Spectators attend a Broadway parade honoring essential workers earlier this month in New York. John Minchillo/AP hide caption
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John Douglas Thompson portrays the magician Prospero in a Commonwealth Shakespeare Company production of The Tempest in Boston this month. Evgenia Eliseeva/Commonwealth Shakespeare Company hide caption
Black Theater Artists Are Helping Shakespeare Speak To More Diverse Audiences
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Black Theater Artists Are Helping Shakespeare Speak To More Diverse Audiences
Sunday
Jackie Mason has lunch on 6th Avenue in Manhattan on March 22, 2012, in New York City. Bobby Bank/WireImage hide caption
Friday
Ted Lasso (Jason Sudeikis) is back in a second season of the Emmy-nominated series, in Sudeikis' Golden-Globe-winning role. Apple TV+ hide caption
Wednesday
Bette Midler performs during the 91st Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on Feb. 24, 2019, in Hollywood, Calif. Kevin Winter/Getty Images hide caption
Sunday
Faced with limited access to conventional stages, troupes like Contra-Tiempo are taking advantage of striking outdoor spaces at Jacob's Pillow this summer. Christopher Duggan Photography/Jacob's Pillow hide caption
Rising From The Ashes, Jacob's Pillow Welcomes Back Dancers, Audiences
Friday
Dev Patel plays Sir Gawain, King Arthur's nephew, in The Green Knight. A24 hide caption
Cross-Cultural Casting: Noteworthy For Hollywood, But Not Exactly New
Thursday
Dev Patel plays Sir Gawain, King Arthur's nephew, in The Green Knight. A24 hide caption
The Only 'New' Thing About Cross-Cultural Casting Is Who's Getting The Roles
Kristin Chenoweth and the company of Schmigadoon!, premiering July 16 on Apple TV+. Apple TV+ hide caption
Saturday
Ruben Santiago-Hudson and Jeannie Santiago attend the 2017 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall. Playwright Ruben Santiago-Hudson will both star in his own one-man play, "Lackawanna Blues" and direct "Skeleton Crew" this year. Jemal Countess/Getty Images hide caption
Tuesday
Italian singer and TV host Raffaella Carrà being lifted by dancers in a 1983 performance. Mondadori Portfolio/Mondadori via Getty Images hide caption
Monday
Bill Cosby gestures outside his home in Elkins Park, Pa., on June 30, 2021, after being released from prison when the Pennsylvania's supreme court overturned his sexual assault conviction. Cosby expressed support for former TV co-star Phylicia Rashad's freedom of speech after she defended him in a tweet. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption
Wednesday
James Franco in New York in 2017. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for IFP hide caption
Wednesday
With in-person shows cancelled, costume designer Ivania Stack has been making personalized coasters to make a little extra money during the pandemic. Courtesy of Ivania Stack hide caption
New Grants Are Available For Arts Groups Sidelined During The Pandemic
Tuesday
Renée Elise Goldsberry describes making Girls5Eva as "a labor of love, if you can even say labor." She's pictured above at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2019. Taylor Jewell/Invision/AP hide caption