Video: Inside the New York Public Library's Harvey Fierstein Theatre Lab by Robert Diamond - December 23, 2024 On Tuesday, December 17, the New York Public Library celebrated the opening of the Harvey Fierstein Theatre Lab. See interviews with Harvey Fierstein and more and get a look inside the space! ILLINOISE Now Available the Watch at the Library for the Performing Arts by Nicole Rosky - November 13, 2024 Illinoise was filmed by the Theater on Film and Tape Archive in July 2024, and is now accessible at the Library for the Performing Arts. Library for the Performing Arts Launches Joffrey Ballet Exhibition by Nicole Rosky - September 16, 2024 The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center will soon present a new large-scale exhibition, The Joffrey + Ballet in the U.S. Despite The Joffrey Ballet's size and cultural impact, it has received scant scholarly attention to date. However, in 2017, the Jerome Robbins Dance Division acquired the entire Joffrey archive—the largest acquisition for The New York Public Library in a decade. Video: Meet the All-Star Photographers of Broadway- Joan Marcus & Carol Rosegg by Joey Mervis - August 10, 2024 If a picture says a thousand words, Joan Marcus and Carol Rosegg have said a lot of words. Watch in this video as they chat about their rich history of capturing Broadway shows, how they first met, and so much more! Watch These 5 New Shows at the Library for the Performing Arts by Nicole Rosky - July 8, 2024 Looking to catch a Broadway show this summer at less than Broadway prices? You're in luck, because The Library for the Performing Arts' Theatre on Film and Tape Archive (TOFT) has titles available to view all year long, and all you need is a library card! New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Acquires George C. Wolfe's Archives by BWW News Desk - June 1, 2023 The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts just announced that the Billy Rose Theatre Division has acquired the archive of George C. Wolfe, the writer, director, and producer. VIDEO: NY Public Library for the Performing Arts' Theatre on Film and Tape Archive Celebrates 50 Years by Nicole Rosky - August 13, 2022 The past half-century of the documented history of theatre is on display at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts' newest exhibition, Focus Center Stage: 50 Years of the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive. Watch as Richard Ridge gets a special tour of the exhibition from Patrick and learns more about TOFT's incredible history. Photos: Henry Lee's Reimagined Lego Broadway Sets Are on Display This Fall at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts by BWW News Desk - August 26, 2021 Company, Follies, Evita, The Phantom of the Opera, A Little Night Music, Sweeney Todd. These popular Broadway shows and iconic sets will be seen like never before in the new pop-up installation opening September 17, 2021 at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in Lincoln Center, thanks to artist Henry Lee of Lego Broadway Sets. Brick By Brick, Putting It Together: The Broadway Set Miniatures of Henry Lee showcases Lee's intricate, miniature reimaginings of set designs built with LEGO® bricks. LaChanze and Jennifer Damiano Join Tonight's I'M STILL HERE Benefit; Online Auction and Additional Archival Footage Announced! by BWW News Desk - June 23, 2021 Learn more about all of the additional archival footage added to the event, including Ariana Grande (at age 15 making her Broadway debut) and Brynn Williams in 13; Angela Lansbury in Blithe Spirit, Philip Seymour Hoffman in Death of a Salesman, Brian Stokes Mitchell in Ragtime, Sutton Foster in Thoroughly Modern Millie, and more! Jason Robert Brown, Savion Glover, Priscilla López & More Join NYPL's I'M STLL HERE Benefit by BWW News Desk - June 16, 2021 The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts announced today that Jason Robert Brown, Savion Glover, Priscilla López, Susan Stroman, Marisha Wallace, and Christopher Wheeldon have joined the growing list of Broadway stars participating in I'm Still Here: A Virtual Benefit for the Billy Rose Theatre Division, airing June 23, 2021 on Broadway On Demand at 8pm EST and 8pm PST. The fundraiser will help raise critical funds for the Library for the Performing Arts' beloved Theatre Division as it celebrates its 90th anniversary this year. TV: Step Into the World of Hal Prince at New Exhibit at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts by Nicole Rosky - September 21, 2019 Few people have helped to define the American musical today more than Harold 'Hal' Prince. His resume includes some of the most important titles of the past century: West Side Story, Fiddler on the Roof, Cabaret, Company, Sweeney Todd, and Phantom of the Opera. Prince's impact on Broadway stemmed from his reinvention of musical theatre from the script- and score-based model to a more visual, almost cinematic art form in which the director is auteur. But it also stemmed from his appreciation for collaboration and his trusted collaborators--talented friends and colleagues who could help achieve his singular vision for a production. NY Public Library's Doug Reside on Billy Rose Theatre Division's Latest Acquisitions by NYPL for the Performing Arts - January 15, 2019 BroadwayWorld.com continues our exclusive content series, in collaboration with The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, which delves into the library's unparalleled archives, and resources. Below, check out a piece by Doug Reside, Lewis and Dorothy Cullman Curator for the Billy Rose Theatre Division at the The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts! NY Public Library's Digital Curatorial Assistant, Stephen Bowie, on Revisiting BAKER STREET by NYPL for the Performing Arts - October 31, 2017 BroadwayWorld continues our exclusive content series, in collaboration with The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, which delves into the library's unparalleled archives, and resources. Below, check out a piece by Stephen Bowie, Digital Curatorial Assistant of The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, on Revisiting Baker Street: An Interview with Jerome Coopersmith. Sing Out, Louise! NY Public Library's Charles Morrow on GYPSY by NYPL for the Performing Arts - September 29, 2017 BroadwayWorld continues our exclusive content series, in collaboration with The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, which delves into the library's unparalleled archives, and resources. Below, check out a piece by Charles Morrow, Cataloger of the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, on: 'Sing out, Louise!' Hilary Knight