Paige Russell, playing the Sugarplum Fairy, stretches backstage as she waits for her entrance during a rehearsal for The Nutcracker at the Pikes Peak Center on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (Stephen ...

The dress rehearsal—the final run-through before the first performance in front of an audience—is a pivotal moment for any stage production. Actors can leverage this opportunity to refine their craft, ...

Square Enix released backstage footage of the Final Fantasy XIV Eorzean Symphony 2022 concert on the company’s official music channel. While the video is mostly in Japanese, English subtitles are ...

During a sitzprobe (or “sitz”), the production cast and orchestra musicians run through the performance together as a single unit for the first time. The focus of a sitzprobe is solely on the musical ...