William Brangham: Now: A Detroit artist is making beauty out of abandoned spaces. Special correspondent Mary Ellen Geist reports. It's part of our Canvas series. Mary Ellen Geist: Scott Hocking wants to transform Detroit's empty spaces into something...
NICK SCHIFRIN: Finally tonight, a Brief But Spectacular on taking on stereotypes in Hollywood. Actor and singer Utkarsh Ambudkar's latest film is Brittany Runs a Marathon. Once again, as part of our Canvas series, he reflects on how he has adopted to...
JUDY WOODRUFF: Tonight's Brief But Spectacular comes from English actor Aml Ameen. He describes how a chance encounter with movie star Idris Elba set him on a path to honor his Jamaican roots. Tonight's interview is part of our ongoing coverage of ar...
JUDY WOODRUFF: Finally tonight: A Broadway great has died. Director and producer Harold Prince won an astonishing 21 Tony Awards with shows that became household names and whose popularity endures even now. This is part of our ongoing arts and cultur...
JUDY WOODRUFF: The documentary Hale County This Morning, This Evening, about a community in the Alabama Black Belt, was nominated for an Academy Award earlier this year for best documentary feature. Filmmaker RaMell Ross, who spent more than five yea...
JUDY WOODRUFF: Raised in Mumbai, singer-songwriter Falu came to the United States to pursue her career in music, which includes a mix of Indian classical and American pop rock. Her latest work, Falu's Bazaar, was nominated for a Grammy this past year...
NICK SCHIFRIN: Finally tonight, a story about a violin that tugs at the heart and purse strings. Jackie Shafer of WOSU in Columbus, Ohio, reports on the beautiful sound and serious security that comes with one of the world's most valuable instruments...
AMNA NAWAZ: Frank Rich is a writer and producer whose career has taken him from The New York Times, as theater critic, to HBO, as executive producer of Veep, now its in final season. In tonight's Brief But Spectacular, Rich looks back on his life in...
JUDY WOODRUFF: Finally tonight, we remember the Oscar-nominated film director and writer John Singleton, who died today after a stroke. Jeffrey Brown is back with Singleton's story and how his work inspired others who would follow him. Again, it's pa...
JUDY WOODRUFF: He has recorded more than 100 albums, performed in every marquee concert hall around the world, and played for eight U.S. presidents. But, this weekend, renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma played two outdoor concerts, one in Laredo, Texas, the o...