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Thursday, October 25, 2012
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Theater
A Celebration Of Janis Joplin And All Her Swagger
October 21, 2012 In her short time on the scene, Joplin helped define the music of a generation with her bluesy rasp. A musical honoring her talent and her muses is playing now in Washington, D.C. While it doesn't get into the darker chapters of her life, the show is captivating lifelong fans — including the lead actress.
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Theater
'Beat Generation,' Kerouac's Lost Play, Hits Stage
October 14, 2012 WBURLegendary beat novelist Jack Kerouac shot to fame with On the Road, but unknown to many fans, he also wrote a play. The Beat Generation was never produced and quickly forgotten. Rediscovered in 2004, the play is now set to premiere in the writer's hometown.
Wednesday, October 03, 2012
Theater
Racial Issues, Far From 'Invisible' On D.C. Stage
October 3, 2012 An adaptation of Ralph Ellison's landmark novel The Invisible Man is electrifying audiences in the nation's capital. NPR's Audie Cornish talks to the writer, director and star about bringing a complicated story to the stage.
Friday, September 28, 2012
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Theater
A Broadway Mystery Worthy Of 'Rebecca'
September 25, 2012 A musical adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's Gothic novel Rebecca was set to come to Broadway — until the existence of its major investor came into question. New York Times theater writer Patrick Healy discusses the mystery on All Things Considered.
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Theater
Shorts Inspire Music In 'Sounding Beckett' Trilogy
September 18, 2012 Samuel Beckett, the author of Waiting for Godot, is known for the spare, modern rhythms of his plays. Now, as Jeff Lunden explains, the off-Broadway show Sounding Beckett brings together three of the playwright's short works with new pieces of contemporary music they inspired.
Thursday, September 06, 2012
In New York, Two Big Arts Institutions Go Small
September 6, 2012 Lincoln Center and the Brooklyn Academy of Music recently opened new, smaller theater spaces designed by architect Hugh Hardy. There, new works can be performed without the financial pressure of filling a large theater — and with cheaper tickets, they can attract the younger generation, too.
Sunday, September 02, 2012
Theater
Broadway Spoofers Return To 'Forbidden' Territory
September 2, 2012 After a three-year hiatus, satirist Gerard Alessandrini is back with Forbidden Broadway: Alive and Kicking! Alongside Once and The Book of Mormon, they also target the Broadway-centric TV series Smash — but like all good parody, the skewering comes from a loving place.
Saturday, September 01, 2012
Theater
George Takei Takes Story Of Internment To The Stage
September 1, 2012 The actor was born in 1937 to a Japanese-American family that, after Pearl Harbor, was sent to live in internment camps for the duration of World War II. His experience growing up in the camps inspired a new musical, Allegiance, which Takei also stars in.
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Audra McDonald: Shaping 'Bess' On Broadway
August 30, 2012 The actress plays Bess in the Broadway musical Porgy and Bess. The show, which won two Tony Awards, closes next month.
David Alan Grier's 'Sporting Life' On Broadway
August 30, 2012 The stand-up comedian and star of In Living Color played Sporting Life in the opera Porgy and Bess. The show, which won Tony Awards, closes on Broadway next month.
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
