Jeff London

The Southern California native was a musical prodigy, conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra in his 20s.

He led the San Francisco Symphony for 25 years, but he considered the establishment of the New World Symphony his biggest achievement.

Over a thousand of its alumni perform in orchestras around the world.

Tilson Thomas said he lived by a kind of musical, Hippocratic oath.

Always make sure that...

Your spirit is focused so that communicating music to other people is a central priority for you.

For NPR News, I'm Jeff London in New York.

Most Broadway shows have out-of-town tryouts to polish their material, but Schmigadoon's author Cinco Paul says his show began on a streaming TV service.

Schmigadoon aired in 2021 as a six-part series about a bickering couple who find themselves stuck in a town where everyone sings old-fashioned songs.

Paul adapted his material for the stage, and the show actually did have an out-of-town tryout at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

last year.

For NPR News, I'm Jeff London in New York.

Every year, the Tonys select

hosts with Broadway credentials, Hugh Jackman, Neil Patrick Harris, Cynthia Erivo.

But while Pink has never performed on Broadway, a couple of her songs are currently being sung in Anne Juliet and the Tony Award-winning musical Moulin Rouge!

The recording artist, who's had 15 top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, is known for her theatrical concerts and videos, as well as her love for Broadway.

Producers hope she'll bring new viewers to the Tony telecast, which will be broadcast live from Radio City Music Hall on CBS FM.

and Paramount+.

For NPR News, I'm Jeff London in New York.

An Iowa native, Mary Beth Hurt had a famous actress as her babysitter, Jean Seberg.