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In the lead up to PIPELINE’s theatrical release, actor Namir Smallwood talks about his own high school experience, what drew him to acting and what he hopes audiences will take away from the show. PIPELINE hits movie theaters nationwide October 3-7. For more information visit www.lincolncenter.org/pipeline.  

Mostly Mozart's Renée and Robert Belfer Music Director speaks about the joys of returning to Lincoln Center each summer, the difference between being a guest conductor and a music director, and, of course, the genius of Mozart. 

Podcast edition of Lincoln Center’s popular live series, The History of the World in 100 Performances with New Yorker writer and cultural critic Adam Gopnik. In this episode, Adam is joined by Jamie Bernstein, David Denby, Jake Gyllenhaal and John Mauceri to take us back in time to November 14, 1943, when a 25-year-old assistant conductor stepped up to the podium at the last minute to lead what was then known as the New York Philharmonic Symphony. His name? Leonard Bernstein. 

Recorded live on February 16, 2016 at the David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center.

Archival audio used courtesy of the New York Philharmonic Leon Levy Digital Archives.

Letters by Leonard Bernstein © Amberson Holdings LLC. Used by Permission of The Leonard Bernstein Office, Inc.

Podcast edition of Lincoln Center’s popular live series, The History of the World in 100 Performances with New Yorker writer and cultural critic Adam Gopnik. In this episode, Adam is joined by Harvard professor and Shakespeare scholar Stephen Greenblatt to take a deep dive into the world premiere of Hamlet, and how its influence continues to resonate more than 400 years later. Actors Claire Warden and Dan Beaulieu join to bring Shakespeare’s words to life.

The Tony-nominated, Grammy-winning star of stage and screen talks about constructing his Live From Lincoln Center show, the good advice he's been given along the way, and other famous people from Nebraska.

Pianist, conductor, and music director Ben Cohn talks about the elements of his musical style, balancing parenthood with his career, and how he keeps a show interesting and fresh over an extended Broadway run.

The two-time Tony Award nominee discusses her path to success, her musical partners, and how she tells the story of her life through song.

Pianist, arranger, and composer Michael Mitchell reflects on landing his very first job off Broadway, taking on his current role as music director for Leslie Odom, Jr., and the importance of being "unapologetically present."

The two-time Tony Award winner and star of television’s Younger talks about her artistic process, balancing work and motherhood, and the importance of creativity in her daily routine.

Yuga Cohler and Johan discuss Yeethoven, a new project that places compositions by Beethoven and Kanye West side by side and explores the two composers’ musical risk taking, iconic status, and breaking down of “traditional” compositional rules.