Theater

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with playwright Wallace Shawn and director André Gregory about their newest play, "What We Did Before Our Moth Days." They've been working together for five decades.

As solo leisure booms globally, theater operator ATG Entertainment is launching "Solo Seats" events to destigmatize going to the theater alone.

The decorated British actress discusses her new film Midwinter Break, her role in Oedipus on Broadway and how she balances stage and screen.

Amber Ruffin is a comedy veteran who's worked in improv on two continents, had her own show, authored two books and worked on Late Night with Seth Meyers for years. Now she's out with an off-Broadway musical.

A new play about a boy with craniofacial differences opened in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The actors playing the boy also have similar facial differences.

A new, two-person musical is a romantic comedy for our generation.

Tom Stoppard is remembered as a playwright whose wit and curiosity reshaped modern theater.

With its mix of Jewish immigrants, Black residents of Harlem, and privileged white characters, the Broadway show Ragtime is resonating strongly with audiences in the current political climate.

When Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera closed on Broadway in April of 2023, after 35 years, it was the end of an era. But a new immersive version of the show – think of it as a remix – has recently opened off-Broadway.

What does Damn Yankees, a 1950s musical have to say to audiences in 2025? With its themes of selling your soul to the devil to get a win or power or beauty, quite a bit.