Theater

After Anatevka: A Novel Inspired by "Fiddler on the Roof", by Alexandra Silber.

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How 'Fiddler On The Roof' (And Writing Its Sequel) Helped An Actress Find Closure

5:34pm July 01, 2017

by Michel Martin

Alexandra Silber's father died when she was just 18 — the same age as Fiddler's Hodel when she leaves her dad at a train station. Silber's new novel, After Anatevka, tells the rest of Hodel's story.

Jasmine Rogers performs a number as the Witch from Into the Woods.

Arts

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

7:52am July 01, 2017

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.

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Broadway Chanteuse Barbara Cook: 'My First Memories Are Of Singing'

4:19pm June 30, 2017

After starring in Broadway shows like The Music Man and Candide, Cook struggled with addiction, then staged a successful second career as a cabaret singer. Originally broadcast June 27, 2016.

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Shakespeare Companies Suffer Backlash After 'Julius Caesar' Controversy

4:38pm June 23, 2017

by Hady Mawajdeh

The uproar over the New York Shakespeare in the Park production of Julius Caesar has spread to other cities. And it appears to be only because they are companies with the word "Shakespeare" in their name. Staff at Shakespeare Dallas have received death threats, even though the company isn't performing Shakespeare at the moment.

Olivia Wilde and Tom Sturridge star as Julia and Winston in the stage adaptation of George Orwell's 1984.

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

8:15am June 17, 2017

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 Macmillan.

The rock opera offers a fresh take on the story of Nero, one of history's most nefarious emperors. "His target was to give to the Romans, to the poor people, bread, games, entertainment," says artistic director Ernesto Migliacci. "He tried to make a real

Atop Ancient Ruins, A Rock Opera About Emperor Nero Leaves Some Romans Unimpressed

8:11am June 16, 2017

by Sylvia Poggioli

A new musical seeks to present a different side of the emperor, known best for fiddling while Rome burned. But some historians object to what they see as the commercialization of Roman heritage.

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Ben Platt performing "Waving Through A Window" from Dear Evan Hansen at Sunday night's Tony Awards.

At The Tonys, 'Dear Evan Hansen' Has A Big Night In A Dark Season

10:36pm June 12, 2017

by Linda Holmes

The 2017 Tony Awards weren't a coronation of any one show, but it was hard not to notice a theme of pointed social and political thought behind many of the winners.

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

5:01pm June 12, 2017

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.

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The Public Theater's production of Julius Caesar in New York's Central Park features a titular character who wears a Donald Trump-like costume and is stabbed to death onstage.

Delta, BofA Drop Support For 'Julius Caesar' That Looks Too Much Like Trump

2:16pm June 12, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

A New York production's Caesar has blond hair, a fondness for long ties and a wife who speaks with a Slavic accent. Delta said the assassination tale "crossed the line on the standards of good taste."

Denée Benton stars in the multiple-nominee hit Broadway musical Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet Of 1812.

'The Great Comet': 'Hits All Of The Checkmarks' Of A Broadway Experience

12:39pm June 11, 2017

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with director Rachel Chavkin and actress Denée Benton of Broadway's Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, which retells Tolstoy's War and Peace with a diverse cast.

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