Theater and agriculture intersect at Willow Wisp Organic Farm, where an arts collective performs site-specific plays about climate change amid the greenhouses and flower beds.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:48PMMitchell Taylor Button was accused of abuse, and his wife, Dusty Button, a dancer with a large Instagram following, was accused of participating in some of it but not named as a defendant.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:14PMThe festival, which runs from Aug. 11 to Sept. 5, features a flurry of music, dance, and comedy performances from both established and emerging artists.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:24PMGlenn Davis and Audrey Francis, both ensemble members, will be the first pair to lead the company in its history.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:18AMThe Broadway Advocacy Coalition, “David Byrne’s American Utopia” and “Freestyle Love Supreme” win Special Tonys.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:36PMThe island’s first performances, by Broadway Inspirational Voices choir, were post-pandemic catharsis for both the singers and the audience.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:54PMLa película generó malestar por presentar actores latinos de piel clara en los papeles principales, a pesar de la prevalencia de latinos de piel oscura en el barrio donde se rodó.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:05PMSince the film’s release last week, there have been complaints about the lack of dark-skinned Afro-Latino actors in prominent roles.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:05PMThe play, which had its run cut short because of the pandemic, centers on a kitchen in Memphis, where a man is trying to concoct award-winning chicken wings.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:24PMThe pathbreaking company plans to replace its Harlem home with a 21-story building with apartments, retail and a new theater.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:33PMMuseums broke attendance records, movie theaters sold out and jazz fans packed clubs on a rainy Memorial Day weekend that felt far removed from the prior year’s pandemic traumas.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:53PMThe Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program has been marred by delays, but officials say some applicants could learn next week if they have been approved for aid.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:54PMThe actor told The Hollywood Reporter that he had feared disclosing it would give “another way for people to discriminate against me in an already discriminatory profession.”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:06PMThe San Francisco theater where the musical revue ran for decades will get a new show in the fall by the 7 Fingers, a Montreal circus collective.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:18AMTo pull together a 85-minute indoor concert at the Shed with the opera star and three musicians, everything had to go according to plan.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:42AMMore than a year after the pandemic abruptly shuttered theaters and concert halls across the city, limited audiences were welcomed back inside.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:24PMFor about three months, an Upper West Side comedy club has been organizing Saturday-night shows on the 1 train.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:54AMStarting on Friday, theaters, comedy clubs and other arts venues can open at 33-percent capacity. The formula doesn’t work for everyone.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:42PMMayor Bill de Blasio said that the city would create a vaccination site for theater workers to try to help Broadway shows reopen by the fall.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:06PMA pop-up performance in Times Square on Friday, featuring stars like André De Shields, was full of excitement as reopenings may be on the horizon.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:50PMChocolate fountains, Debbie Harry and an artist’s swan song cut short. We gathered scenes from the New York City cultural landscape in the last moments before lockdown.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:42AMDr. Anthony S. Fauci told performing arts professionals that if the vaccination program was a success, performances could resume with relatively few restrictions.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:24PMFrom the ensembles of “Cabaret” and “Pippin,” she stepped into the role of Roxie Hart in “Chicago,” and the rest is Tony-winning history.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:33PMFrom the ensembles of “Cabaret” and “Pippin,” Ms. Reinking stepped into the role of Roxie Hart in “Chicago,” and the rest is Tony-winning history.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:12PMMacy’s had to rip up its usual script and plan a new parade with the coronavirus in mind. There will be Rockettes, but don’t expect a kickline.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:03AMAmong the things to be thankful for: Turkey is on the menu, your Uncle Charlie is not coming and, after a long absence, Broadway casts will be back onstage.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:48AMOfficials had worried that a new arts tax may be too much to ask in a place still reeling financially from the pandemic, but 64 percent of New Jersey voters approved of the idea.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:36PMPeter DuBois, who was artistic director at the Boston company for 12 years, said he hoped that his resignation would make room for more diversity.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:36PMThe writer N. K. Jemisin and the playwright Larissa FastHorse are among the fellows recognized for their “exceptional creativity” with a no-strings-attached grant of $625,000.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:18PMThe MacArthur fellowships are awarded for “extraordinary originality and dedication in their creative pursuits.” Below are this year’s fellows.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:18PMJujamcyn Theaters, the operator of five Broadway houses, asserts that it was wrongfully denied insurance coverage after the pandemic forced it to shut down.
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