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Tuesday, February 6, 2024

Los Angeles Works to Build Its Dance Muscles by Robin Pogrebin

Companies are cropping up and expanding. Is the city on the cusp of a fertile chapter in its dance history?

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Wednesday, July 12, 2023

The Shed Hires Boston Ballet’s Meredith Hodges as New C.E.O. by Robin Pogrebin

As the new arts space faces financial challenges, it tapped Meredith Hodges to take over its administrative leadership from Alex Poots, who will remain as artistic director.

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Wednesday, June 14, 2023

World Trade Center Arts Space to Open With Music, Theater and Dance by Robin Pogrebin

A one-man Laurence Fishburne show, a Bill T. Jones premiere and a new take on “Cats” will be among the offerings at the new Perelman Performing Arts Center.

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Wednesday, May 10, 2023

In ‘Some Like It Hot,’ J. Harrison Ghee Brings Their Whole Self by Robin Pogrebin

The nonbinary actor has received a Tony Award nomination for a role in which all sides of them come together.

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Monday, May 8, 2023

Born of Grief, a Couple’s Off Broadway Incubator Marks 20 Years by Robin Pogrebin

Even as it celebrates with a gala, the Ars Nova family now faces another challenge as one of its founders confronts A.L.S.

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Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Joyce Theater Expands to the East Village by Robin Pogrebin

The longtime dance presenter has signed a yearlong lease on rehearsal and studio space that it hopes to purchase.

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Wednesday, February 1, 2023

Cy Gavin’s Modern Take on the Hudson River School Tradition by Robin Pogrebin

In his first show at Gagosian, opening Thursday, the painter Cy Gavin explores the land that has both empowered and inspired him.

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Wednesday, January 11, 2023

The Shed Changes Leadership Structure by Robin Pogrebin

In the face of financial challenges, the arts institution is making adjustments: Alex Poots, its founding artistic director and chief executive, will now just focus on being artistic directo…

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Wednesday, August 10, 2022

Julia Lester on Her ‘More Knowing’ Little Red Riding Hood by Robin Pogrebin

Her bold choices for “Into the Woods” have garnered the 22-year-old actress critical acclaim and a Broadway debut.

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Monday, March 14, 2022

After a Showdown, Juilliard’s President Retains Support of Board by Robin Pogrebin

The school’s chairman and biggest benefactor, Bruce Kovner, had wanted its president, Damian Woetzel, to leave after a negative evaluation. He marshaled support and stayed.

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Tuesday, September 14, 2021

‘Six’ Is Back in Rehearsals and Hoping to Get to Opening Night by Robin Pogrebin

The show, which imagines the wives of Henry VIII as pop stars, was scheduled to open the day Broadway shut down.

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Saturday, July 17, 2021

As New York Reopens, It Looks for Culture to Lead the Way by Michael Paulson, Ben Sisario and Robin Pogrebin

Culture is part of the lifeblood of New York — a magnet for visitors and residents alike that will play a key role if the city is to remain vital. There are signs of hope everywhere, as va…

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As New York Reopens, It Looks for Culture to Lead the Way by Michael Paulson, Ben Sisario and Robin Pogrebin

The arts scene, from Broadway and nightclubs to museums and concert halls, is coming back to life after the pandemic shutdown. Getting it right will be vital to the city’s comeback.

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Tuesday, July 13, 2021

Paul Huntley, Hair Master of Broadway and Hollywood, Is Dead at 88 by Robin Pogrebin

The many famous heads he worked on included those of Elizabeth Taylor and Carol Channing. Some actors requested him in their contracts.

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Sunday, February 7, 2021

Broadway’s Hair Master Puts Away the Wigs by Robin Pogrebin

Challenged physically and financially, Paul Huntley, a backstage legend whose artistry is demanded in many a star’s contract, says this show will be his last.

