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
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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
‘I Needed It’: A Well-Timed Outdoor Theater Opens on Little Island
By Gotham Rex on June 22, 2021
The island’s first performances, by Broadway Inspirational Voices choir, were post-pandemic catharsis for both the singers and the audience. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C.'s Subway Musicians Return to M.T.A. Platforms
By Gotham Rex on June 4, 2021
After 14 months away, authorized performers returned to train platforms to play for a reduced ridership. Source: New York Times
5 Things to Do on Memorial Day Weekend
By Gotham Rex on May 27, 2021
Our critics and writers have selected noteworthy cultural events to experience virtually and in person in New York City. Source: New York Times
Joel Chadabe, Explorer of Electronic Music’s Frontier, Dies at 82
By Gotham Rex on May 25, 2021
As both a composer and an advocate, Mr. Chadabe devoted himself to what one music critic called the “marriage between humans and their computers.” Source: New York Times
Arthur Pomposello, Impresario for a Cabaret Swan Song, Dies at 85
By Gotham Rex on May 21, 2021
He was the host at the Oak Room of the Algonquin Hotel during an improbable resurgence of cabaret from the 1980s to the early 2000s. He died of complications of Covid-19. Source: New York Times