged onstage, in People, Places & Things. Gough won an Olivier award for the role during the play's London run.

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'People, Places & Things' Is A Clear-Eyed Look At Addiction

8:09am October 28, 2017

by Jeff Lunden

Irish playwright Duncan Macmillan's latest work follows an actress who goes into rehab after coming unhinged onstage. It's an unsentimental take on addiction and recovery that offers no easy answers.

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Palestinian Play 'The Siege' Finally Gets U.S. Premiere

5:09pm October 12, 2017

by Neda Ulaby

The Siege is one of a number of plays depicting a Palestinian point of view that has been cancelled after pressure from American Jewish groups. One esteemed theater in New York reportedly planned the play, then quietly dropped it from the schedule. Now, it's finally getting its U.S. premiere.

Here Are The 2017 MacArthur 'Genius' Grant Winners

5:10pm October 11, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Jason De León, Njideka Akunyili Crosby and Derek Peterson are among the 24 winners of this year's MacArthur Fellowship, which honors "extraordinarily talented and creative individuals."

In the musical KPOP, Ashley Park plays the Korean pop star Mwe, one of the show's emotional centers.

A New Musical — And Its Audience — Grapple With Asian Identity, Through K-Pop

1:36pm October 05, 2017

by Kat Chow

The show's plot and very existence provoke larger questions around race, representation and casting.

Bill Murray and Jan Vogler's album New Worlds is available Sept. 29.

Bill Murray And Jan Vogler Take Us To 'New Worlds' On Their New Theatrical Album

6:43am October 02, 2017

After the comedian and cellist met on a flight, the two struck up a friendship and decided to release an album on which Murray sings and reads American classics accompanied by a classical trio.

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Nia Vardalos stars in Tiny Beautiful Things, a stage adaptation of Cheryl Strayed's book of "Dear Sugar" advice columns.

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'Beautiful Things' Revealed In Stage Adaptation Of Cheryl Strayed's Advice Column

6:06pm October 01, 2017

by Jeff Lunden

Before she was a famous author, Strayed wrote an advice column under the pseudonym "Dear Sugar." Now, it's been adapted into an unlikely off-Broadway play starring Nia Vardalos.

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The Theater Development Fund In New York Takes Playing Dress-Up To Another Level

5:18pm September 29, 2017

The largest costume rental business in New York City is not a business at all, but the non-profit organization that runs the city's discount ticket booths.

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Richard Gere and Julia Roberts in a scene from the film Pretty Woman, 1990.

Like It Or Not, You're Getting A 'Pretty Woman' Musical

3:31pm September 26, 2017

by Linda Holmes

Is it a good idea to make a musical adapted from Pretty Woman? Or is it, just possibly ... a "big mistake — huge!" We have a few details about the new show, coming to Broadway in 2018.