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WSJ talks with one of the busiest theater directors in New York, who this year alone has directed three Broadway revivals: "The Elephant Man," "You Can't Take it With You" "and now "On the T…
A new artistic director takes on a classic ballet in Philadelphia.
D'Angelo and the Vanguard play Best Buy Theater, the boys of Girl Band at Mercury Lounge, Alabama Shakes at the Beacon and more in this week's Pop Scene.
A political thriller from a prize-winning team; the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra plays a new concert hall.
'Skylight' at the John Golden Theatre; Kate Benson, Juliana Francis and Jim Himmelsbach in 'Running Away From the One With the Knife'; 'An American in Paris'; and more in On Stage.
Lucrative work on TV series allows writers to pursue stage projects.
In this week's Jazz Scene: Harry Connick Jr. comes to Lincoln Center, an all-star tribute to Joseph P. Murányi, Phillip Johnston at the Stone, Anat Cohen Quartet at Jazz Standard, and Ma…
The veteran actors bring a new perspective to the Tudors in "Wolf Hall," a six-part series on PBS based on Hilary Mantel's Booker Prize"winning novels.
A strong performance and improving relations between the U.S. and Cuba bode well for the future of the Havana-based Malpaso Dance Company.
Entertainment mogul David Geffen has won naming rights for one of the premier venues in classical music with a $100 million gift toward the renovation of Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center …
Roundabout Theatre honors 'The Audience' star at its spring gala, with performances from Alan Cumming, Kelli O'Hara, and Laura Osnes and presentations from Jennifer Garner and Alec Baldwin.
Canadian actress Chilina Kennedy is attempting a musical-theater hat trick: Taking the lead in a moneymaking Broadway show, playing a beloved American singer-songwriter, and filling the shoe…
The New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark is expanding its reach with a $3 million project enabling it to broadcast performances, the venue will announce Tuesday.
Bringing unique interpretations to classic characters, Orlando Shakespeare Theater provides a fresh look at Harper Lee's novel.
Crime novelist Laura Lippman keeps going back to a Stephen Sondheim song, "Anyone Can Whistle," for inspiration.
Cush Jumbo in 'Josephine and I' at Joe's Pub, Doug Wright's 'Posterity,' about a sculptor charged with making a portrait of Henrik Ibsen and more in this week's On Stage.
This solo show from Carmen de Lavallade is an autobiographical look at the octogenarian's impressive dance career.
Ronald K. Brown finds dream workspace for his dance troupe, Evidence, A Dance Company, at the Center for Arts and Culture within Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corp. in Brooklyn.
In 'Hamilton,' the musical about the first secretary of the Treasury, American exceptionalism meets hip-hop, writes Wall Street Journal drama critic Terry Teachout.
Larry David's 'Fish in the Dark' is breaking ticket-sales records and testing how much fans will pay to see a popular comedian's Broadway debut.
Offerings will include new stagings of 'Elektra,' 'Otello' and 'Lulu' among others. In a company first, Sondra Radvanovsky will star as all three heroines of Donizetti's Tudor Queens trilogy.
An exhibition at the Rosenbach Museum & Library looks Wilde's connection to a city that has always hovered on the border between daring and respectability.
The likeness of the 'British Bulldog' is appearing on two stages this season: in 'The Audience' at the Schoenfeld Theatre and in a one-man show called 'Churchill' at New World Stages.
A Florida-based production of 'Glengarry Glen Ross' proves the suburbs can handle David Mamet's gritty drama as well as the big city, writes Wall Street Journal drama critic Terry Teachout.
Stephen Adly Guirgis's play, 'Between Riverside and Crazy,' tells the story of a white cop who shoots an older black cop, echoing recent events in Ferguson, Mo., and New York.
