In the wake of Wicked and the age of TikTok, theater kids have never been more visible. Three ELLE editors try to make sense ...

What is going on? To make sense of it all, three ELLE editors and theater kids (each in our own way) gathered ’round for a chat: associate editor Samuel Maude, our unofficial theater editor who ...

dance with stacks of books in hand; they’re singing and meme-ing previously innocuous ... couples in Hollywood right now features two theater kids. Wickedmania is a juggernaut fueled by and ...

Theatre kids—those spirited, often quirky individuals who thrive in the spotlight of school musicals and community plays—have ...

What is going on? But those aren’t the only ways theater kids have infiltrated mainstream pop culture this year, and it hasn’t always been universally celebrated. The sequel to Joker, which starred ...

I have an admission to make: I recently cried during a matinee of “Cat Kid Comic Club: The Musical” at Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City. I was surrounded by giggling grade-schoolers ...

Musical theatre kids (“MT Kids” for short) rule. They are a gift to the future, creating a new generation of theatre artists and fans. So why not them celebrate this holiday season?