"Camelot" and the legend of King Arthur
Nominated for five Tony Awards including best musical revival, Lerner & Loewe's "Camelot" is a romantic telling of King Arthur, Queen Guenevere and the Knights of the Round Table. But did Arthur really exist?
Broadway showstopper Lillias White on giving audiences "my entire heart"
For the 71-year-old Tony-winner, now appearing in "Hadestown," it all began as a child in Brooklyn, N.Y., when relatives encouraged her to dance and sing on her grandmother's dining room table.
Stepping into the shoes on/shoes off debate
Is asking someone to remove their shoes when they enter your home a sign of hospitality, or the opposite?
Broadway legend Chita Rivera on the secret behind her "guts" and "courage"
The original star of such musicals as "West Side Story," "Bye Bye Birdie," "Chicago" and "Kiss of the Spider Woman," and author of "Chita: A Memoir," talks about what it takes to succeed on Broadway.
Today's agenda: Cutting down on meetings
It's estimated that on average, since the pandemic started, half of our work week is taken up by meetings. "Sunday Morning" looks at ways to reduce and improve your meeting experiences.
"The Young and the Restless" at 50: The drama continues
For the past half-century Genoa City, Wisconsin, has been the setting for high drama, marital gyrations and genre traditions, in TV's most-watched soap opera.
"Tonight Show" host Jimmy Fallon on being an "outlet of joy"
It's always sunny on "The Tonight Show," where the host can't help being playful and funny. And now he brings more joy to audiences with the return of his musical variety show, "That's My Jam."
Celebrating the smooth sound of Burt Bacharach
The songwriter, who died Wednesday at age 94, had hits that spanned decades, spinning poignant musical ballads about broken hearts and the yearning for love.
The singer who spoke her mind to Richard Nixon
On January 28, 1972, Carole Feraci, performing at the White House with the Ray Conniff Singers, took the opportunity to protest the war in Vietnam, which earned her headlines and death threats.
"Mobituaries": Fifth-grader Samantha Smith, "America's Littlest Diplomat"
In 1982 a young girl wrote to Soviet leader Yuri Andropov voicing her worries about the prospect of nuclear war. She was invited to the USSR, where she was welcomed like a visiting head of state.
"WIN": How Gerald Ford tried to whip inflation with a button
In the mid-1970s inflation was so high, the president referred to it as "public enemy #1" – and turned to Madison Avenue to come up with an ad campaign and rallying cry, "Whip Inflation Now."
Newel post caps and finials: The finishing touch
Staircases grand and modest are finished with a finial, a largely decorative element also known as a Newel post cap, the same as George Bailey repeatedly grabs a hold of in "It's a Wonderful Life."
A NYC butcher shop frozen in time
When Jennifer Prezioso's grandfather started slowing down, she took on a new role: apprentice butcher. Today she runs Albanese Meats & Poultry, a Little Italy institution that will soon mark its 100th year.
Sonny Curtis on a career spanning Buddy Holly and Mary Tyler Moore
His music dates back to the birth of rock 'n' roll, as an early bandmate of Buddy Holly, and the writer of such classic songs as "I Fought the Law." But Sonny Curtis' most memorable composition may be a TV theme song that turned the world on with a smile.
Remembering Stephen Sondheim, a musical theater giant
Correspondent Mo Rocca offers an appreciation of the career of the legendary composer and lyricist who forced the American musical to grow up, and who took audiences to places they'd never been before.