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Friday, November 22, 2024

6 Minutes. 62 People. 1 Epic ‘Sunset Boulevard’ Sequence. by Sarah Bahr and Brian Karlsson

Down the stairs, out the doors and onto the sidewalk, a Broadway show hits the street. Here’s how they pull it off.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:31AM
Wednesday, November 20, 2024

An (Accessible) Trojan Woman by Paul Hufker and Sara Farrington

...this radical idea that we take care of our own species, you know? Our own species! When I say it doesn’t have to be this way, it really doesn’t. It’s our choice.

SOURCE: Culture Bot at 11:31AM
Monday, October 21, 2024

Jeff Bezos and Jessica Chastain Toast a Daring ‘Sunset Boulevard’ on Broadway by Sarah Bahr and Rebecca Smeyne

A stripped-back revival of the classic musical, starring the singer Nicole Scherzinger, opened at the St. James Theater on Sunday night.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:54PM
Saturday, July 20, 2024

Seattle’s high cost of living hits artists hard by Margo Vansynghel and Sarah-Mae McCullough

In this new package, our arts team explores how much Seattle artists make, how they afford life in the city, what could help and more.

SOURCE: www.seattletimes.com at 09:00AM
Monday, June 17, 2024

Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff and Sarah Paulson Party for the Tonys by Nancy Coleman and Sarah Bahr

Spirited celebrations that included an official after-party at Lincoln Center and a gathering at the Carlyle Hotel, where revelers broke out in show tunes, continued until nearly 5 a.m.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:36PM
Monday, April 22, 2024

‘Cabaret’ Opening on Broadway: Eddie Redmayne, Angela Bassett and Baz Luhrmann by Sarah Bahr, Melissa Guerrero and Jutharat Pinyodoonyachet

A party for the buzzy revival of the Broadway musical was held at a theater that has been transformed to look like a 1930s-era nightclub.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:36PM
Friday, April 19, 2024

Hillary Clinton, Malala Yousafzai Toast Their New Broadway Show ‘Suffs’ by Sarah Bahr and Nina Westervelt

Dozens of theater, film and media stars turned out for the opening of the new musical “Suffs” on Thursday night.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:18PM
Tuesday, February 27, 2024

New York’s School of American Ballet Celebrates 90th Anniversary by Sarah Bahr and Dolly Faibyshev

The institution co-founded by George Balanchine celebrated at Lincoln Center on Monday night.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:15PM
Sunday, August 20, 2023

Haptic Suits Let You Feel Music Through Your Skin by Sarah Bahr and Mohamed Sadek

Wearable backpacks designed by Music: Not Impossible, which allow people to experience music as vibrations on their bodies, are becoming more accessible to the public.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:00AM
Monday, June 12, 2023

Inside the 2023 Tony Awards After-Parties by Sarah Bahr and Nancy Coleman

Spirited celebrations that included a block party in Washington Heights and a gathering at the Carlyle Hotel extended past 4 a.m.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:19PM

Best and Worst Moments of the 76th Tony Awards by Jesse Green, Maya Phillips, Elisabeth Vincentelli, Laura Collins-Hughes, Alexis Soloski and Sarah Bahr

With a clever opening number and repeated support for striking writers, the Tonys celebrated Broadway’s shows, performers and creative teams.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:07AM
Sunday, June 11, 2023

Alex Newell Becomes First Out Nonbinary Performer to Win a Tony by Michael Paulson and Sarah Bahr

“Thank you for seeing me Broadway,” the performer said of winning the award for best featured actor in a musical.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:03PM
Monday, September 27, 2021

The Best and Worst Moments of the Tony Awards by Jesse Green, Stella Bugbee, Maya Salam, Sarah Bahr and Nancy Coleman

Despite an evening split between streaming and TV, the message on Sunday night was clear: Broadway is back.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:42AM
Thursday, June 24, 2021

Point Park announces conservatory dance, theater seasons and new Playhouse Presents series by Sara Bauknecht and Tyler Dague / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Beyond student productions, Pittsburgh Playhouse is working to grow its events roster by presenting shows by performing arts professionals.

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 05:15PM
Sunday, May 16, 2021

Dozens of arts groups join Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre for outdoor 'Open Air' series by Sara Bauknecht and Tyler Dague / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Performances will begin Tuesday and run through Memorial Day on Flagstaff Hill in Schenley Park.

