Performing Arts
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Review: ‘Cabaret’ on Broadway is full of ignorance and beauty
The newest revival of “Cabaret” invites you to the Kit Kat Club in Midtown.
Mikayla Smith, Contributing Writer
• October 4, 2024
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Medicine meets music: How health care workers communicate loss through song
“Lifeline,” an off-Broadway musical about antibiotic resistance, casts current health care workers to tell an emotionally-charged story of love and disease.
Faith Murdock, Contributing Writer
• September 23, 2024
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Tisch students debut ‘If Words Could Talk’ at Theater For the New City
The play — originally a class assignment — made its off-Broadway premiere on Aug. 30.
Krish Dev, Director of Digital & Creative Strategy
• September 3, 2024
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Review: ‘Monty Python’s Spamalot’ does celebrity casting right
“Mean Girls” film star Jonathan Bennett joins fellow Broadway stars in the revival of “Monty Python’s Spamalot,” proving that sometimes stunt casting has the potential to actually work.
Skylar Boilard, Contributing Writer
• February 28, 2024
![A bearded Indian man wearing a blue suit kneels between the white words “Vir Das Mind Fool.” There are gold designs depicting clowns, microphones and mountains bordering the frame.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/arts-virdas-1200x800.jpg)
Award-winning comedian Vir Das brings India to Carnegie Hall in his ‘Mind Fool’ Tour
On Jan. 19, Das made history as the first Indian comedian to headline at the iconic venue.
Krish Dev, Multimedia Editor
• January 24, 2024
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Review: Rattlestick Theater holds first annual ‘Ratcracker’ fundraiser
Taking a comedic approach to a holiday classic, the theater reimagined “The Nutcracker” through the perspective of the ballet’s villain, the Rat King.
Eleanor Jacobs, Contributing Writer
• December 14, 2023
![Fake snow falls around a group of ballet dancers dressed in light blue costumes who stand on a stage that is designed to look like a forest covered in snow.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/arts-nycb-nutcracker-feature-1200x857.jpg)
‘The Nutcracker’ is worth your time this December
With its timeless magic and intricate artistry, “The Nutcracker” is a ballet built to be a lasting holiday tradition.
Julia Diorio and Carmo Moniz
• December 4, 2023
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Review: 2023’s ‘Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street’ revival brings more than blood and guts
The two-time Tony-winning revival’s comprehensive attention to visuals, music and choreography make it an unforgettable spectacle.
Andrea Lui, Dining Editor
• November 30, 2023
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Review: ‘All The Devils Are Here’ summons Shakespeare’s villains
Broadway icon Patrick Page masterfully traverses the Bard’s canon to highlight the devil in all of us.
Joseph Paladino, Contributing Writer
• October 31, 2023
![A blue marquee sign with the image of a rainbow outside of the Booth Theatre reading “Kimberly Akimbo.” Below the sign are two smaller signs, the top has a list crediting the creators of the musical and the bottom is a yellow sign that reads “Winner of 5 Tony Awards Including Best Musical”.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/10-17-arts-kimberly-akimbo-1200x800.jpg)
Review: ‘Kimberly Akimbo’ tells an unexpected story of teenage adolescence
The Tony Award-winning musical captures audiences with a simple yet heart-wrenching tale of a young girl with a rare aging condition.
Shiphrah Moses, Social Media Editor
• October 17, 2023
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NYU’s ‘Here Lies Love’ syllabus dives deep into the controversial musical
Two NYC-based professors, one from NYU, collaborated to compile a selection of resources that contextualize David Byrne and Fatboy Slim’s musical.
Ella Sabrina Malabanan, Contributing Writer
• September 28, 2023
![A group of people wearing black formalwear stands on an opera stage holding bouquets of flowers and clapping around a man wearing a blue suit with his hand over his heart looking up at the audience.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/arts-furiosus-opera-900x566.png)
‘Furiosus’: NYU Casa Italiana opera tells a story of love, despair and madness
NYU’s Casa Italiana and its in-house composer, Roberto Scarcella Perino, present the daring opera “Furiosus.”
Samantha Burge, Contributing Writer
• April 5, 2023
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Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor • February 14, 2025
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Aditte Parasher, Contributing Writer • February 14, 2025
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Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor • February 14, 2025
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Sawyer Gouw Ranzetta, Staff Writer • February 14, 2025