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Tuesday, May 12, 2020

The Daily Call That 200 Arts Groups Hope Will Help Them Survive by Robin Pogrebin and Michael Paulson

In a sign of the pandemic’s toll, New York’s cultural institutions, large and small, feel compelled to share their woes and tactics in strategy sessions.

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Thursday, March 12, 2020

New York’s Major Cultural Institutions Close in Response to Coronavirus by Robin Pogrebin and Michael Cooper

The Metropolitan Museum, Metropolitan Opera, Carnegie Hall and the New York Philharmonic announced temporary closures.

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Sunday, February 23, 2020

Don’t Tell, but Jane Alexander is Also a Comedian by Robin Pogrebin

Broadway audiences for “Grand Horizons” are getting a rare glimpse of this 80-year-old actor’s secret weapons: levity and equanimity.

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Friday, January 10, 2020

Broadway Playwright as High Line Curator by Robin Pogrebin

Jeremy O. Harris will combine disciplines in a summer festival.

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Thursday, June 27, 2019

Joel Grey’s Other Love, Art, Is Not So Far From the Stage by Robin Pogrebin

Photography, his personal passion, is “quick moments of a life that are gone the minute you take your eyes away,” he says.

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Wednesday, October 31, 2018

A Restoration for Shakespeare’s Home in Central Park by Robin Pogrebin

The beloved but battered Delacorte Theater where Shakespeare in the Park is staged will undergo an overhaul beginning in 2020.

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Monday, October 8, 2018

For Aasif Mandvi, a 20-Year-Old Play Now Feels Like ‘Political Resistance’ by Robin Pogrebin

“Sakina’s Restaurant,” which put him on the map, has new resonance, which is why he’s summoning the energy to play all its roles all over again.

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Sunday, July 1, 2018

Behind Lincoln Center’s White Travertine Facade: Infighting and Indecision by Michael Cooper and Robin Pogrebin

Four leaders in five years. New initiatives that come and go. Financial pressures. The tumult that is challenging Lincoln Center and its future.

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Friday, April 6, 2018

Lincoln Center’s President Quits After Just a Year by Robin Pogrebin

Debora L. Spar, formerly the president of Barnard College, said in a statement that “the fit I’d hoped for has not materialized.”

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Wednesday, July 19, 2017

De Blasio, With ‘Cultural Plan,’ Proposes Linking Money to Diversity by Robin Pogrebin

The Metropolitan Museum of Art and other major institutions escape city budget cuts, while smaller arts groups outside Manhattan may receive new resources.

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Sunday, February 19, 2017

Arts Groups Draft Battle Plans as Trump Funding Cuts Loom by Michael Cooper, Michael Paulson, Graham Bowley, Robin Pogrebin and Randy Kennedy

Across the country, orchestras, theaters and operas reacted with alarm that public funding for the arts could be cut under President Trump.

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Friday, December 30, 2016

In the Moment: Photographs From 2016 by Robin Pogrebin

Rapping, painting and lion-hugging. Here’s a look back at what happened in the arts in the past year.

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‘That Is So Fetch’: A ‘Mean Girls’ Musical Aims for Fall Run by Robin Pogrebin

The stage version of the 2004 movie will feature Tina Fey, Lorne Michaels and Jeff Richmond among the creative team.

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Thursday, December 29, 2016

Playwright Sues Dr. Seuss Enterprises After Complaint Led to Cancellation of Show by Robin Pogrebin

Matthew Lombardo argues that his play “Who’s Holiday!” does not infringe on “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!”; he seeks $130,000 in damages.

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Wednesday, July 6, 2016

For Cultural Brooklyn, a Plan to Grow and Stay True by Robin Pogrebin

An artist-friendly blueprint called “Culture Forward” is meant to protect Downtown Brooklyn’s identity as an arts district amid sleek new towers.

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Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Carmen Cusack Puts ‘Her Pain and Her Joy’ Into a Leading Broadway Role by Robin Pogrebin

The actress, who made her Broadway debut in March, can relate to the emotional struggles of the character she portrays.

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