In District Merchants, Akeem Davis plays Lance, a freed slave who has a crisis of conscience when he learns his boss, Shylock, may have been involved in the slave trade. Teresa Wood/Courtesy of the Folger Theatre hide caption
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Broadway Chanteuse Barbara Cook: 'My First Memories Are Of Singing'
Monday
Author Heidi Durrow gathers with festivalgoers to celebrate Mixed Remixed in 2015. Courtesy of Mixed Remixed hide caption
Monday
Lin-Manuel Miranda accepts the award for best book of a musical for Hamilton at the 70th Annual Tony Awards at the Beacon Theatre on Sunday. Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions hide caption
Sunday
Michelle Gonzalez has been an usher for 11 years. She's the newly elected shop steward at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, home of the musical Waitress. Jeff Lunden/NPR hide caption
May I Help You Find Your Seat? We Sat Down With Broadway's Longtime Ushers
Monday
Adrienne Warren and company perform "I'm Just Wild About Harry" in the musical Shuffle Along, one of five shows Scott Rudin is currently producing on Broadway. Julieta Cervantes/Courtesy of O+M Co. hide caption
Broadway Producer Scott Rudin: 'I'm A Complete Product Of Mentorship'
Friday
Taylor Swift, a pop star who is extraordinary for reasons entirely unrelated to white nationalism. Taylor Hill/FilmMagic, Getty Images hide caption
Monday
Candice Hoyes uses her surroundings for inspiration — and New York City has no shortage of interesting sights. Jessie Obialor hide caption
Friday
Dez, Faye and Shanita (played by Jason Dirden, Lynda Gravatt and Nikiya Mathis) are the "skeleton crew" left behind in a Detroit auto plant after layoffs in 2008. Ahron R. Foster/Courtesy of Boneau/Bryan-Brown hide caption
One of musician-turned-chef Philip Gelb's culinary creations for his Sound & Savor series of dinners and concerts. It's a mezze plate of falafel, roasted garlic hummus, beet nut pate, pepper pecan sauce and socca, a thin pancake made of chickpea flour. Hannah Kaminsky hide caption
From Walter White To LBJ, Bryan Cranston Is A Master Of Transformation
Tuesday
Actor and composer Lin-Manuel Miranda (center) performs on stage during a rehearsal of Hamilton ahead of the Grammy Awards in February in New York City. Theo Wargo/WireImage/Getty Images hide caption
Monday
Ballerina Misty Copeland poses with the Barbie doll that's based on her, in this promotional photo released by Mattel. Mattel hide caption
Wednesday
Though the Mardi Gras Indian who appears in Lemonade is a young woman, most people who mask and parade as part of the tradition are male. TIDAL hide caption
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Lupita Nyong'o says it was "a very discombobulating thing," to go from obscurity to the Academy Awards. Alex Lubomirski/Lancôme hide caption