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Stoppard, who died Nov. 29, wrote Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead and The Real Thing, and the screenplays for Empire of the Sun and Shakespeare in Love. Originally broadcast in 1991.
Author: Terry Gross
Posted: December 5, 2025, 10:00 am
Alicia Graf Mack says her new role as artistic director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is like coming full circle after a stint as principal dancer for the beloved group.
Author: Michel Martin
Posted: December 2, 2025, 9:44 am
Tom Stoppard is remembered as a playwright whose wit and curiosity reshaped modern theater.
Author: Tom Vitale
Posted: November 29, 2025, 5:51 pm
A filmed version of the live production of Merrily We Roll Along will open in theaters on Dec. 5. We listen back to a 2024 interview with revival director Maria Friedman and actor Jonathan Groff.
Author: Terry Gross
Posted: November 27, 2025, 10:00 am
"Things that I had held sacred or had held as truths were challenged," Robbins says of the pandemic. His new play is about a chorus that loses its ability to sing together after COVID isolation.
Author: Tonya Mosley
Posted: November 10, 2025, 4:34 pm
Copeland says her final performance with American Ballet Theatre was a thank you to the communities that had supported her. "What I represented is something far bigger than me," she says.
Author: Tonya Mosley
Posted: November 5, 2025, 6:35 pm
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
Each year, many more Americans see live theater in local schools than on Broadway. So when a show has a short run in New York? It's not over.
Author: Elissa Nadworny
Posted: October 15, 2025, 9:10 pm
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