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Sunday, July 23, 2017

A Working Actor: Performing In 2 Different Plays On The Same Day by Jeff Lunden

The Canadian theater company Soulpepper performs dramas, cabarets, concerts. Some actors perform in multiple shows on the same day. We followed one actor during a grueling, but satisfying da…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:05AM[SHARE]
Thursday, July 20, 2017

3 Top Ballet Companies Convene For The Golden Anniversary Of 'Jewels' by Jeff Lunden

George Balanchine's modernist masterpiece was the first full-length, nonnarrative ballet. Russian, American and French ballet dancers have gathered to perform it together in New York City.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 09:48PM[SHARE]

3 Top Ballet Companies Convene For The Golden Anniversary Of 'Jewels' by Jeff Lunden

George Balanchine's modernist masterpiece was the first full-length, nonnarrative ballet. Russian, American and French ballet dancers have gathered to perform it together in New York City.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:00PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, July 11, 2017

'Eloise At The Museum' Tells The Story Behind The Beloved Mischief-Maker by Jeff Lunden

The 6-year-old children's book character struck a chord when she debuted in the 1950s. Now a new exhibition shines a light on how Eloise came to be.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 04:31PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, July 5, 2017

Playwright Edward Albee's Incomplete Works May Never See The Light Of Day by Jeff Lunden

Albee died in 2016, and in his will he asked that all his incomplete manuscripts be destroyed " including a play that was supposed to open off-Broadway.

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

Playwright Edward Albee's Incomplete Works May Never See The Light Of Day by Jeff Lunden

Albee died in 2016, and in his will he asked that all his incomplete manuscripts be destroyed " including a play that was supposed to open off-Broadway.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:51PM[SHARE]
Saturday, July 1, 2017

'These Kids Are Insane': Jimmy Awards Celebrate Outstanding Teen Performers by Jeff Lunden

Seventy-four high school singers, actors and dancers, selected from a pool of 50,000 students across America, recently came to New York City for a Broadway boot camp.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 01:04PM[SHARE]

'These Kids Are Insane': Jimmy Awards Celebrate Outstanding Teen Performers by Jeff Lunden

Seventy-four high school singers, actors and dancers, selected from a pool of 50,000 students across America, recently came to New York City for a Broadway boot camp.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 07:52AM[SHARE]
Saturday, June 17, 2017

'1984' Comes To Broadway And 'It's Not An Easy Evening' by Jeff Lunden

George Orwell's dystopia returned to bestseller lists after the inauguration. "It's quite something to bring it to New York now, in this political climate," says adaptation co-author Duncan …

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 02:04PM[SHARE]

'1984' Comes To Broadway And 'It's Not An Easy Evening' by Jeff Lunden

George Orwell's dystopia returned to bestseller lists after the inauguration. "It's quite something to bring it to New York now, in this political climate," says adaptation co-author Duncan …

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:15AM[SHARE]
Monday, June 12, 2017

Sponsors Pull Support For 'Julius Caesar' That Seems To Depict Trump by Jeff Lunden

Delta pulled its sponsorship of New York City's Public Theater over a production of Julius Caesar that seems to depict an assassination of President Trump.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 10:33PM[SHARE]

Sponsors Pull Support For 'Julius Caesar' That Seems To Depict Trump by Jeff Lunden

Delta pulled its sponsorship of New York City's Public Theater over a production of Julius Caesar that seems to depict an assassination of President Trump.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 04:38PM[SHARE]
Sunday, June 11, 2017

Stage Managers: You Can't See Them, But Couldn't See A Show Without Them by Jeff Lunden

Off in the wings, stage managers coordinate cast and crew, calling hundreds of cues during Broadway performances. They may not win Tony Awards, but without them, not even the curtain would g…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:33AM[SHARE]

Stage Managers: You Can't See Them, But Couldn't See A Show Without Them by Jeff Lunden

Off in the wings, stage managers coordinate cast and crew, calling hundreds of cues during Broadway performances. They may not win Tony Awards, but without them, not even the curtain would g…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:12AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Why A Theater Director Made A 'Color-Conscious Choice' In 'Virginia Woolf' Casting by Jeff Lunden

A small theater in Portland, Ore., cast an African-American actor in Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? But the Albee estate wouldn't grant the rights to produce the 1962 play.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 04:24PM[SHARE]

Why A Theater Director Made A 'Color-Conscious Choice' In 'Virginia Woolf' Casting by Jeff Lunden

