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Andrea Bruce took a photography class for fun in the last semester of her undergrad degree in 1995, and since then, she's photographed some of the most challenging and conflict-ridden places…
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel returns to Broadway for the first time in more than two decades. NPR's Scott Simon talks to opera star Renée Fleming, who has two showstoppers in the musi…
Brooks, 91, has made a career of poking fun at topics that normally wouldn't make you laugh. "The comedy writer is like the conscience of the king," Brooks says. "He's got to tell him the tr…
He began his career as a singer/composer/arranger in the 1950s and '60s, working with (among others) Miles Davis and Charlie Parker. "Then, in 1971, with the jazz money running thin, Dorough…
Allan Monga of Portland, Maine recently won the right to compete in the national Poetry Out Loud festival. He was initially barred because he's an asylum seeker and not a U.S. citizen.
The play, co-written by J.K. Rowling, opened on Sunday and picks up where the last novel left off, with Harry sending his son off to Hogwarts.
Ziggy Stardust and the Thin White Duke are just two of the characters David Bowie created for himself. The innovator explored music and identity, and his art exhibition inspires chefs and mi…
The play, co-written by J.K. Rowling, opened on Sunday and picks up where the last novel left off, with Harry sending his son off to Hogwarts.
Aïda Muluneh brought East Africa's first (and still only) international photography exhibition into being, but she's doing more than that with her color-saturated studio images. "This pla…
Conductor Marin Alsop muses on the power of ballet and her memories of watching choreographer George Balanchine bring the music of Tchaikovsky to life with the New York City Ballet.
Magicians don't usually reveal their secrets " but one of the world's most famous magicians " David Copperfield " just did.
"In 1975, Kasell joined NPR as a part-time employee. Four years later, he announced the news for the first broadcast of a new show called Morning Edition. Over three decades, he became one o…
Metcalf co-stars in the Broadway production of Edward Albee's Three Tall Women. So we've invited her to play a game about Tom Cruise, Charlie Chaplin and a short man named Pete Conrad.
Sharon Washington grew up in an apartment above a branch of the New York Public Library " her father was its custodian. After hours, she had the run of the place. She tells that story in a n…
SAG-AFTRA is calling for an end to auditions in private hotel rooms or residences, after a spate of sexual harassment allegations against powerful Hollywood figures.
The Philadelphia Orchestra will perform the work Tuesday at Carnegie Hall. He based the composition on recorded sounds, including the sizzle of a cheesesteak.
Todd Purdum's new book, Something Wonderful, is about the creative partnership and strained personal relationship behind such hit shows as Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific and The Sound of…
Taylor's legacy is his sound: He played the piano with a furious attack, using the entire range of the instrument to create a unique musical language. His approach inspired other musicians a…
Spoken word poet Sarah Kay imagines what it would like to raise a child in a world of happiness, heartache, and everything in between.
A lot has changed since Mean Girls came out in 2004, but Tina Fey points to one reason the story still holds up: Older women and teens can both see themselves playing out their worst behavio…
The North Korean leader hosted a South Korean delegation Sunday, becoming the first leader in his country's history to take in the talents of K-pop stars in his capital city.
NBC's latest one-night musical event revives the 1970s rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar, starring John Legend in its daunting lead role.
The Academy Award-winning actress (and former member of British Parliament) returns to Broadway after a 30-year absence in Edward Albee's Three Tall Women.
"According to Nielsen Audio Fall 2017 ratings, the total weekly listeners for all programming on NPR stations is 37.7 million people " a record that has been maintained since the Spring of 2…
Contained within a walkable radius of historic downtown Knoxville " in a range of ornate landmark theaters, refurbished industrial spaces, art galleries, churches, and clubs " it creates its…
