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Ariana DeBose, Tonys Host, Just Might Be the Busiest Woman on Broadway

Back in New York City after filming a movie, the actress has been racing to shows while also rehearsing for Sunday night’s ceremony.

Kelli O’Hara’s Ties to Opera, From ‘The Gilded Age’ to the Met Stage

O’Hara is an unusual kind of triple threat: a star of Broadway and television who is appearing at the Metropolitan Opera in a revival of...

How ‘Stereophonic’ Made Musicians Out of Actors

The new Broadway play conjures a group as dazzling as peak Fleetwood Mac. This is how five actors with limited training (one never held a...

Tobias Menzies on ‘The Crown’ and His Role in ‘The Hunt’

The British actor excels at playing reserve, and what roils beneath, on “The Crown.” And now he brings that stoicism to “The Hunt,” onstage in...

The Vocal Coach Who Keeps Broadway (and Patti LuPone) in Tune

“She saved my career,” Patti LuPone said of this indispensable vocal therapist and coach whose clients include Madonna and Billy Porter.

Danielle Brooks on Her Oscar Nomination: ‘Look What God Has Done’

The “Color Purple” supporting actress was nominated for a Tony for the role on Broadway. Still, she spent six months auditioning for the part in...

With ‘Mean Girls,’ When Trailers Hit Mute on the Musical

With “Mean Girls,” “Wonka” and “The Color Purple,” why have studios spent much of their marketing budget downplaying and disguising their movie musicals?

With ‘Mean Girls,’ When Trailers Hit Mute on the Musical

With “Mean Girls,” “Wonka” and “The Color Purple,” why have studios spent much of their marketing budget downplaying and disguising their movie musicals?

Curtains Down, Bottoms Up: When the Show Ends, the Night’s Just Getting Started

“Dead Letter No. 9,” “Cocktail Magique” and “Hypnotique” are offering theatergoers a taste of nightlife.

‘I’m Still Alive’: Sean Young Takes the Stage in ‘Ode to the Wasp Woman’

“I walk into a show and everybody’s kind of a little afraid. Then I hear, ‘Oh, but you’re so nice,’” the actress said of her...