Fans have been streaming his music, buying his books, and trying to get in to see his shows, with a new revival of “Company” opening this week on Broadway. Source: New York Times
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Michael Jackson Musical Turns Down Volume on Abuse Allegations
By Gotham Rex on December 7, 2021
The Broadway musical, “MJ,” with a book by Lynn Nottage and directed by Christopher Wheeldon, began previews Monday. Source: New York Times
Joanne Shenandoah, Leading Native American Musician, Dies at 64
By Gotham Rex on November 30, 2021
Ms. Shenandoah was considered the matriarch of Indigenous music for revolutionizing its sound. She won a Grammy Award for her contributions to a 2005 album. Source: New York Times
Impromptu Stephen Sondheim Wakes Fill Piano Bars With Tears and Tunes
By Gotham Rex on November 27, 2021
Lines of Stephen Sondheim fans formed outside Marie’s Crisis Cafe in Greenwich Village as news of his death spread. Inside, it was all-Sondheim on the piano. Source: New York Times
Stephen Sondheim Reflected on 'Company' and 'West Side Story' in Final Interview
By Gotham Rex on November 26, 2021
In an interview on Sunday, the revered composer and lyricist, 91, contentedly discussed his shows running on Broadway and off, as well as a new movie about to be released. Source: New York Times
5 Things to Do This Thanksgiving Weekend
By Gotham Rex on November 25, 2021
Our critics and writers have selected noteworthy cultural events to experience virtually and in person in New York City. Source: New York Times
‘Black No More’ to Land Off Broadway This Winter
By Gotham Rex on October 6, 2021
The musical will feature the theatrical debut of the Roots’ Black Thought, who will be writing the music and lyrics and be in a lead role. Source: New York Times
Debby King, 71, Backstage Aide Known as ‘Soul of Carnegie Hall,’ Dies
By Gotham Rex on October 5, 2021
From Sinatra to Isaac Stern to Sting, she attended to the needs of the star performers in the Maestro Suite and helped calm their nerves. Source: New York Times
Bicycle Diaries: Cruising With the ‘American Utopia’ Family
By Gotham Rex on September 21, 2021
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. Source: New York Times
Electric Zoo Music Festival: Officials Connect 16 Covid Cases to Event
By Gotham Rex on September 16, 2021
New York City’s health commissioner is urging all who attended to get tested immediately. Source: New York Times
Curtains Up! How Broadway Is Coming Back From Its Longest Shutdown.
By Gotham Rex on September 13, 2021
Determined to reopen, crews are dusting off spotlights, dancers are relearning steps, and everyone is testing, testing, testing as theater seeks to rebound from the devastating pandemic. Source: New York Times
7 Events in New York Honoring 9/11
By Gotham Rex on September 9, 2021
On Saturday, performances and memorials around the city and online will mark the 20th anniversary of the attacks. Here’s how to find them. Source: New York Times
Phil Schaap, Grammy-Winning Jazz D.J. and Historian, Dies at 70
By Gotham Rex on September 8, 2021
His radio programs, most notably on Columbia University’s WKCR, were full of minutiae he had accumulated during a lifetime immersed in the genre. Source: New York Times
Micki Grant, Groundbreaking Broadway Composer, Dies at 92
By Gotham Rex on August 25, 2021
With “Don’t Bother Me, I Can’t Cope,” she became the first woman to write the book, music and lyrics of a Broadway musical. Source: New York Times
‘1, 2, 3 … Exhale Together’: Broadway Families, Reunited at Last
By Gotham Rex on August 25, 2021
Before the reopenings were the in-person reunions. And hugs. So many hugs. Here’s a look at some of the first emotional moments on the road back. Source: New York Times