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Why Do Performers Say 'Break a Leg'?

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Why Do Performers Say 'Break a Leg'?

12 Surprising Facts About Mel Brooks On His 95th Birthday

Mel Brooks wears a Red Nose for Comic Relief in England in 1989.

12 Surprising Facts About Mel Brooks On His 95th Birthday

10 Offbeat Products for Shakespeare Obsessives

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10 Offbeat Products for Shakespeare Obsessives

15 Surprising Facts About David Tennant

David Tennant attends the BFI London Film Festival Awards during the 60th BFI London Film Festival.

15 Surprising Facts About David Tennant

Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical Is Being Turned Into an Actual Show for One Night Only

© Disney Enterprises, Inc. and Pixar Animation Studios

'Biggest Little Christmas Showdown' Host James Monroe Iglehart on Filming During Coronavirus and the Incredible Art of Miniatures

James Monroe Iglehart hosts HGTV's The Biggest Little Christmas Showdown

Remembering Rebecca: 11 Facts About Daphne du Maurier's Enduring Novel

Lily James as Mrs de Winter and Armie Hammer as Maxim de Winter in Rebecca (2020).

How 'Pepper's Ghost' Became the Toast of Victorian London

People in Victorian London were amazed by a stage effect perfected by John Henry Pepper that had them seeing a ghost.

Queen Elizabeth II’s Sandringham Estate Is Becoming a Drive-In Movie Theater (For One Weekend Only)

Imagine watching Lady Gaga belt out "Shallow" from A Star Is Born with Sandringham House in the background.

The West Wing Cast Is Filming a Reunion Special to Promote Voter Participation This Fall

Rob Lowe, Allison Janney, and Martin Sheen in The West Wing.

Hamilton Cast Discusses the History and Impact of the Musical in New Disney+ Exclusive

The real work begins after the final bow.

The Show Must Not Go On: 14 Times Broadway Went Dark

This street is usually really crowded.

Broadway's Biggest Stars Want to Say Hello, Teach You to Sing, and More on Broadway Plus

You could ask the stars of Frozen what it's like to compete for the spotlight with a giant, shaggy reindeer.

Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton Musical Is Coming to Disney+ More Than a Year Early

This summer, we'll all get to be in the room where it happens.

YouTube Will Air a Different Andrew Lloyd Webber Musical for Free Each Friday

Broadway legend Andrew Lloyd Webber in 2018.

Phoebe Waller-Bridge to Stream One-Woman Stage Version of Fleabag to Benefit Coronavirus Charities

Phoebe Waller-Bridge talks Fleabag in 2016.