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Broadway theatre: History and Key Facts

Broadway theatre is a theatre genre that consists of the theatrical performances presented in 41 professional theaters, each with 500 or more seats, in the Theater District and Lincoln Center alo

West End theatre: History and Key Facts

West End theatre is mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres in and near the West End of London.

Commedia dell'arte: History and Key Facts

Commedia dell'arte was an early form of professional theatre, originating from Italian theatre, that was popular throughout Europe between the 16th and 18th centuries.

Epic theatre: History and Key Facts

Epic theatre (German: episches Theater) is a theatrical movement that arose in the early to mid-20th century from the theories and practice of a number of theatre practitioners who responded to t

Kabuki: History and Key Facts

Kabuki (歌舞伎; Japanese pronunciation: [ka.bɯ.kʲi]) is a classical form of Japanese theatre, mixing dramatic performance with traditional dance.

Noh: History and Key Facts

Noh (能, Nō; Japanese pronunciation: [no(ꜜ)ː], Sino-Japanese for "ability") is a major form of classical Japanese dance-drama that has been performed since the 14th century.

Cuff links for Ain't Misbehavin' costume worn by André De Shields: Museum Object and Cultural History

Cuff links for Ain't Misbehavin' costume worn by André De Shields: Date: 1982. Created by: Unidentified. Worn by: André De Shields, American, born 1946.

Trading Card, Gum Inc. Superman No. 44: Museum Object and Cultural History

Trading Card, Gum Inc. Superman No. 44: Date made: 1940. maker: Gum, Inc.. copyright holder: Superman, Inc..

Time's Up pin: Museum Object and Cultural History

Time's Up pin: date made: 2018. wearer: Nachman, Chelsea. Object Name: pin.

"Colombus, ich hob zu dir gor nit;" "Ohn a haim": Museum Object and Cultural History

"Colombus, ich hob zu dir gor nit;" "Ohn a haim": publishing date: 1920. composer; licensee: Friedsell, Louis. lyricist: Meyerowitz, D..

Mistakes will happen written by Grant Stewart.: History and Collection Facts

Mistakes will happen written by Grant Stewart.: Catalogue date: c1898.. Original format: Photo, print, drawing. Medium: 1 print : color lithograph ; sheet 102 x 76 cm. (poster format).

The game of fifteen solved by The very merry mariner: History and Collection Facts

The game of fifteen solved by The very merry mariner: Catalogue date: c1880.. Original format: Photo, print, drawing. Medium: 1 print : black and white woodcut ; sheet 209 x 107 cm. (poster format).

Kellar in his latest mystery: History and Collection Facts

Kellar in his latest mystery: Catalogue date: c1897.. Original format: Photo, print, drawing. Medium: 1 print : color lithograph ; sheet 74 x 49 cm. (poster format).

The Barnum and Bailey greatest show on earth--L'Auto Bolide thrilling dip of death--M'lle Mauricia de Tiers, the fearless, young and fascinating Parisian, in a dreadful, headlong l

The Barnum and Bailey greatest show on earth--L'Auto Bolide thrilling dip of death--M'lle Mauricia de Tiers, the fearless, young and fascinating Parisian, in a dreadful, headlong leap, loop and topsy turvy plunging somersault with an automo

[Portrait of Duke Ellington, Paramount Theater, New York, N.Y., ca. Sept. 1946]: History and Collection Facts

[Portrait of Duke Ellington, Paramount Theater, New York, N.Y., ca. Sept. 1946]: Original format: Photo, print, drawing. Genre: graphic. Language: English.

[Portrait of Benny Carter, Apollo Theatre, New York, N.Y., ca. Oct. 1946]: History and Collection Facts

[Portrait of Benny Carter, Apollo Theatre, New York, N.Y., ca. Oct. 1946]: Original format: Photo, print, drawing. Genre: graphic. Language: English.

