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“Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical” is getting the Broadway treatment as an all-star streaming event after a social media ode to the 2007 Disney Pixar film became a hit with over 20 million views. Daniel Mertzlufft, the NYC based composer who started the social movement, joined LX News to talk about the virtual concert and how it will do some good...

“The entire motto of theater is that the show must go on.” That’s easier said than done during a pandemic that prohibits audience members from packing a theater and actors from performing on stage. However, that motto has been tested at the MOXIE Theatre in the San Diego community of Rolando. On Thursday, the stage was dominated by a...

A theater director told NBC 7’s Joe Little her entire industry is trying to come to grips with the possibility of their next show not happening for months.

The lights on Broadway are set to remain dark until at least January, but there will be a plethora of new online productions of some of classic plays this fall with a handful of self-isolating actors, including Matthew Broderick, Morgan Freeman, Patti LuPone, Laura Linney and David Alan Grier.

Time never softened the urgency of Larry Kramer’s demands. Theatergoers leaving a celebrated revival of Kramer’s “The Normal Heart” in 2011 were greeted by the playwright himself, deep in his 70s by then, handing out leaflets outside the Broadway theater demanding they do more to stop AIDS. “Please know that AIDS is a worldwide plague. Please know there is...

Germany’s Berliner Ensemble theater company’s before-and-after pictures with half the chairs removed hint at how theaters may look when they reopen.

The theater community went online to deliver music and performances to disappointed fans after shows were forced to close through April 12.

It’s Spring in San Diego, and that means plenty of incredible theater across San Diego County.

Jackie Burns has played Elphaba, the green witch in the Broadway hit “Wicked,” more than 1,300 times. This week, she returns to the cast in San Diego.

The Wicked Witch is coming to the west as the play hits San Diego on Halloween. NBC 7’s Monica Dean sits down with Jackie Burns, the longest-running Elphaba on Broadway to learn more.

Fall in San Diego means plenty of amazing theater across the county.

The American musical “The Band’s Visit” captured a leading 10 Tony Awards. Bruce Springsteen and Andrew Garfield were also winners during Sunday’s ceremony, which included a special performance by the drama department at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

Six La Jolla Playhouse-bred shows landed on Broadway within a 12-month period, and that’s not counting the two Off-Broadway shows connected to the Playhouse. The theater may just be the most represented regional theater on Broadway at the moment.

What time is it? It’s summertime! And from Shakespeare under the stars to world-premiere pieces, take a look at some of the most anticipated shows opening in San Diego this June to August.

Don’t throw away your shot at scoring Hamilton tickets for just $10!

One actor in The Old Globe’s “The Wanderers” describes his exploration of humans’ diametrically opposed desires and the importance of gratitude.