Saturday, December 24, 2016
Works of author and playwright once dismissed as voice of bygone era are now being brought to new audiences”Dated” and “unfashionably sedate”: some of the judgments on JB Priestley�…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:33AMThursday, December 22, 2016
We skipped “Best of TV" lists and are taking things yearbook-style. Next: Biggest Heart, Most Musical and Cutest Couple That Never Was.
SOURCE: The New York Observer at 10:00AMThursday, December 15, 2016
Does the story of a disaster-prone theatrical tour of the British provinces pack the same farcical punch when transposed to the States? Are the nuances of a right-to-die-fueled narrative los…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 08:48PMSunday, November 20, 2016
From knitting and piano-playing to late-night poker games, eight stars including Mark Rylance, Anne-Marie Duff and Niamh Cusack reveal allBrought up in Greenwich, London, Dominic Cooper trai…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:06AMTuesday, November 1, 2016
For my last blog post before retirement, I am pleased to feature the research and analysis of Emma Winter Zeig, volunteer and former intern, on one of the songs discovered for "Laughter, Agi…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 06:54PMSaturday, October 22, 2016
Competitors and coaches gave writer of Deny, Deny, Deny insights into blurred boundaries around cheating in sportOne of Britain’s leading experts on doping in sport, and an adviser to a ne…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:25PMTuesday, October 11, 2016
Scene from the stage production AmericanaDue to our unique existence as a research center of The New York Public Library and a constituent member of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, I…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 05:58PMThursday, September 22, 2016
Bob Cole and J. Rosamond Johnson, 1902. Image ID: TH-03842The National Museum of African American History & Culture opens on September 24, 2016. The opening ceremonies will be broadcast …
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 12:04PMFriday, September 9, 2016
The comedian is to stand against Farage for South Thanet in the 2015 general election. But what are his guvnorment’s policies? Guardian experts question him on welfare, freedom, immigratio…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:20AMMonday, August 29, 2016
Photograph by Myron Ehrenberg, October 25, 1945, “provided by [press representative] Ivan Black for Café Society.” Jerome Robbins Dance Division
The Library for the Performing Ar…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 05:06PMSunday, August 28, 2016
The heads of the Serpentine, Secret Cinema, Glasgow International, the Young Vic and others on how they find fresh talent and new ideasSwiss-born curator, writer and art historian and artist…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:44AMThursday, August 18, 2016
With the release of the latest film starring Meryl Streep, many people are discovering Florence Foster Jenkins. Long known to many of those involved with music, Jenkins is generally viewed a…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 07:40PMWednesday, August 10, 2016
Title bar from Olive Wong's Original Draft for the Costume Guide
Download: Costume Design Research Guide by Aileen Abercrombie
Anyone who has ever had the good fortune to visit the Libra…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 11:19AMSaturday, July 30, 2016
Former primetime TV dance troupe Second Generation reunites to relive their glory daysHigh-kicking dancers in sequinned jumpsuits, often with bowler hats or feather boas, were once a tradema…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:32PMThursday, July 21, 2016
Tom Walker, creator of Jonathan Pie, says it’s now time to move on from the channel that made his name Jonathan Pie, the fictional television reporter who is regularly pushed to the edge o…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:01PMMonday, July 11, 2016
The Dance Division has over forty-five original costume designs by artist and designer Boris Anisfeld. We are thrilled that we have been given permission to digitize the designs and include …
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 03:39PMTuesday, July 5, 2016
New York City Ballet rehearsal of "Dim Lustre" with Patricia McBride and Antony Tudor, choreography by Antony Tudor. Image ID: swope_1209509
As the new Oral History Assistant, I have observ…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 01:16PMMonday, July 4, 2016
On March 21, 2016, the Library for the Performing Arts (LPA) debuted Archives of Sound, an interactive audio installation inspired by collections in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of R…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 12:34AMJohn Street Theatre, NYC, c. 1791. Image ID: 1650651
A guest post on the research that informed the earliest material in Shakespeare's Star Turn in America, by volunteer (and former intern)…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 12:34AMTuesday, June 28, 2016
The Jerome Robbins Dance Division is pleased to announce that the Ted Shawn papers, Additions is now open for research.
This material was donated to the Library in 1992 by the John Ch…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 11:14PMFriday, June 24, 2016
A guest blog by volunteer and former intern Emma Winter Zeig
Photograph taken by the author.
Before a television ad sells a product to the consumer, the company behind the product has …
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 03:46PMThursday, June 23, 2016
Leonard Bernstein's hostility towards writer of musical's book almost halted project, newly released correspondence revealsIt is regularly judged one of the best musicals of all time, yet We…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:32PMMonday, June 20, 2016
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Anti-Prom 2016 was a great success. The outfits designed by the High School of Fashion Industries were beautiful interpretations of t…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 02:58PMSaturday, June 11, 2016
From Tristan and Isolde to Romeo and Juliet, star-crossed lovers are taking to the London stage. What makes the drama of thwarted desire so compelling?Whatever the temperature outside, the W…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:08PMMonday, June 6, 2016
Rose dancer, 1914. Image ID: 5208659
It is almost time for the Library’s fabulous Anti-Prom. On Friday, June 17, New York teens will assemble on the steps of the Schwarzman Building and…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 04:31PMWednesday, May 4, 2016
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts has launched a new Fellows of the Jerome Robbins Dance Division program. This class of six fellows was chosen by the Committee for the Jer…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 06:49PMThursday, April 28, 2016
Palo Alto Players staging a wonderful production of the classic musical
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 05:21PMTuesday, April 26, 2016
The Music Division is celebrating the completion of its Clipping File inventory (done entirely by volunteers) with a blog series. Melissa is one of the volunteers who contributed so much to …
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 04:37PMMonday, April 25, 2016
As the world commemorates the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death this year, The New York Library for the Performing Arts is doing its part by sharing with the world some of our uniqu…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 10:24PMThursday, April 21, 2016
John Street Theatre, NYC, c. 1791. Image ID: 1650651
A guest post on the research that informed the earliest material in Shakespeare's Star Turn in America, by volunteer (and former intern)…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 09:10PMOn March 21, 2016, the Library for the Performing Arts (LPA) debuted Archives of Sound, an interactive audio installation inspired by collections in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of R…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 03:08PM 
