Tony Yazbeck and Katie Huff Welcome Their First Baby The two actors are the proud parents of a baby boy. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
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Entrepreneurship: Want to Sell Handmade Soap? Join the Crowd With its low barrier to entry and recession-proof status, soap-making has become an attractive commercial endeavor — and many have taken notice. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
New York Today: New York Today: What a .50 Pay Raise Feels Like Wednesday: Reactions to a minimum wage boost, unusually warm weather, and summer jobs. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Something Rotten in East Egg? After Historic House Burns, Locals Wonder The Revolutionary War-era Baxter House, now a charred ruin, was in disrepair and caught in a tug of war between preservationists, local officials and the owner. {$excerpt:n} Source: New…
Benj Pasek and Justin Paul Will Headline Junior Theater Festival West The first-ever event will be held February 10-12 in Sacramento, California. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
New York Philharmonic Announces New Season as It Faces Upheaval The orchestra is dealing with unexpected tumult in its management at a time when it is working toward rebuilding its Lincoln Center home. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
A Good Meal Is Hard to Find — at Least on New York’s Upper West Side White Gold is the first Upper West Side eatery that’s gotten a starred review since the restaurant critic Pete Wells started at The Times.…
For Volunteers in New York, a Tumultuous Wait for a Refugee Family A task force at Rutgers Presbyterian Church agreed months ago to sponsor a family of Syrian Kurds, only to find them caught up in a maelstrom of presidential…
A New York Battle to Thwart Flora and Fauna That Belong Elsewhere New York State, a major hub of international and interstate commerce, is an epicenter for invasive species, and is spending millions to fight back. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York…
Critical Shopper: The Inevitability of Supreme Three Lower East Side stores (Only NY, Labor and Good Company) may be launchpads for a new post-Supreme, post-cool cool. {$excerpt:n} Source: New York Times
Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: February 8 {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
4 Theatre Veterans on the Art of Adaptation What draws Rachel Chavkin, Dave Malloy, Michael John LaChiusa, and Daryl Waters to tackle impossible stage adaptations? {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
From Maureen to Mermaid: Celebrating the Stage Work of Sherie Rene Scott Look back at the Tony-nominated actor’s onstage career so far. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
Winner of Horton Foote Playwriting Award Announced The Dramatists Guild will present the award February 27. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill
Edmonton’s Citadel Theatre Will Stage Broadway-Aimed Hadestown Musical Rachel Chavkin will direct. {$excerpt:n} Source: Playbill