Josh Groban indulges his inner musical theater geek with 'Stages' by PBS Newshour

Watch Video | Listen to the AudioHARI SREENIVASAN: Finally tonight: Recording artist Josh Groban recently kicked off a tour for his latest album, “Stages,” which features covers …

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MacArthur 'genius' Lin-Manuel Miranda on falling in love for a living by PBS Newshour

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U.S. dancer makes a leap to the European stage by PBS Newshour

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Civil War tragedy 'Cold Mountain' inspires opera by PBS Newshour

Watch Video | Listen to the AudioGWEN IFILL: Now to the making of a new opera from a story set amid the horror of the Civil War. The second performance is tonight in Santa Fe, New Mexico. J…

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Free dance lessons teach NYC students to think on their feet by PBS Newshour

Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: For nearly 40 years, the National Dance Institute in New York has given free lessons to New York public school students. And, as Jeffrey Brow…

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'Amazing Grace,' a song of suffering to pull us together by PBS Newshour

Watch VideoJUDY WOODRUFF: One week ago today, President Obama gave the eulogy for the Reverend Clementa Pinckney, one of nine people shot and killed at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, …

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'Disgraced,' 'Wolf Hall' among Tony nominees for Best Play by PBS Newshour

Watch Video | Listen to the AudioRELATED LINKSBringing the Tudors to television and Broadway in 'Wolf Hall' Tony-Award Winning Va. Theater Sprouted From Garage Musical Tribute to Corporate E…

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Turning Shakespeare's sonnets into short films by PBS Newshour

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Singer Rhiannon Giddens taps America's deep musical roots by PBS Newshour

Watch Video | Listen to the AudioRELATED LINKSRhiannon Giddens performs 'Julie,' a song inspired by a slave's story Big Ears Festival breaks barriers for open-minded music lovers Carolina Ch…

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Bringing the Tudors to television and Broadway in 'Wolf Hall' by PBS Newshour

Watch Video | Listen to the AudioRELATED LINKSThe magic behind 'Masterpiece': Rebecca Eaton shares memories of bringing British dramas to PBS Benedict Cumberbatch on taking on Sherlock, Rich…

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Can women 'have it all'? Mad Men's Elisabeth Moss breaks new ground in Broadway's 'The Heidi Chronicles' by PBS Newshour

Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJEFFREY BROWN: In the hit series, "Mad Men", Peggy, the secretary turned ad executive played by Elisabeth Moss, is a character from the 1960s who somehow sti…

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'L'Allegro,' a Mark Morris masterwork, makes its television debut by PBS Newshour

Watch Video | Listen to the AudioRELATED LINKSSan Francisco dance troupe bears witness to history of human trafficking If soil-dwelling fungi could dance, this is what they'd look like Grit …

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How do we keep arts vital in an age of online entertainment? by PBS Newshour

Watch VideoRELATED LINKSMali's artists fight to save the country's ancient cultural treasures First Lady Michelle Obama promotes arts education program with White House talent show N.C. elem…

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Bringing the theater of the Supreme Court to the stage by PBS Newshour

Watch VideoRELATED LINKSJustice Scalia Writes How-to Read Guide for Interpreting the Law A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Examining the 'Life and Constitution…

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Diva Deborah Voigt on the 'lonely business' of opera that led to addictions by PBS Newshour

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Theater on a canal? Avant-garde productions immerse audiences, cut costs by PBS Newshour

Watch Video | Listen to the AudioZACHARY GREEN: Come to Times Square in New York City, and this is a site you're likely to see: people lined up at the TKTS booth to buy discount tickets to p…

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Remembering Mike Nichols, legendary director of sophisticated crowd-pleasers by PBS Newshour

Watch Video | Listen to the AudioRELATED LINKSRemembering the Life and Work of Writer, Director Nora Ephron Conversation: Harold Ramis and Bernard Sahlins on Second City's 50th Anniversary R…

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Ballet icon Patricia McBride comes full pirouette as mentor to young dancers by PBS Newshour

Watch Video | Listen to the AudioRELATED LINKSConversation: The State of Ballet in America, Part 1 Bolshoi Ballet hopes dancing, not drama gets the spotlight in 2014 Legendary Dancer Baryshn…

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'Disgraced' interrogates definitions of identity and Islam in America by PBS Newshour

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'It's Only a Play' pokes fun at the pain and pleasure of theater life by PBS Newshour

Watch Video | Listen to the AudioGWEN IFILL: Finally tonight, “It’s Only a Play,” but one with an all-star cast and a lot of laughs. It’s also one of the hottest ti…

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Opera depicting a modern tragedy sparks protest by PBS Newshour

Watch Video | Listen to the AudioRELATED LINKSModern Maestro New opera tells story of Auschwitz prisoner and her SS overseer Singing robots show humanity of technology in opera of the future…

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From stutterer to star: How James Earl Jones found his voice by PBS Newshour

Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJAMES EARL JONES: 1, 2… I was to stand there, say the 10 numbers. 4, 5… and then fall over– fall flat over. That was exiting. And the kids liked th…

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New Interpretation of 'Porgy and Bess' Provokes as it Continues to Resonate by PBS Newshour

Reinterpreting a classic is always sensitive, but when that classic is George Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess," the singular American opera, it can get downright controversial. WGBH-Boston's Jare…

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