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Saturday, December 8, 2018

Northern Ireland's Troubled Past Surfaces In Family Drama 'The Ferryman' by Jeff Lunden

In the latest Broadway play by Jez Butterworth, the body of a man who was violently "disappeared" 10 years ago has been found in a bog. It augurs bad things for the dead man's family.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 01:36PM[SHARE]

Northern Ireland's Troubled Past Surfaces In Family Drama 'The Ferryman' by Jeff Lunden

In the latest Broadway play by Jez Butterworth, the body of a man who was violently "disappeared" 10 years ago has been found in a bog. It augurs bad things for the dead man's family.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 07:54AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, November 7, 2018

'King Kong' On Broadway Is The 2,400-Pound Gorilla In The Room by Jeff Lunden

In a new $35 million musical, the star attraction is 20 feet tall and requires 15 people to operate. He's an engineering marvel " and also basically a giant monkey puppet.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 01:54PM[SHARE]

'King Kong' On Broadway Is The 2,400-Pound Gorilla In The Room by Jeff Lunden

In a new $35 million musical, the star attraction is 20 feet tall and requires 15 people to operate. He's an engineering marvel " and also basically a giant monkey puppet.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 11:12AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, September 25, 2018

New York Philharmonic, Metropolitan Opera Struggle To Find Their Way by Jeff Lunden

The New York Philharmonic launches its season with a new music director and executive director. The Metropolitan Opera's season starts with a young music director.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:04PM[SHARE]
Monday, September 24, 2018

New York Philharmonic, Metropolitan Opera Struggle To Find Their Way by Jeff Lunden

The Philharmonic launches its season with a new music director and executive director. The Metropolitan Opera's season starts with a young music director.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:32AM[SHARE]

New York Philharmonic, Metropolitan Opera Struggle To Find Their Way by Jeff Lunden

The New York Philharmonic launches its season with a new music director and executive director. The Metropolitan Opera's season starts with a young music director.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:04AM[SHARE]

New York Philharmonic, Metropolitan Opera Struggle To Find Their Way by Jeff Lunden

The Philharmonic launches its season with a new music director and executive director. The Metropolitan Opera's season starts with a young music director.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:04AM[SHARE]
Friday, September 14, 2018

Remembering Broadway Star Marin Mazzie by Jeff Lunden

Actress Marin Mazzie has died of ovarian cancer at age 57. Mazzie had a three-decade career, with her breakout role playing Clara in Stephen Sondheim's Passion in 1994. She was in Ragtime, K…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 11:04PM[SHARE]

Remembering Broadway Star Marin Mazzie by Jeff Lunden

Actress Marin Mazzie has died of ovarian cancer at age 57. Mazzie had a three-decade career, with her breakout role playing Clara in Stephen Sondheim's Passion in 1994. She was in Ragtime, K…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:54PM[SHARE]
Sunday, September 9, 2018

Broadway Is About To 'Be More Chill' by Jeff Lunden

Be More Chill got middling reviews when it premiered, but social media propelled it to new heights. Now it's headed to Broadway.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:36PM[SHARE]

Broadway Is About To 'Be More Chill' by Jeff Lunden

Be More Chill got middling reviews when it premiered, but social media propelled it to new heights. Now it's headed to Broadway.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:48AM[SHARE]
Friday, August 24, 2018

The Complex Life Of Leonard Bernstein, A Once-In-A-Century Talent by Jeff Lunden

Born 100 years ago on Aug. 25, 1918, Bernstein was a larger-than-life character " on stage as a conductor, at the piano as a composer, on TV as an educator and in a sometimes tangled persona…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 04:45AM[SHARE]
Thursday, August 23, 2018

Actors, Married For 35 Years, Enrich Their Lives With Others' Words by Jeff Lunden

Plays are often so intense that actors fall in love. It was 35 years ago, Nance Williamson and Kurt Rhoads were cast opposite each other in Shakespeare's As You Like It and their showmance c…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 07:54AM[SHARE]

Actors, Married For 35 Years, Enrich Their Lives With Others' Words by Jeff Lunden

Plays are often so intense that actors fall in love. It was 35 years ago, Nance Williamson and Kurt Rhoads were cast opposite each other in Shakespeare's As You Like It and their showmance c…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:03AM[SHARE]
Monday, July 9, 2018

Oliver Knussen, Composer And Conductor, Dies At 66 by Jeff Lunden

Knussen, who wrote symphonies, chamber music and operas, is likely best known for his collaborations with children's author Maurice Sendak on adaptions like 1979's Where The Wild Things Are.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 04:34PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, July 4, 2018

