Performing Arts

Harvard’s stages and studios come alive in this collection of music, theater, and performance coverage.

A New ‘Black Swan’ Musical Cranks Up the Tension

The creative team of the A.R.T.’s new show dish on adapting Darren Aronofsky’s thriller classic from screen to stage.

by Schuyler Velasco

Benjamin Scheuer tells his life story through song in "The Lion"

In his poignant one-man musical, Benjamin Scheuer finds his roar.

by Laura Levis

The Puppet Showplace Theater keeps an ancient art form alive.

Contemporary takes on puppetry in Brookline, Massachusetts

by Nell Porter-Brown

Visualizing Broadway

Derek Miller hopes data will shake up the field of theater history.

by Jonathan Shaw

A long run in The Nutcracker, and the Blackout of '65

Nutcracker notes, and a memorable blackout

The perfect pitch of filmmaker Andrew Bujalski

The perfect pitch of filmmaker Andrew Bujalski

by Sophia Nguyen

Harvard's WHRB's unusual and ingenious mix of classical, jazz, country, and rock

For 75 years, WHRB has moved beyond the “warhorses.”

by Craig Lambert

From Harvard to Nashville, Wisewater makes music

A folk trio finds their harmony, on the road.

by Sophia Nguyen

A Gay Man Asks A Tough Question

David Thorpe’s new film Do I Sound Gay? de-stigmatizes the “gay voice.”

by Zara Zhang

Promoting the arts and humanities at Harvard Medical School

This fall, Harvard Medical School will launch a new program to promote the arts and humanities.

by Zara Zhang

Singer Candice Hoyes reinterprets Duke Ellington songs in new jazz album

Singer Candice Hoyes reinterprets Duke Ellington songs in her new album On a Turquoise Cloud.

by Laura Levis