![When Theater Becomes More Than the Stage](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/top-900x551.jpg)
When Theater Becomes More Than the Stage
Rachel Ruecker, Senior Editor
• April 6, 2017
![Steinhardt's "Spring Awakening" captures the issues that come with sexual oppression in the 1800s. The musical ran from March 30 to April 2.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/spring-awakening_courtesy-of-Alexandra-Guhde-900x596.jpg)
‘Spring Awakening’ Reveals Harmonies
Alexandra Pierson, Theater and Books Editor
• April 3, 2017
![Mark Ruffalo and Jessica Hecht play Victor and Esther in Arthur Miller’s “The Price.” The production opened to the public at American Airlines Theatre on Thursday.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/032017_price_JoanMarcus-900x599.jpeg)
New Theater Worth ‘The Price’
Kamila Daurenova, Contributing Writer
• March 20, 2017
![“Come From Away” is directed by Christopher Ashley. The feel-good musical about 9/11 is currently open at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/032017_away_MatthewMurphy-900x600.jpeg)
A Musical, Canadian Perspective on 9/11
Kamila Daurenova, Contributing Writer
• March 20, 2017
!["Sweeney Todd" opened on Wednesday at the Barrow Street Theater. The musical has been out of New York since 2005.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sweeney-todd_annaluz-cabrera-675x900.jpg)
The Barber is Back on Barrow Street for ‘Sweeney Todd’ Revival
Annaluz Cabrera, Staff Writer
• March 6, 2017
![“Two Weeks with the Queen,” ran from Feb. 24 to March 5. The play was about the effects cancer can have on people outside the patient themselves.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/queen_Courtesy-of-Steinhardt-900x600.jpg)
Steinhardt’s ‘Queen’ Shows Youth Response to Illness
Annaluz Cabrera, Staff Writer
• March 6, 2017
![Annaleigh Ashford and Jake Gyllenhaal led“Sunday in the Park With George” at the Hudson Theater. The show ,full of renowned Tony winners and veteran Broadway performers, will play until April 23.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Annaleigh-Ashford-and-Jake-Gyllenhaal-in-Sunday-in-the-Park-with-George-0759-Photo-Credit-Matthew-Murphy-600x900.jpg)
Art and Affection Collide in ‘Sunday in the Park’
Kamila Daurenova, Staff Writer
• February 27, 2017
![Joe Charnitski performs in his one man show “Joe Charnitski’s Funeral,” as part of the 2017 FRIGID New York Festival.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/022317_funeral_SarahJackson.jpg)
NYU Alum Performs His Own Funeral
Sarah Jackson, Contributing Writer
• February 23, 2017
![NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, which introduced the Performance Studies major last year. WSN sat down with junior Jeremy Swanton to discuss the ins and outs of the program.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/022117_twelth_JakeQuan-600x900.jpg)
StageWorks Shines Light on Shakespeare
Amanda Quinn, Contributing Writer
• February 21, 2017
![The interior of the Village East Cinema is worth the price you pay for the ticket. In New York, you pay for the experience as much as the movie.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/C3b-rXAWcAYTMe4-900x600.jpg)
Staff Recs: Best Local Cinemas
WSN Staff
• February 16, 2017
![A new play, "Exposed," depicts the story of Duke University freshman Mirian Weeks, who paid for her tuition by making pornography. Through a combination of sex scenes and extreme humiliation, the play stays true to the real story while maintaining strong themes of feminism.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/021517_Exposed_AndreaAltonPR_08-900x452.jpg)
Porn Pays Tuition at a Cost in “Exposed”
Annaluz Cabrera, Contributing Writer
• February 14, 2017
![NYU Should Take Advantage of Virtual Reality](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Henry2-900x600.jpg)
NYU Should Take Advantage of Virtual Reality
Henry Cohen, Staff Writer
• February 13, 2017
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Amelia Hernandez Gioia, Deputy News Editor • February 12, 2025
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Steven Wang, Staff Writer • February 12, 2025
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