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Pundits have likened the president to Lear, to Hamlet, to Macbeth, to Coriolanus. That may have been four years of wishful thinking.
Travis Alabanza's monologue starring Reece Lyons examines agency and safety, here inextricably intertwined with identity.
Before his directorial debut in France, with Mondonville's "Titon et l'Aurore" at the Opéra Comique, the virtuoso puppeteer discussed the challenges of working in a pandemic.
As artists saw liberties threatened and inequities exacerbated, the stage became more thrillingly urgent than it had been in decades.
As she packs her things to make a move, a critic lingers over her memories, many slickly packaged, some not.
Black artists and activists in Birmingham, England, say the city's largest playhouse has sold out by leasing its auditoriums to the criminal justice system.
A digital four-play retrospective, capped by a world premiere, illuminates this writer's fascination with doubling, violence and Black identity.
The shows have not been staged, but three concept albums are at the center of a sprawling fictional world created largely by teenagers.
As head of the Shubert Organization, he was one of New York City's most influential real estate and cultural entrepreneurs.
Why is it so hard to show the dance world as it is? This Netflix series about students at a ballet school is yet another cartoonish depiction.
The actress-turned-director of "One Night in Miami" explains why she sees the fact-based drama about a meeting of four icons as a companion piece to "Watchmen."
Mr. Fischbacher's partner, Roy Horn, died last May of complications of Covid-19. "There could be no Siegfried without Roy, and no Roy without Siegfried," Mr. Fischbacher said at the time.
Mr. Fischbacher's partner, Roy Horn, died last May of complications of Covid-19. "There could be no Siegfried without Roy, and no Roy without Siegfried," Mr. Fischbacher said at the time.
Marches and parades are on pause this year. But streamed events and exhibitions are still commemorating King's achievements.
Prolific and widely-produced, Lauren Gunderson didn't have to look far to create "The Catastrophist," a play about risk that's both timely and personal.
Rather than let finished productions go to waste in the locked-down city, exasperated artists are continuing with closed performances for others in the industry. If everyone's "working," it'…
Governments around the world have tried to support the arts during the pandemic, some more generously than others.
The pandemic has decimated the livelihoods of those who work in the arts. How can the new administration intervene and make sure it doesn't happen again? A critic offers an ambitious plan.
Short, sharp and often funny, the work featured in the "Playing on Air" series can even make vacuuming a pleasure.
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said that New York urgently needs to bring the arts back " not only to help jobless artists, but to make sure that New York City survives.
The Under the Radar Festival entries "Capsule" and "Disclaimer" explore intimacy, isolation and identity. Bring your own fenugreek.
Dissecting the failure of "Frankenstein," which closed on Broadway on opening night 40 years ago, came with its own set of reporting challenges.
This week, learn about the basics of perfume, listen to a string quartet or catch Regina King's directorial debut.
Dr. Anthony S. Fauci told performing arts professionals that if the vaccination program was a success, performances could resume with relatively few restrictions.
Forget tragic lovers. At the Public Theater's Under the Radar Festival, fast cars and other luxuries fuel tragedies about the love of things.
