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
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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
Central Park Concert Draws Thousands to Cheer New York’s Comeback
By Gotham Rex on August 21, 2021
Bruce Springsteen, Paul Simon and Jennifer Hudson were set to celebrate the city’s emergence after the hardships of the pandemic, even as the spread of the Delta variant has driven up cases again. Source: New York Times
How Music Festivals Are Moving Forward Despite the Delta Variant
By Gotham Rex on August 20, 2021
Music festivals vary in their vaccine and testing requirements as they move ahead despite the virus surge. Source: New York Times
The Challenges of Getting Employees Vaccinated
By Gotham Rex on August 6, 2021
Requiring shots can be complicated, particularly for small businesses. An eyewear company in the Bronx has tried to persuade its workers. Source: New York Times
Music, but Make It Outdoors
By Gotham Rex on July 28, 2021
Even as concerts return to indoor venues, there’s still something spectacular about a show out in the warm summer air. Source: New York Times
City Plans Central Park Concert for the Vaccinated: LL Cool J, Santana and More
By Gotham Rex on July 27, 2021
LL Cool J, Elvis Costello, Andrea Bocelli, Carlos Santana and the New York Philharmonic will join Bruce Springsteen in performances Aug. 21 on the Great Lawn. Source: New York Times
Elliot Lawrence, Award-Winning Conductor, Dies at 96
By Gotham Rex on July 26, 2021
He led a big band, conducted on Broadway, collected Emmys and for nearly 50 years led the orchestra on the annual Tony Awards broadcast. Source: New York Times
New York’s ‘Homecoming’ to Feature a Free Concert in Every Borough
By Gotham Rex on July 22, 2021
The concerts, which are to run between Aug. 16 to Aug. 21, are being organized to celebrate the city’s reopening and promote tourism. Source: New York Times
American Ballet Theater to Return to Lincoln Center in October
By Gotham Rex on July 21, 2021
The full-length ballet “Giselle” will open the company’s season at the David H. Koch Theater Oct. 20. Source: New York Times
Review: Jacob’s Pillow Is Back, With a Tapping Tour of the Grounds
By Gotham Rex on July 2, 2021
Rain interfered with Dorrance Dance’s evening program, but the ensemble’s matinee was a playful, inviting reintroduction to the festival. Source: New York Times
Bruce Springsteen Reopens Broadway, Ushering In Theater’s Return
By Gotham Rex on June 27, 2021
On Saturday, “Springsteen on Broadway” became the first full-length show to take the stage since the Covid-19 pandemic forced performances to shut down in March 2020. Source: New York Times