Theater

Nick Cordero, with his wife Amanda Kloots and their child, Elvis, on August 27, 2019 in New York City.

Nick Cordero, Broadway Star, Dead at 41 After Coronavirus Complications

Broadway actor Nick Cordero, who starred in the plays "Bullets over Broadwa...

Broadway actor Nick Cordero, who starred in the plays "Bullets over Broadway" and "Waitress," died Sunday after a three month battle with COVID-19. He was 41. The actor, who according to his wife had no...

(L-R) Sandra Oh, Viola Davis and Lin-Manuel Miranda

An Open Letter Signed by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Viola Davis and Hundreds More Slams Racism in the Theater Industry

Viola Davis, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Sandra Oh and some 300 other creators of c...

Viola Davis, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Sandra Oh and some 300 other creators of color are calling out systemic racism in the theater world and demanding change

'We Have No Practice Talking About Race in This Country.' Claudia Rankine on White Privilege and Her New Play Help

The poet and playwright grapples with whiteness in the Trump era in a new p...

The poet and playwright grapples with whiteness in the Trump era in a new play at The Shed in New York City

The 10 Best Theater Performances of 2019

From 'Slave Play' to 'True West,' these are TIME's picks for the best theat...

From 'Slave Play' to 'True West,' these are TIME's picks for the best theater performances of the year

David Henry Hwang at the opening night of Soft Power at The Public Theater in 2019.

Playwright David Henry Hwang on Flipping a Flawed Musical on Its Head in Soft Power

The Tony-winning playwright on his new play, what to do with problematic cl...

The Tony-winning playwright on his new play, what to do with problematic classics and Asian-American representation

The cast of Freestyle Love Supreme takes the stage without a script

Freestyle Love Supreme Is Lin-Manuel Miranda's Love Letter to Spontaneity

When Lin-Manuel Miranda was in rehearsals for his breakout theatrical produ...

When Lin-Manuel Miranda was in rehearsals for his breakout theatrical production In the Heights, he—along with his cast and crew—would break up the grueling schedule by sneaking off and improvising, spitting bits of rhymes and...

Marisa Tomei in 'The Rose Tattoo';
David Byrne's latest stage extravaganza; Adrienne Warren as Tina Turner

The Most Anticipated Plays and Musicals of Fall 2019

From 'Jagged Little Pill' to 'The Rose Tattoo,' here are the most anticipat...

From 'Jagged Little Pill' to 'The Rose Tattoo,' here are the most anticipated productions coming to Broadway this fall