Nick Bailey, Alysha Umphress, Ashley Park, and More Cast in Premiere of Hood Dallas Theater Center presents the world premiere of Hood: The Robin Hood Musical Adventure. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
The New Yorkian
Job Growth Loses Steam as U.S. Adds 98,000 in March The showing was the weakest in nearly a year and followed two robust increases. But unemployment fell to 4.5 percent, the lowest in almost a decade. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York…
On the Red Carpet with Patti LuPone and Christine Ebersole in War Paint Moments after the curtain came down on their opening-night performances, the Tony-winning actors spoke with Playbill on the red carpet. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
Actors’ Equity to Host Theatre District Pub Crawl Fundraiser Funds raised will benefit Actors’ Equity Foundation’s education and professional development programs. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
Sunday Routine: How David McInerney, a FreshDirect Founder, Spends His Sundays A founder of the food delivery service spends much of his day cooking for friends and taking his 4-year-old son to Central Park. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
New York Can Destroy Documents, Judge Rules in Municipal ID Case The ruling came in a Staten Island court where lawmakers had sought to force the city to keep documents they said could help in terror investigations. {$excerpt:n} Source: New…
Character Study: Preaching the Gospel, Jazz Riffs and All On Sunday mornings, the Rev. Nathaniel Dixon’s pulpit is also his bandstand. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
The Grape Juice Wars of Passover During the holiday, Orthodox Jews consume a lot of the beverage, mostly from the kosher titan Kedem. Now Welch’s has gotten into game. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Pet City: Dogs Do Their Duty for Science Researchers are collecting the microbial life of New York’s pets and pests as part of a larger project to map tiny organisms throughout the city. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Last of New York’s Master Wigmakers At a time when wigs are increasingly popular, the artisans who make them by hand are a vanishing breed. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Big City: Without Rikers, Learning to Love the Jail Next Door Closing New York’s main jail complex to put correctional facilities around the city is a tough sell politically. But it could be an improvement for criminal justice and no…
Heartbeat Opera Will Present New Interpretations of Madama Butterfly and Carmen The New York company presents stripped-down adaptations of classic operas. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
Hungry City: Simple Taiwanese Food, Full of Secrets, at Mama Lee in Queens Mei Lee, the owner of the small, plain-spoken restaurant, extracts magic from a simple turnip, while making art of homey dishes. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Emily Skinner, Tony Yazbeck, and More Will Bring Prince of Broadway to New York See who else will lead the cast of the new musical, a celebration of Hal Prince’s legendary career set to open on Broadway this fall. {$excerpt:n}…
Coup, a New Manhattan Bar, Aims to Serve Up an Antidote to Trump As happy hour gives way to angry politics, the business plans to donate proceeds to groups like Planned Parenthood. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times