Performing Arts
Heche suffered burns and an inhalation injury after she crashed her car earlier this month. Mike Coppola/Getty Images hide caption
Comedians Ziwe, Joel Kim Booster and Anjelah Johnson-Reyes. Myles Loftin/SHOWTIME, Taylor Miller and East 2 West Collective hide caption
Three comedians share their thoughts on what makes a great joke about race
Mary Rodgers and Jesse Green, co-authors of Shy: The Alarmingly Outspoken Memoirs of Mary Rodgers Courtesy of the Rodgers-Beaty-Guettel family; Earl Wilson/New York Times hide caption
Published 8 years after her death, Mary Rodgers' memoir is a true tell-all book
Artist Tunde Olaniran Steven Piper/Tunde Olaniran hide caption
Artist Tunde Olaniran's 'Made a Universe' opens a portal at a Detroit museum
The Heart of Afghanistan project is Ahmad Fanoos on vocals & harmonium, his sons Elham on piano and Mehran on violin, with Hamid Habibzada on tabla. Sachyn Mital/Sachyn Mital hide caption
Actress Mary Alice holding her Emmy Award in the press room in 1993. Dan Watson/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images hide caption
Patience (Talise Trevigne, right) comforts Castor (Reginald Smith Jr.) after his breakdown over the crush of dept and his search for a solution as other family members look on. Philip Groshong/Cincinnati Opera hide caption
'Castor and Patience' opera explores systematic barriers to Black land ownership
Brandi Carlile (right) introduces Joni Mitchell for a special Joni Jam at the 2022 Newport Folk Festival at Fort Adams State Park, R.I., on Sunday. Carlin Stiehl for Boston Globe via Getty Images hide caption
Paul Sorvino arrives at the Producers Guild Awards in Los Angeles in 2018. Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP hide caption
Jaquel Spivey and the cast of "A Strange Loop" perform at the 75th annual Tony Awards on June 12 at Radio City Music Hall in New York. Charles Sykes/Invision/AP hide caption
Joshua Henry (left) and Gavin Creel in Into the Woods. Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman hide caption
Amir Arison (left) and Eris Sirakian in The Kite Runner. Joan Marcus hide caption
Dorcas Sowunmi and Mary Badham on the national tour of To Kill A Mockingbird. Julieta Cervantes/The first national tour of 'To Kill a Mockingbird' hide caption
Scout from the 'To Kill A Mockingbird' film now plays the racist neighbor onstage
Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, founder of the dance ensemble Urban Bush Women, has won the $250,000 Gish Prize. Crush Boone/Gish Prize Trust hide caption
Beanie Feldstein was initially cast as Fanny Brice in Broadway's Funny Girl revival. Now Lea Michele is taking her spot. But neither of them are Barbra Streisand, who played Brice in the original production. Evan Agostini, Greg Allen/Invision hide caption
Danai Gurira and Matthew August Jeffers in the Free Shakespeare in the Park production of Richard III. Joan Marcus/Public Theater hide caption
Students at Amor de Dios Flamenco Center practice for their upcoming showcase. Olmo Calvo for NPR hide caption
At Madrid's Amor de Dios flamenco center, dancers are finding their rhythm again
British director Peter Brook smiles after receiving the 2008 Ibsen Award for bringing new artistic dimensions to the world of theater. AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Chris Herbie Holland (L.) as Tio and Marcel Spears as Juicy in Fat Ham at New York's Public Theater. Joan Marcus/Public Theater hide caption
Pulitzer Prize-winning play 'Fat Ham' takes 'Hamlet' in unexpected directions
Vijay Gupta performing with some of the professional musicians in Street Symphony at the Midnight Mission on LA's Skid Row. David Zimmerman hide caption
Founder of LEAP Africa Ndidi Nwuneli attends Barnard College's Global Symposium in 2015. J. Countess/Getty Images hide caption
Creators of Hair James Rado (left) and Galt MacDermot attend a revival of the musical in 2009. Rado died Tuesday, according to friend and publicist Merle Frimark. He was 90. Peter Kramer/AP hide caption