Stephen Sondheim is cool now
The late composer/lyricist was once considered an acquired taste — but with three shows running in New York and another on tour, he's a hit.
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Broadway actor, dancer and choreographer Maurice Hines dies at 80
Maurice Hines, who started tap dancing at the age of five, starred alongside his late brother Gregory Hines in the 1984 Francis Ford Coppola movie The Cotton Club.
Native American playwright Larissa FastHorse takes on the 'wild mess' of Thanksgiving
Larissa FastHorse is updating the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade to make it "less harmful" to Indigenous people. She's also consulting on a new Peter Pan and has a satire called The Thanksgiving Play.
A Jim Crow satire returns to Broadway after 62 years — and it's a romp, not a relic
In 1961, actor and Civil Rights activist Ossie Davis wrote the blistering play Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch. Now, Leslie Odom Jr. stars in the revival.
Free babysitting on Broadway? This nonprofit helps parents get to the theater
Broadway tickets are expensive — add babysitting to that and the costs are often prohibitive. But a nonprofit is trying to bring free babysitting to theaters around the country.
Franne Lee, who designed costumes for 'SNL' and 'Sweeney Todd,' dies at 81
From SNL's Coneheads to Killer Bees, Broadway's Sweeney Todd and Candide, we remember Tony Award-winning costume designer Franne Lee who died on Aug. 27.
New exhibition at Reynolda chronicles the mysterious death of Z. Smith Reynolds
A new exhibition at Reynolda in Winston-Salem chronicles the unsolved death of Zachary Smith Reynolds, who was the youngest child of R.J. and Katharine.
You can immerse yourself — literally — in this Broadway show
Here Lies Love tells the story of Imelda and Ferdinand Marcos' rise and fall in the Philippines. The $22 million immersive musical production is a big Broadway gamble.
Where to watch Broadway's Tony Awards on Sunday night
The 76th annual Tony Awards are Sunday, with performances from the top Broadway musicals.
'Phantom of the Opera' takes a final Broadway bow after 13,981 performances
On Sunday night the curtain will fall on the longest-running show in Broadway history: Andrew Lloyd Webber's mega hit ran for more than 35 years. "I got the gig of a lifetime," says one cast member.