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Scenes from an annual “vent” gathering in Kentucky, where puppets rule and their masters crave respect for an unappreciated art form.

Marcus Gardley’s loquacious and freewheeling answer to a Lorca classic is set in a fascinating moment for race relations.

A series of talks, workshops, classes and more will accompany an exhibition, “Harry Potter: A History of Magic.”

Following “The Originalist,” the judge talked fondly about its subject: her frequent legal sparring partner Antonin Scalia.

Renée Taylor’s solo show, based on her memoir, is about more than food and deprivation, and it’s loaded with one-liners.

The death of Jeff Loeffelholz, a longtime standby actor in “Chicago,” has rattled the cast and brought attention to workplace behavior on Broadway.

Chen Shi-Zheng, who has staged opera and theater work around the world, has not presented a public piece in his native China since 1996. He hopes two major shows in Beijing will open eyes and minds.

Check out the Carters’ North American tour, Ms. Helman’s dive into class tensions and the final season of a Hulu family drama.

Shakespeare finds his way into many a musical, from faithful adaptations to breakthrough works like “Hair.”

“The Lehman Trilogy,” a story of American capitalism, is playing on a London stage. Two journalists — one British, one American — discuss.