Musical theatre: Culture and Travel Context

Musical theatre, or just musicals, is an art form at the intersection of theatre and music. It is a relatively new genre, and widely regarded as distinct from opera, though the distinction b

Theatre: Culture and Travel Context

Theatre is one of the oldest forms of performance art and most major civilizations had a tradition of storytelling through role playing. A story being told dramatically is referred to as a p

Chinese performing arts: Culture and Travel Context

As one of the world's largest countries with a long history stretching back millennia, China is home to a wide variety of performing arts. This article aims to give a sampling of some of the

Stand-up comedy: Culture and Travel Context

Stand-up comedy is a minimalistic performing art, which originated in the United States and has spread around the world. It is performed on many levels, from free open-mic shows at dive bars

Peking opera: History and Key Facts

Peking opera, or Beijing opera (simplified Chinese: 京剧; traditional Chinese: 京劇; pinyin: Jīngjù), is the dominant form of Chinese opera, which combines instrumental music, vocal performance, mime

Intercultural theatre: History and Key Facts

Intercultural theater, also known as cross-cultural theatre, may transcend time, while mixing and matching cultures or subcultures.

Academic drama: History and Key Facts

Academic drama refers to a theatrical movement that emerged in the mid 16th century during the Renaissance.

Angura: History and Key Facts

Angura (アングラ), also known as the "Little Theater" (小劇場, shōgekijō) movement, was a Japanese avant-garde theater movement in the 1960s and 1970s that reacted against the Brechtian modernism and fo

Photograph of five female performers and one male performer: Museum Object and Cultural History

Photograph of five female performers and one male performer: Date: 1933-1950. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: Laura Cathrell, 1914 - 1999.

Photograph of Aurora Greeley: Museum Object and Cultural History

Photograph of Aurora Greeley: Date: 1936. Photograph by: Cloud’s Studio, American. Subject of: Aurora Greeley, American, 1905 - 1983.

Connor Project button used in Dear Evan Hansen: Museum Object and Cultural History

Connor Project button used in Dear Evan Hansen: date made: 2010s. Object Name: button. Physical Description: plastic (face material).

Poster for the 1994 off-Broadway production of Three Tall Women: Museum Object and Cultural History

Poster for the 1994 off-Broadway production of Three Tall Women: date made: around 1994. Object Name: poster. Physical Description: paper (overall material).

Mitts from Bombalurina costume used in the musical Cats: Museum Object and Cultural History

Mitts from Bombalurina costume used in the musical Cats: Date made: 1982 - 2000. designer: Napier, John. Object Name: mitts, pair of.

Antitheatricality: History and Key Facts

Antitheatricality is any form of opposition or hostility to theater.

Bad quarto: History and Key Facts

A bad quarto, in Shakespearean scholarship, is a quarto-sized printed edition of one of Shakespeare's plays that is considered to be unauthorised, and is theorised to have been pirated from a the

Breeches role: History and Key Facts

In theater, a breeches role or breeches part (also pants role, pants part, trouser role, trouser part, and Hosenrolle) is a role in which a female actor performs in male clothing.

Burlesque: History and Key Facts

A burlesque (English pronunciation: /bɜːrˈlɛsk/ ; French pronunciation: [byʁlɛsk] ) is a literary, dramatic or musical work intended to cause laughter by caricaturing the manner or spirit of seri

British-Jewish theatre: History and Key Facts

Jews have long been involved in British theatre and have massively influenced it as a result.

Catholic Church and theatre: History and Key Facts

Many bishops, priests and monks strongly condemned theatrical amusements or even declared the actors to be "instruments of Satan", "a curse to the Church", and "beguiling unstable souls".

Costume design drawing by Judy Dearing for Bobo in A Raisin in the Sun: Museum Object and Cultural History

Costume design drawing by Judy Dearing for Bobo in A Raisin in the Sun: Date: 1983-1986. Created by: Judy Dearing, American, 1940 - 1995. Subject of: Lorraine Hansberry, American, 1930 - 1965.

Ring for Ain't Misbehavin' costume worn by André De Shields: Museum Object and Cultural History

Ring for Ain't Misbehavin' costume worn by André De Shields: Date: 1982. Created by: Unidentified. Worn by: André De Shields, American, born 1946.

Jesus Christ Superstar: Museum Object and Cultural History

Jesus Christ Superstar: release date: 1970. manufacturer: Decca. Object Name: sound recording.

History of theatre in Cologne: History and Key Facts

The history of the theatre in Cologne, Germany, has its roots in the Middle Ages.

Cuban musical theatre: History and Key Facts

Cuban musical theatre has its own distinctive style and history.