Want to see a comedy show, or drop in on a film series? Do you need kid-friendly event? Our critics offer their favorite picks. Source: New York Times
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‘Great Comet’ Producer Hasn’t Paid Royalties, Composer Says
By Gotham Rex on April 23, 2022
Dave Malloy has filed a petition seeking the help of an arbitrator in his dispute with Howard Kagan over international productions. Source: New York Times
She Taught New York to Sing
By Gotham Rex on April 21, 2022
“Throw the note over your shoulder!” Debbie Harry, Kathleen Hanna, Justin Vivian Bond and other singers recall Barbara Gustern, a beloved vocal coach who was killed last month at age 87. Source: New York Times
DJ Kay Slay, Fiery Radio Star and Rap Mixtape Innovator, Dies at 55
By Gotham Rex on April 18, 2022
The one-time graffiti artist and New York D.J. for Hot 97 was known for breaking artists and stoking beefs that gave fuel to the careers of Nas, Jay-Z, 50 Cent and more. Source: New York Times
How a Music Executive Spends His Sundays
By Gotham Rex on March 31, 2022
In the 1990s, Jamie Krents was on tour with an indie rock group. Now he’s a family man in Brooklyn. Source: New York Times
Booze, Biscuits and Bands: Musical Brunch Is Back in New York
By Gotham Rex on March 24, 2022
Here are six brunches that, after a long pandemic pause, are entertaining and feeding weekend crowds in Manhattan and the Hudson Valley. Source: New York Times
Suspect in Broadway Singing Coach’s Attack Arrested on Manslaughter Charge
By Gotham Rex on March 22, 2022
Lauren Pazienza, 26, turned herself in and was charged with manslaughter in the death of Barbara Maier Gustern, 87. Source: New York Times
Juilliard’s President Is Challenged but Retains Support of Board
By Gotham Rex on March 15, 2022
The school’s chairman and biggest benefactor, Bruce Kovner, had wanted its president, Damian Woetzel, to leave after a negative evaluation. He marshaled support and stayed. Source: New York Times
Comedy Undercut ‘The Life.’ Billy Porter Looks for Its Humanity.
By Gotham Rex on March 14, 2022
The actor is directing an Encores! revival of the 1997 musical, updating it to confront hard truths about racism, poverty and carceral injustice. Source: New York Times
Trinity Church’s Conductor Put on Leave Amid Investigation
By Gotham Rex on March 13, 2022
Julian Wachner has been accused of sexually assaulting a Juilliard School employee during a music festival in 2014. He denies the accusation. Source: New York Times
In Short Supply: Everything From Chocolate to Headstone Stencils
By Gotham Rex on March 4, 2022
Supply chain issues have hurt old-fashioned businesses as well as high-tech ones, and monument makers are among those feeling the pain. Source: New York Times
A Broadway Conductor's Difficult Journey Back from Long Covid
By Gotham Rex on February 24, 2022
A celebrated Broadway conductor caught Covid in the first wave. Two despairing years later, he is finally reclaiming his old life, breath by breath. Source: New York Times
Tito Matos, Virtuoso of a Puerto Rican Sound, Dies at 53
By Gotham Rex on January 29, 2022
A lifelong champion of the plena genre, he helped rejuvenate it for a new generation both in Puerto Rico and in New York. Source: New York Times
7 Ways to Remember Martin Luther King in New York
By Gotham Rex on January 12, 2022
From in-person and virtual performances to exhibitions and tours, the city offers plenty of options for honoring the civil rights leader this year. Source: New York Times
4 Things to Do This Weekend
By Gotham Rex on December 16, 2021
Our critics and writers have selected noteworthy cultural events to experience virtually and in person in New York City. Source: New York Times