EditorialMel Brooks flips through a script for “Springtime for Hitler,” the fictional musical in his 1966 film “The Producers,” at his home in Santa Monica, Calif., on Feb. 23, 2023. (Chantal Anderson/The New York Times)
EditorialMel Brooks flips through a script for “Springtime for Hitler,” the fictional musical in his 1966 film “The Producers,” at his home in Santa Monica, Calif., on Feb. 23, 2023. (Chantal Anderson/The New York Times)
EditorialMel Brooks flips through a script for “Springtime for Hitler,” the fictional musical in his 1966 film “The Producers,” at his home in Santa Monica, Calif., on Feb. 23, 2023. (Chantal Anderson/The New York Times)
EditorialThe original, hand-written script for “Rocky,” belonging to Jim Irsay, the owner of the Indianapolis Colts, at Navy Pier in Chicago, Aug. 2, 2022. (Joshua Mellin/The New York Times)
EditorialAlec Baldwin spotted doing a rehearsal on stage for 1st time to emcee since his Rust film tradgedy as he sat alone in the room before joining his wife with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle also in attendance at Gala in NYC
EditorialThe Thai actress Pattrakorn Tungsupakul?in Los Angeles for the premiere of her new movie, “Thirteen Lives,” July 29, 2022. (Jennelle Fong/The New York Times)
EditorialFormer President Donald Trump appears in a recording played during the fifth day of hearings held by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, June 23, 2022. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)
EditorialThe script used for one of the speaking roles at an audition for the new Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus in Las Vegas, April 8, 2022. (Roger Kisby/The New York Times)
EditorialJohn Earl Jelks, left, and Debra Messing in the play “Birthday Candles” at the American Airlines Theater in Manhattan, on March 17, 2022. (Sara Krulwich/The New York Times)
EditorialThe “Star Trek: Exploring New Worlds” exhibition at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles on Dec. 8, 2021. (Alex Welsh/The New York Times)
EditorialThe “Star Trek: Exploring New Worlds” exhibition at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles on Dec. 8, 2021. (Alex Welsh/The New York Times)
EditorialRichard Klein acts out a role from a potential script in his apartment in the Mumbai suburb of Bandra, India, Aug. 30, 2021. (Prarthna Singh/The New York Times)
EditorialOne of the structures created for the En Garde Arts production of “A Dozen Dreams,” at Brookfield Place in New York, May 12, 2021. (Sara Krulwich/The New York Times)
EditorialA calling script with notes from R. Christopher Maxwell, who earned an Master of Fine Arts in stage management, backstage during a scheduled preview of a play at the Repertory Theater of St. Louis, May 28, 2021. (Neeta Satam/The New York Times)
EditorialAnn Dowd, right, with her director Robert Icke during a rehearsal for “Enemy of the People” at the Park Avenue Armory in New York, June 16, 2021. (Krista Schlueter/The New York Times)
EditorialThe actress Beth Behrs, who has been obsessed with chess since watching "The Queen’s Gambit" on Netflix, plays chess at her home in Studio City, Calif., Dec. 3, 2020. (Jessica Lehrman/The New York Times)
EditorialThe actress Beth Behrs, who has been obsessed with chess since watching "The Queen’s Gambit" on Netflix, plays chess at her home in Studio City, Calif., Dec. 3, 2020. (Jessica Lehrman/The New York Times)