Feb 18 Watch 3:09 When Danai Gurira couldn’t find complex stories about African women, she wrote her own By PBS News Hour Danai Gurira is a playwright and performer who wants to make sure women of color don’t search in vain for stories they can relate to. Her latest play, "Eclipsed," is premiering on Broadway, and she also has a starring role… Continue watching
Dec 21 Watch 7:37 Steve Martin and Edie Brickell team up for Broadway-bound musical By PBS News Hour "Bright Star," a new musical set in North Carolina in 1920s and '40s, involves hidden identities, tragedy, love lost and found and a bluegrass-style band, complete with banjo. Its creators, famed entertainer Steve Martin and veteran singer-songwriter Edie Brickell, join… Continue watching
Nov 20 Watch 8:42 Hip-hop and history blend for Broadway hit ‘Hamilton’ By PBS News Hour He’s on the $10 bill and he died in a duel, but what else do you know about Alexander Hamilton? Now his life is the subject of a cutting-edge hip-hop Broadway musical, created by Lin-Manuel Miranda. Jeffrey Brown talks to… Continue watching
Nov 07 Watch 3:31 ‘Allegiance’ with George Takei portrays Japanese-American internment on Broadway By PBS News Hour The musical "Allegiance," which recounts a family's struggle to endure the Japanese-American internment in the 1940s, opens on Broadway on Nov. 8. A rare foray onto the New York stage, the show was inspired by one of its stars, George… Continue watching
Oct 07 Watch 7:28 Josh Groban indulges his inner musical theater geek with ‘Stages’ By PBS News Hour Multi-platinum artist Josh Groban is on tour for his latest album, “Stages,” which features covers of Broadway songs. He joins Jeffrey Brown to discuss how he picks his songs, the influence of early arts exposure in shaping his love of… Continue watching
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