Writer and activist Larry Kramer, here in 1989, was an unapologetically loud and irrepressible voice in the fight against AIDS. Sara Krulwich/Getty Images hide caption
Performing Arts News, interviews, and commentary on theater, the arts, music, and dance.
Performing Arts
A view of Shakespeare's Globe on the banks of the River Thames in London in 2016. The theater faces the threat of closure after the coronavirus lockdown has dried up its streams of revenue. Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP hide caption
Nick Cordero, here in January on opening night of Rock of Ages in Hollywood, has emerged from a coma during a difficult fight with COVID-19, according to his wife. Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for Rock of Ages hide caption
A common street scene in New York's Theater District: a completely empty street, shot on May 6. Broadway theaters will remain shuttered until at least early September. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
Phillipa Soo (from left), Christopher Jackson, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Anthony Ramos attend Miranda's final performance of Hamilton on Broadway, on July 9, 2016. Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images hide caption
Comedy Clubs Are Closed, So To Reach Audiences, Comics Have To Improvise
Faced with financial issues, the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater closed its Chelsea location in 2017. Andrew Toth/Getty Images hide caption
Broadway star Brian Stokes Mitchell — who has recovered from the coronavirus — sings from his window to show appreciation for New York City's healthcare workers and first responders. "People need this, too," he says. "They need that connection. They need to be reconnected to themselves, to their own center, to each other, you know, to feel that we're all in this together." Rob Kim/Getty Images hide caption
Now Playing On Broadway: Uncertainty, Unemployment And Displays Of Unity
Brian Dennehy, known for his interpretations of characters created by Eugene O'Neill and Arthur Miller, has died at the age of 81. Mike Piscitelli /Dennehy Family hide caption
Dawn Ursula plays Toni Stone in American Conservatory Theater's production of Lydia R. Diamond's Toni Stone. Kevin Berne/A.C.T. hide caption
An evening concert during the 2015 edition of Lincoln Center's Out of Doors annual festival. All of the New York cultural institution's signature summer programming has been canceled for 2020. Jack Vartoogian/Getty Images hide caption
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers gave Americans a much-needed on-screen escape in the 1930s. Above, they dance in the 1938 comedy musical Carefree. Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption
Fred And Ginger Cheered Us Up During The Depression. Might They Do It Again?
Clockwise from top left: Daveed Diggs, 9-year-old Aubrey, Okieriete Onaodowan, John Krasinski and Emily Blunt. YouTube hide caption
Camden Catholic High School's virtual choir sings "I Am With You Always," led by music director Greg Gardner. Greg Gardner and Patrick Gardner/YouTube hide caption
The Beat Goes On: High School Choirs Improvise In The Age Of Coronavirus
Marcel (Jesse Eisenberg) in the film Resistance. IFC Films hide caption
Roger Allam as Prospero in William Shakespeare's The Tempest directed by Jeremy Herrin at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London. Robbie Jack/Corbis via Getty Images hide caption
Wanted: Stories With Happily Ever Afters - Here's Where To Start Looking
A portrait of playwright Terrence McNally, taken in his home in New York City on March 2. McNally died of complications related to coronavirus on Tuesday. Al Pereira/Getty Images hide caption
Coach Elie Rwirangira conducts a basketball lesson through a live-streaming session at YBDL Campus in Shanghai, China on March 12. Many people and companies are providing free online classes to stay fit. Aly Song/Reuters hide caption
On Thursday afternoon, New York's Metropolitan Opera announced it was canceling all performances through the end of its 2019-20 season, which was to run through May 9. Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
The current production of Riverdance was updated for its 25th anniversary. But performances have been postponed for the rest of the month because of the coronavirus pandemic. Jack Hartin hide caption
'Riverdance' Turns 25, But Has Put The Celebration On Hold — For Now
Laura Benanti performs in Washington in 2015. She recently asked high school students to send her videos of their musical theater performances after many of them were canceled. Paul Morigi/Getty Images hide caption