Did This Couple Inspire Edward Albee's 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf'?
A newly preserved Andy Warhol film documents a combative artist couple the playwright knew. The movie is premiering in MoMA's To Save and Project.
A newly preserved Andy Warhol film documents a combative artist couple the playwright knew. The movie is premiering in MoMA's To Save and Project.
Still puffily padded but no longer particularly tart, this shape-shifting classic about the girls you love to hate retains its ingratiating charms.
With "Mean Girls," "Wonka" and "The Color Purple," why have studios spent much of their marketing budget downplaying and disguising their movie musicals?
The offerings at this annual presentation of new opera and music theater tend to be politically charged, scrappy and stirring.
Lisa Fagan and Lena Engelstein's picaresque "Deepe Darknesse" models itself on the randomness of an ancient Roman novel, "The Golden Ass."
At 42, Cojocaru has no desire to stop dancing. Instead, she commissioned and is producing a ballet, "La Strada," in which she will dance.
"Queens of Sheba" and "Volcano" at Under the Radar, and "Bacon," at International Fringe Encore Series, expound on identity, captivity and violence.
A new show in Paris by Maëlle Poésy tells the story of the Mercury 13 space program, with choreographed movement and acrobatic sequences.
In his theater work, Eric Berryman injects forgotten voices from the past into the present moment.
Buckle up for "Open Mic Night" and "Search Party" at Under the Radar and two wildly adventurous works at the Exponential Festival.
Lois Kirschenbaum, who died in 2021, made the donations to cultural groups from unexpectedly large life savings.
For Jonathan Tunick, an early love of "Tubby the Tuba" led to a career as an orchestrator. He talks about his Sondheim partnership, and creating a sound that "can hint at unspoken secrets."
In Joshua Harmon's play about the legacies of antisemitism, a Parisian family must decide when it's time to get out.
Roundabout Theater Company, the biggest nonprofit on Broadway, said it would produce the three shows next season.
The renowned troupe will more than triple its footprint, growing its studio space and education programs.
Soles of Duende, a percussive dance trio appearing at the Joyce Theater this week, situates tap, flamenco and Kathak in joyful and thrilling conversation.
"One must read between the lies," he suggests, putting his own "Everywhere an Oink Oink" at the top of the list.
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins is lined up to write the book, and Lileana Blain-Cruz will direct.
She wrote about the leading figures in ballet and modern dance for more than 40 years. One of her books was about the brash choreographer Mark Morris.
After years of fighting to win parity and recognition for women in theater, Julia Jordan said: "Everybody gets produced now. There's much more competition. In a good way."
"The lessons that New York has for you around every corner " it was a big part of my young adulthood, this city," said the singer-songwriter, who will make her Broadway debut in "Hadestown."
The Tony winner for best musical, about a high school girl with a rare genetic disorder and a criminally dysfunctional family, will begin a national tour in September.
As part of Under the Radar, Nile Harris resurrects his play that weaves together text, sound, minstrelsy and dance to explore the American experience.
She got her start on Broadway at 15. But after finding a dearth of roles for Black women, she ultimately turned to one-woman shows that addressed racism and sexism.
In a trans-Atlantic career that endured for more than 60 years, she was also known for her role in the hit 1965 Disney movie "Mary Poppins."