What Was Your Gateway Musical? by The New York Times

Our critic confesses she discovered musicals via the widely panned film adaptation of “Rent,” a flop. We want to hear from readers: What was your first favorite?

Your Outdoor Theater Memories, Starring Hanks, Streep and Rain by The New York Times

Toppling arches, swarming mosquitoes and celebrity encounters are among the singular summer sensations readers can still recall.

‘Finish the Fight’: A Special Digital Theater Performance Celebrates 100 Years of Women’s Right to Vote by The New York Times

Join The New York Times for an original play from some of the brightest young voices working today.

Broadway in Trying Times: Join Us for Conversation and Song by The New York Times

Exploring the season that was, and wasn’t, and protests to remake the Great White Way. Plus Mary-Louise Parker and the casts of “Company” and “Six.”

You Live Outside New York. Are You Ready to Return to Broadway? by The New York Times

Some readers are primed to take their seats, masks on, but more are hesitant: “My love of theater is not so important to me that I risk dying for it.”

Terrence McNally in the Pages of The New York Times by The New York Times

Furious, despairing, yet inescapably entertaining, often in the very same show, featuring Chita Rivera, Nathan Lane and Zoe Caldwell, to name a few.

Great Theater, Dance and Classical Music to Tune Into While Stuck at Home by The New York Times

“The Rosie O’Donnell Show” returns for a night with streaming and the Metropolitan Opera will have a week of Wagner starting on Monday. Here is a list of digital content.

What Are the Stephen Sondheim Songs Close to Your Heart? by The New York Times

What is your favorite Sondheim song and why? 

Broadway, Other New York Arts Events, Canceled Because of Virus by The New York Times

The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Metropolitan Opera are among other institutions that have suspended their programs. Here’s a list of closures and cancellations.

John Simon, a wide-ranging theater and film critic with a cutting pen, dies at 94 by The New York Times

The Week in Arts: ‘Madam Secretary’ Returns; a Master Takes On Macbeth by The New York Times

Téa Leoni is president in her series’ final season; and the Shakespeare veteran Corey Stoll tackles the Scottish king.

The Week in Arts: Antonio Banderas Returns; ‘Transparent’ Goes Out Singing by The New York Times

The actor stars in Soderbergh’s “The Laundromat” and Almodóvar’s “Pain and Glory”; and Jill Soloway’s TV series wraps up as a musical.

The Week in Arts: Lalah Hathaway, Clay Play and ‘Douglas’ by The New York Times

Burt Lancaster is celebrated nearly 40 different ways; “Mum” crosses the pond; and a fierce, fiddling Finn, Pekka Kuusisto, comes to town.

The Week in Arts: CHAI; Merce Cunningham and Reconstructed Chekhov by The New York Times

A new level of kawaii with a Japanese pop group, a triple-threat art option at Bard College and a Riley Stearns movie that takes on karate and fear.

The Week in Arts: Renée Zellweger as aTemptress; Tilda Swinton and her Daughter as Co-Stars by The New York Times

“Mac Beth” actors wear school uniforms, Julia Michaels is at Bowery Ballroom, and Honor Swinton Byrne appears in “The Souvenir.”

The Week in Arts: Cher, ‘42nd Street’ and ‘At the Heart of Gold’ by The New York Times

HBO introduces the documentary by Erin Lee Carr chronicling the abuse Larry Nassar inflicted on girls and women in the guise of therapy.

The Week in Arts: The Criterion Channel, Charlotte Gainsbourg and ‘Queens of Mystery’ by The New York Times

A classic movie streaming service arrives; a singer tours in Brooklyn; and Acorn TV debuts a new series.

The Week in Arts: Martha Graham, ‘Ink’ and Let’s Eat Grandma by The New York Times

A dance company celebrates the 19th amendment; a play about Rupert Murdoch hits Broadway; and an alt-pop duo returns to the U.S.

The Week in Arts: Dorrance Dance, Janet Jackson, Tintoretto by The New York Times

Michelle Dorrance brings three distinct programs to City Center; Jackson and others are inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame; and an artist gets a retrospective in D.C.

The Week in Arts: Idris Elba, Taking on War and José González by The New York Times

Elba drives up with both a film and a Netflix series that revisit his other life, that of a D.J.

This Week in the Arts: ‘Catastrophe,’ Puppets in ‘Ashes’ and Jia Zhangke by The New York Times

Fresh from sharing a major award with Grandmaster Flash, the violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter returns to Carnegie Hall with Lambert Orkis nearly 30 years after her debut there.

9 New York City Shows to Catch This Spring by The New York Times

Highlights from The New York Times Culture Calendar, your monthly cure for FOMO.

The Week in Arts: Elton John, Ethan Hawke, ‘Imagining Madoff’ by The New York Times

With over 100 performances to come in his long goodbye tour, Elton John returns to New York City this month to play four nights.

The Week in Arts: A Renaissance Gem, Isabelle Huppert, Uta Hagen by The New York Times

No need to go to Venice to see Giorgione’s “La Vecchia.” Fresh from conservation, the 500-year-old canvas is on view at Cincinnati Art Museum.

What to See in New York City This Spring by The New York Times

Broadway, Wagner’s “Ring,” the opening of the Shed: what our critics and writers are looking forward to this season.

The Week in Arts: Kamasi Washington, Amy Sedaris, Farruquito’s Flamenco by The New York Times

The brash saxophonist performs at the Apollo; Season 2 of “At Home With Amy Sedaris" begins; and the Spanish dancer returns to Manhattan.

This Week in Arts: Jake Gyllenhaal on Stage; Penélope Cruz in ‘Everybody Knows’ by The New York Times

In Nick Payne’s new play, Gyllenhaal stars as a man in mourning — a much more sympathetic role than his art snob in “Velvet Buzzsaw.”

The Week in Arts: Soderbergh’s Latest, Sharon Van Etten, Kronos Quartet by The New York Times

The director’s new film, “High Flying Bird,” stars André Holland as a fast-talking basketball agent who proposes a bold business move to his rookie client.

This Week in Arts: Lin-Manuel Miranda Brings Back Freestyle Love Supreme by The New York Times

The hip-hop improv group that the “Hamilton” creator founded starts a new run on Jan. 30.

This Week in Arts: Ionesco Gets a Mash-Up, ‘High Maintenance’ Returns by The New York Times

The Paris-based company Théâtre de la Ville brings a blend of five Ionesco plays to the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

‘Rent’ in Pictures, in Advance of ‘Rent’ on TV by The New York Times

Rare photographs that take you backstage and inside the audition rooms for the musical that celebrated “La Vie Boheme.”