Jennifer Vanasco appears in the following:
Why Broadway Isn't Closed Yet
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Industry insiders and city officials say there's good reason to keep the lights on.
Review: 'The Perplexed' Is...Perplexing
Saturday, March 07, 2020
Richard Greenberg's new play is a bloated, overlong mess.
The Get Out
Friday, March 06, 2020
WNYC news editor Jennifer Vanasco joins us to discuss what to do this weekend in her ongoing series, “The Get Out.”
The Get Out
Friday, February 28, 2020
WNYC news editor Jennifer Vanasco joins us to discuss what to do this weekend in her ongoing series, “The Get Out.”
'To Kill A Mockingbird' Hits Madison Square Garden In Special Performance For Students
Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Eighteen thousand New York City public school students attend the one-time performance of the play, which is currently on Broadway.
West Side Story Is Great — Almost
Saturday, February 22, 2020
Van Hove and De Keersmaeker’s West Side Story has a ferocious, inventive energy. But then — there's the video.
The Get Out
Friday, February 21, 2020
WNYC’s Jennifer Vanasco joins us to discuss what to do this weekend in her ongoing series, “The Get Out.”
A Dunk So Hard It Knocked A Guy's Teeth Out, And Other Tales Of New York Street Basketball
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
"The City Game," a new show at The Museum of the City of New York, traces the in-your-face style of urban basketball and how it changed the NBA game.
When Kehinde Wiley's Portrait Met Napoleon
Friday, February 14, 2020
On the left: Napoleon Leading the Army Over the Alps by Kehinde Wiley. On the right: The painting it’s based on, the famous Bonaparte Crossing the Alps by Jacques-Louis David.
A Brooklyn Artist Explores The Different Ways Women Are Harassed On The Street
Friday, February 14, 2020
"Stop Telling Women to Smile" tackles street harassment through art and interviews.
'The Get Out:' Valentine's Day and the Long Weekend
Friday, February 14, 2020
Arts and culture editor Jennifer Vanasco on what to do this weekend.
'Cambodian Rock Band' Looks Back To A Country’s Swingin’ Past — And Its Darkest Hour
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
A survivor of the “killing fields” of the Khmer Rouge returns to Cambodia for the first time, trying to stop his American-born daughter from prosecuting a notorious war criminal.
Trump's Hotels Charge Secret Service Agents Thousands
Friday, February 07, 2020
The Washington Post obtained documents of over 100 payments that show the federal government being charged a total of $471,000 for stays on President Trump's properties.
The Great Canoe Moves For The First Time in 60 Years
Saturday, February 01, 2020
The Great Canoe — which hung above the heads of visitors at the 77th Street entrance of the American Museum of Natural History — was moved to a new hall for the first time in 60 years.
Review: A Starry 'Medea' At BAM Is Stylish — But Bloodless
Saturday, February 01, 2020
Euripides's Medea is all about female rage, but there's not a lot of that in this new adaptation starring Bobby Cannavale and Rose Byrne.
The Day Kobe Went to Harlem And Won Over New York's Hardcore B-Ball Fans
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Sometimes in sports, for better or worse, the rest of life falls away and all that matters is the game ... and that you please the connoisseurs at Rucker Park.
Review: Laura Linney Triumphs in 'My Name Is Lucy Barton'
Saturday, January 25, 2020
Linney takes on the title character of Elizabeth Strout's novel.
New Space Show Reflects Back On Earth
Thursday, January 23, 2020
For the first time in six years, a new space show — this one narrated by Lupita Nyong’o — is at the American Museum of Natural History’s Hayden Planetarium.
Refugees Speak - Though A Sculpture - in Madison Square Park
Monday, January 20, 2020
The statue of Navy Admiral David Glasgow Farragut seems to be alive. But take a closer look - because that’s not Farragut at all.
Deaths of Homeless New Yorkers Jump Nearly 40 Percent
Friday, January 17, 2020
They died in hospitals, shelters, outside the entrance of a building, on a subway car, in an abandoned building, and in a vacant lot. Many suffered from disease and addiction.
