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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
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Theater
In The Theater Of Politics, Staging Is Everything
August 23, 2012 As the party conventions approach, elaborate theatrics on the part of presidential candidates are at the forefront. NPR critic Bob Mondello takes a look at the ways campaigns frame their candidates to make them stand out like Broadway stars.
Movies
The Marlon Brando Of Screen Dance, 100 Years On
August 23, 2012 Dancer-actor Gene Kelly would have been 100 this year, and his legacy of unparalleled athleticism and joyous, comic performance still looms large in popular culture. His versatility and his physical beauty were both part of his appeal.
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Friday, August 10, 2012
Monkey See
'Into The Woods' All Over Again, This Time In An Actual Urban Jungle
August 10, 2012 Stephen Sondheim's fractured musical fairy tale is getting a major revival in Central Park. NPR's Trey Graham had a look.
Tuesday, August 07, 2012
Destination Art
Stratford's Big Stars, From The Bard To The Bieb
August 7, 2012 When it opened in 1953, nobody expected much of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival. But what began 60 years ago as two plays in a tent is now a major theater festival. It attracts half a million ticket-buyers a year to the small Ontario town — which also boasts homegrown heartthrob Justin Bieber.
The Record
Remembering Award-Winning Composer Marvin Hamlisch
August 7, 2012 He wrote music for The Sting, A Chorus Line and The Way We Were, and won a Tony, Oscars, Grammys and Emmys.
Thursday, August 02, 2012
Theater
Playwright Fugard Bucked South Africa's 'Racist Ideas'
August 2, 2012 South African playwright, actor and director Athol Fugard was a thorn in the apartheid regime's side. Now 80, he calls any suggestion that he would slow down "nonsense."
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Sunday, July 15, 2012
Remembrances
'Oklahoma!' Actress Celeste Holm Dies At 95
July 15, 2012 The Academy Award-winning actress was a star on both stage and screen, best known for roles in Gentleman's Agreement, All About Eve and Oklahoma!
