Times have changed — but the Rockettes keep kicking Nearly 1,000 women from around the country flew to New York City to audition for the dance troupe on its 100th anniversary. What's helped it last so long? Jennifer Vanasco
Remembering playwright and screenwriter Tom Stoppard Stoppard, who died Nov. 29, wrote Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead and The Real Thing, and the screenplays for Empire of the Sun and Shakespeare in Love. Originally broadcast in 1991. Terry Gross
Acclaimed playwright Tom Stoppard dies at 88 Tom Stoppard is remembered as a playwright whose wit and curiosity reshaped modern theater. Tom Vitale
In 1981, Stephen Sondheim's 'Merrily' was a flop -- now it's a hit A filmed version of the live production of Merrily We Roll Along will open in theaters on Dec. 5. We listen back to a 2024 interview with revival director Maria Friedman and actor Jonathan Groff. Terry Gross
'Lockdown was illuminating': Tim Robbins reflects on the origins of 'Topsy Turvy' "Things that I had held sacred or had held as truths were challenged," Robbins says of the pandemic. His new play is about a chorus that loses its ability to sing together after COVID isolation. Tonya Mosley
'It's as if I've been reborn': Misty Copeland begins a next chapter in 'a new body' Copeland says her final performance with American Ballet Theatre was a thank you to the communities that had supported her. "What I represented is something far bigger than me," she says. Tonya Mosley
Ballet star Misty Copeland says farewell to the stage Misty Copeland was the first Black principal dancer at the prestigious American Ballet Theatre. Andrew Limbong
Misty Copeland hangs up her pointe shoes after performing at retirement show Misty Copeland took one last spin on her pointe shoes Wednesday, as she retired after a trailblazing career in which she became an ambassador for diversity in an overwhelmingly white art form. The Associated Press
Where are Kennedy Center audiences going? Most of us have a venue we love — a theater or concert space — where we really feel at home. But what do you do if that place goes through radical changes? Elizabeth Blair
I remember doing the Time Warp: The 'Rocky Horror Picture Show' turns 50 Fifty years ago, on Sept. 26, 1975, The Rocky Horror Picture Show flopped at the U.S. box office — then became the longest-running theatrical release in history. Alice Woelfle