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Aisha Jackson and Avery Wilson performs with The New York Pops at Carnegie Hall.

Music

Carnegie Hall gets its groove back with The New York Pops

Ryan Leeds Feb 17, 2026 0

Carnegie Hall got its groove back as The New York Pops delivered thrilling R&B with Aisha Jackson and Avery Wilson.

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Broadway star Aisha Jackson sits in a theater

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Aisha Jackson: From ‘The Great Gatsby’ to Carnegie Hall & everything in between

Matthew Wexler Feb 10, 2026 2

Fresh off Broadway's "The Great Gatsby," Aisha Jackson prepares for Carnegie Hall talking faith, representation, and leaving a legacy.

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(l-r) Taylor Mac, Norm Lewis, and Justin Vivian Bond.

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The best holiday shows in NYC this December

Ryan Leeds Dec 9, 2025 0

From Brooklyn jazz to Taylor Mac's Christmas chaos, these six NYC holiday shows offer more bling than the tree at…

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Elizabeth Stanley and Hugh Panaro

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The New York Pops’ ultimate song swap: IP swings both ways when Hugh Panaro & Elizabeth Stanley take to the stage

Matthew Wexler Sep 15, 2025 0

The new York Pops opens 43rd season with Hugh Panaro & Elizabeth Stanley performing Broadway-to-film classics at Carnegie Hall.

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Diane Warren and Steven Reineke at Carnegie Hall

Music

‘This is f**kin’ amazing!’: Diane Warren’s raw reaction to star-studded Carnegie Hall tribute

Ryan Leeds Apr 30, 2025 0

The New York Pops celebrated Grammy winner and 16-time Oscar nominee Diane Warren with an all-star Carnegie Hall tribute.

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Heidi Armbruster and Noah Galvin in "The Reservoir" Off-Broadway.

Reviews

In ‘The Reservoir,’ Noah Galvin faces addiction & and a family at its limit

Matthew Wexler Feb 25, 2026

Kelvin Roston Jr, Mi Kang, and Rebecca Spence in "Miss Julie."

Reviews

In ‘Miss Julie,’ Court Theatre finds something new inside a very old birdcage

Laura Zornosa Feb 24, 2026

A young Black woman reads the script for "John Proctor is the Villain" in a bookstore.

Books

Can’t catch a play in person? Read it instead: the case for plays as literature

Jude Cramer Feb 24, 2026

(l-r) Caleb Joshua Eberhardt and Alia Shawkat in "You Got Older."

Reviews

‘You Got Older’ mines for grief in the small talk & finds more than it bargained for

Emily Chackerian Feb 23, 2026