De Blasio considers cutting funds from museums if they don’t diversify
The heads of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall are among dozens of cultural institution leaders quaking in their boots as Mayor Bill de Blasio considers slashing their...
View ArticleBroadway went dark, but stars still shine on the sidewalks
On Broadway, as the saying goes, the show must go on — even in a blackout. Saturday night’s five-hour power outage sent thousands of show-goers out of darkened theaters and crowding onto the sidewalks,...
View ArticleCultural institutions’ workforces are too white: City report
Mayor Bill de Blasio is demanding the city’s largest government-funded cultural institutions become more diverse, but a new study found that such work forces are largely “underrepresented” by people of...
View ArticleBill Clinton, George W. Bush will be on panel at Carnegie Hall
Former presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush will meet this month for a chat with historian Doris Kearns Goodwin at Carnegie Hall. The rare meeting of past presidents will take place on Feb. 29...
View ArticleAngélique Kidjo ‘disappointed’ Carnegie Hall show canceled over coronavirus
Like many artists, Grammy-winning Beninese singer Angélique Kidjo — whom Time magazine once called “Africa’s premier diva” — has felt the staggering effect of the coronavirus crisis, which forced the...
View ArticleCarnegie Hall, Lincoln Center cancel fall schedules because of coronavirus
Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts have canceled their fall schedules due to the coronavirus pandemic, and the New York City Ballet called off its annual holiday presentation of...
View ArticleNYC’s richest cultural institutions received federal COVID-19 bailouts,...
Dozens of the city’s richest cultural organizations scored millions in federal bailouts meant for small businesses struggling with the coronavirus pandemic. The Guggenheim Museum, Carnegie Hall, the...
View Article3-year-old piano prodigy set to perform at Carnegie Hall
A 3-year-old piano whiz became the youngest person ever to win a prestigious international music competition — earning her a performance spot at Carnegie Hall.
View ArticleTrattoria dell’Arte trumpets return of hungry Carnegie Hall customers
Guests at Wednesday night’s gala reopening of Carnegie Hall will thrill to the triumphant strains of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra.
View ArticleRussian musicians don’t deserve cancellation for Putin’s crimes
American organizations are canceling Russian musicians who do not directly denounce Putin, the man who wields power over not just their livelihoods but their lives.
View ArticlePhoto exhibition features poignant portraits of NYC women
Photographer Patricia Burmicky's new series is called "The Woman I Will Become" and is on view at the Blue Gallery.
View ArticleDavid Hyde Pierce is set for the stage and dinner
“I’m nervous. Used to acting but onstage tonight, one night only, at Carnegie? I’m reading excerpts, rehearsed yesterday with the orchestra but I don’t really know whatthehell I’m doing.”
View Article‘Bionic’ gloves allow piano prodigy to play again — decades after losing...
In 1998, João Carlos Martins was certain he'd played his last concert.
View ArticleThe Beach Boys return and rock Carnegie Hall
"Carnegie’s similar to London’s Royal Albert Hall. Specialness. You want to do your best." said Mike Love.
View ArticleExtell nabs former Wellington Hotel with potential plans to build up
The ambitious developer’s plans for the historic property one block south of Carnegie Hall were unknown.
View ArticleOld Oscars memory: Harvey Weinstein wanted ‘Catcher in the Rye’ film rights
Old Oscars memory. Harvey Weinstein, then-Miramax chief, once wanted to make a film based on “The Catcher in the Rye.” Reclusive author J.D. Salinger wasn’t eager on selling film rights. Weinstein...
View ArticleAnthony Jeselnik announces 2024 ‘Bones and All Tour.’ Get tickets now
The shock comic is dropping into NYC's Beacon Theatre on March 23.
View ArticleHow much are tickets to see Andrew Dice Clay on tour?
Hickory Dickory Dock, Dice is back on the block.
View ArticleJuilliard’s once-prestigious vocal debut concert struggles to draw NYC crowds
Last year, only 141 guests showed up to the famed 1,000-seat Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center for the vocal arts debut.
View ArticleHow Andrew Dice Clay reinvented himself for a new generation with ‘moron...
"It's the character of a moron. I call him Dobey," Andrew Dice Clay said of his new social media persona. "He's the stupid brother of Dice. I love it."
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