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In his new podcast, Mike Birbiglia and guests are creating comedy in real time

The Massachusetts native, who is also juggling a virtual book tour and writing a one-man show, hasn't had much down time away from the stage.

Livestream set for Commonwealth Shakespeare Company’s ‘The Tempest’

The cast was scheduled to perform the play on Boston Common this summer before COVID-19 intervened.

Please dance ‘Swan Lake’ in your bathtub

Boston Ballet's Viktorina Kapitonova is one of 27 elite dancers worldwide who filmed themselves dancing Swan Lake in their bathtubs for this unusual short BBC Arts film

A meeting of past, present, and future in Huntington’s ‘Dream Boston’

Series of short radio dramas by local playwrights envisioning a post-pandemic Boston is partly shaped by racial justice movement.

In a disrupted summer, theaters are revising the script
The pandemic has upended the work of theater companies and resulted in job losses, but more than four months after it began, there's no further clarity on when a restart might happen or what it might look like.

Theater closures in Boston bring layoffs, furloughs, and pay cuts
In addition to reductions in the permanent staff, hundreds of jobs that were tied to individual productions were lost when those shows were postponed or canceled.

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Are you ready to dance again?

Cambridge's Dance Complex and other studios open their doors for classes again, as part of Phase 3 reopening plans in Massachusetts

In Chelsea, a Latino theater company makes its debut

Teatro Chelsea hopes to stage full productions in 2021.

U.K. announces $2 billion bailout to help keep the arts afloat during pandemic

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said in a statement that the money would “help safeguard the sector for future generations, ensuring art groups and venues across the U.K. can stay afloat and support their staff whilst their doors remain closed and curtains remain down.”

On its way from Broadway to the big screen, ‘Hamilton’ took a detour to your living room

Rather than wait out the pandemic, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Disney+ made a deal.

Choreographer Helen Pickett creates a trio of new pieces for furloughed Boston Ballet dancers

Pickett was to have been featured in Boston Ballet's now officially canceled 'Carmen' program. Her new "Home Studies" series can be seen on Boston Ballet's site.

What racism in theater looks like, and how to dismantle it

In a Globe roundtable, four leading figures explore how to create an anti-racist future onstage and behind the scenes.

Helen Pickett's "Home Studies" Solo

Choreographer Helen Pickett created three new dances for her project "Home Studies" for furloughed Boston Ballet dancers. My’Kal Stromile performs this solo.

Boston comics return to their roots to celebrate Barry Crimmins and the Ding Ho

Steven Wright, Paula Poundstone, Bobcat Goldthwait, Denis Leary, and many others are scheduled to appear in the online reunion.