A small theater in Portland, Ore., cast an African-American actor in Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? But the Albee estate wouldn't grant the rights to produce the 1962 play.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 01:58PM[SHARE]
Sunday, May 7, 2017

When It Comes To Family Musicals, Kids' Opinions Matter More Than Critics' by Jeff Lunden

Normally, critical reviews can kill a Broadway show, but not so for kid-focused musicals. Anastasia and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory are currently on Broadway, vying for the kid seal of…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:12PM[SHARE]

When It Comes To Family Musicals, Kids' Opinions Matter More Than Critics' by Jeff Lunden

Normally, critical reviews can kill a Broadway show, but not so for kid-focused musicals. Anastasia and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory are currently on Broadway, vying for the kid seal of…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 06:31PM[SHARE]
Monday, May 1, 2017

'Indecent': A Play About A Yiddish Play That Was Ahead Of Its Time by Jeff Lunden

A new Broadway production takes audiences through the history of Sholem Asch's 1907 Yiddish play God of Vengeance, about a Jewish brothel owner whose daughter falls in love with a woman.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 09:12PM[SHARE]
Saturday, April 29, 2017

'Indecent': A Play About A Play by Jeff Lunden

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel is using a controversial Yiddish play more than a hundred years old as the basis for her first Broadway production.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:48PM[SHARE]

'Indecent': A Play About A Play by Jeff Lunden

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel is using a controversial Yiddish play more than a hundred years old as the basis for her first Broadway production.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 07:57AM[SHARE]

'Indecent': A Play About A Yiddish Play That Was Ahead Of Its Time by Jeff Lunden

A new Broadway production takes audiences through the history of Sholem Asch's 1907 Yiddish play God of Vengeance, about a Jewish brothel owner whose daughter falls in love with a woman.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 07:57AM[SHARE]
Monday, April 24, 2017

Two Stars Share The Stage, And The Roles, In 'Little Foxes' by Jeff Lunden

"Great parts are meant to be played; they're not meant to be owned," says Laura Linney. So she and Cynthia Nixon have agreed to switch roles for each performance of Lillian Hellman's 1939 me…

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

Two Stars Share The Stage, And The Roles, In 'Little Foxes' by Jeff Lunden

"Great parts are meant to be played; they're not meant to be owned," says Laura Linney. So she and Cynthia Nixon have agreed to switch roles for each performance of Lillian Hellman's 1939 me…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:05PM[SHARE]
Monday, April 17, 2017

Composer Tim Minchin Brings 'Groundhog Day' To Broadway by Jeff Lunden

Composer Tim Minchin brings his musical adaptation of the film, Groundhog Day, to Broadway. It's the story of a cynical weatherman who is forced to relive the same day over and over again.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:12PM[SHARE]

Composer Tim Minchin Brings 'Groundhog Day' To Broadway by Jeff Lunden

Composer Tim Minchin brings his musical adaptation of the film, Groundhog Day, to Broadway. It's the story of a cynical weatherman who is forced to relive the same day over and over again.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 04:30PM[SHARE]
Sunday, March 26, 2017

Broadway Producers Reckon With A Crowded Season by Jeff Lunden

With 18 new shows " half of them musicals " opening this March and April, just before Tony nominations are announced, producers have to take risks to get their shows to stand out.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 06:26PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, March 14, 2017

A Blind Theatergoer's 'Hamilton' Lawsuit Aims Spotlight On Broadway Accessibility by Jeff Lunden

The class-action suit brought against the hit musical doesn't seek damages. The attorneys say the hope is to draw attention to Broadway's spotty record in serving audiences with disabilities.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:54PM[SHARE]

A Blind Theatergoer's 'Hamilton' Lawsuit Aims Spotlight On Broadway Accessibility by Jeff Lunden

The class-action suit brought against the hit musical doesn't seek damages. The attorneys say the hope is to draw attention to Broadway's spotty record in serving audiences with disabilities.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 04:28PM[SHARE]
Saturday, March 4, 2017

Not Your Grandpa's Circus: The Big Top Makes Room For Experimental Companies by Jeff Lunden

A nonprofit wants you to know that the circus is more than ringmasters and lion tamers " it's also an avant-garde art form.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 11:18AM[SHARE]

Not Your Grandpa's Circus: The Big Top Makes Room For Experimental Companies by Jeff Lunden

A nonprofit wants you to know that the circus is more than ringmasters and lion tamers " it's also an avant-garde art form.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 07:41AM[SHARE]

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