In November 2022, choreographer and director Jacob Jonas was diagnosed with stage four lymphoma, developed as a side effect of a drug he’d taken to combat Crohn’s disease. Jonas chose to document his treatment process in a series of journal entries and photos, which ultimately became his new book, Cemented Beauty. (“Each time I tried […]

Last year, Broadway dancer Stephanie Bissonette was diagnosed with a brain tumor—but she didn’t let it keep her offstage for long. (As told to Amanda Sherwin) 2018 was the best year of my life: I opened Mean Girls and made my Broadway debut. I got to work with Casey Nicholaw and Tina Fey, people I […]