Theater

Corey Hawkins plays former U.S. Army Ranger Eric Carter in Fox's 24: Legacy.

Arts

From D.C. Theater To '24': The Rise Of Actor Corey Hawkins

10:41am April 21, 2017

by Elizabeth Blair

Hawkins auditioned for his first acting gig at the Kennedy Center when he was 9 years old. Now he's the star of the action drama series 24: Legacy, and he's also appearing in a Broadway play.

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Michelle Wilson and Johanna Day star in Sweat, the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Lynn Nottage.

Arts

Hey You, Prestige Television Fan: Here's Why You Should See A New Play

12:32pm April 18, 2017

by Linda Holmes

While musicals have good pop-culture presence in many cases, plays tend not to. But in an environment that has embraced idiosyncratic and complicated TV, there's no better time to change that.

Arts

Composer Tim Minchin Brings 'Groundhog Day' To Broadway

5:42pm April 17, 2017

by Jeff Lunden

Composer Tim Minchin brings his musical adaptation of the film, Groundhog Day, to Broadway. It's the story of a cynical weatherman who is forced to relive the same day over and over again.

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Arts

'Smart People' Asks Hard Questions About Racism In America

6:16pm April 15, 2017

by Michel Martin

Smart People is a thought provoking play that examines the difficulties of talking about race. Playwright Lydia R. Diamond discusses the genesis of the play.

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Groundlings comedy troupe founder Gary Austin has died at 75. Here he attends a January 2016 Groundlings event with actress Victoria Carrol-Bell in West Hollywood, Calif.

Gary Austin, Founder of the Groundlings Improv Group, Dies

6:30pm April 04, 2017

by Richard Gonzales

Austin, relatively unknown outside of entertainment circles, taught and inspired many big names in comedy.

Come From Away, whose cast is pictured here, is one of many musicals competing for attention in Broadway's current surge of openings.

Music & Culture

Broadway Producers Reckon With A Crowded Season

6:27pm March 26, 2017

by Jeff Lunden

With 18 new shows — half of them musicals — opening this March and April, just before Tony nominations are announced, producers have to take risks to get their shows to stand out.

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Wright describes Martha, her Americans character, as an "average, everyday person that's open and trusting and loving."

Arts

We Are All Martha: Alison Wright On How Her 'Americans' Character Became A Hit

7:45am March 25, 2017

by Scott Simon

Wright plays an FBI secretary who falls in love with an undercover Russian spy. She says Martha is "who we would all most likely be" if we found ourselves in the world of The Americans.

People lay floral tributes to the victims of the March 22 terror attack in Parliament Square outside the Houses of Parliament in central London.

World News

Keeping Calm In London, In Spite Of Terror

7:45am March 25, 2017

by Scott Simon

Soon after the terrorist attack in London, the Parliament's Twitter account posted a short message restoring business as usual. NPR's Scott Simon remembers another time Brits met terror with calm.

Arts

Jo Lampert Takes On Joan Of Arc

8:12am March 18, 2017

by Elizabeth Blair

New York artist Jo Lampert just landed her first major role: Joan in David Byrne's new rock opera based on Joan of Arc. With her androgynous appearance and bluesy voice, Lampert seems like a good fit.

Arts

'Fresh Air' Marks The 90th Birthday Of Broadway Composer John Kander

3:25pm March 17, 2017

Kander and his partner, Fred Ebb, wrote the songs for a number of musicals, including Chicago, Kiss of the Spider Woman and Cabaret. Kander spoke to Terry Gross in 1991 and 2015.

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