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Stephen Nakagawa's career spans more than a decade, first as a dancer with Ballet West II before joining the Washington Ballet.
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Street performers entertain passersby on the Royal Mile as crowds of entertainers and festival-goers gather for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Edinburgh International Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland, on Aug. 1, 2025. The Fringe, one of the world's largest performing arts festivals, features over 3,800 shows across 265 venues and draws an audience of roughly 3 million visitors. Ewan Bootman/Anadolu via Getty Images hide caption
Is Edinburgh's Fringe still fringe, or has it — gasp — gone mainstream?
Dancers rehearse at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Anna-Rose Gassot/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
President Trump speaks during the unveiling of the Kennedy Center Honors nominees on Aug. 13, 2025, at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
President Donald Trump talks to the media in the Hall of Nations at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on March 17, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
More than 5,000 items from composer-lyricist Stephen Sondheim, including lyric and music sketches and unpublished scripts, are now housed in the Library of Congress. Shawn Miller/Library of Congress, Stephen Sondheim Collection, Music Division hide caption
Take a peek at Stephen Sondheim’s papers, now at the Library of Congress
ATSUKO OKATSUKA: FATHER - "Fans call her 'Mother,' but Atsuko is 'Father'âthriving professionally yet clueless about basics. A 7-year laundry hiatus and learning that marriage licenses precede weddings are just some hilariously relatable discoveries she shares in her special." Temma Hankin/Disney hide caption
'Hamilton' producer Jeffrey Seller traces his journey from 'Theater Kid' to Broadway
LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 18: Members of the public watch Rachel Zegler perform "Don't Cry For Me Argentina" live on the balcony as she plays Eva Peron in "Evita" at the London Palladium on June 18, 2025 in London, England. Belinda Jiao/Getty Images hide caption
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, April 2025. John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts hide caption
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 14: Ego Nwodim attends SNL50: The Homecoming Concert at Radio City Music Hall on February 14, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images) Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images hide caption
Taken by a fish-eye lens, this photograph shows the grand staircase of the Palais Garnier in Paris on Dec. 9, 2024. Joel Saget/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The Family Stone performs at Harvard Stadium in 1969. Ellis Herwig/Boston Globe/Getty Images hide caption
Sly Stone, visionary funk frontman of the Family Stone, has died at age 82
Helen J Shen and Darren Criss in Maybe Happy Ending, which won the Tony Award for Best Musical.
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Broadway celebrates a spectacular season at the 2025 Tony Awards
The cast and crew of Maybe Happy Ending accept the award for Best Musical during the 78th Annual Tony Awards. Charles Sykes/Invision/AP hide caption
Myung-Whun Chung conducts the Radio France Philharmonic orchestra during a rehearsal at the Maison de la Radio before its inauguration on Nov. 14, 2014, in Paris. Loic Venance/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
La Scala opera house names South Korean conductor as first-ever Asian director
Bill Belichick and Jordon Hudson pose for a photo backstage at the 14th Annual NFL Honors at Saenger Theatre on February 06, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana Todd Rosenberg/Getty Images hide caption
Age gaps & wage gaps: unpacking our Belichick-Hudson obsession
Drag king Freddie Hercury performs at an event in Homer, N.Y., in 2023. The artist faced an online bomb threat in the run-up to a Pride performance in 2024. Natalie Curry hide caption
Drag artists are getting attacked. This safety handbook aims to help
President Donald Trump talks to the media in the Hall of Nations during a tour at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts after leading a board meeting on March 17, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
"This play is about a woman with a dream that no one around her understands," Cole Escola says of their Tony-nominated play Oh, Mary!
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Mary Todd Lincoln as a cabaret star? How Cole Escola's 'stupid' dream came true
Justin Hopkins (from left), Nathan Granner, David Morgans, Markel Reed and Chaz'men Williams-Ali rehearse a scene for the Detroit Opera's performances of Anthony Davis' opera The Central Park Five on May 10, 16 and 18. Austin T. Richey/Detroit Opera hide caption