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A French verse craze inspired a 1738 farce and now a comedy in couplets by David Ives.
J.K. Rowling's ever-popular boy wizard is all grown up in this enthralling two-part play, directed with seamless magic by John Tiffany.
He led the museum through competing curatorial arguments, staff strikes, and more, while also getting a massive expansion and a boost to the endowment. But it all began with books, and a clo…
Lubaina Himid won the prize in 2017 and has shows planned all over Europe this year. "All were programmed before the prize was announced, but Ms. Himid is now using her enhanced clout to req…
Renaissance tapestries are cold, ice cold - no one seems to want to spend substantial amounts of money on them. But new tapestries? Think computer-assisted, bright, and built to last. "Artis…
"The union that represents stage performers announced this week that it would cease using the title 'Gypsy Robe' to describe one of its most cherished insider rituals " the passing of a colo…
Jaina Lee Ortiz is starring in a show about firefighters, so naturally, she "signed herself up for the firefighter's Candidate Physical Abilities Test as soon as she landed the Station 19 ro…
Look, Australia only has about 24 million people, and not that many of them are in acting. So that means, when U.S. streaming services start bringing in the Aussie content by the bucketful, …
The museum buzzword is "transhistorical," and it's being applied to everything from Franz Hals paintings to the Met's big "Unfinished" exhibition from 2016. "Suzanne Sanders, an art historia…
While performers who go from show to show embrace the identity, Actors' Equity has decided that a ceremony celebrating them needs to be renamed.
The statue known as "Fearless Girl" will soon be moved from its spot at the southern tip of Broadway to a spot facing the New York Stock Exchange, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Thursday.…
New York-area audiences finally have a chance to see Angélica Liddell, a darling of European theaters, in "Esta Breve Tragedia" at Peak Performances.
Ms. Burstyn talks about "The House of Tomorrow" and her relationship with Buckminster Fuller, her coming directorial debut and her own #MeToo story.
Ms. Midler, who won a Tony for her performance, will close out the last six weeks of the hit show.
Lauren Ambrose stars as a newly empowered flower girl in a gorgeous revival that transforms the classic musical into an ur-text for our #MeToo moment.
"If someone hands you a million dollars, they expect you to turn out an amazing product. It's a huge thing to carry on your shoulders."
It's sad but true that many people denigrate and distrust their own reactions to classical music out of fear that they don't "know enough," and that other, more sophisticated folks know more…
Mr. Peck's dances for the revival of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical on Broadway tick almost every box of dutiful choreography, if without force.
Mr. Washington, next in "The Iceman Cometh" on Broadway, and Mr. Jordan, the "Black Panther" star, discuss their idols, black superheroes and #MeToo.
"'Justin,' yelled the ballet master Patrice Hemsworth. 'Move your arms. Good, good, good. Boys, you look beautiful. Go girls. Use your shoulders.' She watched silently for another few beats …
"The new initiative - [called the National Alliance for Audition Support and] created by the Sphinx Organization, the New World Symphony and the League of American Orchestras - will train mu…
Ousted editor James Marcus says that his dispute with publisher Rick MacArthur was over Katie Roiphe's "The Other Whisper Network: How Twitter feminism is bad for women," the magazine's Marc…
"A play based on Adolf Hitler's youth is sparking controversy for an unusual opening-night deal: Audience members willing to wear a swastika (provided by the theater) during the performance …
The musical "Hadestown," a new take on the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, will open on Broadway after a run at the National Theater in London.
Two London stage productions bring some razzle dazzle to the city: a musical biography of Tina Turner and the return of "Chicago."
