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Saturday, May 23, 2026

This Is How You Steal a Scene Using Only a Bank by Melena Ryzik and Amir Hamja

Deposit slips, vintage ledgers and more: David Korins’s Tony-nominated, 27,000-pound set for “Dog Day Afternoon” is as much a technical feat as a 1970s throwback.

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Thursday, May 14, 2026

How the Stars of 6 Tony-Nominated Broadway Shows Get Into Character by Michael Paulson, George Etheredge, Amir Hamja and Vincent Tullo

For Nathan Lane, Taraji P. Henson, Daniel Radcliffe and other actors, it can take wigs, group hugs or banishing ghosts to make the transformation.

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Sunday, April 12, 2026

Want to Star Opposite Daniel Radcliffe? At 'Every Brilliant Thing,' You Have a Chance. by Alexis Soloski and Amir Hamja

Before each performance, the actor sprints around the Hudson Theater enlisting audience members to take part in the interactive show.

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Sunday, August 31, 2025

What's Loud, Pink and Drawing New Yorkers Together? by James Thomas and Amir Hamja

With his Karlala Soundsystem, Karl Scholz is using nightclub-grade audio to ensure that neighbors gather.

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Tuesday, August 12, 2025

You've Got Fan Mail: The Weird and Lovely Things Actors Get by Sarah Bahr and Amir Hamja

Joey Fatone, Michelle Williams and other actors share some of the declarations of admiration they've received during their runs onstage.

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Thursday, July 17, 2025

Gillian Murphy, a Ballerina With Joy and Aplomb, Steps Down from ABT by Gia Kourlas and Amir Hamja

After 29 years, the American Ballet Theater principal bids farewell with "Swan Lake." It's demanding. But she's got this.

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Monday, March 24, 2025

Jenifer Ringer Is Back at the School of American Ballet in a New Role by Gia Kourlas and Amir Hamja

Jenifer Ringer, the celebrated New York City Ballet principal, is back at the School of American Ballet in a new role: teacher and guiding light.

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Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Flying High at the Beach: Birds, Dancers, Michelson and Merce by Gia Kourlas and Amir Hamja

This year, Beach Sessions pairs an adaptation of Merce Cunningham's "Beach Birds" with a response by the choreographer Sarah Michelson.

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Friday, September 23, 2022

Is Little Amal Getting Lost in New York? by Laura Collins-Hughes and Amir Hamja

The hottest celebrity in town right now is an enchanting 12-foot-tall Syrian refugee puppet. She's drawing masses of admirers, but that's not always a good thing.

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