Music
What Inspires Singer Simone
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Performing Arts
Idina Menzel, the Tony Award-winning actress and singer, is known for her roles in Rent and Wicked.
Idina Menzel: From Broadway To The Symphony
()The star of Rent and Wicked is making standards and pop songs her own — with the help of symphonies around the country.
Theater
Audra McDonald: Shaping 'Bess' On Broadway()
May 15, 2012 The actress is nominated for her fifth Tony Award for the Broadway musical Porgy and Bess. "There's very few quiet moments for Bess," she says. "They're all very big, very emotional. ... And to commit to that night after night after night is very difficult."
Theater
A Test Of Hearts, Minds And 'Hands On A Hardbody'()
May 8, 2012 The 1997 documentary Hands on a Hard Body followed the contestants in a Texas car dealership competition: Hopefuls had to keep one hand on a brand-new fully loaded truck, and the last person standing kept it. As Neda Ulaby reports, that surprisingly dramatic story is now being made into a musical.
Composing 'The News,' With A Musical Twist()
May 4, 2012 In his "reality opera" The News, Dutch composer JacobTV weaves videos of politicos and celebrities into fugues that try to get inside the heads of his subjects — and cast a questioning eye on the process of delivering the news.
Monkey See
Tony Awards Take Note Of A Little Musical That Emphatically Could()
May 1, 2012 The absurdly charming chamber musical Once, based on the 2006 indie film, leads the pack in Broadway's big awards rally.
Theater
Managing The Gershwins' Lucrative Musical Legacy()
April 27, 2012 In the 1920s, it wasn't uncommon for the Gershwin brothers — composer George and lyricist Ira — to have two shows on Broadway at once. This season, it's happening again. As Jeff Lunden reports.
Theater
Broadway's 'Best Man': John Larroquette()
April 26, 2012 Perhaps most recognizable for his role on Night Court, John Larroquette has recently taken to the stage, earning a Tony Award for his role in the 2011 production of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. Now, he has returned to Broadway in a revival of Gore Vidal's The Best Man.
