NPR’s latest on the performing arts

Misty Copeland was the first Black principal dancer at the prestigious American Ballet Theatre.
Author: Andrew Limbong
Posted: October 23, 2025, 9:03 pm
Misty Copeland took one last spin on her pointe shoes Wednesday, as she retired after a trailblazing career in which she became an ambassador for diversity in an overwhelmingly white art form.
Author: The Associated Press
Posted: October 23, 2025, 5:27 am
The artist and illustrator created iconic posters for movie franchises like Indiana Jones, Star Wars and Back to the Future.
Author: Alina Edwards
Posted: October 14, 2025, 11:07 pm
Broadway's union for performers and stage managers says the sticking point is health care.
Author: Jennifer Vanasco
Posted: October 8, 2025, 3:21 pm
Most of us have a venue we love — a theater or concert space — where we really feel at home. But what do you do if that place goes through radical changes?
Author: Elizabeth Blair
Posted: October 6, 2025, 8:47 pm
The decades-old radical troupe Bread and Puppet, famed for its protest art including giant puppets, is touring again — mixing circus, politics and bread in a sharply polarized moment.
Author: Neda Ulaby
Posted: October 6, 2025, 7:00 pm
Fifty years ago, on Sept. 26, 1975, The Rocky Horror Picture Show flopped at the U.S. box office — then became the longest-running theatrical release in history.
Author: Alice Woelfle
Posted: September 26, 2025, 9:00 am
Chess Jakobs' new play "The American Five" tells the story of how Martin Luther King Jr. and his closest allies planned the March on Washington. NPR speaks with Jakobs and Ro Boddie, who plays King.
Author: Michel Martin
Posted: September 24, 2025, 8:38 am
Artists from abroad are worried that the current climate is making American tours not worth the time and effort.
Author: Anastasia Tsioulcas
Posted: September 18, 2025, 7:34 pm
In one of the most buzzed-about productions of the Broadway season, former Bill & Ted actors Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter unite once again in "Waiting for Godot."
Author: Phil Harrell
Posted: September 17, 2025, 9:00 am