Nadine Garner, one of Australia's best-known actors, confronts an arts sector in crisis.

Also, we look at the revolutionary power of poetry slams with the authors of the book Slam Your Poetry.

The Tony Award-winning composer of Fun Home, Jeanine Tesori, joins us from her Manhattan living room to share her insights into creating great musical theatre.

Also, Taiwan-based playwright and theatre director Stan Lai shares what's on his Top Shelf and Humphrey Bower reviews The Met Opera's recent crop of free streaming productions.

Comedian Zoë Coombs Marr says "being a man did wonders for her career," but she steps back into the spotlight as herself in Bossy Bottom, soon streaming online.

Also, we pay tribute to American playwright Terrence McNally who recently died, and we look at the legacies of the plague and other diseases in the performing arts.

Continuing our celebration of his 90th birthday, we delve into the later work of Stephen Sondheim—composer-lyricist of some of the most well-regarded and inventive musical theatre ever made.

To mark his 90th birthday, we delve into the work of Stephen Sondheim—composer-lyricist of some of the most well-regarded and inventive musical theatre ever made.