In 1981, this Sondheim musical flopped. Now 'Merrily We Roll Along' is a hit The Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim’s musical about three friends received seven Tony nominations. We talk with director Maria Friedman, who was a friend of Sondheim's, and actor Jonathan Groff. Terry Gross
Broadway shows are more expensive than ever to make, but audiences aren't showing up NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Boris Kachka about the dynamics of Broadway today. Kachka has a look behind the curtain in his piece for Vulture, headlined "We've Hit Peak Theater." Noah Caldwell
Judi Dench on a career and friendship forged by Shakespeare NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Judi Dench and director Brendan O'Hea about their new book Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays The Rent and a career and friendship forged by the Bard. Courtney Dorning
'Cabaret' comes back to Broadway starring Eddie Redmayne and Gayle Rankin NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Eddie Redmayne and Gayle Rankin, who star in the new Broadway revival of "Cabaret." Matthew Schuerman
Sisters make peace with dark memories through art, science and each other Two sisters found they had different recollections of a traumatic childhood experience and learned that human memory is a lot less reliable than we tend to think. Gabriel Spitzer
A professor worried no one would read an algae study. So she had it put to music Professors and students at the University of South Florida mapped pitch, rhythm and duration to data about algae blooms and depletion of coral reefs to create an original composition. Neda Ulaby
As theaters scramble to reach new audiences, three get $1 million each The Mellon Foundation announced grants of $1 million to three theaters: Actors Theatre of Louisville, Long Wharf in New Haven and Portland Center Stage. Elizabeth Blair
Actor Michael Imperioli talks 'An enemy of the People' and its modern parallels NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with actor Michael Imperioli about his Broadway debut in An Enemy of the People and the relevance of this adaptation of the play, roughly 150 years after the original. Kai McNamee
This classical ensemble is tuned in to today's headlines The Apollo Chamber Players in Houston, Texas, create concerts in response to book banning, the refugee crisis, the war in Gaza and other world events. Thousands of people attend their performances. Neda Ulaby
