Oscar Winner Karl Malden Dies At 97 The powerful, sensitive character actor with the twice-broken nose had stirring roles on the big screen — notably A Streetcar Named Desire — and was a hit on TV in The Streets of San Francisco. He later served as a pitchman for American Express.

Londoners Pleased With Live Broadcast Of 'Phedre' The National Theatre on the South Bank in London is broadcasting its first live play out to the world from Iceland to South Africa. Academy Award-winner Helen Mirren stars in the 17th century play Phedre, written in Alexandrine verse. At an ordinary movie theatre in the London suburb of Brixton, locals give their thoughts on the play.

A Principal Ballerina Hangs Up Her Slippers American ballerina Alexandra Ansanelli came to ballet when she was 12 and went on to soar as a principal dancer in Britain's Royal Ballet. Now 28 and in her prime, Ansanelli is abandoning the only life she's known for more than a decade.

Gabriel Byrne Gives The Listening 'Treatment' Actor Gabriel Byrne may play a therapist on TV, but he's never actually been to therapy himself. Instead, he prepared for his role on HBO's In Treatment by drawing on his experience as observer.

'Looped': TV's Rhoda Tackles The Trials Of Tallulah Two one-name legends meet as actress Valerie Harper takes on a stage play about an iconic Hollywood broad having a very, very bad day.

The Surprising Source Of Gender Bias In Theater It's reasonably simple to name working male playwrights, like Neil LaBute and Patrick Marber. Naming women, however, is more difficult. A study found there is, in fact, a disparity between the number of shows by men that make it to the stage, and those by women.

Comparing Notes: Kitt, Kander And Miranda Broadway composer and performer Lin-Manuel Miranda, who created and starred in the Tony-winning musical In the Heights, sits down at the piano with John Kander, the legendary composer of Chicago, and Tom Kitt, composer and winner of this year's Tony for the musical Next to Normal.

Museum Shooting Draws Attention To Play About Hate A new play was set to debut Wednesday night at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. The play, "Anne and Emmett, is centered around an imaginary conversation between Anne Frank and Emmett Till. The deadly shooting at the museum delayed the play's debut, but ironically has made its focus even more poignant. Playwright Janet Langhart Cohen talks about the horrific turn of events and what inspired her to write "Anne and Emmett."

Let This Entertain You: 'Gypsy,' 50 Years Later For the golden anniversary of the original cast album of Gypsy, Sony is reissuing the classic recording, which features Ethel Merman. Music critic Lloyd Schwartz sees how well it holds up.

As 'Nurse Jackie,' Falco Bristles, Snarls, Conceals The Sopranos star debuts as the star of Nurse Jackie Monday on Showtime and says her character's life is complicated. "There are many aspects of it that are mutually exclusive," she says. Like being a nurse and popping many, many little red pills.

For Broadway Newcomers, First Time's The Charm Jeff Lunden talks to theatermakers who made their Broadway debuts this year. Their work, on shows as diverse as Hair and Reasons to be Pretty, has earned praise — and Tony nominations.

A Tony Award For Work Offstage Shirley Herz is getting a Tony Award Sunday night, despite never setting foot on a Broadway stage. For more than 50 years, Herz has worked as press agent. She is the first woman in the theater publicists' union to receive such an award.

Tony Predictions, Plus A Look Back At A Wild Ride The Tony Awards cap a Broadway season of astonishing diversity and record-breaking box-office grosses. Jeff Lunden handicaps the major awards categories and recaps the year that was.

On London's West End, 'Hamlet' With Human Skull The production bought the skull for $400 from a dealer in Salt Lake City. Barry Edelstein, director of The Public Theater Shakespeare Initiative, says this is not the first time a real skull has been used in a production of Shakespeare's play.

Bruce Campbell, King Of The B Movie As Sam Axe on cable channel USA's Burn Notice, Bruce Campbell plays the disreputable sidekick to the hero. After appearing in countless B movies, Campbell has now directed and produced his own B movie, My Name is Bruce.