Arts Jul 21 Anna Deavere Smith brings her family's history to the stage in 'Basil Biggs' By Jeffrey Brown, Karina Cuevas, Hunter Bonaparte
Arts May 04 Daniel Kraus' 'Angel Down' and Bess Wohl's 'Liberation' are among Pulitzer winners in the arts Pulitzer Prize officials awarded the fiction prize to an author with a long history in fantasy, horror and young adult novels. By Hillel Italie, Associated Press
Arts Apr 09 Watch 6:54 'The Handmaid's Tale' stars on the evolution of their characters as series reaches its end "The Handmaid’s Tale" began as a novel read by several generations and has been turned into a film and an opera. Then, beginning in 2017, a hit series on Hulu that is now coming to its conclusion. Senior arts correspondent… By Jeffrey Brown, Lena I. Jackson
Arts Apr 07 Watch 8:18 Noah Wyle on the authenticity of 'The Pitt' and what makes it successful Max's medical drama The Pitt has its season finale this Thursday. The show tackles urgent issues like the impact of gun violence, hospital staffing shortages and the lasting effects of the pandemic. It has earned praise from both audiences and… By Geoff Bennett, Lena I. Jackson
World Apr 21 Watch 7:53 Playwright Suzan-Lori Parks explores the pandemic in 'Plays for the Plague Year' Is it too soon to explore the pandemic through art? Not if you’re Suzan-Lori Parks, who wrote a short play a day while sitting at home for 13 months and has now turned those into a full-length performance at New… By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport
Apr 02 How George Bernard Shaw brought the drama of health care to the stage By Dr. Howard Markel In his comic "The Doctor's Dilemma," Shaw poses a far deeper question: How does one quantify the value of another person’s life and who is even qualified to do so fairly and justly?… Continue reading
Jun 03 Watch 7:26 A Pulitzer Prize winner's modern take on Shakespeare's 'Hamlet' By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet A reworking of Shakespeare "Hamlet" called "Fat Ham” recently won the Pulitzer Prize in drama. Jeffrey Brown has the story from New York for our arts and culture series, "CANVAS."… Continue watching
Jun 17 Watch 6:30 Actress Maddie Corman on being 'brave' after a family ordeal By Hari Sreenivasan, Ilana Bernstein In 2015, actress Maddie Corman’s life became a nightmare when her husband was arrested for having child pornography on his computer. Now Corman has written an emotional play, "Accidentally Brave," about the harrowing experience. Hari Sreenivasan sits down with Corman… Continue watching
May 23 Charlottesville drama teacher to get special Tony Award By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press The special Tony Award that honors educators this year will go to a drama teacher in Charlottesville, Virginia, who has encouraged her students to explore their differences and heal rifts, especially following a deadly 2017 white nationalist rally in the… Continue reading
Dec 11 Watch 6:18 Kerry Washington desperately searches for her 'American Son' on Broadway By Jeffrey Brown In a sparse room at a Miami police station, parents learn that there has been a confrontation between their son and the police -- and something very bad may have happened. Actress Kerry Washington stars in "American Son," a new… Continue watching