Lorna Luft Plans American Songbook Concert April 6–8 She will share memories and music at Feinstein’s/54 Below. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
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David Storey, a Tony-Nominated Playwright and Novelist, Dies at 83 Storey was represented on Broadway with his plays Home and The Changing Room. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
First Look at Harvey Fierstein in Gently Down the Stream The world-premiere production, directed by Sean Mathias, began performances March 15. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
Dolly Wells Joins Norbert Leo Butz and Zosia Mamet in The Whirligig The actor replaces the previously announced Maura Tierney for the world premiere of Hamish Linklater’s new play. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
Pressure Builds for City’s Renewal Schools as State Tests Begin In the final year of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s initiative, students and teachers at struggling schools have been urgently preparing for exams to avoid closure. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Josh Groban and Denée Benton Set for Great Comet Concert at Green Room 42 The show’s composer Dave Malloy will share how classic showtunes inspired his score. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
Restaurant Review: We’ll Always Have Paris, at Augustine Like Keith McNally’s other French restaurants, this new one is a lovely realm of nostalgia and unfussy food. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Ben Platt Will Host 2017 Jimmy Awards The Dear Evan Hansen star is set to host the ninth annual ceremony in New York City this June. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
MCC Launches Campaign to Reach Million Goal for New Theatre The dollar-for-dollar matching challenge aims to raise the needed $5 million to complete the project. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
Paul Novograd, Who Owned Manhattan’s Last Public Livery, Dies at 73 Mr. Novograd reluctantly closed his family’s Claremont Riding Academy in 2007. Opened in 1892, it was billed as the oldest continuously operating stable in New York City. {$excerpt:n} Source:…
New York Today: New York Today: Rooting Out Rats Tuesday: Return of the Rat Reservoir, stormy weather, and what lies beneath our highways. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Neighborhood Joint: Just Bulbs: Still Burning Bright on the Upper East Side At a time when many independent shops are folding, a beloved light-bulb shop moves into a larger space. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
In Brooklyn’s Kosher Pizza War, Modern Tastes Battle Ancient Law A civil dispute between two pizzerias in Crown Heights comes before a rabbinical court. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Editorial: A Bad Idea to Cut Prison Visitations Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposal to slash visiting hours at New York’s maximum-security prisons should die quickly. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Tour Trump’s Childhood Home President Trump’s childhood home in Queens has sold at auction for $2.14 million. Take a tour of the home he lived in until he was 4 years old. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times