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22 stories by "Rachel Syme"

Patrick Ball’s Path to Broadway and “Becky Shaw” by Rachel Syme

Before “The Pitt,” the actor waited tables, made lattes, and schlepped Carrie Bradshaw’s wardrobe around town.

SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 6:00am on April 27, 2026

Stephanie Hsu Does the Time Warp by Rachel Syme

The "Everything Everywhere All at Once" actress returns to Broadway, playing the Susan Sarandon role in "Rocky Horror," at Studio 54.

SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 6:00am on March 30, 2026

Chris Fleming Prances, Scuttles, and Undulates Onto HBO by Rachel Syme

In a new standup set, the comedian uses oddball physicality to locate the weird in the everyday.

SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 6:00am on March 4, 2026

Catherine O'Hara's Unforgettable Delivery by Rachel Syme

The Canadian actress's oddball utterances became lasting comedic earworms, among them her one-word scream in "Home Alone": "Kevin!"

SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 6:09pm on February 2, 2026

Amanda Seyfried's Epiphanies by Rachel Syme

The star of "The Testament of Ann Lee" and "The Housemaid" discusses letting go of judgment, working without hierarchies, and committing to the role of a woman possessed by faith.

SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 6:00am on January 18, 2026

Once a Rockette, Always a Rockette by Rachel Syme

As the group celebrates its hundredth year, former dancers gather to reminisce about the good old days"bingeing Advil, marrying Yalies"and what came after.

SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 6:00am on December 15, 2025

Betsy Aidem, Working Woman by Rachel Syme

The actress stars in "Liberation," a play about feminist consciousness-raising, set in 1970. At the New York Historical, she zeroes in on the roots of the show's nude scene.

SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 6:00am on October 27, 2025

Carol Burnett Plays On by Rachel Syme

The ninety-two-year-old comedy legend has influenced generations of performers. In a string of recent TV roles, she has been co-starring with some of her closest comedic heirs.

SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 6:00am on September 29, 2025

Rachel Syme Goes Behind the Scenes of a Short-Lived Broadway Musical by Rachel Syme

The theatre director Rachel Chavkin is known for unconventional hits such as "Hadestown." Why did her latest Broadway project fail to catch on?

SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 6:00am on May 27, 2024

Stephen Sondheim Loved a Brassy Dame by Rachel Syme

The composer and lyricist never felt that women become obsolete in the theatre"not if you write them the songs.

SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 4:19pm on December 1, 2021

J. Smith-Cameron Knows What You're Thinking About Gerri by Rachel Syme

The "Succession" star discusses her chemistry with Kieran Culkin, her life in the theatre, and why bantering with the Roy family really is a bit like doing Shakespeare.

SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 12:45pm on November 15, 2021

Cecily Strong's Theatre-Geek Love by Rachel Syme

The "S.N.L." cast member talks about "Schmigadoon!," the TV series she stars in with Keegan-Michael Key, her new pandemic manicure table, and doing mushrooms in the desert with body glitter.

SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 10:00am on July 17, 2021

Christine Baranski Knows It's Good to Be Scared by Rachel Syme

The "Good Fight" and "Gilded Age" star talks about her late-blooming entrée into Hollywood and her ever-charmed life.

SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 8:57am on July 11, 2021

Twitter's Most Heartfelt Liza Minnelli Tribute by Rachel Syme

The superfan behind @LiZaOutlives says, "I will always consider it my duty to look out for her."

SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 7:35am on May 1, 2021

Twyla Tharp Never Stops by Rachel Syme

The seventy-nine-year-old choreographer discusses her dogged work ethic, not falling in love with Baryshnikov, and what's lost and gained by making art as you age.

SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 8:32am on March 21, 2021

Alanis Morissette Isn't Angry Anymore. But 'Jagged Little Pill' Rages On. by Rachel Syme

The album was an emblem of young women's anger in the 1990s. And now it's coming to Broadway.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 6:36am on November 26, 2019

Heard of the Jimmys? It's the Tonys, for Teenagers by Rachel Syme

This year, 74 of the nation's most talented theatrical hopefuls took the stage for the Jimmy Awards, now in its ninth year.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 7:33pm on June 27, 2017

'Journey to the Past' Carries 'Anastasia' to the Present by Rachel Syme

A hit song from a 1997 animated film paves the way for a splashy Broadway production.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 1:02pm on April 20, 2017

A Word With Cherry Jones: 'I'm Having the Kind of Year Actors Live For' by Rachel Syme

Ms. Jones, the Broadway star, is playing a lesbian poetry professor with strong feelings about transgender issues on Amazon's "Transparent."

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 6:28pm on January 1, 2016

Elisabeth Moss on Her Emmy Nomination and How to Follow Success of Peggy Olson by Rachel Syme

Ms. Moss discusses portraying Peggy on "Mad Men" for seven seasons, earning six Emmy nominations for the role.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 7:26pm on August 24, 2015

Andrew Rannells on Girls and His Love for Lena Dunham and Nancy Meyers by Rachel Syme

Andrew Rannells is the comedic MVP of Girls this season, playing Elijah (a.k.a. Hannah's former college boyfriend, current gay bestie, and surprise roommate in Iowa). He's getting some of th…

SOURCE: Vulture at 8:41am on January 26, 2015

Learning from Elaine Stritch by Rachel Syme

Stritch was the kind of performer who one hopes will live forever, because she gave the impression that she just might. She threatened her audiences and her collaborators (who have alternati…

SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 10:27pm on July 24, 2014
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