Exhibition Gets Extended Through October at New York Public Library for the Performing Arts by BWW News Desk - September 6, 2017 Best known as the illustrator of the American classic Eloise, Hilary Knight cites the performing arts as the single greatest influence on his life and career. Now for the first time, Knight's life-long love of the theatrical is the subject of a comprehensive exhibition, which has been extended through October 14, 2017 at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center. Hilary Knight's Stage-Struck World includes original artwork for posters, illustrations for Vanity Fair magazine (where Knight is a contributing editor), Knight's most recent work - three-dimensional portraits in stage-like settings - and costume and set designs for performances and revues that reveal that for Knight, all the world is indeed a stage. NY Public Library's Annemarie van Roessel on Rare Portraits from the Golden Age of Circus by NYPL for the Performing Arts - August 16, 2017 BroadwayWorld continues our exclusive content series, in collaboration with The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, which delves into the library's unparalleled archives, and resources. Below, check out a piece by Annemarie van Roessel, Assistant Curator of the Billy Rose Theatre Division of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, on: Rare Portraits from the Golden Age of Circus. NY Public Library's Dance Collections Manager Arlene Yu on Sono Osato and the Arrival of the Ballet Girl on Broadway! by NYPL for the Performing Arts - June 28, 2017 BroadwayWorld continues our exclusive content series, in collaboration with The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, which delves into the library's unparalleled archives, and resources. Below, check out a piece by Arlene Yu, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Dance Collections Manager, on: Sono Osato and the Arrival of the Ballet Girl on Broadway! NY Public Library's Lewis and Dorothy Cullman Curator Doug Reside on the Tonys at Curtain Up by NYPL for the Performing Arts - June 1, 2017 BroadwayWorld continues our exclusive content series, in collaboration with The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, which delves into the library's unparalleled archives, and resources. Below, check out a piece by Doug Reside, Lewis and Dorothy Cullman Curator for the Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts on: Political Satires in The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts' Theatre on the Tonys at Curtain Up! NY Public Library for the Performing Arts Technical Assistant Steve Massa on The Mystery of The Girls in 509 by NYPL for the Performing Arts - April 26, 2017 BroadwayWorld continues our exclusive content series, in collaboration with The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, which delves into the library's unparalleled archives, and resources. Below, check out a piece by Steve Massa, Library Technical Assistant III on: The Mystery of "The Girls in 509." NY Public Library for the Performing Arts Assistant Curator Annemarie van Roessel on the Designs of Jo Mielziner by NYPL for the Performing Arts - March 30, 2017 BroadwayWorld continues our exclusive content series, in collaboration with The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, which delves into the library's unparalleled archives, and resources. Below, check out a piece by Annemarie van Roessel, Assistant Curator of the Billy Rose Theatre Division on: The Designs of Jo Mielziner. NY Public Library for the Performing Arts Cataloger Charles Morrow on George C. Wolfe by NYPL for the Performing Arts - February 23, 2017 BroadwayWorld continues our exclusive content series, in collaboration with The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, which delves into the library's unparalleled archives, and resources. Below, check out a piece by Charles Morrow, Cataloger at the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive on: George C. Wolfe. TV Exclusive: Broadway and West End Get the Spotlight in New York Public Library for the Performing Arts' CURTAIN UP Exhibit! by Nicole Rosky - February 19, 2017 New York's Broadway and London's West End have long been the biggest destinations for live theater, and now, a new exhibition at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts honors the rich creative talent and award-winning productions in both cities. Co-curated by The Library for the Performing Arts and the V&A, where the exhibition debuted last year, in partnership with the Society of London Theatre (SOLT), Curtain Up: Celebrating the Last 40 Years of Theatre in New York and London highlights how the theatre districts of both cities have flourished and developed since 1976. The exhibition, which opened at The Library for the Performing Arts in Lincoln Center on October 31, 2016 and is on display through June 30, 2017. NY Public Library for the Performing Arts' Archives Specialist Diana Bertolini on the First Draft of MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG by NYPL for the Performing Arts - January 19, 2017 BroadwayWorld continues our exclusive content series, in collaboration with The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, which delves into the library's unparalleled archives, and resources. Below, check out a piece by Diana Bertolini, Specialist at the New York Public Library's Archives Unit on: Four Things You Didn't Know about George Furth's First Draft of Merrily We Roll Along. NY Public Library's Lewis and Dorothy Cullman Curator Doug Reside on the Highlights of 2016 by NYPL for the Performing Arts - December 15, 2016 BroadwayWorld continues our exclusive content series, in collaboration with The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, which delves into the library's unparalleled archives, and resources. Below, check out a piece by Doug Reside, Lewis and Dorothy Cullman Curator for the Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts on: Political Satires in The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts' Theatre on highlights from 2016. Broadway Bookshelf- Experts from the NY Public Library Select Your Next Great Read! by BWW News Desk - November 13, 2016 Love Broadway? In need of a good book? Well you're in luck, because BroadwayWorld has teamed up with the New York Public Library to bring you Broadway Bookshelf- an expert opinion on what theatre fans can and should add to their personal libraries. Read on as Gwen Glazer, (Librarian, Readers Services) and Doug Reside (Curator for the Billy Rose Theatre Division) share their selections for your very own Broadway bookshelf! |
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