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Some of the most talked-about pavilions at this year's art event feature theatrical performances. But working with live bodies brings extra challenges.

Caitlin Simmers, a world champion surfer, sees her sport as dance. How does this translate? She's as seamless as a ribbon.

"I'll put it this way: If the U.S. is in charge of the strait, then I'm also straight -- and let's face it, I'm not," the guest host said on "Jimmy Kimmel Live."

Despite the actress's efforts to move on from a turbulent relationship with Brian Hickerson, they were together when she went into cardiac arrest and died.

The only member of the Texas power trio without a beard, he propelled the band's blend of boogie, Southern rock and blues for more than a half-century.

Hear a track from L'Rain and the song our critic wishes Phoebe Bridgers had made her lead single.

Among the stars and stans at a Hudson River retreat, two reporters beheld the big belters and niche merchandise at a new musical theater festival.

The orchestra will play in six halls in the Washington area and tour to five states as the center moves to shut down for a two-year overhaul.

The "Heroes" and "Nashville" star, who died Sunday at 36, endured personal struggles that were compounded by her public profile.

Regional theaters can once again produce "Les Misérables" because a national tour has ended. One veteran actor called the popular show "an instant moneymaker."