Sep 1st, 2008 · A French summertime tradition — especially for young children — is a visit to a marionette theatre to watch the antics of a character named Guignol. Guignol always manages to outwit the thief with the help of children in the audience.
Oct 31st, 2007 · Guy Capacelatro is a prolific, pop storyteller from Portsmouth, NH. He utilizes assorted instrumentation, a rotating group of singers, and folk storytelling to create off kilter songs.
Oct 30th, 2007 · On any night of the week, theatre-goers in Paris can choose between dozens of productions of the French classics, French farce or French operetta. What they rarely see are musicals from America or Britain. But that's changing. The French version of The Lion King has started a run in Paris.
Jul 13th, 2007 · In China, copyright pirates are racing to get out their version of the latest Harry Potter film before the real one makes it to theatres; and fake books are in the works too with no resemblance of the real thing. Fake Harry Potter movies and books become a cottage industry in China.
Jul 21st, 2006 · A new documentary takes a loving look at the Silver Belles, a leggy troupe of dancers who drew crowds to famous nightclubs and theatres during the height of the Harlem Renaissance. Decades later, the women are still dancing, and still drawing the crowds.
Jan 25th, 2006 · Brokeback Mountain has been in theatres for weeks and is still a hot topic in the media. Commentator Betty Baye says that the story isn't as important as its subjects -- something black Americans should be familiar with.
Nov 22nd, 2005 · R&B entertainer Usher is taking on his first starring role in the film In the Mix, which opens in theatres Wednesday. Ed Gordon speaks with Usher about the pressures of "opening" a Hollywood film.
Nov 21st, 2005 · An unlikely partnership between an Afghan theatre troupe and Manhattan's Bond Street Theatre has led to a new show about three decades of occupation and violence in Afghanistan. Beyond the Mirror opened last weekend in New York City. Marianne McCune of member station WNYC reports.