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Theater
Short-run Broadway shows bring in stars to try to turn a profit
by
Jeff Lunden
Nov 5, 2024
This season, some of Hollywood’s biggest stars are coming to Broadway’s stages for limited runs. But can producers make money when a show can sell tickets for just a few months?
Behind the curtain: What it’s like to be a professional performer
Mar 15, 2024
For performer Jonathan Betchtel, it all started with the film "Moulin Rouge."
How Seattle cabaret performers weathered the pandemic
Feb 14, 2024
How cabaret performers weathered the pandemic.
Streaming has its own allure, but movie theaters still offer "a little bit of joy"
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sarah Leeson
Dec 9, 2022
Between surprise hits and the push and pull of streaming, Stephanie Silverman says theaters still have lessons to learn.
Will new, diverse leadership help bring cultural change to Broadway?
May 30, 2022
Lileana Blain-Cruz, the new resident director at Lincoln Center Theater, is in an influential position. Her choices could resonate nationally.
One show at a time, Broadway theater is coming back
Sep 27, 2021
Currently 12 shows are open in New York's prime theater district. By year-end, there should be 38.
Broadway theater returns with an unprecedented seven plays by Black writers
Aug 20, 2021
Their success may hinge on attracting new audiences.
For public good, not for profit.
Having survived pandemic lockdown, a small British theater company takes a bow
May 28, 2021
Blackeyed Theatre, a touring group, on how the company weathered COVID-19 and the worst financial crisis in its history.
How is Broadway getting ready to reopen?
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Andie Corban
May 11, 2021
Broadway producer Eva Price says getting her show, "Jagged Little Pill," up and running again is like starting over.
Theaters and dance companies scramble to survive this holiday season
Dec 9, 2020
Arts organizations have had to cancel or reimagine their blockbuster holiday shows due to the pandemic.