Alan Eisenberg, Longtime Actors' Union Head, Dies at 88
In his 25-year tenure at Actors' Equity, he helped build Equity Fights AIDS and challenged the casting of the top roles in the hit musical "Miss Saigon."
In his 25-year tenure at Actors' Equity, he helped build Equity Fights AIDS and challenged the casting of the top roles in the hit musical "Miss Saigon."
Gregory Maqoma and Thuthuka Sibisi's "Broken Chord" considers the 19th-century tour of a group of South African singers to England and North America.
Michael Keegan-Dolan has collaborated with his partner Rachel Poirier on "How to Be a Dancer in 72,000 Easy Lessons," coming to St. Ann's Warehouse.
A huge new performance space in Manchester, England, opened with a show that trumpets the building's possibilities, but doesn't push any boundaries.
Susan Jaffe presents her first New York season as American Ballet Theater's leader, starting with a program of Alexei Ratmansky, Jiri Kylian and Harald Lander.
A rare pamphlet about Christopher Columbus's first voyage is on sale at Christie's, which said it had taken pains to ensure this one wasn't forged or stolen.
This alluring spectacle at Stage 42, which aims to dazzle audiences 8 and older, makes powerful statements about the rights of both animals and human beings.
A former boxer from the streets of Queens, he became a scene stealer with his portrayals of mobsters, cops and working men with soul.
Haenel, working with the choreographer-director Gisèle Vienne in "L'Étang," is trying to "pierce through the surface of things."
Heidi Schreck's play will have at least 16 productions around the country; last season's most-produced play, "Clyde's," came in second.
At La MaMa, Caitlin George's new play uses comedy to counter the legend of Helen of Troy.
He wrote several musicals without attracting much notice. Then he struck Broadway gold with "A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder."
The musical, about early-20th-century efforts to win the right to vote for women, will open in April at the Music Box Theater.
The pair, starring in Theresa Rebeck's Broadway comedy "I Need That," have a chemistry that "comes with playfulness, love and a history of irritations."
In this Off Broadway production, the actor is most fascinated by human fallibility and Shakespeare's nuanced understanding of it.
Christian Spuck, a choreographer of narrative ballets, has taken the helm at the Staatsballett Berlin after years of strife for the troupe. Can he turn it around?
Time " and a whole lot more " stands still in Owen Panettieri's static drama about a doomsday prepper.
Hope Boykin radiated generosity and joy as a performer. As a choreographer and director, she is showing the struggle the audience couldn't see.
Houston Grand Opera, known for innovation, unveils Jake Heggie's "Intelligence," directed by Jawole Willa Jo Zollar and featuring Urban Bush Women.
In New York and later in Los Angeles, he challenged notions of what dance is and isn't with choreography built around stripped-down movement.
A new Off Broadway production explores how Arthur Miller led a 1983 collaboration in Beijing that brought his work to a new audience.
Returning to Broadway for "Moulin Rouge! The Musical," the actor shares his love for dishing during a haircut and comes out as a pluviophile.
"It's jeweler's work," the American Ballet Theater coach Irina Kolpakova said of her art, which she practices with rigor and generosity at 90.
Two dances at Baryshnikov Arts Center are part of Christopher Williams's project of reimagining, and often queering, works by Diaghilev's company.
A stripped-back revival in London, directed by Jamie Lloyd, brings the classic musical into the present day, and gives Scherzinger a career-defining performance.