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Would you go to a play by yourself? Theaters are hoping so
2+ hour, 27+ min ago (637+ words) Nearly 20% of Broadway theater tickets are now being purchased by solo attendees " double the rate from just a couple of years ago, according to audience data for the 2024-25 season from the Broadway League. One major theater company is taking action....
At a clown school near Paris, failure is the lesson
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (1106+ words) TAMPES, France " The man in control tonight is named Carlo Jacucci. You're on the stage. He's the audience. And there's almost no chance you're going to please him " which, somehow, is exactly why you're here. "The games begin," Jacucci, a…...
Julian Barnes' playful new book is also his 'official departure"
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (616+ words) Departure(s) explores several of Barnes' lifelong obsessions " mortality, memory, and time. It's slim but weighty, digressive yet incisive. Barnes, who just turned 80, says it will be his last. Julian Barnes' playful new book is also his 'official departure' In Departure…...
Mel Brooks delights in mixing horrible taste with lavish production numbers
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1880+ words) Some of the stories we hear are familiar, but they're treated like greatest hits, little gems polished to perfection and edited together, performed on a variety of stages. Other stories are more fresh and surprising, as when Mel talks about…...
Taking a bow in your 90s: These nonagenarians get their big breaks on stage in NYC
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (648+ words) Professional actors and singers are like athletes. They use their bodies constantly, performing up to eight times a week. Remarkably, three different women in their 90s have been gracing New York stages this season. Reporter Jeff Lunden caught up with them…...
Will Arnett discusses his role in the movie, 'Is This Thing On?
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (318+ words) NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Will Arnett, who co-wrote and stars in the new movie "Is This Thing On?" Will Arnett discusses his role in the movie, 'Is This Thing On? NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Will Arnett, who co-wrote…...
Horror, a Downton parody, and Sondheim on screen — in theaters this weekend
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (596+ words) The Stephen Sondheim musical Merrily We Roll Along played to sold out crowds on Broadway during its 2023-2024 run. That show was filmed, and now available to watch on the big screen. Horror, a Downton parody, and Sondheim on screen " in…...
What made playwright Tom Stoppard so singular
3+ mon, 14+ hour ago (755+ words) The world lost its most celebrated modern playwright over Thanksgiving weekend. Tom Stoppard made history. He won five Tony Awards - five - for best play on Broadway. He also wrote many movie screenplays, including "Shakespeare In Love" - my favorite. It was…...
Acclaimed playwright Tom Stoppard dies at 88
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (588+ words) For more than a half century, Tom Stoppard was one of the most acclaimed playwrights in the English-speaking theater. He has died at age 88. Stoppard won a Laurence Olivier Award and five Tony Awards for Best Play. His work, including…...
'Wait Wait' for November 15, 2025: With Not My Job guest Tiffany Haddish
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (159+ words) This week's show was recorded in Chicago with host Peter Sagal, judge and scorekeeper Bill Kurtis, Not My Job guest Tiffany Haddish and panelists Brian Babylon, Paula Poundstone, and Roxanne Roberts. Click the audio link above to hear the whole…...