Broadway's music conductors aren't eligible for Tony Awards. But they're still vital to each show.


The music conductors who make Broadway sing - but won't get Tonys

These nominations are for Broadway's first season after the 2020 COVID shutdown.


'A Strange Loop' garners 11 Tony nominations, including Best Musical

A pop-up shop in a New York subway station is home to all things Broadway: memorabilia, live performances and handmade goods created by fans. Now, the shop's owners hope to find a permanent home.


At the Broadway Makers Marketplace, theater fans find both crafts and community

The big-voiced soprano is in her mid-30s, and she didn't even hear an opera live until she was in her 20s. Now, she's a sought-after opera singer.


Norwegian opera singer Lise Davidsen is on the verge of superstardom

Nottage, the only woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama twice, has a new play on Broadway, an opera at Lincoln Center and a Michael Jackson musical opening soon.


Two-time Pulitzer winner Lynn Nottage turns a triple play in New York City

Stephen Sondheim, the celebrated composer-songwriter, died Friday at 91. He won several Tonys and Grammys, as well as an Oscar and Pulitzer, for musicals that included ‘West Side Story’ and ‘Company.’


Stephen Sondheim, the Broadway legend, has died at 91

Composer, conductor and MacArthur "genius" Mathew Aucoin just debuted his opera, “Eurydice,” at the Met. The new work reinterprets an ancient, archetypal myth from the perspective of its namesake. 


In 'Eurydice,' Matthew Aucoin and Sarah Ruhl recast opera's foundational myth

The eloquent pianist used a work break imposed by the pandemic to learn something new: stage directing, a skill set she put to use in creating a multimedia recital.


Pianist Simone Dinnerstein illuminates a lifetime in art with a new multimedia concert

The Boston Symphony Orchestra recently returned to its storied summer home, Tanglewood, after the pandemic canceled last season. With reopening comes normalcy, as well as an opportunity for growth.


Back together and blown away: Boston Symphony Orchestra returns to Tanglewood

A live-music series founded in Europe, which connects one musician with one listener at a time, comes to Brooklyn for two weekends of concerts by Silkroad Ensemble artists.


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