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Tony and Maria, Sharks and Jets — Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner take a fresh look at the musical theater classic West Side Story.

This is the first musical Spielberg's ever made, but he proves a natural: Few other American filmmakers have a more instinctive sense of rhythm and visual flow, or more direct access to your emotions.

The number of hate crimes against the Asian American Pacific Islander community skyrocketed last year in San Francisco. Many are trying not to let it overshadow Lunar New Year festivities.

If Lin Manuel-Miranda wins an Academy Award in the Best Original Song category, he will become only the 13th person in history to win an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony. We hear from past EGOT winners.

Six decades after the film West Side Story premiered, the legendary musical has been reimagined. Choreographer Justin Peck updated the dances of the original story.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Booker Prize-winning author Bernardine Evaristo about her new book, Manifesto: On Never Giving Up.

New Mexico wildfires are continuing to grow as unrelenting high winds make conditions very difficult for firefighters.

The comet, known as C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein), has an estimated diameter of about 80 miles. That's bigger than Rhode Island and about 50 times larger than the heart of most comets.

Steve Inskeep and Renee Montagne read listeners' letters, including praise for stories on China and gardening in London.

When English-language music was banned in 1982, Spanish-language groups found an opportunity.