Father Herring performs with dancers during Sitka's Nutcracker ballet in Alaska. BJordan hide caption
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In Tracy Letts' new play The Minutes, a city council meeting takes a turn for the worse when a town's founding myth is questioned. Michael Brosilow/Courtesy of Steppenwolf Theatre Company hide caption
In "Gardens Speak," visitors lie in graves 10 at a time, listening to recorded stories of those killed in the Syrian uprising. Tania El Khoury/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Stories Of Syria's Uprising, And Its Backyard Funerals, In 'Gardens Speak'
Danny Skinner portrays Patrick Star and Ethan Slater is SpongeBob SquarePants in SpongeBob SquarePants, the musical. Joan Marcus/Courtesy of Boneau/Bryan-Brown hide caption
Kennedy Center Celebrates Latest Honorees, But Without The First Family
A rosewood-body guitar, ca. 2004. Cindy Ord/Getty Images hide caption
Cellos are lined up backstage at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra before a Nov. 8 rehearsal of Schubert's Ninth Symphony. The CITES Rosewood regulations have made some musicians apprehensive about taking instruments containing the wood across international borders. Meg Anderson/NPR hide caption
In The Wolves, characters are known only by their jersey numbers. Playwright Sarah DeLappe says she wanted to portray them "not as daughters, not as girlfriends, not as sexual objects, but as athletes." Julieta Cervantes/Courtesy of Lincoln Center Theater hide caption
Three Generations Of Actresses On How Ageism Affects Women In Hollywood
Katrina Lenk's and Tony Shalhoub's characters have an almost-romance in The Band's Visit. Matthew Murphy/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Broadway's 'The Band's Visit' Tells A Story Of Common Ground Between Cultures
Jonathan Groff plays an FBI agent and criminal profiler in the Netflix series Mindhunter. Patrick Harbron/Netflix hide caption
'Mindhunter' Actor Jonathan Groff On His Most Life-Altering Roles
While in the film "Circle of Life" is sung by a voice off-screen, Rafiki takes on the opening number in the The Lion King musical. Joan Marcus hide caption
Bold Experiment Turned Broadway Hit, 'Lion King' Continues To Thrill — And Heal
Sakdiyah Ma'ruf is a comedian in Indonesia. Now she is breaking ground as a stand-up comedian who wears a hijab while openly mocking religious fundamentalists. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption
She Watched Bootleg Episodes Of Seinfeld, Now The Indonesian Comic Performs Stand-Up
Denise Gough as Emma, an actress who goes into rehab after coming unhinged onstage, in People, Places & Things. Gough won an Olivier award for the role during the play's London run. Teddy Wolfe hide caption
Film 'Te Ata' Tells Real Life Story Of Prolific Native American Performer
Johnny Fox hugs a fan at the Maryland Renaissance Festival. This fall, Fox has made a triumphant comeback even as he battles with health issues. Mark Mitton/NPR hide caption
Sword Swallower Makes Triumphant Return As He Battles Severe Health Issues
MacArthur Award Winners 2017. John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation hide caption
Q-Tip of A Tribe Called Quest performs onstage at FYF Fest in July in Los Angeles. Christopher Polk/Getty Images for FYF hide caption
Q-Tip Says His New Kennedy Center Role Helps 'Institutionalize Hip-Hop'
Harvey Weinstein, who heads The Weinstein Co. with his brother, Bob, arrives at the 2014 Oscars in Los Angeles. Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP hide caption
In the musical KPOP, Ashley Park plays the Korean pop star Mwe, one of the show's emotional centers. Ben Arons/Courtesy of KPOP hide caption