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News Articles: Theater

John Malkovich says theater is like surfing. Actors might think they are the wave — but they're not: "The wave is created by the collision between the material and the public. You ride the wave or you don't." Malkovich is pictured above in <em>The Music Critic.</em>

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Even Beethoven got bad reviews. John Malkovich reads them aloud as 'The Music Critic'

A new live stage show features actor John Malkovich transformed into some of the meanest music critics ever — in real reviews skewering the work of great composers like Beethoven, Brahms and Chopin.

October 17, 2023
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By:
  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
Actor Michael Gambon took over the role of Albus Dumbledore in <em>The Prisoner of Azkaban.</em>

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  • Obituaries

Michael Gambon, who played Dumbledore in 'Harry Potter,' dies at 82

Gambon was best known for playing Albus Dumbledore in most of the Harry Potter movies. The Irish-born actor got his start on stage and worked under Laurence Olivier.

September 28, 2023
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  • Andrew Limbong
Leslie Odom Jr., who won a Tony playing Aaron Burr in <em>Hamilton</em>, is now back on Broadway as Purlie.

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  • Theater

A Jim Crow satire returns to Broadway after 62 years — and it's a romp, not a relic

In 1961, actor and Civil Rights activist Ossie Davis wrote the blistering play Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch. Now, Leslie Odom Jr. stars in the revival.

September 27, 2023
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By:
  • Jeff Lunden
Broadway tickets are expensive — add babysitting to that and the costs are often prohibitive. But a nonprofit is trying to bring free babysitting to theaters around the country.

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  • Theater

Free babysitting on Broadway? This nonprofit helps parents get to the theater

Broadway tickets are expensive — add babysitting to that and the costs are often prohibitive. But a nonprofit is trying to bring free babysitting to theaters around the country.

September 23, 2023
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  • Jennifer Vanasco
Franne Lee at the New York Public Library's Hal Prince exhibition in 2019. Lee designed the costumes for Prince's <em>Sweeney Todd</em> and <em>Candide.</em>

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  • Obituaries

Franne Lee, who designed costumes for 'SNL' and 'Sweeney Todd,' dies at 81

From SNL's Coneheads to Killer Bees, Broadway's Sweeney Todd and Candide, we remember Tony Award-winning costume designer Franne Lee who died on Aug. 27.

September 06, 2023
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  • Elizabeth Blair
Tim Hatley's sketch shows the musical's DeLorean on stage.

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  • Theater

How 'Back to the Future: The Musical' created a DeLorean that flies

It flies over the audience and flips over — but that's not all that it does.

August 25, 2023
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  • Jeff Lunden
Arielle Jacobs and Jose Llana as Imelda and Ferdinand Marcos in <em>Here Lives Love.</em>

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  • Theater

You can immerse yourself — literally — in this Broadway show

Here Lies Love tells the story of Imelda and Ferdinand Marcos' rise and fall in the Philippines. The $22 million immersive musical production is a big Broadway gamble.

July 18, 2023
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  • Jeff Lunden
GPB News NPR

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  • Theater

Remembering Broadway legend and 'Fiddler on the Roof' lyricist Sheldon Harnick

Harnick, along with composer Jerry Bock, wrote the enduring music for Fiddler, as well as Fiorello and She Loves Me. He died June 23. Originally broadcast in 1988, 2004 and 2014.

June 30, 2023
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  • Terry Gross
Broadway lyricist Sheldon Harnick at the Tony Awards in May 2016.

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  • Obituaries

Broadway lyricist Sheldon Harnick, who wrote 'Fiddler on the Roof,' dies at 99

The Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning lyricist was one of the last masters of Broadway's Golden Age. His career extended over 60 years.

June 23, 2023
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  • Jeff Lunden
GPB News NPR

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  • Arts & Life

Actor Treat Williams, star of 'Hair' and 'Everwood', is killed in a motorcycle crash

Actor Treat Williams, whose nearly 50-year career included starring roles in the TV series Everwood and the movie Hair, died Monday after a motorcycle crash in Vermont, state police said. He was 71.

June 13, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Jodie Comer poses in the press room during The 76th Annual Tony Awards.

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  • Theater

Jodie Comer wins a Tony for her first ever performance on a professional stage

Still, it's safe to say that picking up the Tony for best lead actress in a play is not a case of beginner's luck.

June 12, 2023
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  • Manuela López Restrepo
J. Harrison Ghee accepts the award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical for <em>Some Like It Hot</em> onstage. They and Alex Newell were the first nonbinary actors to win Tony Awards.

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  • Theater

6 takeaways from the 2023 Tony Awards

The theater was sweltering. There was no script. And yet it was a swift, entertaining show.

June 12, 2023
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  • Jennifer Vanasco
(L-R) Charlie Rosen and Bryan Carter, winners of the Best Orchestrations Award for "Some Like It Hot", pose in the press room during The 76th Annual Tony Awards at Radio Hotel on June 11, 2023 in New York City.

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  • Theater

Tony Awards 2023: Here's the list of major winners with photos

History was made, as Alex Newell became the first nonbinary actor to win a Tony and J. Harrison Ghee the second. We'll be updating this winners list throughout the night.

June 11, 2023
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  • Jennifer Vanasco
"This was a tough shot to get," Marc J. Franklin says of this photo he took for<em> Some Like It Hot.</em>

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  • Theater

We ask 3 Broadway photographers: How do you turn a live show into a still image?

Only a handful of theater photographers work on Broadway and their challenge is to capture the essence of live performance. Ahead of the Tony Awards, we ask three about their craft.

June 11, 2023
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  • Jeff Lunden
The musical <em>Kimberly Akimbo</em> has eight Tony Award nominations, including Best Musical.

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  • Theater

Where to watch Broadway's Tony Awards on Sunday night

The 76th annual Tony Awards are Sunday, with performances from the top Broadway musicals.

June 10, 2023
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  • Jennifer Vanasco
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