Broadway

No one show swept this year — and it turns out, that's a good thing.

The Interlochen Arts Academy alum is in the room where it happens, playing viola and violin in the current Broadway tour of the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical.

"Purpose" by playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, now on Broadway under the direction of longtime actress Phylicia Rashad, explores the generational conflicts in the civil rights movement.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with director Geremy Jasper about the importance of the soundtrack in his new post-apocalyptic musical O'Dessa.

The hit musical joins a number of other productions and acts that have pulled out of appearances at the Kennedy Center since President Trump took over the storied venue last month.

A new version of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical "Cats" sets it in the queer, competitive ballroom scene - and it finally makes sense.

Chu takes his inspiration from his dad, a Chinese immigrant who worked both the front room and the kitchen of their family-run restaurant: "The guy that in the back of the kitchen, that was my hero."

It was a crowded Tony Award season this year, with 36 eligible musicals and plays opening on Broadway stages.

The acclaimed singer and actor explains how the arts have that rare ability to change minds, give hope and connect people.

Director Christina Seymour and cast members Jet Miller, Mady Garrett and Isabel Seymour visited Classical IPR to promote Traverse City Central High School's upcoming production of "Anything Goes."