From plays to musicals, operas to operettas, and everything in between, the genres of theater can get confusing, and the criteria of what makes each different can be unclear. Shakespeare famously ...

Yes, musical plays, with their creative sets and dazzling song-and-dance numbers, whether Broadway, London West End or Filipino productions, can by and large be a good investment, going by interviews ...

The following high schools will stage musicals or plays: • Bedford: “Once Upon a Mattress,” 7 p.m. Saturday, auditorium; tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students; information: www.bedfordasd.org ...

Named after Amas Musical Theatre’s founder Rosetta LeNoire and inspired by the company’s mission to develop new work, the inaugural Rosetta LeNoire Writers Lab for Mini Musicals will offer a select ...

Pam White and Paul Sturgell rehearse a “Mary Poppins” scene from the show “Broadway On Tour” at Mill Race Center. Photo provided Donna Browne always figures she has a juicy, Big Apple of an idea when ...

It was Broadway's biggest night, and "Maybe Happy Ending" ruled the day. The musical from Will Aronson and Hue Park took home six Tony Awards, including Best Musical. It also won Best Book of a ...

Broadway in Chicago has whispered Beetlejuice three times and is bringing the popular musical back to Chicago for one week this month. The Paramount Theatre in Aurora is luring folks to the suburbs ...

In May cell biologist and physician Robert Farese received an unusual e-mail. “Have you ever dreamed of singing on stage in an Off-Broadway show?” it asked. And would Farese like to audition for a ...

I ask for a reason: Soon, the Think Texas column and newsletter will celebrate its fifth anniversary. That translates into some 250 stories about the state's people, places, history and culture. Today ...

The 2024-25 Broadway season, which kicked off last June with a revival of the play Home and concluded with the openings of musicals Dead Outlaw and Real Women Have Curves this past Sunday, featured 42 ...