May 06 Watch Musical Tribute to Corporate Enron Scandal Collapses on Broadway A Broadway musical about the fall of the disgraced Enron Corporation is closing after just 15 performances, following a hugely successful London run. Jeffrey Brown reports on the tepid reaction to the play from U.S. critics and audiences. Continue watching
Jan 07 Wednesday on the NewsHour: NEA Chief Rocco Landesman By Arts Desk Wednesday on the PBS NewsHour, a conversation with Rocco Landesman, the former Broadway Producer who became the chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts this past August. Continue reading
Jan 06 Watch From Broadway to the Beltway, Rocco Landesman Fights for the Arts Rocco Landesman is known as the producer who brought hits such as "Angels in America," "Big River," and "The Producers" to Broadway. But as the new chair of the National Endowment of the Arts, Landesman has given up the bright… Continue watching
Nov 24 Tuesday on the Newshour: Dancer and Choreographer Bill T. Jones By Tom LeGro Bill T. Jones has long been recognized as one of this country's leading contemporary dancers and choreographers, known for his mix of athleticism and his willingness to take on big subjects from the world around him. Continue reading
May 29 Conversation: Geoffrey Rush By Arts Desk Geoffrey Rush is well-known for many film roles, including "Shine," for which he won an Academy Award, "Shakespeare in Love" and much more. "Exit the King" is his debut on Broadway, and he's been nominated for a Tony Award for… Continue reading
May 05 ‘Billy Elliot’ Leads in Tony Nominations The nominations for the 2009 Tony Awards bear a distinctly Tinseltown glint, with big- and small-screen heavyweights leading the list. A number of the recognized performers -- Angela Lansbury, James Gandolfini, Jeff Daniels, Marcia Gay Harden, Allison Janney and Jane… Continue reading
Dec 26 Singer, Performer Eartha Kitt Dies at 81 Eartha Kitt's first album, "RCA Victor Presents Eartha Kitt," was released in 1954, featuring "Santa Baby." The song has since remained a radio staple every holiday season, and there's no doubt countless heard it on Christmas Day, the day she… Continue reading
Jun 12 Watch 8:56 William Inge Theater Festival Honors Playwrights By PBS News Hour The William Inge Theater Festival started on Monday in the small town of Independence, Kansas. The festival has honored America's great playwrights for the past twenty-five years. Continue watching