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'The Last Five Years': How a Little Film Landed Anna Kendrick

Producers of the independent musical film "The Last Five Years" scored when they signed Anna Kendrick before "Pitch Perfect" and "Into the Woods" had made her a musical star.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal at 7:59pm on February 12, 2015

Michelle Rodriguez, Healer of the Ballet Elite

Physical therapist Michelle Rodriguez trains, tweaks and heals the bodies of the dance world's elite.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal at 2:09pm on February 12, 2015

Dennehy Cometh, in 'Iceman,' Again

Actor Brian Dennehy and director Robert Falls have collaborated on five different Eugene O'Neill plays to great acclaim over the years. Now they are tackling 'The Iceman Cometh' for the seco…

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal at 12:18am on February 12, 2015

The Whiff of a New Blacklist

Recent protests at the Met Opera and Carnegie Hall signal a new turn in the relationship between art and politics.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal at 9:07pm on February 11, 2015

A View From Midseason

The most notable dancers at the New York City Ballet this season? In a departure from the norm, they're the men.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal at 9:05pm on February 11, 2015

On Happiness, Relationships and Long-Distance Trains

Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig's first major New York production, a rare revival of Andrew Lippa's 1995 musical, 'John & Jen,' and Kristin Chenoweth and Peter Gallagher in 'On the 20th Century.'

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 9:38pm on February 9, 2015

N.Y. Philharmonic Director to Step Down

The New York Philharmonic said its music director, Alan Gilbert, plans to step down at the end of its 2016-17 season.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 9:15pm on February 6, 2015

Reviving a Breakthrough Show

Tommy Tune stars in a revival of the Gershwin brothers' 'Lady, Be Good!' and more in this week's Jazz Scene.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 9:49pm on February 5, 2015

Ginger Rogers on Tap at MoMA

A bounty of Ginger Rogers films, a retrospective of British director John Boorman, the curious case of ex-MIT Professor Joe Gibbons and more in this week's Repertory Film.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 8:41pm on February 4, 2015

Tragedy Makes for the Peak of Drama

'Everest' tells the true story of three climbers trapped on that mountain in a blizzard in May 1996.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 7:16pm on February 3, 2015

A Survivor's Struggle, Plus the Iceman Returneth

'The Events,' 'The Iceman Cometh,' 'Big Love,' 'The Mystery of Love & Sex' and 'Snow Orchid' in this week's On Stage column.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 12:03am on February 3, 2015

For the Arts, a British Sensibility

New York City has three arts centers under development and the artistic leadership at each one is coming from across the pond.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 10:04pm on February 2, 2015

The Past, Present and Future: Composers Take Center Stage

Percussion at Lincoln Center, a composer portrait of Missy Mazzoli and more in this week's Classical Scene.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 9:09pm on February 1, 2015

At the Opera, Protests Take Center Stage

Art and politics collided Thursday night at the Metropolitan Opera House, when a protester critical of Russia's policy in Ukraine mounted the stage during a curtain call.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 8:42pm on January 30, 2015

A 'Beautiful' Budding Author

Cynthia Weil has co-written many a hit song with her husband, Barry Mann, and their partnership plays a large part in "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical." That doesn't mean it was easy for …

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 9:30pm on January 29, 2015

Sundance Has a Busy Deal Season, With a Focus on Theaters

The deals coming out of the Sundance Film Festival have an old-school feel to them, with theatrical play getting a major role.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 4:57pm on January 29, 2015

Dance, Dreams and Short-Documentary Roundup

The annual Dance on Camera festival at Film Society of Lincoln Center and the IFC Center's annual roundup of the nominees for short films and more in this week's Repertory Film.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 8:28pm on January 28, 2015

Swedish Vampire Movie Comes to a Brooklyn Stage

The director-choreographer duo behind such Broadway shows as 'Once' and 'The Glass Menagerie' are staging the vampire movie 'Let the Right One In' at the Brooklyn theater St. Ann's Warehouse.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 11:11pm on January 23, 2015

Actress' Turn As New York Restaurateur

Piper Perabo, Dean Jankelowitz and his wife, Maya, open a second outpost of Jack's Wife Freda on Carmine Street in the West Village.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 10:17pm on January 23, 2015

New York City Opera Picks Winning Bidder

The board of the bankrupt New York City Opera selected an investor group's $1.25 million offer in the battle over the right to revive the opera, but an objection from the losing bidder means…

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 10:50pm on January 22, 2015

A Farce, Both Sweet and Smart

Thornton Wilder's rarely seen 'The Matchmaker'"which was turned into the musical 'Hello, Dolly!'"gets a fun and serious staging in Sarasota, Fla.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 9:42pm on January 22, 2015

Robert Askins, the Playwriting Bartender of 'Hand to God'

Robert Askins, whose comedy 'Hand to God' begins previews in March at Broadway's Booth Theater, also tends bar in Brooklyn.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 9:29pm on January 22, 2015

Opera Star Joyce DiDonato, by the Numbers

The mezzo-soprano is set to sing at Carnegie Hall and the Metropolitan Opera this winter.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 12:03pm on January 22, 2015

Off-Broadway, a Bare-Bones 'Into the Woods'

Disney's big-budget "Into the Woods" comes complete with special effects and Meryl Streep. On Thursday, a much more modest "Into the Woods" opens off-Broadway with relatively unknown actors,…

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 9:17pm on January 21, 2015

New Works From Parsons Dance

Parsons returns to the Joyce, plus Taylor Schilling, star of 'Orange is the New Black,' and Peter Dinklage, of 'Game of Thrones' fame, in 'A Month in the Country' in this week's On Stage.

SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal Subscription at 10:46pm on January 19, 2015
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