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Nobody advanced or cherished the English language more than Stoppard, Tim Curry noted. Colleagues and fans agreed.
The playwright, who learned about his Jewish heritage late in life, addressed it in the Tony Award-winning drama "Leopoldstadt."
In works like "Travesties" and "Arcadia," the playwright embraced the really big questions and wrestled words into coherent, exhilarating shape.
Drawing comparisons A Czech-born English dramatist, he entwined erudition with imagination in stage works that won accolades and awards on both sides of the Atlantic.
Our cartoonist had no idea the Broadway musical he scored tickets to in 2015 would become a cultural phenomenon " and an enduring reminder of battles to be fought.
"It's almost like a movie set," said the actor, now in the Christmas film "Oh. What. Fun.," "and I have to pretend I'm working, too."
At New York City Ballet, two boys from the School of American Ballet get to play a coveted role: Fritz, a terror of a little brother.
Lyle Lovett, Bonnie Raitt, Kacey Musgraves and other luminaries perform Prine's songs in this engaging concert film.
We tagged along to a late-night rehearsal for performers from "Just in Time," "Buena Vista Social Club" and "Ragtime."
Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal star in a heartbreaking adaptation of the best-selling novel.
The "If I Had Legs I'd Kick You" actor and the author of "Alphabetical Diaries" met for a wide-ranging conversation.
The president spent so much time talking that Meyers thinks the turkeys would have preferred to be put out of their misery.
In shows like "Black Watch," "The Jungle" and "Oklahoma!," the institution has affirmed the theater's singular power to shock and illuminate our world.
Over a six-decade career, he appeared in films by the directors Gus Van Sant and Lars von Trier, and in music videos by Madonna.
The actor is now playing an adult version of the sinister child he portrayed in the film series.
The show, starring Kristin Chenoweth, will remain open through the holidays. The announcement comes just two weeks after the musical opened.
The Chinese dancer, choreographer and filmmaker "didn't think in those terms" when she was young. Now, she said, "I'm more relaxed, more clear on what I want to do."
Arthur Miller and Ivo van Hove are a perfect match again, in a new production starring Bryan Cranston and Paapa Essiedu.
James Bundy leads the theater program at Yale while directing his own revival of "Hedda Gabler." He told us about a week in his cultural life.
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sara Bareilles, Joshua Henry, Jeanine Tesori, Jason Robert Brown and New York Times writers and editors pick 13 songs to seal the deal.
Maija GarcÃa's "Jazz Island" is a full-company narrative of a kind that Ailey hasn't done in a while. And it features an Afro-Caribbean score by Etienne Charles.
Married for three decades, the actors get together as characters in the second season of "A Man on the Inside."
Kara Young and Nicholas Braun star in the Off Broadway revival of Rajiv Joseph's two-hander about best friends on parallel paths to self-destruction.
Nate Bargatze, Leanne Morgan and Dusty Slay are leading a family-friendly scene. Unlike earlier stand-ups, they don't look down at their cursing peers.
Alice Brooks, the cinematographer of "Wicked: For Good," explains the meaning and intention behind the color choices in the film.
