• 'The ship of my life': Sting talks the comeback of his musical
    Thursday, June 4, 2026 from NPR Topics: Performing Arts
    <em>The Last Ship</em> is the first musical to be staged at New York The Last Ship , the first musical to be staged at New York's Metropolitan Opera, inspired by Sting's childhood growing up in the shadow of a shipyard.
  • 'Why not me?': André De Shields on his Tony nomination and a life in the theatre
    Tuesday, June 2, 2026 from NPR Topics: Performing Arts
    André De Shields stars as Old Deuteronomy in <em>CATS: The Jellicle Ball</em>, a revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber Broadway actor André De Shields discusses his Tony-nominated performance in CATS: The Jellicle Ball , turning 80 and his philosophy on life.
  • Laurie Metcalf discusses her Tony-nominated role in revival of 'Death of a Salesman'
    Saturday, May 30, 2026 from NPR Topics: Performing Arts
    NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Laurie Metcalf, who is nominated for a Tony for her performance in the latest Broadway revival of Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman."
  • Trump's name must come off of the Kennedy Center, judge rules
    Friday, May 29, 2026 from NPR Topics: Performing Arts
    President Donald Trump The judge wrote in his 94-page ruling that it was "crystal clear" that the arts complex was named for the late president John F. Kennedy. He also ruled that the center could not wind down its programming and close for two years of...
  • Dancer Jenn Freeman reframes her art after late autism diagnosis
    Thursday, May 28, 2026 from NPR Topics: Performing Arts
    Dancer choreographer Jenn Freeman reframed her creative process after a life-changing autism diagnosis as an adult in an evening-length solo performance that premiered in 2023, <em>Is It Thursday Yet?</em> The documentary "Room to Move" follows choreographer and performer Jenn Freeman as she reframes her creative process to create an evening-length solo performance after an autism diagnosis at age 33.
  • 'It's one of my dreams,' Rose Byrne says of her comic turn on Broadway
    Thursday, May 21, 2026 from NPR Topics: Performing Arts
    Rose Byrne poses at a 2025 press conference in Berlin for <em>If I Had Legs I Byrne is one of the few actors to receive both an Oscar and a Tony nomination in the same year —for the indie film If I Had Legs I'd Kick You , and for Fallen Angels on Broadway.
  • An unlikely opera for America's birthday summons dissonance and harmony
    Thursday, May 21, 2026 from NPR Topics: Performing Arts
    When John Cage composed an opera commemorating the American bicentennial audiences walked out. Now, it When John Cage composed an opera commemorating the American bicentennial audiences walked out. Now, it's being reinterpreted by new artists in a Detroit Opera production, as the nation turns 250.
  • How Tamara Rojo is remaking ballet
    Saturday, May 16, 2026 from NPR Topics: Performing Arts
    San Francisco Ballet artistic director Tamara Rojo is known for taking risks. She says that, with the exception of <em>Nutcracker, </em> From championing women choreographers to upending classics, the former Royal Ballet star turned artistic director of the San Francisco Ballet doesn't play it safe.
  • Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera dream together again at Met Opera
    Thursday, May 14, 2026 from NPR Topics: Performing Arts
    Isabel Leonard as Mexican painter Frida Kahlo and Carlos Álvarez as her husband and fellow artist Diego Rivera perform in a scene from Gabriela Lena Frank Gabriela Lena Frank's first opera, in its Met debut, sees late Mexican painter Frida Kahlo leaving the underworld on the Day of the Dead to be reunited with her husband and fellow artist Diego Rivera.
  • 'Hamilton' producer Jeffrey Seller traces his journey from 'Theater Kid' to Broadway
    Friday, May 8, 2026 from NPR Topics: Performing Arts
    Seller has been a key behind-the-scenes figure for some of Broadway's biggest hits including, Hamilton and Rent , but he got his start on a much smaller scale. Originally broadcast June 30, 2025.
  • Coronavirus: Matthew Bourne productions to be broadcast on TV
    Thursday, April 16, 2020 from The Stage | News Headlines
    Matthew Bourne shows including Romeo and Juliet, Swan Lake and The Car Man will be screened on Sky Arts as part of
  • Coronavirus: Graeae and Jack Thorne collaborate on digital lockdown programme
    Thursday, April 16, 2020 from The Stage | News Headlines
    Disabled-led theatre company Graeae has announced plans for a three-month digital programme designed to celebrate D/deaf and disabled artists. Harry Potter playwright
  • Cross-party research into creative diversity calls for evidence
    Thursday, April 16, 2020 from The Stage | News Headlines
    The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Creative Diversity is calling for evidence for a year-long research project into how to boost diversity and
  • Coronavirus: Future of rural touring at risk as 1,000 performances cancelled
    Thursday, April 16, 2020 from The Stage | News Headlines
    More than 1,000 performances in rural communities have already been cancelled as a result of coronavirus, leaving many organisations at risk of
  • Coronavirus: Old Vic will need ‘critical’ fundraising, warns Matthew Warchus
    Thursday, April 16, 2020 from The Stage | News Headlines
    Old Vic artistic director Matthew Warchus has revealed plans to reopen the venue in November, but has warned that “a critical and
  • Coronavirus: Bristol Old Vic launches online platform
    Thursday, April 16, 2020 from The Stage | News Headlines
    Bristol Old Vic is launching a digital theatre platform for its audiences and artists during the Covid-19 pandemic. Called Bristol Old Vic
  • Coronavirus: Octagon Theatre forced to delay reopening following £10m redevelopment
    Thursday, April 16, 2020 from The Stage | News Headlines
    The reopening of Bolton’s Octagon Theatre following a £10 million redevelopment has been postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic, leaving the organisation
  • Coronavirus: London fringe theatre feeds vulnerable local people
    Wednesday, April 15, 2020 from The Stage | News Headlines
    West London venue the Playground Theatre has begun to make free meals for local elderly and vulnerable people while its doors are
  • Coronavirus: Leading drama schools move teaching online for remainder of academic year
    Wednesday, April 15, 2020 from The Stage | News Headlines
    Top UK drama schools including RADA and Arts Educational Schools London have shifted all teaching online at least until September. The move
  • Coronavirus: Seyi Omooba tribunal postponed as lockdown continues
    Wednesday, April 15, 2020 from The Stage | News Headlines
    A tribunal being brought against Curve Theatre in Leicester by Seyi Omooba – the performer removed from a production of The Color
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