Debra Messing stars with Robert Klein in NBC's The Mysteries of Laura. Will Hart/NBC hide caption
Edgar Degas' Little Dancer Aged Fourteen is on display at the National Gallery of Art until Jan. 11. Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon/ Courtesy of the National Gallery hide caption
Wendy Whelan, 47, principal dancer at the New York City Ballet, will retire Oct. 18 after 30 years with the institution. Erin Baiano for NPR hide caption
Neil Patrick Harris has hosted the Tony Awards four times. Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images hide caption
Young Mike (Joseph Carlson) antagonizes Mike (Michael Patrick Thornton) during a physical therapy session with Jerry (James Whalen). Stan Barouh/Olney Theatre Center hide caption
Seen here in 2005, Geoffrey Holder was a Tony Award-winning director, actor, painter and choreographer. Tina Fineberg/AP hide caption
Grant Gustin as Barry Allen/The Flash on The CW's The Flash. Jack Rowand/The CW hide caption
Alex Sharp stars as 15-year-old Christopher in the theater adaptation of Mark Haddon's 2003 novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Courtesy of Joan Marcus hide caption
Kathryn Hunter, Jared McNeill and Marcello Magni star in The Valley of Astonishment. Pascal Victor/ArtComArt hide caption
Sting talks about setting aside ego to foster creativity. Asa Mathat/TED hide caption
Ken Robinson proposes a more creative system of education. Asa Mathat/TED hide caption
Elizabeth Gilbert shares a new perspective on traditional creative careers. Asa Mathat/TED hide caption
David Tennant, left, and Anna Gunn star in the Fox TV crime drama, Gracepoint. Ed Araquel/Fox TV hide caption
Demian Bichir, left, and Diane Kruger star in FX's cross-border crime drama The Bridge. Bryon Cohen/AP hide caption
The cast of Gilligan's Island (clockwise from top left): Jim Backus, Natalie Schafer, Tina Louise, Alan Hale Jr., Dawn Wells, Bob Denver, Russell Johnson CBS/Landov hide caption
Shonda Rhimes (left) with Scandal star Kerry Washington at a 2012 press conference. Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images hide caption
Ben McKenzie (front right) and Donal Logue (left) lead the cast of Fox's Batman prequel Gotham. Fox TV hide caption
Sharp observations about race, class and gender plus pure passion for the theater: That's what get when you ask a distinguished panel of playwrights whether "The Great White Way" is still too white. Getty Images hide caption