Theater
America’s library creates ‘ultimate stay-at-home playlist’
The Library of Congress selects 25 recordings to be preserved for posterity each year. Find out which ones were recently tapped for this distinction.
Broadway play with Middle Eastern setting wins top honors
An improbable Broadway hit, "The Band's Visit" is an award-winning musical that emphasizes the common humanity of people thrown together in a remote desert town.
Decades later, Japan’s gift to Americans is still vibrant
The Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theater, a gift from Japan in 1976, is celebrating its reopening with artwork and performances that pay tribute to the country.
After 9/11 attack, Americans saw humanity at its best
A hit musical on Broadway sheds light on the goodwill directed toward Americans following the September 2001 terrorist attacks.
Board games, interactive theater help a Virginia community plan for the...
The New River Valley community in rural Virginia found creative ways to ensure that progress and growth take into account how resources are used.
A Broadway performance from Michelle Obama and friends
First lady Michelle Obama went to Broadway on September 19 and tapped some big voices to help deliver her push to get girls educated across the world.
This hip-hop, multiracial musical is smashing records and revolutionizing American views
The rap and hip-hop Broadway musical "Hamilton," about the life and death of Alexander Hamilton, first U.S. treasury secretary, won 11 Tony Awards.
American playwright explores his Muslim roots
Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Ayad Akhtar first struggled to find success, then found his voice by incorporating his religion into his work.
Black America’s capital theater
If a single building could ever tell a story of the black urban experience in the U.S., it is the Howard Theatre in Washington.
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