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Friday, February 18, 2022

Dance Class Is in Session: Flail, Get Weird, Unlock Yourself by Melena Ryzik

With collaborators like Miranda July and Evan Rachel Wood, Angela Trimbur stands out among social-media-savvy choreographers whose accessible movement found audiences during the pandemic.

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Tuesday, September 21, 2021

Bicycle Diaries: Cruising With the 'American Utopia' Family by Melena Ryzik and Cole Wilson

Our intrepid reporter and photographer biked through Queens with David Byrne and some of his castmates ahead of their return to Broadway. Then the skies opened up.

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Friday, June 25, 2021

Rita Moreno: Pathbreaker, Activist and 'A Kick in the Pants' by Melena Ryzik

The actress discusses being the subject of a new documentary, and spending eight-plus decades in the spotlight.

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Thursday, February 18, 2021

Second City Is Sold to Private Equity Group by Melena Ryzik

The comedy company has faced intense criticism over race and had committed to restructuring. The new owner, ZMC, said it would not abandon this plan.

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Thursday, January 28, 2021

Harvey Weinstein Accusers Agree to $17 Million Settlement by Melena Ryzik and Cara Buckley

Some 40 women will participate in the bankruptcy court agreement, though others who have sued Mr. Weinstein and accused him of sexual abuse have objected to the terms and are considering an …

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Thursday, June 4, 2020

Art That Confronts and Challenges Racism: Start Here by Melena Ryzik, Wesley Morris, Mekado Murphy, Reggie Ugwu, Pierre-Antoine Louis, Salamishah Tillet and Siddhartha Mitter

Our writers suggest works that illuminate and tackle issues of police brutality, social injustice and racial inequity.

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Thursday, September 29, 2016

New York City Starts $5 Million Fund for Women in Film and Theater by Melena Ryzik

The Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment will create the fund, administered over five years, to help with projects "by, for, or about women."

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Thursday, July 28, 2016

Corey Stoll on Shakespeare Boot Camp and Killing Tiny Vampires by Melena Ryzik

The actor, now starring in Shakespeare in the Park's production of "Troilus and Cressida," is also appearing in the newest film from Woody Allen.

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Sunday, July 24, 2016

What Did It Take to Make 'Equity,' a Film About Women on Wall Street? by Melena Ryzik

The budget for the financial thriller, which stars Anna Gunn of "Breaking Bad" and opens on July 29, was raised from 25 female investors.

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Tuesday, June 7, 2016

Meryl Streep Does a Number on the Donald at the Public's Gala by Melena Ryzik

Ms. Streep impersonated Mr. Trump, pursed lips and braggadocio-inflected voice and all, in a number with Christine Baranski.

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Wednesday, June 1, 2016

Female Cinematographers, Not Content to Hide Behind the Camera by Melena Ryzik

Women in the field are using several strategies in an effort to overcome gender inequity.

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Friday, April 8, 2016

Vows: Off Broadway, Showmen Seal Their Biggest Deal by Melena Ryzik

Tom Postilio and Mickey Conlon, stars of an HGTV real estate show, are signing the papers on a life of wedded bliss.

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Thursday, December 31, 2015

Making a Show From Found Videos, Both Unsettling and Lighthearted by Melena Ryzik

The resulting work, "The Art of Luv (Part One): Elliot" by the Royal Osiris Karaoke Ensemble at the Under the Radar festival, is an experimental blend of technology and genre.

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Friday, December 4, 2015

Shanice Williams on Her Road to Dorothy and 'The Wiz Live!' by Melena Ryzik

Making her professional debut at only 19, Ms. Williams talks about the highlights and the "out-of-body experience" of playing a famous role.

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Monday, November 30, 2015

'The Wiz,' With Added Street Cred, Heads for TV and Broadway by Melena Ryzik

A new production to be broadcast live on NBC this week before hopping to Broadway will include a tweaked score and of-the-minute dance moves.

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Sunday, November 15, 2015

Joel Schumacher, Directing 'Neighborhood 3,' Gets an Education by Melena Ryzik

Mr. Schumacher, who has weathered many industry storms, finds putting on a play is a different kind of thrill.

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Saturday, October 3, 2015

Drinking With Sam Rockwell, a 'Fool for Love' on Broadway by Melena Ryzik

He stars opposite Nina Arianda in a Broadway revival of the Sam Shephard cowboy love story, opening next week.

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Thursday, June 11, 2015

'Hand Foot Fizzle Face' Digs Into an Odd Collaboration Between Beckett and Jasper Johns by Melena Ryzik

A new play opening at Jack in Brooklyn was inspired by an enigmatic collaboration on a 1977 artists' book by Samuel Beckett and Jasper Johns.

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Monday, May 25, 2015

Turn On (MP3s), Tune In and Ride by Melena Ryzik

Joyride is a kind of interactive theater for bike riders in the city: you take off from a single point, all listening to the same soundtrack on MP3 players.

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Web Slinger Is Poised to Cast Net by MELENA RYZIK

Reeve Carney, the newly installed Spidey, can still walk unnoticed to rehearsals. But by the time the show opens on Dec. 21, that may not be possible.

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Reverend Billy’s Revelation: A Role for Money by MELENA RYZIK

What happened when a Dutch theatrical company asked to buy the rights to the character played by an anticonsumerist activist.

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In Brooklyn, Dramatizing Real Discord by MELENA RYZIK

The Civilians are preparing to stage “In the Footprint,” a layered portrait of the debate surrounding the Atlantic Yards project in Brooklyn.

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For Kevin Spacey, a Reviled Lobbyist Is No Mere Villain by MELENA RYZIK

Kevin Spacey plays the disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff in his new film, "Casino Jack," opening Friday.

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Tuesday, April 14, 2015

ArtsBeat: Jake Gyllenhaal Will Star in 'Little Shop of Horrors' at City Center by Melena Ryzik

Mr. Gyllenhaal will star opposite Ellen Greene and Taran Killam of "Saturday Night Live" in the concert production of the sci-fi musical.

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Thursday, March 19, 2015

A Cultural Leap: Lisa D'Amour Juggles 'Airline Highway' and 'Milton,' a Tale of Five Towns by Melena Ryzik

While the playwright Lisa D'Amour prepares her "Airline Highway" for New York, she's developing "Milton," a show based on interviews with residents of American towns.

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Thursday, November 27, 2014

Snapshot: Adam Trent, Magician, Makes Broadway Debut by Melena Ryzik

The illusionist Adam Trent is making his Broadway debut with "The Illusionists " Witness the Impossible."

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Monday, November 3, 2014

'On the Town' Actors Bond Around New York by Melena Ryzik

The three lead actors of the musical "On the Town" bond around New York even when they're not in their roles.

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Thursday, September 4, 2014

John Waters Riffs on His 50-Year Retrospective by Melena Ryzik

John Waters describes his 50-year retrospective at the Film Society of Lincoln Center as the first nonironic career tribute he has ever received.

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Friday, May 16, 2014

'Dream of the Red Chamber' and Other Sleep-Oriented Shows by Melena Ryzik

A new breed of production invites spectators to bed down in an immersive performance space, exploring their perceptions of their surroundings in a half-awake state or in their dreams.

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Thursday, February 20, 2014

Oscar-Nominated Songs With Familiar Composers - NYTimes.com by Melena Ryzik

The song had humble roots, though. Ms. Anderson-Lopez and Mr. Lopez, a Tony winner for the musicals "Avenue Q" and "The Book of Mormon," started banging it out on the piano at their home stu…

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