THEATER

10 Plays That Made Audiences Faint, Scream, and Riot

Theater is meant to be a visceral experience. Sometimes it's a little too visceral.

What's the Difference Between an Opera and a Musical?

Music is important to both, but slightly more important to one of them.

A Forgotten George Gershwin Musical Just Made Its American Debut

The last time anybody saw a fully-orchestrated production of Gershwin's "Primrose," it was 1925.

Watch Danny DeVito Explain How to Eat Eggs on Broadway

Sometimes you have to eat and act simultaneously.

14 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets of Broadway Understudies

On Broadway, the show must go on—and understudies are the people who make sure that happens.

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Shakespeare on the Go: Inside the Public Theater's Traveling 'Mobile Unit'

A special branch of New York City’s Public Theater brings the Bard’s plays to underserved communities in the metro area.

11 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets of Prop Masters

They're basically MacGyver.

James Monroe Iglehart on Hamilton, Karaoke, and His Favorite Books

Iglehart spoke with Mental Floss about prepping to play Lafayette and Jefferson, his dream Broadway roles, and how karaoke changed his life.

Friends! The Musical! Is Coming to Off-Broadway

The parody show follows the gang as they “navigate the pitfalls of work, life, and love in 1990s Manhattan."

10 Surprising Movies With Musical Adaptations

For a bloody good time, make sure to book a seat in the "splatter zone" for 'Evil Dead The Musical.'

12 Facts About Tennessee Williams

Tennessee Williams is best known for having written 'The Glass Menagerie,' 'A Streetcar Named Desire,' and 'Cat On a Hot Tin Roof.' He also hobnobbed with presidents and worked on a film that shocked the censors.

The Actors Who Are Dying to Play Yorick in Hamlet

Some Shakespeare fans want to spend eternity as a prop.

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A Midsummer Night's Dream Is Currently the Most Performed Shakespeare Play

'A Midsummer Night's Dream' is the most frequently performed Shakespeare work since 2011.

The Riot Caused By A Performance of Macbeth

Terrible occurrences have dogged performances of the Shakespeare play ever since its premiere.

All the Wands Featured in the Harry Potter Series

Take a trip down memory lane in honor of this weekend's 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' release.

Tickets to Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Final Hamilton Performance Are Selling for $20,000 Each

One last time...

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

12 Surprising Facts About Mel Brooks

Mel Brooks is a 10,000-trick pony who has made us laugh as a performer, writer, musician, and, of course, a director.

What's the Difference Between a Broadway and Off-Broadway Show?

It has to do with a few seats (and a couple million dollars).

10 Terms That Came From Theater

Let's raise the curtain on 'barnstorming,' 'catastrophe,' and other terms that have their origins in the theater.

Stephen King's The Shining Adapted Into a Opera

The classic novel's 600 pages were condensed into a terrifying, two-hour performance.

38 Facts About Shakespeare’s 38 Plays

William Shakespeare died 400 years ago this month.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Will Make a Cameo in Shakespeare's 'The Merchant of Venice'

The Supreme Court justice will play the judge presiding over Shylock's trial.

15 Loverly Facts About My Fair Lady

Feel free to read our little tribute in your best Cockney dialect, guvnah!

13 Operas Adapted From Famous Novels

From beloved classics to contemporary bestsellers.

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