For Burt Bacharach, It All Began at the Brill Building “Hal David and I wrote some very terrible songs early on.”
How Angels in America Got Its Wings The making of the revival’s “feral” spirit.
Julie Taymor on Coming Back to Broadway With an Updated M. Butterfly It’s one of four productions she’ll have running in New York this fall.
For the World’s Best Male Ballet Dancer, Injury Led to Artistic Rebirth David Hallberg spent a lifetime preparing to be an ABT principal. But he wasn’t prepared for his body to betray him.
Marin Ireland, Theater’s Best-Kept Secret, May Not Be a Secret Much Longer “I try to look at people like Amy Ryan and Sarah Paulson and think, It’s okay that I’m not a 25-year-old skyrocketing to the cover of Vogue.”
Nov. 23, 2016
Attack of the Sugar Plum Fairies Yes, the town’s overflowing with tulle. But mercifully, there’s a Nutcracker to satisfy every taste.
where you lead
Nov. 16, 2016
men getting dressed
Oct. 26, 2016
fall preview 2016
Aug. 26, 2016
Diane Lane Talks Returning to The Cherry Orchard This fall, she returns to the play as tragedy-beset heroine Madame Ranevskaya.
7 Former Cats Cast Members on Learning to Play Feline Andrew Lloyd Webber’s deathless crowd-pleaser is returning to Broadway.
behind the scenes
July 28, 2016
behind the scenes
July 28, 2016
How Maddie Ziegler Became Our ‘First Digital Dance Star’ “She has, fascinatingly, really created her own world of dance.”
Brandon Victor Dixon on Becoming Hamilton ’s Burr “I’mma give them a straight Leslie Odom for a full week to create a false sense of security and then flip the script.”
the urbanist
May 18, 2016
9 Artists Who’ve Become Their Cities’ Unofficial Mayors Famous townies — like Wayne Coyne, George R.R. Martin, and Erykah Badu — who’ve become local mascots.
life in pictures
May 17, 2016
A Day With Ben Whishaw, From Diner Coffee to Onstage Scars When he’s not acting on Broadway, the Crucible star leads a relatively quotidian New York existence
life in pictures
May 17, 2016
A Day With Ben Whishaw, From Diner Coffee to Onstage Scars When he’s not acting on Broadway, the Crucible star leads a relatively quotidian New York existence
Prince Used to Go Crazy for Broadway — and Broadway Stars He was a longtime supporter of musical theater, especially shows that broke the mold.
vulture cover story
May 1, 2016
Rent : The Oral HistoryTwenty years after Jonathan Larson’s posthumous triumph arrived on Broadway, the cast and creative team relive the rise of a musical that changed theater.
RENT: The Oral History Twenty years after Jonathan Larson’s posthumous triumph arrived on Broadway, the cast relives the rise of a musical that changed theater.
New York City Ballet Dancers, Captured Offstage Shot by Peter Lindbergh in stables, barns, and an oversize garage.
culture cheats
Apr. 3, 2016
10 Tricks That Musicians and Actors Use in Live Performances From live pitch correction and in-ear cues to line feeding and hidden singers.
Hanson on the 20th Birthday of ‘MMMBop’ “‘MMMBop’ was originally in the key of A, and we currently play it in F sharp. Sometimes in F.”
fairy tale ballet
Jan. 18, 2016
See the Stunning Costumes for This New Ballet Justin Peck and Marcel Dzama collaborated on The Most Incredible Thing .
Lin-Manuel Miranda on Hamilton ’s Influences “The amount of information Aaron Sorkin packs into a scene gave me this courage to trust the audience to keep up.”
Inside Rehearsal for David Bowie’s New Alien Musical How he and director Ivo van Hove are bringing Lazarus to life.
Inside Rehearsal for David Bowie’s New Alien Musical How he and director Ivo van Hove are bringing Lazarus to life.
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Nov. 30, 2015
Twyla Tharp on Her Troupe’s 50th Anniversary The legendary choreographer tells us how even the most seemingly non-dancelike things from her past — typing, baton-twirling, and working at a drive-in among them — have informed both her past and present.
F&B Stars: How Male Dancers Are Stereotyped“A lot of us share stories of being harassed or teased growing up — there’s a certain deep camaraderie that’s formed through that shared struggle.”
George Takei on Making His Broadway Debut in Allegiance “I intend to give the ‘Live long and prosper’ salute at the curtain call, when we can break character.”
Broadway Rookies Bruce and Rumer Willis on Preparing for the Stage At ages 60 and 27, father and daughter find themselves, oddly, experiencing the same career first.
Judith Light Is Taking Cues From Keira Knightley The actresses star in an adaptation of Zola’s dark romantic novel Thérèse Raquin.
Fashion Takes Center Stage at the NYCB Gala Designers and choreographers talk about their collaboration.
Millepied on One Year at the Paris Opera Ballet Plus: Watch a new short film starring Lil Buck.
fall preview 2015
Aug. 28, 2015
Mark Strong on A View From the Bridge and the British Bad-Guy Tradition Brooklyn is a state of mind for the actor making his Broadway debut this November.
fall preview 2015
Aug. 25, 2015
37 Classical Music and Dance Performances to See This Fall From Otello at the Met to Williamsburg’s National Sawdust.
fall preview 2015
Aug. 25, 2015
45 Plays Premiering This Fall Featuring Keira Knightley, Mark Strong, Jennifer Hudson, and more.
life in pictures
July 1, 2015
A Day in the Life of Gayle King: 2 Jobs, 5 Outfits, and an Army’s Worth of Spanx For the latest edition of “Life in Pictures,” photographer Dina Litovsky followed King on June 10, through wardrobe changes, lunch in an elevator, and a panel at the Forbes Women’s Summit.
Is David Byrne Making Color Guard Cool? His “Contemporary Color” show will match musicians — including Byrne himself and erstwhile Beastie Boy Ad-Rock — with ten elite color-guard teams from across North America.
out of the box
May 31, 2015
Playing Dress-Up With Flamenco-Inspired Choreographer Blanca Li She has collaborated with Pedro Almodóvar, Beyoncé, Daft Punk, Azzedine Alaïa, and now, in a performance at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, robots.
Josh Groban on His New Album and Burgeoning Comedy Career “When you have the chance to present yourself vocally, you realize a kind of brand develops around that vocal, and you start to see the public consciousness of you is only about one half of your brain.”
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Apr. 14, 2015
Science Finally Starts to Explain ‘Whisper Porn’ If you can’t stop watching videos of people folding towels or brushing their hair, this might be why.
Science Finally Starts to Explain ‘Whisper Porn’ If you can’t stop watching videos of people folding towels or brushing their hair, this might be why.
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