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Engaging viewers' bodies is central to this Broadway musical, a rare production that sets its audience in motion on the dance floor.
The addition of 17 songs turns the 1985 sci-fi classic into a big "why?" musical with a big wow factor.
In a musical based on works by the creator of Captain Underpants, an anthropomorphic feline urges young swamp dwellers (and the polliwogs in the audience) to let their creativity run wild.
In this excerpt from "August Wilson: A Life," the playwright, on the cusp of stardom, is polishing off his latest play, "Fences," at the O'Neill writers' conference.
The adaptation of the popular Nicholas Sparks romance novel, with music and lyrics by Ingrid Michaelson, had a well-reviewed run last year in Chicago.
Garrett Lee, with an assist from DJ Khaled, fills a cultural hole with his floppy, hypnotic TikTok dance " still going strong in a sad, cathartic way.
The new production, directed by Josh Rhodes, had a brief run at the Kennedy Center in Washington in May. Casting has not yet been announced.
Rhea Perlman stars as a quintessential Upper West Sider in Zarina Shea's snapshot of affluent, self-flagellating motherhood
The former American Ballet Theater star now leads the Australian Ballet. "When I am faced with difficulties, I lean into them," he said.
Borrowing its powers from Greek and Yoruba mythologies, Inua Ellams's play tells the story of a demigod who becomes an N.B.A. superstar.
An adaptation of Michael Haneke's 2012 movie at the Salzburg Festival eschews cinematic realism, instead taking a highly stylized approach.
Paul Reubens's oddball masterpiece celebrated the kind of anarchy that captivates kids and freaks out adults.
The comedian talks about her slightly goofy, slightly surreal style, and why New York has proved to be "the hardest translation" yet.
This time the celebrated novelist spins the cozy tale of a former actress, her three daughters and their rueful memories. There's a cherry orchard, too.
As Val, one of the dancers in the hit Broadway musical, she sang a memorable song explaining how she got work by enhancing her body through cosmetic surgery.
The Goodspeed Opera House takes on Charles Walters's 1950 film with zest and humor.
The actor, who was cleared of sexual assault charges in Britain this week, has parts in two small upcoming films. Yet his tarnished public perception makes starry roles unlikely.
The most majestic dance in "Barbie" is an emotional release for the Kens, but in subtle ways movement touches, and enhances, everything in the movie.
Michael Paulson spoke with producers and artistic directors at nonprofit theaters across the country about the crisis their industry is facing.
The choreographer has long taught company class. It's part of what makes his distinctly individual dancers seem so natural " and coherent as a group.
A guide to what's onstage at theater festivals in upstate New York and the Berkshires.
Mr. Barry's scripts for a hit Broadway play and later a Hollywood movie about that rule-breaking comic helped give Mr. Bruce a lasting place in pop culture lore.
The winter season at City Center features premieres by Amy Hall Garner and Elizabeth Roxas-Dobrish, and a program honoring women who shaped the organization.
Following the departures of Sarah Benson and Meropi Peponides, the two will join Cynthia Flowers as the company continues its shared leadership model.
This peculiar early Shakespeare comedy gets updated with 10 songs for a youthful alfresco production.
