Meryl Streep has appeared in a number of productions produced by the Public Theater

Filmmakers among 23 winners from the arts, medicine, and other fields

Junot Diaz, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Dominican novelist, Ethiopian-born writer Dinaw Mengestu are among 23 MacArthur fellows

Jessica Chastain is making her Broadway debut in a part made famous by Olivia de Haviland and Cherry Jones as previews start Oct.6 for "The Heiress"

"For better or for worse, alright, we have a black Muslim in the White House," Madonna tells concert-goers

Helen Mirren will reprise her Oscar-winning role in a new play by Peter Morgan

Benjamin Walker and Ciarán Hinds will co-star in the revival of Tennessee Williams' "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"

Guest Blog: "Broadway or Bust," the new PBS reality series, is just the thing for a former fan of MTV's "The Real World"

Steve Martin and Rachel Maddow will present the tribute to artists Barbara Kruger and Cindy Sherman; Katy Perry is slated to perform

Jesse L. Martin, an alum of both "Rent" and "Law & Order," will play the artistic director of the Manhattan Theatre Workshop

Idina Menzel, the Tony Award-winning actress from "Wicked," is working on a film but still has "some stuff for theater" to come

"Book of Mormon" co-creator Robert Lopez had a dream come true when he signed on to work with "South Park" creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker