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Thursday
Paul Taylor, seen here directing the dance company that bears his name, left his major mark on the dance world as a choreographer. Paul B. Goode/Courtesy of the Paul Taylor Dance Foundation hide caption
Sunday
Playwright and screenwriter Neil Simon, photographed here in September 1980, wrote over 50 works for theater and screen. AP hide caption
Monday
"Girls! Girls! Giii-iirls!" (Clockwise from top): Nancy McKeon as Jo, Mindy Cohn as Natalie, Charlotte Rae as Mrs. Garrett, Lisa Whelchel as Blair, Kim Fields Tootie. Frank Carroll/NBC via Getty Images hide caption
Saturday
From left, Just For Laughs' new owner Howie Mandel, comedians Tiffany Haddish and Hannah Gadsby. Courtesy of Just For Laughs/Felicia Michaels hide caption
This summer, the Santa Fe Opera's staging of "Dr. Atomic" features locals who have been affected by the U.S. government's 1945 atomic bomb test. Ken Howard for the Santa Fe Opera hide caption
Wednesday
Bruce Springsteen, performing in "Springsteen on Broadway" in an undated photo. Rob DeMartin/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Sunday
Gesel Mason performs David Roussève's "Jumping the Broom" as part of her performance project No Boundaries: Dancing the Visions of Contemporary Black Choreographers. Enoch Chan/Gesel Mason Performance Projects hide caption
Dancer Preserves The Work Of Black Choreographers, In One Video At A Time
Wednesday
Fifty years after it was first staged, The Boys in the Band is finally playing on Broadway, with an all-gay cast including several film and TV stars. Joan Marcus/Polk and Co. hide caption
A Stage Revival, And 50 Years Of Survival, For 'The Boys In The Band'
Saturday
Alvin, played by LJ Moses, performs "We Can't Stop," during the musical East of the River at the Anacostia Arts Center Friday night. Eslah Attar/NPR hide caption
Thursday
Actors Josh Stamberg (son of NPR's Susan Stamberg) and Joanne Kelly as Arthur Miller and Inge Morath in Fall. T. Charles Erickson hide caption
Wednesday
Lin-Manuel Miranda addresses the audience on the opening night of the Los Angeles run of the show in August 2017. Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP hide caption
Monday
Katrina Lenk and Tony Shalhoub perform "Omar Sharif" from The Band's Visit at the Tony Awards on Sunday night. John P. Filo/CBS hide caption
Sunday
Harvey Weinstein (left) and his attorney Benjamin Brafman leave a New York court, where Weinstein pleaded not guilty Tuesday to rape and other abuse violations. Mark Lennihan/AP hide caption
Though the musical Mean Girls is nominated for a dozen Tony Awards, no Tonys are given to Broadway choruses. Kamille Upshaw is pictured in the bright green jacket, right of center. Joan Marcus/Boneau/Bryan-Brown hide caption