Jun. 9, 2025 By Olivia Seaman A Brooklyn teacher made Broadway history this weekend — not for directing a show or performing on stage, but for shaping the next generation of artists in a Bed-Stuy classroom. On June 8, Gary Edwin Robinson, longtime head of the theatre arts program at Boys and Girls High…
May. 16, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen Last fall, nonprofit theater group What Will the Neighbors Say? got good news: the National Endowment for the Arts had awarded them a $15,000 grant to support the premier of a new play, “At the Barricades,” in Brooklyn. The group was “overjoyed and really excited,” said co-artistic director…
Apr. 30, 2025 By Gabriele Holtermann After performances in Indiana, Florida, and New Jersey, the new play “axes, herbs, and satchels: open the archives” is now on tour in New York City. The play, by theater group The Anthropologist, addresses the Black and Brown maternal mortality crisis while unearthing the erased history of Black…
Mar. 26, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen New York City Fringe Festival, the annual indie theater bonanza, is back next month with new shows, new participants, and a whole new borough. This year, for the first time, the usually Manhattan-exclusive festival is stepping into Brooklyn, where four shows will play a total of 17 performances…
Mar. 5, 2025 By Carrene Gepilano The Brooklyn Comedy Collective took over the Eris Mainstage in Williamsburg on Friday to premiere a new hour-long musical — and they didn’t know the plot when they got on stage. Instead, the nine-person ensemble created it on the fly based on secrets anonymously submitted by audience members.…
Feb. 18, 2025 By Lauren Rapp “Because, Solidarity,” a one-night only storytelling show at Gallery Particulier, has taken on new urgency since the start of the second Trump administration. The latest event in Gallery Particulier’s Collective Tales storytelling series, “Because, Solidarity,” will feature community organizers and everyday New Yorkers sharing stories about collective action…
Feb. 14, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen Romance, in its many forms, takes center stage in almost every single beloved musical. The Phantom of the Opera pursues Christine from the depths of the opera house, Laurey and Curly wonder whether “People Will Say We’re in Love,” Motel celebrates his relationship with Tzietel as a “Miracle…
Jan. 20, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen After Eric Garner was killed by police officers on Staten Island in 2014, Terry Greiss watched the video of the incident over and over again. Captured by Garner’s friend, the footage showed him arguing with police officers who believed he was selling loose cigarettes. The disagreement escalated until…
Aug. 28, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen The Gowanus Canal has lived many lives. Most recently, the 1.8 mile canal is known for its pollution: it was named a Superfund site in 2010, thanks to the oily sheen on its surface and less-than-natural smells that sometimes rise from its waters. Before it was the subject…
Jun. 21, 2024 By Jada Camille
The Brooklyn Academy of Music is launching itself into a new season art and performance with new leadership and themed programming beginning this fall.