Opinion: Remembering a friendship with Terry Teachout
NPR's Scott Simon remembers theater critic and playwright Terry Teachout, who died this week at the age of 65.
Theater
Two-time Pulitzer winner Lynn Nottage turns a triple play in New York City
Nottage, the only woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama twice, has a new play on Broadway, an opera at Lincoln Center Theater and a Michael Jackson musical opening soon.
Cecily Strong finds 'Signs of Intelligent Life' in a celebrated one-woman show
The 'Saturday Night Live' cast member and 'Schmigadoon!' star performs in "The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe," a one-woman show made famous by Lily Tomlin.
She left the stage years ago. Then 'Wicked' needed an understudy
Scott Simon talks with Carla Stickler, a former understudy for the Broadway smash "Wicked." She was called back to perform on short notice after much of the current cast succumbed to COVID-19.
With COVID outbreaks, Broadway's understudies take center stage
Breakthrough infections from the omicron variant have been spreading like wildfire among casts and crews, so understudies and swing performers have been helping keep shows afloat.
50 wonderful things from 2021: The performances, moments, and laughs we'll remember
NPR pop culture critic Linda Holmes lists highlights from the year, including Ted Lasso, a TikTok dog, a twisty mystery, some great performances, and a moment in a mall.
Latest COVID surge hits Broadway during the lucrative holiday season
While most shows are maintaining a regular schedule, nine popular musicals and plays announced they would take a hiatus until after Christmas because of breakthrough infections.
Broadway musical 'Jagged Little Pill' closes after rising cases of coronavirus
The show, which takes its title from Alanis Morissette's 1995 album, cited the Omicron surge for closing.
Broadway's 'Wicked' casts first person of color to play Glinda the Good Witch
Brittney Johnson whose been cast in the role of Glinda, will first be an understudy. Then starting in February, she'll take to the stage full-time.
As theater reopens, how directors are putting their reimaginations into action
During the height of pandemic closures, three artistic directors spoke about their hopes for what theater would look like when it reopened. More than a year later, we check in to see what's changed.