Portrait of King Richard III. Getty Images/The Bridgeman Art Library hide caption
Performing Arts
In the HBO adaptation of Larry Kramer's 1985 play, The Normal Heart, Mark Ruffalo (right) plays Ned Weeks, who begins to seek answers after he observes a mysterious disease claiming lives in his gay community. Joe Mantello plays a member of the AIDS service organization, Gay Men's Health Crisis. Jojo Whilden/HBO hide caption
'Normal Heart' Teaches New Generation About The Early Years Of AIDS
Conan O'Brien's 2011 commencement address at Dartmouth College was one of those speeches that was so good it drew news coverage. Jason R. Henske/AP hide caption
Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze's 1851 painting "Washington Crossing the Delaware" seen at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2012. Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Ingrid Craigie, Sarah Greene, Daniel Radcliffe and Pat Shortt at the opening night curtain call of The Cripple of Inishmaan. Greg Allen/Invision/AP hide caption
Sammy Davis, Jr. holds daughter Tracey in a family picture taken in 1962. RatPac Press & Running Press (The Perseus Books Group) hide caption
With their matching blue wigs, the dancers in the Palm Springs Follies chorus (they're called the "long-legged lovelies") give a whole new meaning to the cliche "blue-haired old ladies." Ina Jaffe/NPR hide caption
Sheldon Harnick (right) with the late Jerry Bock, his long-time musical collaborator. Together they worked on musicals like Fiddler on the Roof and Fiorello! Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images hide caption
Audra McDonald just nabbed a Tony nominations for playing Billie Holiday in Lady Day At Emerson's Bar And Grill. Evgenia Eliseeva hide caption
This is the third time Alan Cumming has starred in Cabaret. Each of the productions with Cumming was directed by Sam Mendes. Rob Marshall choreographed both American productions and co-directed the new one. Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images hide caption
Eddie Izzard is famous for performing in drag — and in French — though he's given up the drag in recent shows. His latest American tour kicks off this week. Andy Hollingsworth Archive hide caption