Robert Guillaume, who dreamed of being the first black tenor to sing at the Metropolitan Opera but settled for acting onstage and on television " and won Emmy Awards for playing the same cha…
Also the week of Oct. 15: Monteverdi's groundbreaking "Orfeo" in Manhattan, and Mona Hatoum's sly sculptures in Houston.
Also the week of Oct. 8: The choreographer Rebecca Davis brings stop-motion to life in New York, and Chicago showcases Brazilian modern art.
Also the week of Oct. 1: Dave Malloy returns downtown, and "The Gifted" debuts on Fox.
Recalling the original critical response to pathbreaking productions directed by the founder of the Royal Shakespeare Company.
ATLANTA " A rehearsal hall at the Southwest Arts Center here bursts at the seams with the sound of a young cast belting the lyrics to Tupac Shakur's "Keep Ya Head Up," with its powerful refr…
Stuart J. Thompson, a Tony Award-winning producer and manager of Broadway shows who brought a contemplative, low-key style to an industry known for its razzmatazz, and helped mount hits like…
Sam Shepard, the celebrated avant-garde playwright and Oscar-nominated actor, died at his home in Kentucky on Thursday of complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's di…
Today's Birthdays: Playwright Neil Simon is 90. Country singer Ray Pillow is 80. Singer Bill Withers is 79.
Recommendations for other outdoor performances, scheduled around the holiday and beyond, suggested by reporters and critics of The New York Times.
American flags. References to border security. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents dragging away immigrants in the thick of night.
A production of "Julius Caesar" in Central Park was disrupted on Friday evening by two protesters who objected to the bloody scene in which the title character, played by an actor costumed a…
See this year's nominees and their co-stars as they arrive for the biggest night in American theater.
The Broadway actor ("Significant Other," "Spring Awakening") reads David Beach's essay about a Mother's Day gift of Mylar balloons that causes a major freakout.
Taking a page from the Oscars, a British theater pranked moviegoers, but they got the joke immediately and the real best-picture winner was shown.
The New York Times has a new marketing campaign: "The truth is more important now than ever."
Theatres believe drama can help shape public understanding and conversation, in this case about an administration whose policies they find troubling
Theatre productions based on divas of the 1970s, '80s and '90s ontage or in production.
The show that is as much a cultural juggernaut as it is a theatrical production continues to engage in conversations about culture as the cast moves on to other projects.
On this week's Modern Love Podcast, the actress reads the story of one couple's surprising postdivorce discovery: a happy family vacation.
In Cape Breton's close-knit Gaelic communities, the traditions were passed from generation to generation
Charles Isherwood: Attention spans may be shrinking to the blink of an eye or two, but there are still some of us who would rather read a fat Victorian novel than tweets
On this week's Modern Love podcast, the "Wicked" actress reads the story of a spinning instructor exploring her more sadistic side.
On this week's Modern Love Podcast, the "Transparent" actress reads the story of a woman who married a convicted murderer while he was imprisoned, and what happened after he got out.
The "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" actor reads the story of a gay high school student who gets invited to prom after prom after prom.