NBC Raises Its Musical Game With 'The Wiz Live'
NPR TV critic Eric Deggans says NBC's production of The Wiz was "fully and fearlessly filled with blackness."
Theater
'Invisible Thread' Is More Than A Musical About Uganda
Based on co-writer Griffin Matthews' experiences in the country, Invisible Thread explores the connection between an American gay couple and a group of Ugandan orphans.
Nonprofit Roundabout Is A Regional Theater Right On Broadway
For 50 years the Roundabout has survived by presenting revivals of plays and musicals that other theaters won't. Though rates are meager, it still manages to attract major stars for its productions.
'Misery,' 'Misery' And 'Misery,' From Page To Screen To Stage
A new stage play finds Bruce Willis and Laurie Metcalf at the controls of an oddly horror-free version of the Stephen King novel.
George Takei Debuts On Broadway In 'Allegiance'
Inspired by Takei's own childhood experiences, the musical spotlights a dark era in American history: The internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II.
Lea Salonga's Big Break(out): An Allergy Attack At The Audition
Tony Award winner Lea Salonga has long been a star on stage and screen. But she learned her grit and confidence years earlier — when she overcame allergy (and dog) attacks to win the role of Annie.
A New Kind Of Tragic Prince In 'King Charles III'
Mike Bartlett's play King Charles III is a Shakespearean meditation on what might happen if Prince Charles became king — and caused a crisis by sticking to his principles rather than what's popular.
Stephen Park On Playing A Code-Switching Character In Steinbeck's 'East Of Eden'
Park plays Lee, a Chinese servant with an interesting approach to getting by in America, in a new theatrical adaptation of John Steinbeck's classic.
Annaleigh Ashford Barks Up The Right Tree On Broadway
The Masters of Sex actress is no stranger to Broadway; in fact, she's already won a Tony. Now she's in her first starring role, in Sylvia — and prepping by watching her pet, because she plays a dog.
Dramatist David Hare Says, Like Many Writers, He's Driven By Doubt
"My ability to see what's going on in a room or analyze what's going on inside a person comes from my own doubts about what's going on inside myself," he says. Hare's memoir is The Blue Touch Paper.