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 06:00AM
Sunday, November 29, 2020
Monday, December 30, 2019

On the Arts: Which nights sell best for Pittsburgh’s cultural organizations? by Jeremy Reynolds and Sara Bauknecht / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Whether you prefer a full house or more legroom, here’s a quick guide on which cultural institutions’ performance days tend to fill fastest.

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 08:00AM
Monday, December 23, 2019

Words to Live By: Artists We Lost in 2019 by Sara Aridi and Peter Libbey

At their best, the artists who died this year could make us see the world in new ways — even as they made us laugh and cry. Here is a tribute to some of them, in their own words.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:18AM
Friday, November 29, 2019

Visiting Broadway After Dark by Kathleen Massara, Jolie Ruben and Amanda Webster

We sent four photographers to capture scenes beyond the stage in the theater district. Here’s what they saw.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:06AM
Sunday, June 9, 2019

Scenes From Inside the 2019 Tony Awards by Sara Krulwich and Michael Paulson

Our photographer Sara Krulwich is at Radio City Music Hall, looking for moments that might stand out — a stirring song, a striking emotion, a bit of visual razzle dazzle.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:12PM
Friday, June 7, 2019

Broadway Stars Getting Ready, Then and Now by Sara Krulwich and Betsy Horan

Six visits to six theaters, with decades between them, but the energy backstage is a constant.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:54PM
Tuesday, December 25, 2018

Artists We Lost in 2018, in Their Words by Sara Aridi and Peter Libbey

Quotes from notable actors, musicians, writers and dancers who made us laugh and cry and look at the world in new, myriad ways.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:54AM
Friday, December 21, 2018

Ring in 2019 a little early (or the next day) with these family-friendly options by Valerie Schremp Hahn and Sarah Bryan Miller | St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Carriage rides, fireworks, library parties, and literally ringing in the new year make the list.

SOURCE: St. Louis Today at 05:36PM
Friday, June 1, 2018

the tony awards: She’s Photographed Broadway for Years. Now Broadway is Honoring Her. by Sara Krulwich and Michael Paulson

Sara Krulwich has been shooting plays and musicals for The New York Times since the 1990s. On June 4, her work is being recognized by the Tony Awards.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:18AM
Sunday, July 2, 2017
Sunday, June 11, 2017

“The Cooping Theory” Brings Us to Poe’s Old Haunts by Sara

It’s near impossible to read any of Edgar Allan Poe’s works without connecting their dark, unnerving despair with that of his own life. Orphaned at an early age, Poe’s adulthood was ch…

SOURCE: lettersfromthemezz.com at 12:12AM
Friday, June 2, 2017

New Podcast with Geoff Sobelle by Sara

  Sara interviews Geoff Sobelle straight off the run of his solo show The Object Lesson at New York Theatre Workshop. Geoff is the choreographer and a performer in Holoscenes, a free pu…

SOURCE: lettersfromthemezz.com at 01:58PM
Saturday, May 20, 2017

“Venus,” the Gaze, and What Brantley Gets Wrong About Bodies by Sara

There’s a moment in Venus where a crimson curtain, which has been covering the top third of the stage, parts and reveals an audience of mounted doll heads looking down at the actors. The h…

SOURCE: lettersfromthemezz.com at 10:19PM
Saturday, May 13, 2017

To the Rude, Old, White Man Who Ruined “The Antipodes” For Me on April 6 by Sara

Sir?…Excuse me, sir? Can you hear me? Sir? Oh, good. I see you put your hearing aids back in your ears.  I saw you in the first row, taking them out 45 minutes through the show, presu…

SOURCE: lettersfromthemezz.com at 11:17PM
Wednesday, March 15, 2017

Project Polunin: backstage at the blazing dancer's new show – in pictures by Sarah Lee and Matt Fidler

Photographer Sarah Lee was granted unique access to the preparations for Sergei Polunin’s new triple bill, an ambitious collaboration with Ilan Eshkeri and David LaChapelle featuring Natal…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:48PM
Sunday, January 29, 2017

‘The Great American Drama’ Craves Your Review by Sara

If I were a performer, I wouldn’t read my reviews. All that crippling self-doubt and second-guessing? The conflicting, exaggerated demands of a short-sighted audience who just started thin…

SOURCE: lettersfromthemezz.com at 03:55PM

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