Jolie Dudley with her dog Knope. Photo: David Kirchner She Brings Together the Canine Community for Comedy After quarantine, Jolie Dudley empathized with the separation anxiety her dog was experiencing, since during the COVID pandemic,... News 12 Dec 2022 | 10:30
From left to right: Diana Yanez, Maria Russell and Sandra Valls posing on the set of the Latina Christmas Special. Photo courtesy of Latina Christmas Special The Ladies Bringing Latina Representation to Christmastime “They’re like the sisters I never had and never wanted,” says Maria Russell of her co-stars, Sandra Valls and Diana Yanez.... News 02 Dec 2022 | 11:41
Hisham Tawfiq as Dembe Zuma in “The Blacklist.” Photo: Will Hart/NBC Hisham Tawfiq on ‘The Blacklist’ and His Life in New York Hisham Tawfiq’s path to acting was far from ordinary. “The Blacklist” star, who was born and raised in Harlem, joined the... News 19 Jan 2022 | 04:43
Eryn Barnes, a New York-based dancer, posing for her headshot. Photo courtesy of Eryn Barnes Auditioning from Home When auditioning for a production, Kendall DuPre, a New York-based actress, starts by clearing out her living room so when... News 14 Jan 2022 | 09:22
Cecily Strong of “Saturday Night Live.” Photo: Mary Ellen Matthews/NBC Cecily Strong is Off to a Busy New Year For close to a decade, Cecily Strong has illuminated the set of “Saturday Night Live” with her spot-on impersonations, so... News 03 Jan 2022 | 10:15
Alex Edelman in “Just for Us.” Photo: Monique Carboni Mining Comedy From the Haters On a recent chilly Sunday afternoon, between the brick walls of the Cherry Lane Theatre in the West Village, the comedian... City Arts 14 Dec 2021 | 03:00
Underground Overground Producers David Levine and Ethan Mansoor. Photo: William DeVito Comedy in the Candy Shop In the resplendence of the eighty-four-year-old Economy Candy shop on Rivington Street last week, comedy producers, David... News 10 Nov 2021 | 11:23
Comedian Eric D’Alessandro. Photo: Dave Giordano Coming Home to Comedy Eric D’Alessandro credits his humble beginnings growing up on Staten Island as influencing everything he does in his professional... News 08 Nov 2021 | 10:20
Manager and comedian Felicia Madison. Photo courtesy of West Side Comedy Club A ‘Comedy Kibbutz’ on the Upper West Side The West Side Comedy Club in New York City is a bright spot underground. Simply walk downstairs and start laughing. It’s... News 28 Sep 2021 | 02:41
Comic Ryan Beck performs at Union Hall. Photo by Phil Provencio. Punchline Prince Before a crowd of smiling women and howling men at Union Hall last week, Crown Heights-based comedian, Ryan Beck, recorded... News 27 Aug 2021 | 02:21
Andrew Rannells. Photo: Luke Fontana To Share His Own Modern Love Story, Andrew Rannells is on the Other Side of the Camera Andrew Rannells isn’t just a triple threat, he can now be crowned a quintuple one. The Broadway veteran — who is not only... News 02 Aug 2021 | 12:27
At the 2021 Tribeca Festival at Pier 76 Park in New York City. Photo: Kevin P. Coughlin / Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo Curtain Rises on Tribeca Festival The 20th Tribeca Festival is aiming to not just rebuild itself after its 2020 edition was largely scuttled by the pandemic,... City Arts 10 Jun 2021 | 03:57
Anna Kendrick in "Love Life." ( Photo: HBO Max) Rom-Com Nostalgia To live and date in New York City. This never-gets-old topic is explored by the new streaming service HBO Max with the Anna... Voices 28 May 2020 | 09:19
Poster of Rosanna Arquette and Madonna. ( Photo: Emily Smith, via flickr) Reliving 'Desperately Seeking Susan' “Good goin’, stranger.” If those words ring a bell, it means that in 1985 you saw Susan Seidelman's “Desperately Seeking Susan,”... News 27 Mar 2020 | 03:06
'Gossip Girl' with Selfies Nothing says high school like a "Gossip Girl" reboot. On the heels of New York City parents relying to independent secondary... Voices 12 Mar 2020 | 12:02
