In District Merchants, Akeem Davis plays Lance, a freed slave who has a crisis of conscience when he learns his boss, Shylock, may have been involved in the slave trade. Teresa Wood/Courtesy of the Folger Theatre hide caption
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Broadway Chanteuse Barbara Cook: 'My First Memories Are Of Singing'
These are just a few of the 1,300 New York City high school students who gathered for a special matinee performance of Hamilton at the Richard Rodgers Theatre on May 11, 2016. Walter McBride/Courtesy of the Gilder Lehrman Institute hide caption
Hamilton: A Story Of US
A fan holds a copy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows at a book release party at Scholastic headquarters in New York in 2007. Clark Jones/AP hide caption
Harry Potter Inc. Hopes To Re-Create The Magic, Hogwarts And All, With 'Cursed Child'
Lin-Manuel Miranda accepts the award for best book of a musical for Hamilton at the 70th Annual Tony Awards at the Beacon Theatre on Sunday. Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions hide caption
Lin-Manuel Miranda, center, and the cast of Hamilton perform at the Tony Awards at the Beacon Theatre on Sunday. The smash hit musical was nominated for 16 awards and won 11. Evan Agostini/Evan Agostini/Invision/AP hide caption
Michelle Gonzalez has been an usher for 11 years. She's the newly elected shop steward at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, home of the musical Waitress. Jeff Lunden/NPR hide caption
May I Help You Find Your Seat? We Sat Down With Broadway's Longtime Ushers
'Such A Magical Time': Harry Potter Fans Recall Growing Up Alongside Wizard
Chicago's Fine Arts Building Has 10 Floors But Innumerable Stories
Adrienne Warren and company perform "I'm Just Wild About Harry" in the musical Shuffle Along, one of five shows Scott Rudin is currently producing on Broadway. Julieta Cervantes/Courtesy of O+M Co. hide caption
Broadway Producer Scott Rudin: 'I'm A Complete Product Of Mentorship'
Trinity Church archivist Anne Petrimoulx stands in front of Alexander Hamilton's grave in New York City. The site has seen a surge in visitors following the popular Broadway musical, Hamilton. Melissa Block/NPR hide caption