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Sunday, July 11, 2021

Christine Baranski Knows It’s Good to Be Scared by Rachel Syme

The “Good Fight” and “Gilded Age” star talks about her late-blooming entrée into Hollywood and her ever-charmed life.

SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 08:57AM
Saturday, May 1, 2021

Twitter’s Most Heartfelt Liza Minnelli Tribute by Rachel Syme

The superfan behind @LiZaOutlives says, “I will always consider it my duty to look out for her.”

SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 07:35AM
Sunday, March 21, 2021

Twyla Tharp Never Stops by Rachel Syme

The seventy-nine-year-old choreographer discusses her dogged work ethic, not falling in love with Baryshnikov, and what’s lost and gained by making art as you age.

SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 08:32AM
Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Alanis Morissette Isn’t Angry Anymore. But ‘Jagged Little Pill’ Rages On. by Rachel Syme

The album was an emblem of young women’s anger in the 1990s. And now it’s coming to Broadway.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:36AM
Tuesday, June 27, 2017

Heard of the Jimmys? It’s the Tonys, for Teenagers by Rachel Syme

This year, 74 of the nation’s most talented theatrical hopefuls took the stage for the Jimmy Awards, now in its ninth year.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:33PM
Thursday, April 20, 2017

‘Journey to the Past’ Carries ‘Anastasia’ to the Present by Rachel Syme

A hit song from a 1997 animated film paves the way for a splashy Broadway production.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:02PM
Friday, January 1, 2016

A Word With Cherry Jones: ‘I’m Having the Kind of Year Actors Live For’ by Rachel Syme

Ms. Jones, the Broadway star, is playing a lesbian poetry professor with strong feelings about transgender issues on Amazon’s “Transparent.”

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:28PM
Monday, August 24, 2015

Elisabeth Moss on Her Emmy Nomination and How to Follow Success of Peggy Olson by Rachel Syme

Ms. Moss discusses portraying Peggy on “Mad Men” for seven seasons, earning six Emmy nominations for the role.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:26PM
Monday, January 26, 2015

Andrew Rannells on Girls and His Love for Lena Dunham and Nancy Meyers by Rachel Syme

Andrew Rannells is the comedic MVP of Girls this season, playing Elijah (a.k.a. Hannah’s former college boyfriend, current gay bestie, and surprise roommate in Iowa). He's getting some of …

SOURCE: Vulture at 08:41AM
Thursday, July 24, 2014

Learning from Elaine Stritch by Rachel Syme

Stritch was the kind of performer who one hopes will live forever, because she gave the impression that she just might. She threatened her audiences and her collaborators (who have alternati…

SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 10:27PM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards