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In recent musicals, hyperdesign is outstripping writing and direction for clarity, expressiveness and excitement.
These are the pictures that defined an unpredictable year across the worlds of art, music, dance and performance.
The power of dance? It's literal at a Glasgow arts center that is installing a geothermal heating and cooling system that runs on heat from dancing bodies.
The show joins other productions that have been suspended, including the Temptations musical "Ain't Too Proud," which will close for good on Jan. 16.
In shows like "Caroline, or Change" and "Kimberly Akimbo," the composer excels at translating her astute insights about characters into music.
A playwright and actor, he saw his life as performance art. He was best known for his play "Storm Reading."
The jukebox musical about the powerhouse Motown group will end its run on Jan. 16. It is now the fourth show to announce a closing in the last eight days.
The actor, a star of Broadway musicals like "Dear Evan Hansen," talks about playing the leader of the Jets in Steven Spielberg's remake.
The female protagonists in "Trouble in Mind," "Caroline, or Change" and "Clyde's" show the richness that comes from having a multitude of Black voices onstage.
In seeking to turn historical women into yassified contemporary heroines, pop culture creators are narrowing what female success can look like.
The caricatures are back up. But many shows are canceling performances just as Sardi's reopens, a hurdle for a restaurant catering to the theater crowd.
As Omicron spreads, shows are relying on replacement actors more than ever. And productions without enough of them have had to cancel performances.
Justin Peck takes over choreographic duties in the Steven Spielberg adaptation of the 1957 musical in which words, not bodies, rule the screen.
"Thoughts of a Colored Man" and "Waitress" became the latest productions to end their runs because of coronavirus cases among their cast or crew.
Two shows with Broadway aspirations, "Once Upon a One More Time" and "A Strange Loop," represent opposite extremes of what a big, mainstream production can be.
Some artists held the spotlight for generations. Others left us lamenting careers cut short. Here is a tribute to those we lost this year.
Lefèvre, a former director of the Paris Opera Ballet, is stepping down from running the Cannes Dance Festival. What next? "I want to dance."
Chyrstyn Fentroy was a star at Dance Theater of Harlem before joining Boston Ballet, where she has been promoted to the top rank of principal.
The English-born actress captivated children in the 1968 film, which became a holiday favorite. It was one of around 140 productions she appeared in during a six-decade career.
Lily Tomlin, who first performed this comically cosmic play, and Jane Wagner, its author, discuss a new production with Cecily Strong and Leigh Silverman, its new star and director.
The surge in coronavirus cases comes at a tough time for the theater industry, which traditionally relies on the holiday season box office.
New York City Ballet canceled Tuesday night's performance, and a performance of Handel's "Messiah" at Carnegie Hall was called off.
The surge in coronavirus cases comes at a tough time for the theater industry, which traditionally relies on the holiday season box office.
Our critic takes in two puppet-driven musicals in Manhattan. But with the Omicron variant on the rise, maybe kid-friendly theater is best consumed at home right now.
