This is Drama Masks, a Bay Area performing arts column from a born San Franciscan and longtime theatre artist in an N95 mask.

Revenue came in at $1.945 billion for calendar 2025, up 6.0% year over year. Of that, New York-based ASCAP distributed $1.759 billion to songwriters, composers, and music publishers, an increase of ...

James Van Der Beek, the actor who rose to fame as the earnest teen Dawson Leery in the hit coming-of-age series Dawson’s Creek, has died at the age of 48. A statement posted on his official Instagram ...

James Van Der Beek, star of Dawson’s Creek and Varsity Blues, has died at 48 after a private battle with stage 3 colorectal ...

New York: James Van Der Beek, the actor who became a household name at the turn of the millennium as the sensitive teenager Dawson Leery in the hit US drama Dawson’s Creek, has died at the age of 48.

Actor James Van Der Beek, who was battling colorectal cancer, has died at the age of 48. A post on his official Facebook page ...

James Van Der Beek, ‘Dawson’s Creek’ star, dies at 48 after battle with stage 3 colorectal cancer. Follow live.

James Van Der Beek arrives at the premiere of Prime Video series ‘Overcompensating’ at Hollywood Palladium on May 14, 2025, ...

The cast gathered together in September to raise money for their castmate, amid his ongoing cancer battle.

Months before his death at 48, James Van Der Beek pulled out of a highly anticipated Dawson's Creek reunion, felled by brutal ...

On March 26, the Broadway musical “Buena Vista Social Club” is having a one-night “dance along” performance. Hosted by Tony Award winner Lin-Manuel Miranda, the March 26 performance will invite the ...

The Tony and Grammy-winning Broadway musical Buena Vista Social Club will host Broadway’s first-ever “dance along” ...