The designers kept in mind the slapdash seediness that has been embedded in the musical?s DNA ever since it started in 1973 at the Royal Court Theater in London.

From 60-minute plays to marathon dramas, surviving the festival and the Fringe isn?t about finding a common thread ? it?s about surrendering to the chaos.

The Nashville songsmith J.T. Harding gives the lowdown on writing with Keith Urban, Uncle Kracker, Shane McAnally and more.

Regional theaters can once again produce ?Les Misérables? because a national tour has ended. One veteran actor called the popular show ?an instant moneymaker.?

Among the stars and stans at a Hudson River retreat, two reporters beheld the big belters and niche merchandise at a new musical theater festival.

Best known for her hit song ?I Think We?re Alone Now,? she is making her Off Broadway debut in ?Spandex the Musical.?

With her usual irreverent humor, the playwright Sophie McIntosh mines the experiences of four young, cooped-up women at a Manhattan reformatory in 1917.

Some of the most talked-about pavilions at this year?s art event feature theatrical performances. But working with live bodies brings extra challenges.

The playwright?s drama about a woman?s troubled nomination for surgeon general arrives Off Broadway. It?s all very ?90s and still very now.

Performed in Flemish Sign Language, ?[seagull]? revisits Anton Chekhov?s play with a cast of hearing and deaf actors. Our chief theater critic, Helen Shaw, met with the play?s director and lead actress at the Edinburgh International Festival.

The request from a Democratic lawmaker follows a decision by the Trump-allied board to add ?Restored and Renovated by President Donald J. Trump? to the building.

Other streaming picks include a deft ?Winter?s Tale,? a reimagining of a solo show about sex work and a ?70s production of Chekhov by tweens.

Our chief theater critic, Helen Shaw, is in Scotland for the Edinburgh International Festival. For her, Christiane Jatahy?s modern reimagining of Henrik Ibsen?s ?Enemy of the People? was a difficult but valuable theater experience.

The International Puppet Fringe Festival brings dozens of shows, films, exhibits and workshops to the Lower East Side. This year, the focus is on women.

Shakespeare in the Park stages this melancholic comedy, which gives us a good excuse to spend time with Raúl Esparza and Lily Rabe as king and queen.

With drag kings and blue tinsel, three unauthorized musical tributes at the festival embrace the absurdities of the hit TV show.

The purchase of ATG Entertainment, which operates dozens of venues worldwide, will require regulatory approval.

John Cariani remains drawn to the state, despite having moved away years ago. A new production of his ?Darker the Night, Brighter the Stars? illustrates why.

As the festival brings thousands of shows to the Scottish city, there?s also plenty of merriment out on the streets.

?The Wrong Girls? actress Alia Shawkat and the R&B artist Charlotte Day Wilson discuss their views on creative collaboration, romantic love and spending time alone.

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