ABBA Voyage, the popular London show, features holograph versions of the Swedish pop band when they were decades younger. Source: New York Times
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How Tish and Snooky Bellomo, the Manic Panic Sisters, Spend a Day Rocking Out
By Gotham Rex on November 8, 2025
Tish and Snooky Bellomo are still creating wild hair dye colors for the brand, which took off in the 1980s. But they also make time for harp lessons, Italian dinners and the sauna. Source: New York Times
What Will New York’s Arts Scene Look Like in 2050?
By Gotham Rex on October 2, 2025
Cultural figures, including the authors Gary Shteyngart and Jacqueline Woodson, the actors Ilana Glazer and Leslie Odom Jr., and the Guggenheim curator Naomi Beckwith, share their visions for 2050. Source: New York Times
The Songs of the 2025 New York Mayoral Race
By Gotham Rex on September 21, 2025
Music can be a powerful way for political candidates to connect with voters and convey a message. Here are the songs the New York City mayoral candidates chose. Source: New York Times
Ronny Whyte, Cabaret Singer Who Personified Elegance, Dies at 88
By Gotham Rex on September 16, 2025
Like his friend and mentor Bobby Short, he exuded haute style while imbuing American standards with grace and wit. Source: New York Times
Gauging Our Return to Office and the Subways, One Tip at a Time
By Gotham Rex on November 19, 2022
It has been over a year since buskers, and their music, returned underground, and their slightly fuller tip jars and instrument cases suggest things may be looking up. Source: New York Times
Broadway Musical ‘Shucked’ Features Songs by Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally
By Gotham Rex on November 14, 2022
The musical, with songs by Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally, just finished a pre-Broadway run in Utah, and will begin New York performances in March. Source: New York Times
Suzan-Lori Parks Is on Broadway, Off Broadway and Everywhere Else
By Gotham Rex on October 5, 2022
The first African American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize in drama has four shows this season. “If you can hear the world singing, it’s your job to write it down,” she said. Source: New York Times
Review: Finding Community in ‘As You Like It’
By Gotham Rex on August 30, 2022
This shimmering Shakespeare adaptation at the Delacorte Theater retains the outline of the original, while making space for songs. You don’t have to sing along, though you may want to. Source: New York Times
Dan Smith Might Teach You Guitar
By Gotham Rex on August 1, 2022
Teaching is a calling for New York’s king of the marketing flier, whose students include the former governor David Paterson. But he won’t take just anyone. Source: New York Times
A Bold Concert of Songs and a Potent Play Leave Audiences Abuzz
By Gotham Rex on July 21, 2022
At the Williamstown Theater Festival, Daniel Fish’s “Most Happy in Concert” confounds and Anna Ouyang Moench’s “Man of God” raises its own question. Source: New York Times
The Middle Eastern Party Scene Thriving in Brooklyn
By Gotham Rex on July 16, 2022
Several New York City parties offer spaces where anyone and everyone can let loose, come together and find comfort in Middle Eastern and North African music. Source: New York Times
Martin C. Dreiwitz, Who Took Student Musicians on World Tours, Dies at 91
By Gotham Rex on June 30, 2022
He combined his love for travel and music to turn the Long Island Youth Orchestra into a globe-trotting powerhouse. Source: New York Times
Review: ‘The Ordering of Moses’ Shines at Riverside Church
By Gotham Rex on June 19, 2022
The Harlem Chamber Players presented R. Nathaniel Dett’s 1937 oratorio in honor of the centennial of the Harlem Renaissance, for the Juneteenth weekend. Source: New York Times
Rebuilding Elementary School Band Class After the Pandemic
By Gotham Rex on June 19, 2022
Young violists and sax players in Brooklyn get reacquainted with their instruments, and with one another: “You have to play in harmony.” Source: New York Times