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The choreographer's dances were athletic, often sexy, and dealt with contemporary themes. A two-week festival of his work comes to the Joyce Theater.
"When I walk into a theater, I'm at home," the actor said. "And when I walk out on the stage, it's the most comfortable place for me to be."
A new musical pulled from the pop star's catalog among others, with a book from Damon Cardasis and James Ijames, tells the story of a Christian teen discovering ballroom and queer expression.
Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson take viewers south on the Underground Railroad in this electric production that feels like a jam session.
The next step, in the case of "Ballade," coached by its original ballerina, Merrill Ashley, is to keep it in the repertory. Especially with Mira Nadon in the lead.
At least 23 regional theaters are planning productions of this story of hope after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
NT Live, an arm of Britain's National Theater, is reaching huge audiences around the world who can't make it to London to see its performances.
Like his friend and mentor Bobby Short, he exuded haute style while imbuing American standards with grace and wit.
The annual festival, popular for its take-a-chance-priced tickets, opened with a show featuring work by Jamar Roberts, the tap dancer Dario Natarelli and Akram Khan.
Richard Nelson returns to the Public Theater with "When the Hurlyburly's Done," which he presented last winter in Kyiv. Here, he reflects on the experience with excerpts from his diary.
James Corden, Bobby Cannavale and Neil Patrick Harris star in a revival of Yasmina Reza's comedy about an inscrutable abstract painting.
To celebrate the opening of "The Wiz" on Broadway, the writer and comedian put a ring on it.
Charles Ludlam's camp tribute to Maria Callas, featuring the countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo, is glamorous to a fault at Little Island.
The drama, which has had two runs in Britain, won London's Olivier Award for best new play earlier this year.
A revival of the much-loved 1981 musical is planned for next fall, directed by Camille A. Brown.
"Prince Faggot" has returned for an Off Broadway run this fall. The play aims to shock, but it's the self-referential reflections that feel most profound.
Mette Ingvartsen's "Skatepark" will inaugurate the new Powerhouse: International festival, showcasing the vast performing space of Powerhouse Arts in Gowanus, Brooklyn.
Have you ever seen Ibsen's "Hedda Gabler" set in the 1950s with a biracial star in a lesbian love triangle? In this new film adaptation, you will.
This month's picks include a 1974 adaptation of the Eugene Ionesco play "Rhinoceros," starring Gene Wilder and Zero Mostel, and a behind-the-scenes look at Disney.
As the country's economy falters, members of the storied Cuban National Ballet have sought and found work in companies abroad.
In honor of its 20th anniversary, Tarell Alvin McCraney's play gets a fiercely minimalist production at the Shed.
"Kiss my grits," her character, Flo, was known to say. But that high-profile role was just one facet of a long, busy stage and screen career.
The wild grandeur of a choreographer just starting out is a breath of fresh air. It's no secret. Blue just picked up an Emmy and an MTV Video Music Award.
By recreating a snippet of the number "Best of Wives and Best of Women," these funny shorts serve as both tribute and critique.
"Saturday Church" taps into music from several genres, as well as Sia, to tell the story of a teenager struggling with his sexuality and faith.
