NPR’s latest on the performing arts
"Titaníque," a musical parody of the James Cameron film using Céline Dion's songs, opened Sunday on Broadway after getting its unlikely start in a tiny off-Broadway basement theater.
Posted: April 13, 2026, 8:45 am
Lithgow, 80, plays an intelligence agent in the FX action series The Old Man, and he's currently starring in the Broadway production of Giant, about a troubling side of children's author Roald Dahl.
Posted: April 2, 2026, 11:08 am
South Africa's iconic Market Theatre, born in the darkest days of apartheid and a force for change, is celebrating its 50th anniversary.
Posted: March 28, 2026, 10:00 am
The motion is part of a lawsuit challenging President Trump and the Center's board, who now refer to the complex as "The Trump Kennedy Center."
Posted: March 26, 2026, 2:58 pm
There was confusion about whether the satirist would be getting the Kennedy Center's top humor award after White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt called it "fake news." Now it's confirmed.
Posted: March 26, 2026, 2:49 pm
The groups, which include the American Institute of Architects, are asking for compliance with historic preservation laws and to secure approval from Congress.
Posted: March 23, 2026, 6:01 pm
Graham was a creative force in the performing arts. She wanted dance to express authentic, human emotions — a revolutionary idea in the late 1920s.
Posted: March 19, 2026, 3:37 pm
The Kennedy Center board voted Monday to close the complex for renovations. The vote follows President Trump's announcement that he plans to replace the venue's president Richard Grenell.
Posted: March 17, 2026, 8:48 am
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with playwright Wallace Shawn and director André Gregory about their newest play, "What We Did Before Our Moth Days." They've been working together for five decades.
Posted: March 14, 2026, 11:42 am
In a post on Truth Social, President Trump announced Friday afternoon that Richard Grenell is leaving the Kennedy Center. The arts complex is scheduled to close in July for renovations.
Posted: March 13, 2026, 10:17 pm