performing-arts

The musical centers on a small set of core figures whose relationships drive the story. This guide lists and describes each principal character, their motivations, and how they...

Cirque du Soleil was created by Guy Laliberté, a street performer who arrived in Quebec in the mid-1980s with a vision to blend circus arts with theater. In 1984, he co-founded...

A play adapted from books is a stage or screen script whose story, characters, or setting is drawn substantially from a preexisting work of fiction, most commonly a novel, novel...

The Rockettes wooden soldiers are a signature element of the Radio City Christmas Spectacular, blending precision dance, military drill, and theatrical spectacle. This ensemble...

Mystery plays were a form of medieval European drama that presented biblical stories, especially from creation to Doomsday, often performed in cycles by craft guilds. Emerging a...

West Side Story takes place in an unspecified year in the late 1950s, most productions and discussions treat the setting as circa 1957–1958. The musical reflects postwar New Y...

The Jimmy Awards recognize outstanding high school musical theater performers in the United States. Administered by the James Earl Jones Award Foundation, they spotlight talente...

Maddie Ziegler is widely recognized as a central figure on the reality television series Dance Moms, where she gained national visibility as a young competitive dancer. Joining...

Nicole Scherzinger is widely recognized as a pop star, solo recording artist, and former lead of the Pussycat Dolls, yet her work on Broadway represents a significant chapter in...

James Corden is a British actor, singer, and writer best known for film, television, and stage work. On Broadway, he starred in the 2011 revival of "Porgy and Bess" and the lead...