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Anthony Roth Costanzo nearly lost his voice to cancer. Now he's back as 'Akhnaten'

A decade ago, Costanzo had surgery that threatened to destroy his singing voice. Now he stars as a gender-fluid Egyptian pharaoh in the Met Opera's production. Originally broadcast Oct. 7, 2019.

May 13, 2022
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By:
  • Terry Gross
(l) Jason Veasey, James Jackson, Jr., Jaquel Spivey, L Morgan Lee and Antwayn Hopper in "A Strange Loop."

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  • Arts & Life

'A Strange Loop' garners 11 Tony nominations, including Best Musical

These nominations are for Broadway's first season after the 2020 COVID shutdown.

May 10, 2022
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  • Jeff Lunden

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  • Arts & Life

2022 Pulitzer Prizes in arts and letters go to 'Fat Ham' and 'The Netenyahus'

The 2022 Pulitzer Prizes in fiction, poetry, drama and other categories in arts and letters were announced in New York along with awards for journalism.

May 09, 2022
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By:
  • Neda Ulaby
"A Strange Loop" won 11 Tony nominations, the most this year.

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  • Arts & Life

List of the 2022 Tony Nominations

The American Theatre Wing announced nominations today for the 75th annual awards.

May 09, 2022
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  • Jennifer Vanasco
Study of the 1931 Josephine Baker poster by Jean Chassaing.

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  • Arts & Life

Photos: The Golden Age of Broadway is celebrated in a new online exhibit

A new virtual art exhibition celebrates theater, movies and television with original sketches by Broadway set and costume designers.

May 07, 2022
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  • Jeff Lunden
GPB News NPR

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At a high school, the song 'No One is Alone' becomes about a teacher lost to COVID

English teacher Bobby Texel remembers his coworker Dennis DeCarlo, a woodshop teacher at Pompton Lakes High School in New Jersey. Dennis and Bobby worked together for years on the school's musicals.

May 06, 2022
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  • Elena Burnett and
  • Sarah Handel
The seven actresses in POTUS, now on Broadway. Julie White (left, top), Lilli Cooper, Rachel Dratch, Vanessa Williams, Lea DeLaria, Julianne Hough (front left), Suzy Nakamura

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  • Arts & Life

Broadway's 'POTUS': Should these women save the president?

Seven comic actresses star in a new play by a 28-year-old up-and-coming playwright.

April 27, 2022
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  • Jeff Lunden
Jared Grimes (l) as Eddie Ryan and Beanie Feldstein as Fanny Brice in <em>Funny Girl</em>

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  • Arts & Life

From Fanny to Barbra to Beanie: 'Funny Girl' comes back to Broadway

In 1964, the musical made a star out of 21-year-old Barbra Streisand. Now a new version features Beanie Feldstein.

April 22, 2022
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By:
  • Jeff Lunden
Actor Robert Morse pictured at the Emmy Awards in 2014.

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  • Arts & Life

Tony award winner and 'Mad Men' star Robert Morse dies at 90

Robert Morse, who starred in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying as a young actor and, decades later, returned to the corporate world with TV's Mad Men, has died at 90.

April 21, 2022
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  • Miranda Mazariegos
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  • Theater

Young playwrights confront gun violence with their art and say #Enough

Across the country, theaters and civic organizations commemorate the 23rd anniversary of the Columbine school shootings by presenting readings of eight short plays by teenagers.

April 17, 2022
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By:
  • Jeff Lunden
August Wilson often wrote in diners - in the exhibit, visitors can immerse themselves in one the playwright loved.

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  • Arts & Life

Walk into August Wilson's life and plays in immersive new exhibit

Visitor's can step into Wilson's office - or the diner where he liked to write

April 17, 2022
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By:
  • Bill O'Driscoll
James McAvoy stars in the London production of <em>Cyrano de Bergerac</em>, now playing in Brooklyn.

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  • Arts & Life

A stripped-down 'Cyrano' — a London import — is all about language

James McAvoy stars in this Olivier-winning production that includes beatboxing — but no prosthetic nose.

April 14, 2022
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By:
  • Jeff Lunden
Some of the vendors at the Broadway Makers Marketplace, which carries their handmade goods

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  • Theater

At the Broadway Makers Marketplace, theater fans find both crafts and community

A pop-up shop in a New York subway station is home to all things Broadway: memorabilia, live performances and handmade goods created by fans. Now, the shop's owners hope to find a permanent home.

March 19, 2022
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By:
  • Jeff Lunden
Conductor Semyon Bychkov, conducting the Vienna Philharmonic in a performance in Vienna in 2017.

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  • Arts & Life

Some Russian performing artists are speaking out against Putin

A number of Russian stars from the performing arts world are using their voices and international platforms to denounce the invasion of Ukraine and speak up against Russian President Vladimir Putin.

February 28, 2022
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  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
GPB News NPR

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  • Performing Arts

Jennifer Hudson wins top honor at 53rd NAACP Image Awards

Hudson wins entertainer of the year at the 53rd annual NAACP Image Awards honoring work by entertainers of color, beating out Regina King, Lil Nas X, Megan Thee Stallion and Tiffany Haddish.

February 27, 2022
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