Jun 07 Listen to the 2015 Tony Award-nominated Broadway musicals By Andrew Mach The biggest night on Broadway is upon us yet again. To catch you up to speed, listen to some of this season's nominated Broadway musicals in our Spotify playlist. Continue reading
Apr 28 Watch 3:41 'Disgraced,' 'Wolf Hall' among Tony nominees for Best Play By PBS News Hour This year’s Tony nominations are out and we’re revisiting two of the nominees. “Disgraced,” nominated for Best Play, examines questions of identity and Islam in America after September 11. “Wolf Hall,” which tells the story of King Henry VIII and… Continue watching
Apr 04 Watch 7:34 Elisabeth Moss embraces 'everywoman' characters from Mad Men's Peggy to Broadway's 'Heidi' By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 04 Watch 4:03 Theater on a canal? Avant-garde productions immerse audiences, cut costs By PBS News Hour Site-specific theater, a growing art form that immerses audiences into productions, has become a tool for some producers to save money by defraying pricey traditional staging. NewsHour Weekend's Zachary Green reports on a show playing from a particularly unconventional site… Continue watching
Oct 30 Watch 6:36 'Disgraced' interrogates definitions of identity and Islam in America By PBS News Hour Amir is a successful corporate lawyer living a version of the American Dream, who has turned his back on the Muslim faith of his parents. The Broadway play "Disgraced," by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Ayad Akhtar, tells the story of how… Continue watching
Oct 23 Watch 'It's Only a Play' pokes fun at the pain and pleasure of theater life By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 12 Watch From stutterer to star: How James Earl Jones found his voice By PBS News Hour James Earl Jones, the 83-year-old acting legend who recently made his return to Broadway in the play "You Can't Take It With You," discusses the highs and lows of his six-decade-long career, from his modest beginnings suffering from a stutter… Continue watching
Oct 01 What questions do you have for acting legend James Earl Jones? By Andrew Mach On Thursday, Oct. 2, PBS NewsHour's Jeffrey Brown will sit down for an interview with actor James Earl Jones, currently staring in "You Can't Take It With You" on Broadway in New York City, and we want your questions. Continue reading
May 21 Watch Broadway Bound student-dancers perform 'Fabulous Feet' By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 03 Watch 'Breaking Bad' star Bryan Cranston steps into LBJ's shoes on Broadway By PBS News Hour Actor Bryan Cranston is best known for his role on the hit AMC drama, "Breaking Bad." But today he plays President Lyndon B. Johnson in the Broadway show, "All the Way." In a candid interview, NewsHour's Jeffrey Brown sits down… Continue watching