As head of the Shubert Organization, he was one of New York City’s most influential real estate and cultural entrepreneurs. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Theater”
‘Mean Girls’ Won’t Return to Broadway
By Gotham Rex on January 7, 2021
Adapted by Tina Fey from her 2004 film, the musical played 834 performances. A national tour is expected to resume when theaters reopen. Source: New York Times
Miss the N.Y.C. Subway? These Radio Plays Bring It Back to Life
By Gotham Rex on December 24, 2020
A new audio series from Rattlestick Playwrights Theater imagines the bustle of the trains before the pandemic — one story and one station at a time. Source: New York Times
Roger Berlind, 90, Dies; Broadway Impresario Who Amassed 25 Tonys
By Gotham Rex on December 24, 2020
He played a role in producing more than 100 plays and musicals. And while he kept an eye on the bottom line, he could be seduced by sheer artistry. Source: New York Times
‘It’s More Money Than I Imagined.’ So He’s Giving Some of It Away.
By Gotham Rex on December 23, 2020
How Jeremy O. Harris has turned his good fortune into grants, commissions and donations to other playwrights, and to libraries in need. Source: New York Times
Miguel Algarín, Force Behind Nuyorican Cafe, Dies at 79
By Gotham Rex on December 4, 2020
His Lower East Side performance space has been an incubator for poets, playwrights and other artists, many of them not initially embraced by the mainstream. Source: New York Times
Longtime Board Chairman Steps Down at Apollo Theater
By Gotham Rex on December 3, 2020
Richard D. Parsons, the former Time Warner chief executive who led the Harlem nonprofit’s board for 19 years, will be succeeded by Charles Phillips. Source: New York Times
Stagehand Falls to His Death at the Winter Garden Theater
By Gotham Rex on November 12, 2020
The 54-year-old man fell from a ladder above the stage at the theater that most recently hosted “Beetlejuice.” Source: New York Times
Israel Horovitz, Playwright Tarnished by Allegations of Abuse, Dies at 81
By Gotham Rex on November 11, 2020
Mr. Horovitz found success Off Broadway, working with actors who later became household names. But his life took a downturn when women came forward to describe a pattern of sexual misconduct and assault. Source: New York Times
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Revives Broadway for a Day
By Gotham Rex on November 11, 2020
Among the things to be thankful for: Turkey is on the menu, your Uncle Charlie is not coming and, after a long absence, Broadway casts will be back onstage. Source: New York Times
Voters in Jersey City Embrace a New Tax to Finance the Arts
By Gotham Rex on November 4, 2020
Officials had worried that a new arts tax may be too much to ask in a place still reeling financially from the pandemic, but 64 percent of New Jersey voters approved of the idea. Source: New York Times
Don’t Eat the Breakfast Cereal. It’s Made of Plastic.
By Gotham Rex on November 1, 2020
Robin Frohardt has turned a vacant space in Times Square into a colorful installation that slyly doubles as an eco-warning. Puppets have their moment, too. Source: New York Times
8 Things to Do This Halloween Weekend
By Gotham Rex on October 29, 2020
Our critics and writers have selected noteworthy cultural events to experience virtually or in person in New York City. Source: New York Times
Eight Small New York Theaters Sue Cuomo Over Pandemic Restrictions
By Gotham Rex on October 26, 2020
The lawsuit argues that if bowling alleys, casinos and gyms can open, why can’t performance venues with fewer than 200 seats? Source: New York Times
Edith O’Hara, a Fixture of Off Off Broadway, Dies at 103
By Gotham Rex on October 24, 2020
The theater she founded, the 13th Street Repertory Company, has been an eclectic presence on the New York scene for almost half a century. Source: New York Times