The actress seizes the role of the down-but-not-out Sally Bowles as if it’s always belonged to her.

You can’t see all 115 acts at the four-day festival, but here are several that stand out.

“The Journey,” a response to “Moby-Dick” that is the inaugural work of the school’s InMotion Theatre, takes full advantage of the flexible space.

A joke from the comic, who headlines Emma Wilmann & Friends at the Brattle Theatre as part of the Women in Comedy Festival.

Now in Somerville, the cozy one-ring circus has redoubled its commitment to entertainment that’s by turns rousing, amusing, and as bustling as the city it’s named for.

The Boston Lyric Opera will transform the North End’s Steriti Memorial Rink into a swanky ’50s nightclub for its final production of the season.

Patriots Day events, the Folk & Americana Music Series, April school vacation week ideas, and more.

This week’s picks by Globe critics.

The Globe’s picks for the best ways to spend your weekend.

Ducklings, mermaids, and sleeping beauties are just some of the attractions in top Boston-area dance performances this spring.

In the dynamic “STOMP” and “Body Music” productions, rhythm’s the thing.

Globe theater critic Don Aucoin appraises new stage adaptations aimed at young theatergoers and their parents.

Globe theater critic Don Aucoin’s guide to youth-oriented productions, including “Stuart Little,’’ “Lollipops for Breakfast,’’ and “The Sound of Music.”

Director Dawn Simmons and her creative team are adding some fresh ingredients to the production at Lyric Stage.

Mr. McKayle, 87, was one of the first choreographers to weave the African-American experience into the fabric of modern dance.

A musical about the Estefans’ true-life, rags-to-riches immigrant tale doesn’t lack for family drama.

The “This American Life” host talks Broadway musicals, his radio voice, and why reporting based on facts is losing the media war.

The actor and cellist didn’t know each other when they met at an airport. Now they’re performing together.

An adaptation by Scott Edmiston can’t transcend the melodramatic trappings of this early Eugene O’Neill play.

The Walnut Hill School grad grew up loving the movie, but as the outsider Janis, she has a more contemporary take on her character.

The politicians and local luminaries will be part of the show, which includes skits, spoofs, and musical numbers. Brace yourself.

Choreographer-dancer Wendy Jehlen offers an ambitious work that bridges cultures.

Kite Day, the Boston International Film Festival, Native American art at the MFA, and more.

Partygoers at the ART celebration at the Boch Center Wang Theatre showed a flair for the dramatic.

This week’s picks by Globe critics.

The Globe’s picks for the best ways to spend your weekend.

The Brockton High School Advanced Concert Band prepared for months to perform the new composition.

New artistic director Christopher Edwards is putting his stamp on Actors’ Shakepeare Project.

The Broadway-bound world premiere is slated for June at Boston’s restored Colonial Theatre.

The high-line daredevil, who has crossed the Grand Canyon and Niagara Falls, will perform under the Big Top at Assembly Row.

When casting the summer season for the Lenox-based troupe, artistic director Allyn Burrows looked to the Hub. “We have a really deep bench of Boston talent,” he said.

A joke from the actor and comedian, who plays Laugh Boston Sunday.

Your calendar of events, music, theater, museum exhibitions, and more for early April through mid-June.

The “Hamilton” creator attended the America Adelante conference at Harvard’s Center for Public Leadership on Thursday night.

Preparing for a new season in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations against the playwright, his theater faces the challenge of crafting a new artistic identity.

This week’s picks by Globe critics.

Veteran Broadway, film, and television actress Christine Lahti has just published her new memoir, “True Stories from an Unreliable Eyewitness: A Feminist Coming of Age.”

The Globe’s picks for the best ways to spend your weekend.

The show goes on, but an actor’s struggles with the script undermine a production at the Mosesian Center.

Mr. Williams won a Tony in his Broadway debut for his wrenching monologue as Paul, a tormented young gay man and aspiring dancer.

In “The Bakelite Masterpiece,’’ Benjamin Evett plays an art forger threatened with execution in postwar Amsterdam and Laura Latreille portrays his interrogator.