How Do You Get Over Writer's Block?
After a nasty bout of writer's block that stretched on for nearly a decade, Sting found inspiration by channeling the stories of the shipyard workers he knew from his childhood.
Theater
Set In Los Angeles, Greek Tragedy 'Medea' Gets A Modern Twist
The Greek tragedy Medea has been rewritten for the modern age. Mojada: A Medea, running in LA, is set in Southern California and involves a border crossing, a garment worker and a straying husband.
Wildfire Smoke Can Be A Show Stopper At Oregon Shakespeare Festival
With wildfires raging across the Pacific Northwest, festival organizers must frequently assess the air quality for the safety of the audience and performers. Six shows have been canceled so far.
Monty Python's John Cleese, Eric Idle Reunite In 'Together Again At Last'
NPR's Robert Siegel talks to comedians John Cleese and Eric Idle of Monty Python about their new show, Together Again At Last...For The Very First Time, which begins its U.S. tour in October.
Harvard's Hasty Pudding Club Considers Adding 1st Female Performers
Women auditioned for the Harvard musical theater group, Hasty Pudding, this weekend, which has never had a female member in the troop.
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Playwright Frank D. Gilroy Dies At 89
Gilroy also won a Tony Award and a Drama Critic's Circle Award for The Subject Was Roses, a play about a World War II veteran returning home from war. He died Saturday.
Larry David's First Time On Broadway: 'It's Not So Easy!'
The comedian wrote and stars in Fish in the Dark, a play about rivalries and dysfunction when a family patriarch dies. Originally broadcast March 5, 2015.
'Waitress' Serves Dark, Funny Fare With A Musical Twist (And A Side Of Pie)
The musical was adapted from a 2007 indie film starring Keri Russell. It follows a diner waitress who pours her churning emotions about her abusive marriage into creatively named pies.
Lesbian Cartoonist Alison Bechdel Countered Dad's Secrecy By Being Out And Open
The musical and graphic novel Fun Home describe Bechdel's coming out, and her dad's closeted homosexuality. She says, "In many ways ... my professional career has been a reaction to my father's life."
'Evan Hansen' Makes Music Out Of Teen Angst And Anxiety
A new musical by Tony-nominated songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, Dear Evan Hansen is a comedic drama that deals with teen suicide in the age of social media.