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Marcus Kuilan-Nazario's "Macho Stereo" is an homage to his late father, an audiophile. He says his father used to record on this reel-to-reel player. Mandalit del Barco/NPR News hide caption
Spoken word and sonic rituals: East LA exhibit features Latinx artists using sound
Marjan Neshat (in white dress), Roxanna Hope Radja (behind couch), Nikki Massoud and Artemis Pebdani in Wish You Were Here. Joan Marcus/Playwrights Horizons hide caption
Former Saturday Night Live star Norm Macdonald recorded a standup comedy special in his living room before he died in the fall of 2021. The special, which is set to be released on Netflix this month, was something he wanted to leave for his fans if he were to die unexpectedly. Ethan Miller/Getty Images hide caption
2022 Pulitzer Prizes in arts and letters go to 'Fat Ham' and 'The Netenyahus'
(l) Jason Veasey, James Jackson, Jr., Jaquel Spivey, L Morgan Lee and Antwayn Hopper in "A Strange Loop." Marc J. Franklin/A Strange Loop hide caption
"A Strange Loop" won 11 Tony nominations, the most this year. Marc J. Franklin/A Strange Loop hide caption
Study of the 1931 Josephine Baker poster by Jean Chassaing. Helicline Fine Art hide caption
Photos: The Golden Age of Broadway is celebrated in a new online exhibit
Dave Chappelle performing in Los Angeles, California in 2018. Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for Imagine LA hide caption
Critics say Ron Carter left a big footprint in music, especially for bassists. Didier Baverel/Getty Images hide caption
Mazel Tov Cocktail Party's influences are global, but the sound they create is uniquely their own. Laura Carbone/Kathleen Tagg hide caption
Mazel Tov Cocktail Party: Take an ounce of hip hop, dash of polka, then square dance
Dariya Medynska gathers with other members of the Voloshky Ukrainian dance ensemble before the International Spring Festival at North Penn High School in Lansdale, Pennsylvania. Rachel Wisniewski for NPR hide caption
A Ukrainian dance troupe in the U.S. fights disinformation, one high kick at a time
MONTGOMERY, AL - MARCH 30: Sydney Duncan holds a sign during a rally at the Alabama State House to draw attention to anti-transgender legislation introduced in Alabama on March 30, 2021 in Montgomery, Alabama. There are so far 192 anti-LGBTQ bills under consideration in state legislatures across the United States. Of those, 93 directly target transgender people. Julie Bennett/Getty Images hide caption
How to tell a captivating story — from a wedding toast to a job interview
The seven actresses in POTUS, now on Broadway. Julie White (left, top), Lilli Cooper, Rachel Dratch, Vanessa Williams, Lea DeLaria, Julianne Hough (front left), Suzy Nakamura Jenny Anderson/POTUS hide caption
Under the Do LaB's colorful tent, the crowds get doused with water guns. Juliana Bernstein hide caption
Jared Grimes (l) as Eddie Ryan and Beanie Feldstein as Fanny Brice in Funny Girl Matthew Murphy/Funny Girl hide caption
From Fanny to Barbra to Beanie: 'Funny Girl' comes back to Broadway
Actor Robert Morse pictured at the Emmy Awards in 2014. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images hide caption
Charles Mingus is often regarded as one of the greatest jazz composers of the 20th century. Bettmann/Bettmann Archive hide caption
How the late jazz great Charles Mingus is being remembered 100 years later
Comedian Nigel Ng at the Dream Downtown hotel in Manhattan April 11, 2022. Kholood Eid for NPR hide caption
(from left) McKennzie Boyd, Taylor Lafayette and Anya Jimenez are among the teenage playwrights chosen to present their work about gun violence, marking the 23rd anniversary of the Columbine shootings. #Enough hide caption
August Wilson often wrote in diners - in the exhibit, visitors can immerse themselves in one the playwright loved. Tara Geyer/AWAACC hide caption
James McAvoy stars in the London production of Cyrano de Bergerac, now playing in Brooklyn. Mark Brenner/BAM hide caption
A stripped-down 'Cyrano' — a London import — is all about language
When Chick Corea died last February, he left behind scores of musicians who he influenced and mentored. Jordan Strauss/Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP hide caption