Performing Arts

More than 5,000 items from composer-lyricist Stephen Sondheim, including lyric and music sketches and unpublished scripts, are now housed in the Library of Congress. Shawn Miller/Library of Congress, Stephen Sondheim Collection, Music Division hide caption

ATSUKO OKATSUKA: FATHER - "Fans call her 'Mother,' but Atsuko is 'Father'—thriving professionally yet clueless about basics. A 7-year laundry hiatus and learning that marriage licenses precede weddings are just some hilariously relatable discoveries she shares in her special." Temma Hankin/Disney hide caption

LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 18: Members of the public watch Rachel Zegler perform "Don't Cry For Me Argentina" live on the balcony as she plays Eva Peron in "Evita" at the London Palladium on June 18, 2025 in London, England. Belinda Jiao/Getty Images hide caption

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 14: Ego Nwodim attends SNL50: The Homecoming Concert at Radio City Music Hall on February 14, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images) Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images hide caption

Taken by a fish-eye lens, this photograph shows the grand staircase of the Palais Garnier in Paris on Dec. 9, 2024. Joel Saget/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

The Family Stone performs at Harvard Stadium in 1969. Ellis Herwig/Boston Globe/Getty Images hide caption

Helen J Shen and Darren Criss in Maybe Happy Ending, which won the Tony Award for Best Musical.
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Myung-Whun Chung conducts the Radio France Philharmonic orchestra during a rehearsal at the Maison de la Radio before its inauguration on Nov. 14, 2014, in Paris. Loic Venance/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

Bill Belichick and Jordon Hudson pose for a photo backstage at the 14th Annual NFL Honors at Saenger Theatre on February 06, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana Todd Rosenberg/Getty Images hide caption

Drag king Freddie Hercury performs at an event in Homer, N.Y., in 2023. The artist faced an online bomb threat in the run-up to a Pride performance in 2024. Natalie Curry hide caption

"This play is about a woman with a dream that no one around her understands," Cole Escola says of their Tony-nominated play Oh, Mary! Grapevine PR
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Justin Hopkins (from left), Nathan Granner, David Morgans, Markel Reed and Chaz'men Williams-Ali rehearse a scene for the Detroit Opera's performances of Anthony Davis' opera The Central Park Five on May 10, 16 and 18. Austin T. Richey/Detroit Opera hide caption

"I don't know what comes after this, what tops this over stimulation of characters," Sarah Snook says of her work in The Picture of Dorian Gray. hide caption

Alyssa Gallagher (in black leotard, center) says becoming a Rockette is her dream. Keren Carrión/NPR hide caption

Nicole Scherzinger as Norma Desmond in Sunset Blvd. Marc Brenner hide caption