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For the local breakdancing community, Olympic attention is thrilling — and complicated

USA making it to the podium was a huge deal. But some local dancers fear the commercialization of the art form is also changing its very essence.

New ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ on Broadway attracts Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk, and Bill Burr
A revival of the cutthroat business play “Glengarry Glen Ross” is slated for Broadway this spring, cast with a star from “Succession.”

In ‘Searching for Goya,’ a truth is found: ‘We shouldn’t be brutalizing one another’
Noche Flamenca comes to Jacob’s Pillow from Aug. 14-18.

Three-play series ‘Suffrage in Black and White’ highlights Boston history

National Parks of Boston and Plays in Place collaborated on the project, which explores the city’s intersections with women’s suffrage and the early antislavery movement.

Comedy meets psychedelic science as Shane Mauss brings ‘A Better Trip’ to Boston
The comedian and podcaster talks opening minds while balancing science with laughs in his psychedelic-themed show.

She rode elephants for Ringling. Now she dances with trees.
Anyone can dance on a tree, but you can’t dance with a tree if you don’t understand it the way Serenity Smith Forchion does.

STAGE REVIEW
Chenoweth charms, but Broadway-bound ‘The Queen of Versailles’ is a mixed bag
In its world premiere at the Emerson Colonial, the musical’s high notes soared, but there’s still some work to do.

Broadway fans have been making pilgrimages to Boston for overlapping ‘Queen of Versailles’ and ‘Gatsby’
The chance to see two world premiere musicals in one swing has made Boston irresistible to out-of-town theater stans.

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Cats (yes cats) that play instruments and perform acrobatic tricks bring feline fun to Arlington

"People underestimate the brain power of a cat," says Samantha Martin, “chief executive human” of the Amazing Acro-Cats.

For local comedy scene staples, leaving Boston is about jump-starting creativity — not chasing fame

Comics Danya Trommer and Angela Sawyer are trading in the Hub for the Big Apple and the City of Brotherly Love. Here's why.

STAGE REVIEW

Commonwealth Shakespeare Company embraces the discord in ‘The Winter’s Tale’

The CSC's staging of one of Shakespeeare's "problem plays" is a success.

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Shakespeare & Company presenting world premiere of ‘The Islanders’

Playwright Carey Crim’s funny, complex new show will debut in Lenox.

Ethan Slater plays Marcel Marceau, brings work in progress to Williamstown Theatre Festival

“Marcel on the Train” focuses on Marceau’s work smuggling Jewish orphans, as part of the Nazi resistance.

DANCE REVIEW

At Jacob’s Pillow, Miguel Gutierrez invites the audience to join in grief, and in silliness

A rare appearance at the summer festival by the experimental dancer was a chatty, participatory affair.

Bugs take the limelight when Cirque du Soleil’s ‘OVO’ returns to Boston

An enchanting world of insects comes to Boston University’s Agganis Arena.

STAGE REVIEW

The power of ‘Hoops’

Eliana Pipes’s newest play celebrates the meaning of a certain type of jewelry.