Molly Ranson, Jeff Seymour, and Yair Ben-Dor in “Prayer for the French Republic.” Photo: Matt Murphy A Star of Family Dramas Actress Molly Ranson has made a career of starring in family dramas. Ranson first came to prominence when she made her Broadway... City Arts 23 Feb 2022 | 12:41
Jeff Spurgeon broadcasting from home. Photo: Judy Biener The Storyteller Jeff Spurgeon is no stranger to the world of radio. The Nebraskan native with a soothing baritone voice has been working... News 08 Dec 2020 | 04:30
Willie Zabar. ( Photo: Mindy Tucker) ‘Upper West Pride’ Comedian Willie Zabar is no stranger to the New York comedy scene. After performing stand-up comedy at the Brooklyn Comedy... News 30 Jun 2020 | 10:59
Lindsey Boylan. ( Photo: Kevin Hagen/Courtesy of Lindsey Boylan Campaign) ‘A Defining Moment’ Lindsey Boylan was not satisfied with what she was seeing. During her for four-year tenure working for Governor Andrew Cuomo... News 11 Jun 2020 | 11:19
Myles Clohessy. ( Photo: Antony A. Ware) Playing the Bad Guy Myles Clohessy is one of television's biggest bad guys. The up-and-coming 26 year-old actor is making a name for himself... News 23 Apr 2020 | 04:44
Will Arbery (right), at the first rehearsal of his play "Heroes of the Fourth Turning." ( Photo: Playwrights Horizons) 'Theater Will Come Back' In the New York theater world, Republicans are rarely seen onstage. Broadway and off-Broadway is often the domain of liberal... News 08 Apr 2020 | 12:53
Steven Blier of the New York Festival of Song. ( Photo: Liv Hoffman) Pleasure and Surprise In the world of classical music, there is no one quite like Steven Blier. Over the course of his nearly five-decade career,... News 02 Mar 2020 | 09:48
The "Making Gay History: Before Stonewall" cast with Eric Marcus (back row, third from left) and Joe Salvatore (back row, fourth from left) during rehearsal. ( Photo: NYU Steinhardt) 'Making Gay History' Onstage Joe Salvatore is no Broadway baby. As a writer, director, and professor of educational theater at NYU Steinhardt, Salvatore... News 24 Feb 2020 | 10:25
David Dubal's series showcases young pianists performing the world's greatest piano pieces. ( Photo: Nina Wurtzel) 'No Art, No Life' In the United States, classical music is facing major challenges. Because public schools are cutting their arts programs... News 29 Jan 2020 | 01:44
Ju-eh in "The Living Dying Opera" at the Abrons Arts Center on the Lower East Side. ( Photo: Peichao Lin) Prototype Festival A Musical Wild Card Ju-eh is a true 21st century artist. As an operatic countertenor, composer and overall conceptual curator, he has written... News 22 Dec 2019 | 12:51
Louisa Proske, co-artistic director, Heartbeat Opera. ( Photo: Ross Rowland) 'The Troublemaker' On the New York opera scene, Louisa Proske is known as a troublemaker. As the co-artistic director of Heartbeat Opera, Proske... Home 24 Nov 2019 | 12:35
Tim Morehouse (center) with his fencing students and teaching staff. ( Photo: Tim Morehouse Fencing Club staff) 'The Olympian Keeps Going' Tim Morehouse is one of the Upper West Side's most accomplished athletes. In addition to winning a silver medal for fencing... News 04 Nov 2019 | 09:48
Melissa Smey outside the Miller Theatre at Columbia University. ( Photo: Matt Zugale) 'You Can Have a Different Ending to the Story' Modern audiences often think that classical music is too difficult to understand, too expensive or too elitist for their... News 10 Oct 2019 | 01:45
Anthony Roth Costanzo in the title role of "Akhnaten," which comes to the Met Opera this fall. ( Photo: Jane Hobson.) Playing the 'First Trans Icon' Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo is a trailblazer in classical music. Possessing a high, clear singing voice similar to... News 23 Sep 2019 | 11:57
Jaime Krass of Columbia ( Photo by Jonathan Heisler) “My hands are outstretched” Jaimie Krass is the director of engagement at Columbia/Barnard Hillel, the school’s largest Jewish organization. She helps... Local News 02 Aug 2019 | 11:00
