Jennifer Vanasco appears in the following:
Warehouse to Schoolhouse: NYC's Unique Source for School Supplies
Tuesday, September 03, 2019
Teachers are encouraged to shop for free at this 35,000 square foot depot of donated stuff.
Overdose Death Rates Go Down Citywide — But Rise Sharply in East Harlem
Tuesday, September 03, 2019
National attention has been focused on the opioid crisis in rural areas and suburbs. But a much different story is playing out here in New York City. And it's getting worse.
Events For Kids This Fall
Tuesday, August 27, 2019
WNYC's culture editor and theater critic Jennifer Vanasco on events to take your kids to this fall.
Why America Still Needs a Women's Campaign School in 2019
Monday, August 26, 2019
1992 was billed the Year of the Women, but what have women achieved since then in terms of parity in government representation?
Limitations on Statutes of Limitations
Thursday, August 22, 2019
Historically there have been very strict statutes of limitations on cases of rape and sexual assault... but that's changing.
Review: It's Not the Mama's Boy But the Mama Who's Riveting in 'Coriolanus'
Saturday, August 10, 2019
Kate Burton as Volumnia is riveting as a woman who uses her son to obtain power and status — at any cost.
Review: Hannah Gadsby's Stand-Up Show 'Douglas' Is a Winning Follow-Up to 'Nanette'
Saturday, August 03, 2019
Hannah Gadsby's acclaimed show "Nannette" came to New York — and then to Netflix. Her new piece "Douglas" is less intense, but just as scathing.
Report Finds Diversity in City's Cultural Institutions — But Not When It Comes to Race
Tuesday, July 30, 2019
Some traditionally marginalized groups — women, LGBTQ people and those with disabilities — are actually over-represented in the ranks of nonprofit arts workers.
Theater Roundup
Monday, July 29, 2019
Rebecca Milzoff, features editor at Billboard and host of the Billboard on Broadway podcast, and WNYC’s Jennifer Vanasco talk about what's new in the world of theater.
Review: 'Moulin Rouge: The Musical!' Is Too Much of an Over-the-Top Spectacle
Saturday, July 27, 2019
The musical has a little bit of everything—confetti, fireworks, an elephant— except a strong plot.
Now And Forever? Former 'Cats' Actors Share Memories
Thursday, July 25, 2019
The new movie trailer for "Cats" has made some fans skeptical. Cast members from the 1983 and 2016 productions weigh in.
The Film 'In the Heights' Is Shooting ... in (Washington) Heights
Tuesday, July 23, 2019
The film based on Lin-Manuel Miranda's first Broadway hit draws scenery, and cast members, from the Dominican neighborhood.
'The Rolling Stone' Review: When a Gay Witch Hunt Rocked Uganda
Saturday, July 20, 2019
A 2013 drama now at Lincoln Center Theater explores a terrifying period in the country's history.
All Numbered MTA Subway Lines - Except the 7 - Go Down, Stranding Thousands
Friday, July 19, 2019
On Friday evening, a problem with the MTA's network shut down lines across the system.
A Very Special Pride March
Monday, July 01, 2019
Marches and events marked the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising.
Why We Remember Stonewall
Friday, June 28, 2019
The Stonewall Inn is a sacred place for many in the LGBTQ community. Fifty years ago, a raid and series of riots outside the New York City bar helped launch a civil rights movement.
A Graduation for Dads Working to Reconnect with their Kids
Thursday, June 27, 2019
It's a monumental occasion for some of them, says the director of the program, "because some of them have never graduated from anything."
Is the Traditional Pride Parade Too Corporate? A Coalition Is Providing an Alternative
Thursday, June 27, 2019
A new coalition is holding an alternative protest march on the same day as the traditional NYC Pride Parade, pledging to have no corporate sponsors and fewer police.
Why We Remember Stonewall
Monday, June 24, 2019
Fifty years after the Stonewall Uprising, we look at what happened that night, through the voices of people who were there.
Review: 'Fairview' Gives Its Audience a Welcome New Perspective
Saturday, June 22, 2019
Jackie Sibblies Drury's play, now remounted at Theatre for a New Audience, wants theatergoers to think about the white gaze.