A Stage Revival, And 50 Years Of Survival, For 'The Boys In The Band' by Jeff Lunden

Ever since Mart Crowley's play about a gay male life premiered off-Broadway in 1968, much of the original cast and crew has died of AIDS. A new, star-studded production acknowledges that his…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:54PM[SHARE]

A Stage Revival, And 50 Years Of Survival, For 'The Boys In The Band' by Jeff Lunden

Ever since Mart Crowley's play about a gay male life premiered off-Broadway in 1968, much of the original cast and crew has died of AIDS. A new, star-studded production acknowledges that his…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 04:03PM[SHARE]
Sunday, June 10, 2018

A Campaign For 'Often The Hardest-Working People On Stage' " The Chorus by Jeff Lunden

Broadway chorus members won't be recognized in their own categories as part of tonight's Tony Awards. But they might be in the future, thanks to an effort from the Actors Equity union.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 10:32AM[SHARE]

A Campaign For 'Often The Hardest-Working People On Stage' " The Chorus by Jeff Lunden

Broadway chorus members won't be recognized in their own categories as part of tonight's Tony Awards. But they might be in the future, thanks to an effort from the Actors Equity union.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 07:54AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Repertorio Español Celebrates 50 Years With A World Premiere by Jeff Lunden

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Nilo Cruz has written a play specifically for the anniversary of the Spanish language theater.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 06:12PM[SHARE]
Thursday, May 3, 2018

'Jerome Robbins 100' Is A Centennial Celebration Of Timeless Choreography by Jeff Lunden

Robbins directed and choreographed many of Broadway's biggest hit musicals, including West Side Story. Now, New York City Ballet, the company he helped co-found, is throwing a festival in hi…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:36PM[SHARE]

'Jerome Robbins 100' Is A Centennial Celebration Of Timeless Choreography by Jeff Lunden

Robbins directed and choreographed many of Broadway's biggest hit musicals, including West Side Story. Now, New York City Ballet, the company he helped co-found, is throwing a festival in hi…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 04:37PM[SHARE]
Monday, April 23, 2018

Muggles Rejoice: 'Harry Potter And The Cursed Child' Is Now On Broadway by Jeff Lunden

The play, co-written by J.K. Rowling, opened on Sunday and picks up where the last novel left off, with Harry sending his son off to Hogwarts.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 04:42PM[SHARE]

Muggles Rejoice: 'Harry Potter And The Cursed Child' Is Now On Broadway by Jeff Lunden

The play, co-written by J.K. Rowling, opened on Sunday and picks up where the last novel left off, with Harry sending his son off to Hogwarts.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 01:48PM[SHARE]
Saturday, March 24, 2018

'Frozen' Hits Broadway, In 'A Sophisticated Dignified Adult Psychological' Way by Jeff Lunden

The creators of the highest-grossing animated film of all time aren't just simply letting it go " they've written a dozen new songs for a very sold-out theatrical adaptation.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 07:27AM[SHARE]

'Frozen' Hits Broadway, In 'A Sophisticated Dignified Adult Psychological' Way by Jeff Lunden

The creators of the highest-grossing animated film of all time aren't just simply letting it go " they've written a dozen new songs for a very sold-out theatrical adaptation.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 07:27AM[SHARE]
Saturday, March 17, 2018

Making Musical Connections At Sing Sing Prison by Jeff Lunden

Since 2009, the maximum security prison has been home to music workshops put on by Carnegie Hall and led by some of New York City's top musicians.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:59PM[SHARE]
Sunday, February 11, 2018

It's OK To Look At Your Phone At A Broadway Show, If Your Hearing Is Impaired by Jeff Lunden

An estimated 48 million Americans suffer some degree of hearing loss. Now, a smartphone app makes it possible for the theatergoers among them to read closed captions on Broadway.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 04:55PM[SHARE]

It's OK To Look At Your Phone At A Broadway Show, If Your Hearing Is Impaired by Jeff Lunden

An estimated 48 million Americans suffer some degree of hearing loss. Now, a smartphone app makes it possible for the theatergoers among them to read closed captions on Broadway.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 04:55PM[SHARE]
Saturday, February 10, 2018

A New Monologue For Eve Ensler, Re-Enacting Life With Cancer by Jeff Lunden

The playwright and activist behind The Vagina Monologues stars in the new one-woman show In The Body Of The World, which explores her efforts to empower women in Africa amid her own health s…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:02AM[SHARE]

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