Actor and comedian D'Lo performing in his one-man play, "To T or Not to T." Mikel Darling hide caption
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Particle Shrine, an installation that converts cosmic ray data into music and lighting, at Science Gallery London. Jack Latimer/Science Gallery London hide caption
A scientist and musician are collaborating to turn cosmic ray data into art
Spring Woods High School in Houston, Texas, is one of the schools that put on a production of The Addams Family. Susan Doremus/Educational Theatre Associaton hide caption
These were the most frequently performed plays and musicals in high schools this year
Annaleigh Ashford, left, and Josh Groban star in Broadway's current revival of Sweeney Todd. Ashford says it's rare for musicals to have this large of an orchestra. Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman/Sweeney Todd hide caption
After years of ever-shrinking orchestras, some Broadway musicals are going big
Alex Newell has been nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. Emilio Madrid/Shucked hide caption
Tony Awards have gendered actor categories — where do non-binary people fit?
Singer Tina Turner performs onstage during the 50th annual Grammy awards. Kevin Winter/Getty Images hide caption
Sara Bareilles plays the Baker's Wife in Into the Woods. She says the first thing she did after taking the role was give her character a real name: "I named her Rebecca." Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman/MurphyMade hide caption
Sara Bareilles thought 'Into the Woods' would last 2 weeks — she ended up on Broadway
Aparna (from left), Ranee and Ashwini Ramaswamy. Aparna Ramaswamy hide caption
How a mother and her daughters created an innovative Indian dance company
A Black, trans journey through TV and film; plus, inside Beyoncé's 'Renaissance' tour
Käärijä, representing Finland, rehearses for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool. Anthony Devlin/Getty Images hide caption
The Hardwood Classics perform at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif. Joshua Leung/Golden State Warriors hide caption
The musical adaptation of Monsoon Wedding has opened at Brooklyn's St. Ann's Warehouse. Matthew Murphy hide caption
You're invited to 'Monsoon Wedding' — a musical nearly 15 years in the making
Beyoncé's Renaissance tour begins; revisiting house music history with DJ Honey Dijon
Josh Groban and the combined casts of Hamilton and Sweeney Todd. Jennifer Vanasco/NPR hide caption
The cast of Some Like It Hot. Marc J. Franklin/Some Like It Hot hide caption
John Mulaney in his latest Netflix comedy special Baby J. Marcus Russell Price/Netflix hide caption
Benjamin Matthews, one of the founders of Opera Ebony. Opera Ebony hide caption
Opera Ebony broke boundaries in classical music for 50 years — but what comes next?
Writer Neil Gaiman (center) makes music with FourPlay (L-R: Peter Hollo, Shenton Gregory aka Shenzo Gregorio, Lara Goodridge and Tim Hollo) Chris Frape/Riot Act Media hide caption
Writer Neil Gaiman debuts his first music album with an Australian string quartet
Barry Humphries performs as Dame Edna for a farewell tour in London on Nov. 13, 2013. Tony Award-winning comedian Barry Humphries, internationally renowned for his garish stage persona Dame Edna Everage, died on Saturday in Sydney. Joel Ryan/Joel Ryan/Invision/AP hide caption
Chita Rivera as Anita in the 1957 Broadway musical West Side Story. AP hide caption
Broadway legend Chita Rivera dances through her life in a new memoir
John Riddle as Raoul, Laird Mackintosh as the Phantom and Emilie Kouatchou as Christine, take a bow at the end of the final performance of the Phantom of the Opera at the Majestic Theater in New York City on April 16, 2023. Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
'Phantom of the Opera' takes a final Broadway bow after 13,981 performances
The third episode in season four of the HBO hit 'Succession' has the dysfunctional Roys dealing with grief and death. HBO hide caption
Death and grief in 'Succession'; plus, privacy and the abortion pill
Terence Blanchard's opera on the troubled life of boxer Emile Griffith premieres
Ryan Speedo Green as Young Emile Griffith in Terence Blanchard's Champion. Zenith Richards/Met Opera hide caption