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Marcel (Jesse Eisenberg) in the film Resistance. IFC Films hide caption
Roger Allam as Prospero in William Shakespeare's The Tempest directed by Jeremy Herrin at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London. Robbie Jack/Corbis via Getty Images hide caption
Wanted: Stories With Happily Ever Afters - Here's Where To Start Looking
Tuesday
A portrait of playwright Terrence McNally, taken in his home in New York City on March 2. McNally died of complications related to coronavirus on Tuesday. Al Pereira/Getty Images hide caption
Friday
Coach Elie Rwirangira conducts a basketball lesson through a live-streaming session at YBDL Campus in Shanghai, China on March 12. Many people and companies are providing free online classes to stay fit. Aly Song/Reuters hide caption
Thursday
On Thursday afternoon, New York's Metropolitan Opera announced it was canceling all performances through the end of its 2019-20 season, which was to run through May 9. Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Tuesday
The current production of Riverdance was updated for its 25th anniversary. But performances have been postponed for the rest of the month because of the coronavirus pandemic. Jack Hartin hide caption
'Riverdance' Turns 25, But Has Put The Celebration On Hold — For Now
Monday
Laura Benanti performs in Washington in 2015. She recently asked high school students to send her videos of their musical theater performances after many of them were canceled. Paul Morigi/Getty Images hide caption
A Broadway Star And #SunshineSongs Bring High School Musical Theater To Small Screens
Sunday
Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, photographed in New York on Aug. 19, 2007. The artist, best known for their work in the groups Throbbing Gristle and Psychic TV, died on March 14, 2020. Neville Elder/Redferns/Getty Images hide caption
Thursday
An empty Lincoln Center will be a much more common sight over the coming weeks; all its constituent organizations have all closed temporarily due to coronavirus worries. Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images for IMG hide caption
Performing Arts And Cultural Organizations Close Their Doors Due To Coronavirus
A woman walks past the theater showing Hamilton on Broadway on Thursday in New York City. Audiences won't be seeing the award-winning play for at least a month. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Saturday
Working on Coal Country helped Steve Earle write his upcoming album, Ghosts of West Virginia. Seven songs from that record are featured in the play. Joan Marcus/Courtesy of the Public Theater hide caption
Featuring Music From Steve Earle, 'Coal Country' Recounts Deadly Mine Explosion
Sunday
Jerry Minor plays Michael Jackson's glove in For the Love of a Glove. The unauthorized, satirical musical is playing at The Carl Sagan & Ann Druyan Theater until March 22. For the Love of a Glove hide caption
New Musical Imagines Michael Jackson's Story As Told By His Famous Glove
Tuesday
David Alan Grier as Sergeant Vernon C. Waters, Blair Underwood as Captain Richard Davenport and Billy Eugene Jones as Private James Wilkie in A Soldier's Play. Joan Marcus hide caption