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2,426 stories from The Wall Street Journal

Alvin Ailey Funds an Expansion

Helped by a $24 million bond issue, the company will add more than 10,000 square feet to its West 55th Street headquarters.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal at 10:31pm on August 14, 2016[SHARE]

Dance Company Will Pay Homage to Fallen Artist

Adel Euro, a hip-hop-obsessed dancer in Iraq, died in the July suicide-bomb attack on Baghdad. Battery Dance Festival in Tribeca will pay tribute on Sunday to a dance career that might have …

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal at 8:50am on August 13, 2016[SHARE]

Cirque du Soleil Retools 'Paramour' on the Fly

In an unusual move for a Broadway show already three months into its run, 'Paramour' will go dark for four days. Changes are being made to its dramatic and choreographic elements.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal at 9:07am on August 12, 2016[SHARE]

The Fringe Festival's Hot-Button Theater

This year's entries deal with gun control, policing and student debt, many using parody or satire

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal at 10:32pm on August 8, 2016[SHARE]

'Frozen' Director Is Left Out in the Cold

Disney's stage version of "Frozen" is letting go of its director Alex Timbers, a sought-after theater director whose eclectic productions include the irreverent "Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson…

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal at 8:30am on August 5, 2016[SHARE]

Signature Founder Took Playwrights One Year at a Time

James Houghton, the founder of the Signature Theatre who died this week, was an advocate for the work of living playwrights.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal at 6:16am on August 4, 2016[SHARE]

'Cats,' in Yet Another Life, Gets Both Purrs and Hisses

She loved 'Cats' in the '80s. He hated it. Two Wall Street Journal editors attend the new production together to see whether their divergent opinions have changed.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal at 8:26pm on August 2, 2016[SHARE]

'Cats' People Who Love Their Dogs

Despite their feline roles, some of the cast members lean more canine.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal at 3:25pm on August 2, 2016[SHARE]

Broadway Plays It Again...and Then Again

Producers are investing in a known quantity, restaging plays and musicals on Broadway within a decade or less of their previous runs.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal at 3:25pm on August 2, 2016[SHARE]

A Day in the Life of Jordan Roth

As one of the most powerful men in theater, this Broadway mogul does business his way.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal at 3:25pm on August 2, 2016[SHARE]

Meryl Streep: A League of Her Own

In her next film, Florence Foster Jenkins, directed by Stephen Frears, Meryl Streep gives full-throated life to an eccentric socialite and self-styled diva"and her uproarious off-key singing.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal at 9:28pm on July 28, 2016[SHARE]

A Ballerina Follows Her Parents' Leaps, Jumps and Steps

When the National Ballet of Canada's Hannah Fischer takes the lead role in Christopher Wheeldon's 'The Winter's Tale' next week, it will be a family homecoming of sorts: her parents danced o…

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal at 8:08am on July 23, 2016[SHARE]

TV Dance Contestants Find Their Footing on Broadway

More than a dozen contestants"including three winners"of Fox's competitive show "So You Think You Can Dance" have landed on Broadway; several are onstage now in "Hamilton," "Cats" and "Fiddl…

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal at 10:31pm on July 18, 2016[SHARE]

Trisha Brown Dance Company Choreographs Its Future

The board of the Trisha Brown Dance Company is taking steps to ensure the artistic legacy of its namesake is not lost to future generations.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal at 6:30am on July 18, 2016[SHARE]

Broadway Ticket Sales See a Summer Slowdown

A total of 29 Broadway shows grossed $24.8 million in the week that ended Sunday, about 4% less than the previous week, according to data from the Broadway League.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal at 6:30am on July 12, 2016[SHARE]

Lin-Manuel Miranda Takes Last Bow in 'Hamilton'

John Kerry, Spike Lee and Jennifer Lopez joined legions of fans who came out in full force to honor the creator of the hit Broadway musical on his last night performing in the show.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal at 9:10am on July 11, 2016[SHARE]

Like Its Main Character, 'Waitress' Achieves Redemption

Defying critics, the Broadway musical has played to full houses since opening in April.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal at 7:04am on July 5, 2016[SHARE]

Musical Moments in a Purple Maze

A purple maze is the centerpiece of 'You Are Here,' a conceptual art event that runs through Monday at the Knockdown Center in Maspeth, Queens and was hatched by the New York art collective …

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal at 10:04am on July 1, 2016[SHARE]

New York Theater's Admired Outlier

Playwright Israel Horovitz, who became a significant voice in contemporary drama mostly away from New York, has returned to the city with 'Out of the Mouths of Babes,' his first production a…

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal at 10:22am on June 28, 2016[SHARE]

City Theaters Go Dark in Summer Shakeout

This week, producers announced a flurry of closing dates for musicals, most surprisingly 'Shuffle Along.' Meanwhile, the winner of the 2016 Tony Award for best play, 'The Humans,' is moving …

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal at 6:34am on June 25, 2016[SHARE]

A Young Dancer Searches for Her Juliet

The American Ballet Theatre's Isabella Boylston will dance the part in a new production of 'Romeo and Juliet' at the Metropolitan Opera House.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal at 5:56am on June 20, 2016[SHARE]

In Summer, the City's Best Dance Isn't in the City

New York City may be a global epicenter of dance, but in summertime, many emerging and established talents of ballet, contemporary, tap and hip hop head to greener pastures.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal at 5:47am on June 17, 2016[SHARE]

'Hamilton' Creator Lin-Manuel Miranda Confirms His Departure

Starting July 11, Javier Muñoz, Mr. Miranda's alternate on the hit Broadway show, will step full-time into the lead role.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal at 5:47am on June 17, 2016[SHARE]

After Orlando, the Tonys Rescripted

Acceptance speeches were rewritten and silver ribbons of support were improvised as Broadway's big day turned somber.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal at 4:15am on June 14, 2016[SHARE]

Amid Tragedy, the Tonys Go On

As expected, 'Hamilton' has made a strong showing early on, winning awards for best book, best director, as well as for featured actor and actress.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal at 10:30pm on June 12, 2016[SHARE]
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