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From shows based on children's books to productions that introduce children to global cultures, companies are offering a range of options.
There may not be group hikes and s'mores, but that doesn't mean there won't be adventure, songs, comedy, art and dance. Here are some programs taking place online.
The Public Theater, prevented by public health concerns from performing in Central Park, has joined forces with WNYC to turn "Richard II" into a four-part radio play.
Our culture writers offer suggestions for what to watch or listen to, and how to celebrate Juneteenth.
Caryl Churchill and Simon McBurney are among the British theater talents contributing to "The Lockdown Plays," a series of new works you can listen to, but can't see.
Appointment viewing is back. Find out what online events to look for in coming days, and when to tune in.
Anchored by a charismatically off-kilter performance, this one-woman show asks viewers to judge a young Russian accused of a crime of passion.
Thousands of students should have been gathering to cheer on the year's best shows. But this isn't a typical year.
Among its founders: Audra McDonald, Phylicia Rashad, Billy Porter and Wendell Pierce. Among its plans: mentorship programs for young black artists.
A new sector-wide study finds programming and creative teams are far more white than the audiences.
Her methods went beyond mere diction and emphasized getting the whole body (and inner self) involved in speaking the words.
An Atlanta theater company addresses racial inequity in a series of virtual dinners that mix drama with discussion.
The actor has spent quarantine time holed up with friends, chasing his two dogs and finding new resonances in old favorite films.
"Horrible Histories" was meant to be in the West End next month. It's still happening, just in a castle parking lot 200 miles away.
The Broadway soprano can no longer walk. But by propping herself up on the arms of her wheelchair, she can deliver a song. And on Wednesday night, she will.
Amy Poehler other founders of this struggling bicoastal comedy incubator say they want to hand over its theaters to a diverse board that would address issues of systemic racism and inequalit…
From the documentary works of Anna Deavere Smith to brief monologues written in this moment of unrest, dramatists are sounding an alarm.
A once-promising director and actor who struggled with mental illness and drug addiction, she performed for years on the city's streets. She died of Covid-19.
"Offstage," a new Times digital series, premieres with a focus on two challenges facing the nation's biggest stages: an interrupted season and an unequal playing field.
Appointment viewing is back. Find out what online events to look for in coming days, and when to tune in.
A German theater has created a walk-through performance that works with social distancing and hygiene measures to result in a new kind of aesthetic experience.
A playwright, a director, an artistic director and an actor share their experiences " and prescriptions for change.
Exploring the season that was, and wasn't, and protests to remake the Great White Way. Plus Mary-Louise Parker and the casts of "Company" and "Six."
More than 300 sign a letter saying theater is a "house of cards built on white fragility and supremacy."
In his new audio comedy, Alan Ayckbourn does more than write: He and his wife, Heather Stoney, portray several couples in disarray.
