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The midtown venue's owners hope to raise close to 20 percent of an annual budget approaching $10 million from supporters.
As artistic director, Johnson, a pathbreaking ballerina, helped get the company back on its feet after a hiatus. Now, she's ready to be an artist again.
In "Stalking Shakespeare," Lee Durkee describes his quest to find a true, authentic image of the famous playwright, a search that becomes a tragicomic tale in its own right.
The New Diorama in London is placing bets on small troupes, inviting them onto its stage and giving them help to thrive. With two shows now in the West End, its gambles are paying off.
The milestone season will honor the legacy of George Balanchine, the company's co-founder, and feature several world premieres.
In David Auburn's new play, "Summer, 1976," the actresses play unlikely friends whose relationship has the intensity of a love affair.
Her new memoir finds the 90-year-old singer-dancer hungry for acclaim, but generous to others on her way to getting it.
The final day of "The Phantom of the Opera" was marked by a combination of nostalgia and celebration at the Majestic Theater. It is closing on an unexpectedly high note.
As Broadway's longest-running show headed to a close on Sunday after more than 35 years, New York Times employees shared their memories.
In Gregory Maqoma's "Cion," performed by the Vuyani Dance Theater at the Joyce, the performers offer images of collective lamentation, prayer and hope.
The theatrical games and performance techniques Mr. Johnstone developed became a familiar part of the acting arsenal.
At New York City Center, a characteristically generous Casel presents works by other choreographers as well as her own "Where We Dwell V.2."
As the longest-running musical in Broadway history closes, Times critics with a lasting affection for the show take stock of its legacy.
Ananiashvili's company, the State Ballet of Georgia, presents a program of works by George Balanchine and Yuri Possokhov at the Lehman Center in the Bronx.
We went backstage during one of the final performances before the show's famous chandelier crashes down one last time. "The Phantom of the Opera," the longest running show in the history of …
When shuttered venues embraced streaming during the pandemic, the arts became more accessible. With live performance back, and streams dwindling, many feel forgotten.
As "The Phantom of the Opera" ends its record-breaking Broadway run on Sunday, its most devoted followers, who call themselves Phans, are mourning.
A revival of the 1960 musical with the famously great score and infamously bad book gets a gorgeous makeover that makes no difference.
He befriended Rudolf Nureyev in 1961 while the Kirov Ballet was in Paris and witnessed his headline-making defection at the height of the Cold War.
The Royal Shakespeare Company adaptation of Maggie O'Farrell's hit 2020 novel is elegant and tasteful " but also formulaic and sentimental.
A new show at the Wild Project in Manhattan imagines how a small 1950s community weathers the arrival of the mass media age.
Gutierrez, whose work often calls attention to the precariousness of life in the performing arts, is experiencing a period of midcareer abundance.
A modern gloss on "Hamlet" set at a backyard barbecue remakes the tragedy as a comedy, and as a challenge for today.
"Tu nombre verdadero" ("Your Real Name"), which debuts Friday in New York, is a spiritual multimedia performance from the 45-year-old novelist and musician.
The annual ceremony, honoring Broadway plays and musicals, is to take place June 11 at the United Palace in Washington Heights.
