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Musical Theater

Brandon Victor Dixon Discusses His Career in the Theater

December 14, 2023 by Josephine Reed Leave a Comment

A conversation with singer, actor, and producer Brandon Victor Dixon. We talk about his role in Alicia Keys’s play “Hell’s Kitchen”  currently at the Public Theater, collaborating with Keys and the other performers in the play, what goes into creating a role in theater, his stepping into the role of Burr in “Hamilton” and the challenges that brought, and playing Judas in “Jesus … [Read more...] about Brandon Victor Dixon Discusses His Career in the Theater

Signature Theatre’s Artistic Director Matthew Gardiner talks about making musical theater magic in No VA. 

December 22, 2022 by Josephine Reed Leave a Comment

In this podcast, Matthew Gardiner talks about directing Stephen Sondheim’s "Into the Woods," the emotional draw of musical theater, and Stephen Sondheim’s mastery of it. We discuss Signature's commitment to musical theater and its development through its many programs, the theater's long association with Stephen Sondheim, what goes into staging an iconic musical like "Into the … [Read more...] about Signature Theatre’s Artistic Director Matthew Gardiner talks about making musical theater magic in No VA. 

Meet Step Artist and Founder of Step Afrika!–C. Brian Williams

November 10, 2022 by Josephine Reed Leave a Comment

In today's podcast, C. Brian Williams talks about the art of stepping—defining and historicizing the art form and discussing its deep connection to African-American fraternities and sororities. (He learned to step when he was accepted into a fraternity at Howard University). He talks about the creation of Step Afrika! which began in 1994 as a dance festival in South Africa and … [Read more...] about Meet Step Artist and Founder of Step Afrika!–C. Brian Williams

Revisiting Tony Award Winner Michael R. Jackson

June 13, 2022 by Josephine Reed Leave a Comment

We’re celebrating Pride Month and the Tony Awards by revisiting my interview with playwright, composer, lyricist Michael R. Jackson.  A Strange Loop, his play about a Black queer musical theater writer who is writing a play about a Black queer musical theater writer who is writing a play about a Black queer theater writer…, has wowed audiences and critics. Capturing some of … [Read more...] about Revisiting Tony Award Winner Michael R. Jackson

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Sunil Iyengar directs the Office of Research & Analysis at the National Endowment for the Arts. Under his leadership, the office has produced dozens of research reports, hosted periodic research events and webinars, led strategic plan development for the agency, and established research and … [more] about About Sunil and Josephine

By Any Measure

Aesthetics meets analysis in a monthly series of podcasts and blog posts from the National Endowment for the Arts.  Once upon a time, writers and artists were skeptical—if not morbid—about the application of science to questions of natural beauty, aesthetics, and arts and culture. Think of … [more] about By Any Measure

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