JANESVILLE — When Craig High School presents the musical “Beauty and the Beast,” this weekend, it will be accompanied by a pit orchestra comprised of students and teachers. It gives students a chance ...

SEATTLE — The Broadway hit "Hamilton" is back at Seattle’s Paramount Theatre. But what's happening on the stage isn't the only place where there's a lot of action. Just below the stage is a live band ...

It might be the least glamorous place to be inside Asteria Theatre. Room 005 Orchestra Pit: black concrete walls, 10 feet below the stage, invisible to most in the audience. But the melodies that will ...

Musicians in a cramped space under a Phoenix stage send up the familiar tones of “The Nutcracker.” Overhead, satin-and-glue pointed toes pitter-patter across the stage in a performance of the holiday ...