Movement Is It for Innovative Dance Studio Director Earl Mosley loves to move. As an arts educator, choreographer, and founder of the dance company Earl Mosley’s Diversity of... News 17 Feb 2023 | 05:30
Art historian Lauren Kaplan makes art approachable for anyone who’s interested. Photo: Jackie Weisberg An Art Historian for the People Lauren Kaplan is an art historian for the people. As a professor of art history at John Jay College and Hunter College, and... News 15 Nov 2022 | 12:23
Composer Eric Schorr. Photo: Philip Smith Setting Poetry to ‘Mini-Musicals’ Composer Eric Schorr is a musical chameleon. The Boston-born, New York based composer has written music for a variety of... City Arts 29 Aug 2022 | 02:14
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
“You have to figure out your own process,” says playwright Amy Evans, an assistant dean at Juilliard. Photo: Daniela Incoronato Just the Basics Playwright Amy Evans is completely dedicated to her craft. A veteran writer of nearly three decades and an assistant dean... City Arts 21 Oct 2021 | 11:23
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