Heather Christian, MacArthur's Newest Genius
The composer and playwright just received the coveted grant. On a visit to the Hayden Planetarium"which includes a video narrated by Pedro Pascal"she considers the cosmic collisions that got her here.
Today is Wednesday, June 3, 2026 Broadway Baby Birthdays: Nikki M. James Natalie Hill Karl Kenzler Anderson Cooper Jeff Blumenkrantz Barbara Walsh Susan Pellegrino John Rothman Colleen Dewhurst Lili St. Cyr Leo Gorcey Jack Manning Dorothy Kilgallen William Douglas Home Ellen Corby Paulette Goddard Eddie Acuff Walter Hart Josephine Baker Dorothy Stone Maurice Evans Leighton K. Brill Alan Edwards Robert Edeson George Broadhurst Paul M. Potter Joanne Nail Edgar Daniels Charlotte Fairchild Ramon Galindo Charles Hart David Purdham Penelope Wilton Ian Hunter Edward Winter Grachan Moncur III Gavin Reed Derek Godfrey Dan Shapiro