In the current production of Be More Chill, an unpopular high school student named Jeremy (played by Will Roland, center) swallows a pill (which is actually a microcomputer) in order to be more, well, chill. The show moves to Broadway in early 2019. Maria Baranova/Courtesy of Be More Chill hide caption
A performance at the Metropolitan Theatrical awards in Mexico City. Gilda Villareal hide caption
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
Playwright and screenwriter Neil Simon, photographed here in September 1980, wrote over 50 works for theater and screen. AP hide caption
"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
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
Bruce Springsteen, performing in "Springsteen on Broadway" in an undated photo. Rob DeMartin/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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
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
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
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
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
