Bernadette Peters leans forward to discuss the recording of the "Sunday in the Park with George" album with Stephen Sondheim and producer Thomas Z. Shepard in June 1984. Marty Reichenthal/Associated Press hide caption
Performing Arts
Friday
Reverend Billy (William Talen, left) among a flock of supporters. Courtesy of Reverend Billy and The Church of Stop Shopping hide caption
Veteran anti-consumerist crusader Reverend Billy takes aim at climate change
Friday
Neither the pandemic nor age can keep choreographer Twyla Tharp from her work
Thursday
Vir Das in 2014. Aaron Davidson/Getty Images hide caption
Wednesday
Four centuries of Black American history are told in new Kronos Quartet performance
Tuesday
Rachel Brosnahan has received raves for her performance in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, but comedian Sarah Silverman says it's part of a trend of non-Jews playing emphatically Jewish characters. Nicole Rivelli/Amazon Prime Studios hide caption
Costume designer William Ivey Long, then chairman of the American Theatre Wing, speaks at the Tony Awards nominations ceremony in 2014. Neilson Barnard/Getty Images hide caption
Thursday
Composer and saxophonist Wayne Shorter with a page from his ...(Iphigenia) score. Jeff Tang/Courtesy of Real Magic hide caption
Wayne Shorter's operatic dream comes true, brought to life with Esperanza Spalding
Fans during 2021 Astroworld Festival at NRG Park on November 05, 2021 in Houston, Texas. Erika Goldring/WireImage/Getty Images hide caption
What Went Wrong At Astroworld? The Deadly Dynamics Of Crowd Surge
Wednesday
Soul Train made its national television premiere 50 years ago, in October 1971. Blake Cale for NPR hide caption
Tuesday
Little Amal delights crowds of onlookers in Coventry, UK, on Oct. 27, 2020. Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images hide caption
Puppet of a Syrian girl walks the path of refugees to offer hope for the future
Friday
A typical sight during the 2019 Village Halloween Parade in New York City. Theo Wargo/Getty Images hide caption
New York City's Village Halloween Parade comes back to life, saved by a serious fan
Tuesday
Comedian Mort Sahl cracks a joke at a press conference in London on July 10, 1961. Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption
Mort Sahl, a political satirist and stand-up comedy pioneer, has died at 94
Monday
Dave Chappelle during the Mark Twain award at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Chappelle has spoken out about the controversy over his Netflix special The Closer in a new standup video posted to Instagram. The Washington Post/The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption
Saturday
Wellesley high schooler Andrew Song plays baritone sax in the jazz band. Craig LeMoult/GBH hide caption