Ricky Jay performs his show Ricky Jay & his 52 Assistants at the Tiffany Theatre in Los Angeles in 1996. Ken Hively/LA Times via Getty Images hide caption
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'The New One' Follows Comedian Mike Birbiglia's Journey To Parenthood
The new Broadway adaptation of King Kong features a giant puppet which requires 15 people to operate. Joan Marcus hide caption
Glenn Close plays Isabelle (right), the mother of Joan of Arc (left, played by Grace van Patten), in the play Mother of the Maid. Joan Marcus/Public Theater hide caption
Playwright Sarah Jones Takes On The Sex Industry In 'Sell/Buy/Date'
In Curve of Departure, Mike Nussbaum portrays a grandfather who is confronting loss and decline. Michael Brosilow hide caption
At 94, Mike Nussbaum Is The Oldest Working Stage Actor In Show Biz
In the current production of Be More Chill, an unpopular high school student named Jeremy (played by Will Roland, center) swallows a pill (which is actually a microcomputer) in order to be more, well, chill. The show moves to Broadway in early 2019. Maria Baranova/Courtesy of Be More Chill hide caption
A performance at the Metropolitan Theatrical awards in Mexico City. Gilda Villareal hide caption
Foreign Actors On Mexico's Theater Stage Stir Resentment Behind The Scenes
Play Gives Woman At The Center Of Emmett Till's Murder Case A Voice
Playwright and screenwriter Neil Simon, photographed here in September 1980, wrote over 50 works for theater and screen. AP hide caption