Alexandra Starr is currently working as a reporter at NPR.
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Where to See Dance in NYC this Winter
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
We preview the winter dance season in New York.
Lincoln Center Theater offers a feminist response to the Salem witch trials and 'The Crucible'
Thursday, December 08, 2022
In "Becky Nurse of Salem," celebrated playwright Sarah Ruhl centers a sensuous, flawed woman protagonist in a contemporary response to history and Arthur Miller's landmark play.
American Ballet Theatre and Diversity in Dance
Thursday, October 27, 2022
Diversity in the American Ballet Theatre
Some states and community colleges offer free skilled trades courses
Monday, October 17, 2022
There isn't much federal aid for students who want to learn skilled trades, but some states and community colleges now offer free courses. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Oct. 14, 2022.)
Some states and community colleges offer free skilled trades courses
Friday, October 14, 2022
There isn't much federal aid for students who want to learn skilled trades, but some states and community colleges now offer free courses. Many students are immigrants looking for better-paying jobs.
A Refugee's Welcome
Friday, September 23, 2022
Little Amal is a giant puppet of a 10 year old Syrian refugee girl, and she's recently arrived in New York. Reporter Alexandra Starr followed her around.
In Times Square, a 12-foot-tall Syrian 'immigrant' named Little Amal receives a warm welcome
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Designed by British artists to represent a Syrian refugee, the globe-trotting puppet is meant to remind everyone she encounters what it means to have a home and feel welcome.
This new Broadway play doesn't have a script — but it does have a transcript
Tuesday, October 12, 2021
Is This a Room is based entirely on the transcript of the FBI interrogation of Reality Winner, the former NSA contractor who was imprisoned for leaking classified information.
Dancer Calvin Royal III Takes Center Stage At ABT — And Beyond
Sunday, August 01, 2021
Royal is only the third Black dancer to be promoted to principal at the American Ballet Theatre — which is even more impressive when you know he didn't begin training in ballet until he was 14.
Coronavirus Epidemic Brings Special Challenges For Immigrants In Urban Areas
Wednesday, March 18, 2020
Urban immigrant communities could be particularly vulnerable to contracting COVID-19. In New York City, public health workers are making extra efforts to reach the immigrant population.
Immigrants In Urban Areas Face Special Challenges Around Coronavirus Epidemic
Monday, March 16, 2020
Advocates and medical personnel are warning that urban immigrant communities could be particularly vulnerable to contracting COVID-19.
USA Swimming To Settle Sex Abuse Lawsuit Filed By Former Olympian
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
Ariana Kukors Smith says she was abused by national and Olympic team coach Sean Hutchinson when she was a minor. The organization faces ongoing legal challenges over its handling of abuse cases.
After 40 Years, 'A Soldier's Play' Finally Marches Onto Broadway
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
A Soldier's Play tells the story of a murder in an African American unit of the U.S. Army after World War II. It premiered in 1981 and soon after won a Pulitzer Prize. Now, it's finally on Broadway.
Moni Yakim Knows How To Move You
Tuesday, December 31, 2019
The movement coach has taught at Juilliard for 50 years. Stars of stage and screen credit him with helping them create physically demanding roles by manipulating their bodies.
A Literary And Theatrical Legacy On Display In 'The Inheritance'
Saturday, November 23, 2019
Playwright Matthew Lopez's two-part epic about gay life after the AIDS crisis is based on the work of E.M. Forster — who appears in the play — and bears some similarities to Angels in America.
In Wake of Abuse Scandals, Bill Would Hold U.S. Olympic Organizations Accountable
Tuesday, July 30, 2019
Two senators have introduced a bill to address the failures in the U.S. Olympic system that allowed a team doctor to sexually abuse athletes for years.
'Moulin Rouge!' Is An Extravagant, Triumphant Jukebox Musical
Friday, July 26, 2019
With 71 hit songs performed on a decadent nightclub set, the new stage adaptation, based on Baz Luhrmann's 2001 film, is not particularly profound. It is nonetheless a knockout night at the theater.
Mexican Drug Kingpin 'El Chapo' Sentenced To Life In Prison, Plus 30 Years
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
Joaquin Guzman, the Mexican drug kingpin better known as "El Chapo" was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison plus 30 years.
Oklahoma Among States Setting Higher Reading Expectations For 3rd-Graders
Sunday, July 14, 2019
Oklahoma is one of almost 20 states that require third-graders to show reading proficiency before going to fourth grade. That means higher expectations for younger kids, like kindergartners.
States Are Ratcheting Up Reading Expectations For 3rd-Graders
Saturday, July 13, 2019
Almost 20 states have passed laws requiring third-graders who aren't proficient in reading to repeat the grade. The policy started in Florida 17 years ago.
