414 stories from The New York Public Library
If you are looking for something fun to do with your family this holiday season, and for FREE you can go to the Library for the Performing Arts and enjoy the exhibit "Somebody Come…
One of Nichols’ great innovations in The Graduate was to cast Dustin Hoffman—short, nondescript, obviously Jewish—in a role written as a WASPy Robert Redford type (“a…
Vivien Leigh, who was born November 5, 1913, may not have lived to see her 54th birthday, but she is one of the rare performers whose fame has long outlasted her death. This is at least part…
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It's late October and the Halloween season that seemingly began when one could still walk around in shorts, is in full force. Ghosts, skeletons, carved pumpkins, spiders, and cob webs ar…
I love collaborative exhibitions because I learn so much about our partners. Working with Susie Tofte, the archivist of the Sesame Workshop and curator of the exhibition, I learned about the…
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Lichtenwanger, William. The Music of The Star Spangled Banner: From Ludgate Hill to Capitol Hill. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1977.
Sonneck, Oscar (1873-1928…
A few months ago, I posted three demo recordings of Fiorello! from the Jerry Bock recordings in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound. This month, in honor of Fiddler&…
In the following blog post, Columbia University's Alisa Solomon examines three typescripts of Fiddler on the Roof that can be studied at the Library for the Per…
Sesame Street has been on the air since 1969 and just kicked off its 45th season. It has also just taken up residency in LPA’s Donald & Mary Oenslager Gallery, where you can see ma…
More about the history of Sesame Street
Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street by Michael Davis.
Jim Henson: The Biography by Brian Jay Jones.
"G" is for Growing: …
Like most everyone else I've ever met, I grew up watching Sesame Street. The characters, the show's components, the songs were all familiar to me and I loved it. My mother encouraged…
In honor of the Sesame Street exhibition at the Library for the Performing Arts, I thought I'd write a bit about some other Jim Henson productions that have stayed with me. In 2013, Jim…
Summer is almost formally over and our fall work is already in full swing. There are a plethora of events at the New York Public Library revolving around dance to take you through the end of…
Guest post by Juan Manuel D. Medina.
The photographs of MEXICO PROFUNDO “LIGHT AND SHADOWS” are a new acquisition of the Jerome Robbins Dance Division of the New York …
Most of the articles memorializing director and actor Richard Attenborough cite his role as the nearly-mad scientist, Dr. John Hammond, in the film version of Jurassic Park or his directoral…
Guest post by Elin Øyen Vister
Kinokophonography brings together soundscapes from an international group of field recordists who share their recordings with each other and you—the…
It’s not often that you can see a Grammy Award-winning group perform live for free, right in your own neighborhood—so be sure to catch St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble next mont…
While reading about riots in my hometown last night, I saw, out of the corner of my eye, a headline announcing the shocking death of Robin Williams. I really can add very little to the…
“The most agonized drama in the TV industry was going on behind the scenes of the best dramatic series on television. In imminent danger of being thrown off the air, with most ho…
In May 1964, two months before The Civil Rights Act (outlawing discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin) became law, noted conductor Benjamin Steinberg formed a…
In the week following the announcement of the TONY awards, the winner for best musical, Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, enjoyed its best week ever, bringing in more than $100,000…
Every year, my interns and I have the pleasure of working with the students at the High School for Fashion Industries in conjunction with the Library’s wonderful Anti-Prom projects, ma…
"Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar," from Fosse's last show, Big Deal. Image ID: swope_622255
When I began research for a book on the stage and film dances of director-choreogra…
