On this episode of Arts in the City, we check out School Girls; or, The African Mean Girls Play, chat with documentary filmmaker Ric Burns, visit the nonprofit Broadway Dreams, meet an autho…
On this episode of Arts in the City, we check out School Girls; or, The African Mean Girls Play, chat with documentary filmmaker Ric Burns, visit the nonprofit Broadway Dreams, meet an autho…
Patrick Pacheco sits down with Helder Guimarães, the Portuguese-born sleight of hand magician whose one-man show The Hope Theory is now playing Off-Broadway at New York City Center Stage Tw…
It started with a viral tweet: "Did Anne Frank ever acknowledge her white privilege?" Composer and lyricist Andrew Fox saw that tweet in 2022 and turned it into Slam Frank, a satirical Afro-…
Welcome to If You Please, Himan Brown’s Radio Mystery Theater. On this series we are offering rebroadcasts of a select group of programs created by this legendary producer for CBS between …
If Jets & Sharks Were Cats, v. I-III is a live performance inspired by West Side Story and an Internet meme of an autotuned cat fight. An exploration of material bodies and their digital cou…
Center Stage with Patrick Pacheco launches its debut season with two conversations that span the cult and the classic. First, three-time Tony Award nominee Sherie Rene Scott joins Patrick Pa…
Welcome to If You Please, Himan Brown’s Radio Mystery Theater. On this series we are offering rebroadcasts of a select group of programs created by this legendary producer for CBS between …
From a childhood magic kit to the off-Broadway stage, one performer turns a lifelong passion into an immersive theatrical experience. Andrew Falzon takes a peek behind the curtain at Jamie A…
The 79th Annual Tony Awards have come and gone, and Patrick Pacheco gathers four of the sharpest voices in theatre journalism to break it all down. Janice Simpson, Adam Feldman of Time Out N…
The Lost Boys, based on the 1987 Joel Schumacher cult film, has arrived on Broadway with twelve Tony nominations, the most of any musical this season. Patrick Pacheco sits down with the arti…
Marvin Hamlisch was already in the midst of a successful music career when he graduated from Queens College in 1967. Beginning with his first hit "Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows" in 1965, …
The Lost Boys, based on the 1987 Joel Schumacher cult film, has arrived on Broadway with twelve Tony nominations, the most of any musical this season. Patrick Pacheco sits down with the arti…
Welcome to If You Please, Himan Brown’s Radio Mystery Theater. On this series we are offering rebroadcasts of a select group of programs created by this legendary producer for CBS between …
Patrick Pacheco hosts a special one-hour edition of Theater: All the Moving Parts devoted to the 2026 Tony Award nominations. Joined by theatre journalists and critics Janice Simpson, Adam F…
CUNY-TV and the Radio Drama Network announce the launch of the archival anthology podcast series IF YOU PLEASE: HIMAN BROWN'S RADIO MYSTERY THEATER, premiering June 4 From CUNY-TV and the R…
Patricia Delgado, Cuban-American choreographer of Buena Vista Social Club, former lead dancer with Miami City Ballet, and professor at Juilliard, joins us to discuss dance, creativity, and m…
This month on Arts in the City… we stop by a 101-year-old luncheonette; take a look at outdoor sculptures at the Metropolitan Museum of Art; check out the art of live storytelling with the…
Visionary radio producer Himan Brown left a legacy in sound, creating over 10,000 programs in his lifetime with a vigor and intensity that kept him going for close to a century. But he w…
Cats has been radically reimagined in the world of Harlem's queer ballroom culture, and the result is a Broadway lightning strike. Patrick Pacheco talks with co-directors Bill Rauch and Zhai…
For 50 years, the National Dance Institute has brought arts education into public schools, empowering children through music and movement. Carol Anne Riddell stopped by PS 130 to see some yo…
In celebration of April's national diversity month, we feature Asian Americans in the cultural arts, including Filipino contemporary artist Andrius Alvarez-Backus; Author Rose Kwon Easton on…
Poet and author Dr. Mahogany L. Browne shares her journey as a writer, reflecting on the experiences that shaped her voice and purpose. She also discusses her work with Lincoln Center for th…
Dancer and choreographer José Limón pioneered techniques that continue to influence modern dance. His legacy is carried on by the company he founded, the Limón Dance Company, which is cel…
Marc Shaiman has spent nearly five decades at the center of American entertainment, composing and arranging for Bette Midler, scoring films like When Harry Met Sally and Sleepless in Seattle…