aladdin

I didn’t realize how these different personal artistic expressions captured and reflected rapidly evolving political, social and economic climates.

More often than not, there is an undercurrent of consistency among the way these villains look, act and speak. One that just so happens to look a lot like marginalized communities.

Disney’s prolific scheme to manufacture live-action remakes of its animated canon has suffered an unprecedented mechanical failure.

I knew my lines perfectly, so much that almost two years after I took my last curtain call in patchily applied stage makeup, I’m still struggling not to act them out in college.

Despite growing up without many multicultural roles to look up to, Beltran still believes theater is an effective medium to push for diversity.

While a musical stage adaptation of a Disney film is far from an innovative concept, Disney’s “Aladdin” defies all expectations.

In any case, this is no week for staying in — almost every night offers something you won’t want to miss.