Maurice Sendak and Kent Stowell on stage at Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Nutcrack premiere curtain call. (Image courtesy Pacific Northwest Ballet) Author Maurice Sendak is known by most for his ...

‘Drawing the Curtain’ offers a portrait of the artist as a set and costume designer for productions including ‘The Nutcracker,’ ‘The Love for Three Oranges,’ and — of course — ‘Where the Wild Things ...

Plus “The Wonderful Adventures of Nils” and “Cat Nap.” ...

A new exhibit highlights Sendak’s set and costume designs for opera and ballet. By the 1970s, Maurice Sendak was one of the greatest living writers and illustrators of children’s books. He had written ...

Maurice Sendak is best known as a children’s book author and illustrator, but his timeless works speak to adults, too. He’s the famous artist behind the classic 1963 children’s book “Where the Wild ...

The Brothers Grimm are usually credited with the folk tale of Hansel and Gretel, a pair of siblings abandoned in the forest when their stepmother deemed it too costly to continue feeding them and ...