Theater
Darth Vader Didn't Come Alive Until James Earl Jones Gave Him a Voice
The prolific American actor, who died on September 9, recorded his dialogue for the first "Star Wars" film in less than three hours
Historic Theater Discovers 15th-Century Doorway That May Have Led to a Dressing Room
Some experts speculate that Shakespeare could have used the room to change costume during performances in the late 16th century
Aphra Behn, the First Englishwoman to Earn a Living With Her Writing, Is Finally Getting Her Due
A year-long event series aims to champion the pioneering 17th-century writer's legacy
What the Broadway Musical 'Suffs' Gets Right (and Wrong) About the History of Women's Suffrage
The new show serves as an entertaining history lesson, but even that has its creative limits
How the Soon-to-Reopen Folger Shakespeare Library Came to Be
A full 82 copies of Shakespeare’s First Folio will go on view as the renovated Washington, D.C. institution makes its debut
Moulin Rouge Windmill Blades Fall Off in the Middle of the Night
The iconic Paris landmark has never experienced such a mishap in its 135-year history
Why Images of Ghosts Have Endured in Japan for Centuries
A new exhibition at the National Museum of Asian Art displays haunting, colorful woodblock prints
This Play Within a Play Confronts the Power Dynamic Between Sally Hemings and Thomas Jefferson
In "Sally & Tom," Pulitzer Prize winner Suzan-Lori Parks continues her investigation of American myths
In the Face of Prejudice, the ‘Black Swans’ Took the Ballet World by Storm
A new book shows how pioneering ballerinas captivated audiences and broke racial barriers
The Thrills of Rediscovering Ancient Greece While Touring Modern Athens
The Mediterranean capital city savors its connections to antiquity—while reappraising its past
The Founder of This Trailblazing Opera Company Put Black Singers at Center Stage
Mary Cardwell Dawson created unprecedented opportunities for aspiring Black musicians
Oppenheimer Has a Long History On Screen, Including the Time the Nuclear Physicist Played Himself
Now with 13 Academy Award nominations to its credit, the blockbuster film comes after nearly eight decades of mythologizing the father of the atomic bomb
Twenty-Four Smithsonian Shows to See in 2024
Election-year items, truth serum, Nigerian art and a pioneering self-driving car are on display this year
Paddington Will Take Center Stage in Musical Adaptation
The beloved bear dressed in a blue duffle coat and red hat is set to sing and dance with the Brown family in 2025
Alicia Keys' 'Hell's Kitchen' Will Open on Broadway
The musical is loosely based on the 15-time Grammy winner's childhood
Shakespeare's Portrait Travels to Edge of Space
The stunt was planned to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the Bard's First Folio
Hidden Demon Revealed in the Shadows of a Joshua Reynolds Painting
Conservators have restored the malignant spirit, which generated controversy among 18th-century audiences
As Fascism Threatened Europe, an Ambitious Play Warned Americans to Pay Attention
A courageous New Deal program brought authoritarianism into the spotlight. Then the drama moved onto the political stage
Did Shakespeare Perform on These Newly Discovered Floorboards?
A historic theater in England claims to have found the Bard’s only surviving stage
Jon Fosse Wins the Nobel Prize in Literature for Work Probing 'Human Anxiety and Ambivalence'
The dramatist and author is the first-ever laureate in the prize's history to write in Nynorsk, a written form of the Norwegian language
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