Disruptive Broadway Audiences Master Stage Whisper
Cell phone rings. Loud talking. Candy wrappers crinkling. Even fights in the aisles. Have Broadway audiences gotten ruder?
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When 'G' Movies Are For Kids, Do Kids Avoid 'G' Movies?
Bob Mondello says a G rating used to mean "general audiences." Now it means a movie for kids, and that means kids are less likely to be interested in them than they once were.
'Arrested' No More: Hurwitz On Why The Bluths Are Back
Seven years after Fox canceled the cult-favorite sitcom, a fourth season of Arrested Development is streaming on Netflix. The show's creator, Mitch Hurwitz, tells Fresh Air's Terry Gross that if the show doesn't get the right ratings this time, he can't blame the time slot.
A Rock Star, A Novelist And A Super-Producer Write A Musical
No, it's not the setup to a joke. John Mellencamp, Stephen King and T-Bone Burnett are the creative team behind Ghosts of Darkland County, a stage show based on a true story of small-town tragedy.
UNCSA's Music Academy of the American South Begins This Friday
The Piedmont has had and continues to have a huge impact on American music in practically every musical style imaginable, so why not celebrate it?
The Courage To Cross An Ocean, Explored In 'TransAtlantic'
Colum McCann's novel TransAtlantic weaves together disparate historical figures and times. Reviewer Rosecrans Baldwin says that while some sections are uneven, the book rolls over you like a wave, crashing and building upon itself.
Three-Minute Fiction: The Round 11 Winner Is ...
After sifting through thousands of submissions for our short-story contest, we have found a winner. This round, guest judge Karen Russell asked you to write a story in which a character finds something he or she has no intention of returning.
The Movie Nick Offerman Has 'Seen A Million Times'
Actor Nick Offerman could watch the John Wayne film The Quiet Man a million times. "It was my dad's favorite, and it quickly became mine," he says.
Time-Traveling Serial Killer Hunts For 'The Shining Girls'
Over the last 15 years, the South African writer Lauren Beukes has been a journalist, a screenwriter, a documentarian — and most recently, a novelist. Her new book is called The Shining Girls, a summer thriller about a time-traveling serial killer and the victim who escapes to hunt him down.
Judy Blume Hits The Big Screen With 'Tiger Eyes' Adaptation
With the help of her son Lawrence Blume, Judy Blume has adapted her 1981 novel into a film. The widely beloved coming-of-age author speaks with NPR's Audie Cornish about turning the book into a movie, and how the themes in Tiger Eyes echo her own life.