How 'Schmigadoon!' made its way from streaming to the Broadway stage

NPR | By Jeff Lunden

Published April 21, 2026 at 3:10 PM CDT

The Apple TV series Schmigadoon is now a hit on Broadway.

Tags

All Things Considered

Jeff Lunden

Jeff Lunden is a freelance arts reporter and producer whose stories have been heard on NPR's Morning Edition, All Things Considered and Weekend Edition, as well as on other public radio programs.

See stories by Jeff Lunden

NPR News

Instead of civil war, a naked mole rat colony changed queens peacefully

Pien Huang

These matriarchal rodents often have bloody succession wars to replace their queen. But in a colony in California, Queen Tere ceded the throne to her daughter, Arwen, without violence.
Trump extends the ceasefire with Iran

Franco Ordoñez, Aya Batrawy, Scott Detrow

President Trump announced that he's extending the ceasefire with Iran, just one day before it was set to expire. He said he's waiting for Iran's leaders to come up with a proposal to end the war.
What having a product guy as Apple's CEO might mean for the company

Juana Summers, Jeffrey Pierre, Sarah Handel

Apple's next CEO has been responsible for developing the hardware for many products. NPR's Juana Summers talks to Jay Peters of The Verge about what the company could look like under his leadership.
Trump's pick to lead the Fed says he'd like to see 'regime change' in its policies

Scott Horsley, Juana Summers

President Trump's pick to lead the Federal Reserve went before a Senate committee today — but Kevin Warsh's confirmation could be held up by forces that are outside his control.
What the sudden turnover in Trump's Cabinet means for him politically

Tamara Keith, Scott Detrow

With the news that Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer would be leaving her post later this year, President Trump has lost three high-profile women on his Cabinet in a little over a month.