Alvin Ailey: History and Key Facts
Alvin Ailey Jr.
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Musicals, plays, playwrights, dance and the history of live performance.
A Chorus Line: History and Key Facts
A Chorus Line is a 1975 musical conceived by Michael Bennett with music by Marvin Hamlisch, lyrics by Edward Kleban, and a book by James Kirkwood Jr.
Into the Woods: History and Key Facts
Into the Woods is a 1986 musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine.
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
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
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
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
Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone: Play Guide and Free Edition
Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
[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.
[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.
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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
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 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).
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).
"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..
Time's Up pin: Museum Object and Cultural History
Time's Up pin: date made: 2018. wearer: Nachman, Chelsea. Object Name: pin.
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..
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.
Bertolt Brecht: Biography and Background
Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (10 February 1898 – 14 August 1956), known as Bertolt Brecht and Bert Brecht, was a German theatre practitioner, playwright, and poet.
Samuel Beckett: Biography and Background
Samuel Barclay Beckett ( ; 13 April 1906 – 22 December 1989) was an Irish playwright, novelist, and poet.
The Cherry Orchard: History and Key Facts
The Cherry Orchard (Russian: Вишнёвый сад, romanized: Vishnyovyi sad) is the last play by the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov.
A Doll's House: History and Key Facts
A Doll's House (Danish and Bokmål: Et dukkehjem; also translated as A Doll House) is a three-act play written by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen.
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.
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.
Tango: History and Key Facts
Tango is a partner and social dance that originated in the 1880s along the Río de la Plata, the natural border between Argentina and Uruguay.
Bharatanatyam: History and Key Facts
Bharatanatyam is an Indian classical dance form that comes from Tamil Nadu, India.
Hadestown: History and Key Facts
Hadestown is a musical with music, lyrics, and book by Anaïs Mitchell.
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street: History and Key Facts
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (often referred to simply as Sweeney Todd) is a 1979 musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler.
Suzan-Lori Parks: Biography and Background
Suzan-Lori Parks (born May 10, 1963) is an American playwright, screenwriter, and novelist.
Dario Fo: Biography and Background
Dario Luigi Angelo Fo (Italian: [ˈdaːrjo ˈfɔ]; 24 March 1926 – 13 October 2016) was an Italian playwright, actor, theatre director, stage designer, songwriter, political campaigner for the Italia
The Glass Menagerie: History and Key Facts
The Glass Menagerie is a memory play by Tennessee Williams that premiered in 1944 and catapulted Williams from obscurity to fame.
The Importance of Being Earnest: History and Key Facts
The Importance of Being Earnest, a Trivial Comedy for Serious People is a play by Oscar Wilde, the last of his four drawing-room plays, following Lady Windermere's Fan (1892), A Woman of No Impor
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
Kathak: History and Key Facts
Kathak is one of the eight major forms of Indian classical dance.
Flamenco: History and Key Facts
Flamenco (Spanish pronunciation: [flaˈmeŋko]) is an art form based on the various folkloric music traditions of southern Spain, developed in part within the gitano subculture of the Andalusian re
The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical): History and Key Facts
The Phantom of the Opera is a musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Charles Hart, and additional lyrics by Richard Stilgoe, with a libretto by Lloyd Webber and Stilgoe, inspired by
Rent (musical): History and Key Facts
Rent (stylized in all caps) is a rock musical with music, lyrics, and book by Jonathan Larson.
Athol Fugard: Biography and Background
Harold Athol Lanigan Fugard ( ATH-əl FYOO-gard; 11 June 1932 – 8 March 2025) was a South African playwright, novelist, actor and director.
Wole Soyinka: Biography and Background
Akinwande Oluwole Babatunde Soyinka (; born 13 July 1934) is a Nigerian writer, playwright, and poet.
Angels in America: History and Key Facts
Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes is a 1991 two-part play by American playwright Tony Kushner.