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Stages going dark in the Berkshires

Williamstown Theatre Festival cancels its summer season while other theaters postpone productions.

Wake up your flagging spirits with 'The Drowsy Chaperone’

Nothing dispels the housebound blahs more reliably than a cast album of a topnotch musical comedy.

Melinda Lopez’s 'Mala’ to be shown on WGBH 2

The solo play written and performed by Melinda Lopez was inspired by caring for her aging mother during the last year of her life.

Boston theaters foresee dramatic changes once the coronavirus crisis subsides

Interviews with more than a dozen artistic directors found a consensus that the ripple effects of COVID-19 will change both the business and the art of theater.

10 hilarious comedy shows taped in Boston that you can watch right now
A variety of specials taped in Boston — from the likes of Gary Gulman, Tig Notaro, and Jim Gaffigan — are available on streaming services.

THEATER
Some Boston theaters are finding new ways for audiences to get in the act
The shutdown is inspiring innovation: One theater is streaming its most recent production; another invites audience members to vie for a role in a reading.

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Watch James Corden’s sensational turn in ‘One Man, Two Guvnors’

The National Theatre production featuring Corden's knockabout performance is going to be shown for free for a week on YouTube.

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Today’s tip: A lunchtime theater marathon, served in small portions

Starting Wednesday through May 17, from noon until 12:15 p.m., actors will perform the scripts of the plays they’d been cast in, over Zoom.

John Douglas Thompson to star in Shakespeare on the Common’s ‘Tempest’

Thompson has won acclaim for his performances of Shakespeare as well as other roles, including his award-winning turn in the Huntington's "Man in the Ring."

In Cameron Esposito’s memoir, Boston ‘plays a big role’

In “Save Yourself," the comedian revisits her years as a student at BC, a time that included a sexual assault and a reckoning with her Catholic upbringing.

DANCE

Boston Ballet announces dancer promotions for the 2020-2021 season

The company gave the good news to seven of its most promising dancers.

DANCE

Roll up the rug for a surprising array of dance classes, all taught online

Though their studios are closed, Boston’s teachers are ready to instruct you in ballet, flamenco, hip-hop, line dancing, tap, and more.

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After closing early at Central Square Theater, ‘Pipeline’ can now be streamed

It was captured in a multi-camera video recording, and that recording will be available for purchase on the video platform Vimeo until 11:59 p.m. on April 5.

Tony Awards postponed; no new date set

Broadway shut down on March 12, just as more than a dozen openings were about to take place.