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His novels and plays used history to investigate life's deeper questions. "One of the world's most underrated great writers," Kirkus Reviews once said.
"Spotlight on Plays," featuring John Malkovich, Patti LuPone, Sally Field, Bryan Cranston and others, will aid the Actors Fund.
Watch as the virtual curtains rise, from "Acquanetta" to the Wooster Group, with stops at Shakespeare and "Fun Home."
Appointment viewing is back. Find out what online events to look for today, and when to tune in.
The entertainment conglomerate's vastness, once its strength, has posed a challenge during the pandemic.
A virtual send-off for the artistic director and playwright drew more attendees than could have fit under a tent. "I liked this better," she said.
In his long career, he persuaded Elizabeth Taylor to make her Broadway debut in "The Little Foxes" and produced a memorable flop starring Muhammad Ali.
Buskers, musicians and muralists have been entertaining London for centuries. But now the capital has gone quiet and the future of their activities looks uncertain.
Appointment viewing is back. Find out what online events to look for today, and when to tune in.
The musical about the founding fathers, his Broadway directorial debut, scored three Tonys. He was also a mainstay of the Williamstown Theater Festival.
In Richard Nelson's "What Do We Need to Talk About?," a familiar clan poses resonant questions about how we connect in the age of social distancing.
Theatrical extravaganzas could be a long time returning. But until then, there are plenty of great plays with tiny casts.
Appointment viewing is back. Find out what online events to look for today, and when to tune in.
Appointment viewing is back. Find out what online events to look for today, and when to tune in.
Remote learning may not be ideal, but Zoom encourages acting students to be more nuanced, more private and more intimate.
The playwright and performance artist is working on two new productions from the Berkshires, and is enjoying virtual cocktail hours.
The Homebound Project convenes 50 actors and playwrights to raise money for a project combating childhood hunger.
Barrington Stage Company in the Berkshires is bucking the trend of cancellations, planning instead a limited season with a litany of precautions.
Appointment viewing is back. Find out what online events to look for today, and when to tune in.
We continue our cast album series with more recommendations for wonderful musicals to listen to at home.
He was a stalwart member of the group of actors who worked with the director Peter Brook. Mr. Myers died of the novel coronavirus.
He helped run Joseph Papp's Public Theater (shepherding "A Chorus Line") and the New York Shakespeare Festival, then helped revive Lincoln Center Theater.
The streaming concert "Take Me to the World," featuring a gallery of musical stars, honors the probing ambivalence of a master songwriter.
How does a two-and-a-half-hour show become a half-hour online event? Deliberately, haltingly, and with a few technical glitches.
Richard Nelson's new play, "What Do We Need to Talk About?" will be performed online, but live, restoring some of theater's ephemerality.
