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Theatrical spectacle can derive both its meaning and its power from any number of forms of expression. But no one had tried using pure rap on a Broadway scale before.

This collection of short plays by five playwrights offers something of a master class in the many styles of contemporary writing for the stage.

Copland Dust Bowl "folk opera" still feels fresh and interesting on its 60th anniversary in this impressive production from Chelsea Opera.

Broadway razzle-dazzle is alive and kicking, but would these production numbers, in and of themselves, have made me want to see the shows? Mostly not.

When pop stars get the Broadway bug, results are mixed. But results are going to be mixed no matter what, so why not?

With the Tony Awards approaching faster than a speeding bullet, we've got a copy to give away of the original cast recording of the Woody Allen musical nominated for six Tonys.

The crème de la crème of the Paris avant-garde of a century ago mingle with dinner guests, converse about art, and serve dinner in this high-spirited exercise in immersive theater.

The final release by the long-running Texas all-acoustic band features live performances from their final shows of songs they'd never released.

The innovative troupe's new production pulses with the warm life, twisted and difficult just like real life, that it's so rewarding to see on stage.