Two Theater-Making Couples Reflect on Mortality and Renewal
A meditation on mortality and renewal, "The Following Evening" presents mirror images of two married pairs of theater makers.
A meditation on mortality and renewal, "The Following Evening" presents mirror images of two married pairs of theater makers.
A new musical from Jason Robert Brown, Daisy Prince and Jonathan Marc Sherman explores the diverging trajectories of two young writers in the late 1990s.
A tender reimagining of "The Wizard of Oz" follows Dora, an angsty American teenager who initially rejects her family's Mexican heritage.
Conflicting ideas of guilt, identity and genetics do battle in this quietly galvanizing play by Ruby Thomas.
The group, led by Leonardo Sandoval and Gregory Richardson, leans into tap's oneness of dance and music for "I Didn't Come to Stay."
Onstage and off, she was celebrated as a pathbreaking triple-threat who left a huge legacy in musical theater and dance.
How watching gay coming-of-age stories has helped repair a heart still stuck in the past " and still scarred by a less welcoming world.
A quadruple threat, Rivera could make a lasting impression in minutes, whether onstage or onscreen. These videos illustrate why.
Her dancing sometimes overshadowed her thrillingly dramatic way with a song: husky yet clarion, unaffected but full of comment and character.
A performer who never retired is remembered for her electric Broadway performances and daring cabaret work.
Chita Rivera saw herself as a dancer, and that's fitting: Her early ballet training was her secret weapon " and it never left her body.
Her dancing sometimes overshadowed her thrillingly dramatic way with a song: husky yet clarion, unaffected but full of comment and character.
Appearing in scores of stage productions, she dazzled audiences for nearly six decades, most memorably starring as Anita in "West Side Story" and Velma Kelly in "Chicago."
The new show by Alexis Michalik, a star of commercial theater, wades into political battles in France, where immigration restrictions have been at the forefront of the government's agenda.
Kelli O'Hara and Brian d'Arcy James are superb as a midcentury-modern couple free-falling into addiction in Craig Lucas and Adam Guettel's musical.
There was no formal celebration for the newest honorees. Instead, the American Theater Wing presented cash grants to sustain their work.
Deborah Jowitt's "Errand Into the Maze" revels in the artistry of the dance legend, while downplaying the messy choices in her marathon career.
Tiler Peck, a New York City Ballet star, is making her first work for the company. "It's my opportunity to pass on to the next generation anything that's been given to me."
The actor, singer and reality TV personality fills his day with video games, comfort food with friends and a teary trip to the movies.
The American Museum of Natural History is closing two major halls as museums around the nation respond to updated policies from the Biden administration.
Gen Z's reputation for conflict avoidance, and the way digital media abets it, is a recurring theme in the latest by the "Dimes Square" playwright Matthew Gasda.
The Encores! series returns with a concert staging of the 1959 musical, which also stars the very funny Harriet Harris and Michael Urie.
At Japan Society, "Nihon Buyo in the 21st Century," a rare showcase in New York of this style of Japanese dance, forges a link between the past and present.
At Japan Society, "Nihon Buyo in the 21st Century," a rare showcase in New York of this style of Japanese dance, forges a link between the past and present.
He worked with the Martha Graham and Paul Taylor troupes and then created his own group, Dan Wagoner and Dancers.