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Wednesday, May 6, 2026

‘Fill the Stage!’ Tiler Peck Says It’s Time for Ballet to Go Big by Gia Kourlas and Thea Traff

For her second commission at New York City Ballet, the principal dancer is leveling up. “Symphonie Espagnole,” with a nod to the company’s Balanchine heritage, has a cast of 40.

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Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Adrien Brody, Tessa Thompson and the Truth Behind ‘The Fear of 13’ by Sarah Lyall and Thea Traff

“The Fear of 13,” about a man who spent two decades on death row for a murder he didn’t commit, is a story that the playwright says she “couldn’t shake.”

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Thursday, November 27, 2025

At New York City Ballet's 'Nutcracker,' Bring on Fritz and Brat Winter by Gia Kourlas and Thea Traff

At New York City Ballet, two boys from the School of American Ballet get to play a coveted role: Fritz, a terror of a little brother.

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Monday, November 17, 2025

Ballet Dancers Are Starting to Prioritize Their Mental Health by Gia Kourlas and Thea Traff

Dancers are famous for buckling down and getting through it. But a new openness about mental health has companies and schools focusing on their well-being, both physical and emotional.

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Saturday, September 13, 2025

In 'Hedda,' Tessa Thompson Puts a Sexy, Messy Spin on the 'Female Hamlet' by Leah Greenblatt and Thea Traff

Have you ever seen Ibsen's "Hedda Gabler" set in the 1950s with a biracial star in a lesbian love triangle? In this new film adaptation, you will.

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Saturday, September 6, 2025

Trajal Harrell on Staging a Runway Show at the Park Avenue Armory by Gia Kourlas and Thea Traff

The choreographer takes over the Park Avenue Armory with "Monkey Off My Back or the Cat's Meow," a spectacle that honors the power of being together.

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Thursday, August 21, 2025

At the Rockaway Beach Sessions, a New York City Dance by Gia Kourlas and Thea Traff

The choreographer Kim Brandt brings "Wayward," an expansive new dance, to Rockaway (the beach and the town) as this part of Beach Sessions.

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Thursday, June 5, 2025

The 2025 Tony Nominees Discuss Their Biggest Tests and Triumphs by Thea Traff, Michael Paulson, Alexis Soloski, Nicole Herrington, Jolie Ruben and Amanda Webster

George Clooney, Audra McDonald, Daniel Dae Kim, Sarah Snook and other Broadway stars talk about the challenges they've faced " and surmounted.

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Saturday, May 3, 2025

The Young Virtuoso Roman Mejia Now Has the X Factor: Nobility by Gia Kourlas and Thea Traff

Roman Mejia, a New York City Ballet principal, shows how bravura and subtlety can exist side by side in a season that includes a sparkling "Apollo" debut.

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Thursday, February 20, 2025