The Creators of Come From Away Recall Living in NYC During 9/11, and How That Influenced Their Musical

Playbill: Irene Sankoff and David Hein have always considered their musical Come From Away as a show, not about 9/11, but about what happened on 9/12 and after. Notes Hein, "In times of tragedy, we often focus on the horrible things that happen. And in the days after, it's the wave of support and the wave of people who are doing good that doesn't get highlighted enough."

Battery Park City Announces Free Fall 2026 Events

www.timeout.com/newyork: Lower Manhattan is about to get considerably brighter. Battery Park City has unveiled its fall 2026 programming, with four months of free performances, festivals, environmental events and community celebrations planned along the waterfront.

Wendell Pierce Joins Classical Theatre of Harlem's Board of Directors

BroadwayWorld: The Classical Theatre of Harlem (CTH), one of the nation's leading theater companies and the producer of the acclaimed annual Uptown Shakespeare in the Park, announced the appointment of award-winning actor, producer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Wendell Pierce to its Board of Directors.

The Show That Makes New Yorkers the Stars of Their Own City

The New York Times: Dripping water from A.C. units. Getting priced out of your neighborhood. A damn-fine bacon, egg and cheese. ICE agents. Falling in love. Grieving a sibling’s death. Being proud of your identity. Moving to the city’s beat. And, obviously, Knicks in Five.

On the Hunt for 24 Hours of Drag in N.Y.C.

The New York Times: How much drag can I see in 24 hours? That’s the screwball mission I embarked on in early March. I had options galore: An ax-throwing class. A party bus. John Cameron Mitchell in “Oh, Mary!” A 25-person drag dinner for $800.

HOCHUL PROPOSES $150 MILLION PRODUCTION TAX CREDIT EXTENSION

www.broadwayjournal.com: Empire State Development, which supports economic growth in the state, currently isn’t accepting applications for the New York City Musical and Theatrical Production Tax Credit. Applicants had to have their first paid performance by Dec. 1, 2025. The proposed state budget announced today “increases the aggregate amount available under the program by $150 million for productions with initial performances on or after December 1, 2025,” according to a state briefing book posted online.

Mamdani Says Theater Should Not Be ‘a Luxury’ as He Hands Out Free Tickets

The New York Times: New York City’s new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, was elected on an affordability agenda focused on free buses and child care. On Friday, he extended that agenda to the arts, handing out vouchers for free tickets to a long-running theater festival of experimental work and declaring that culture should be more accessible to the city’s residents.

Holiday Shows in NYC 2025: A Spirited Guide

New York Theater: Any guide to holiday theatergoing in New York City must begin with the three annual staples: “The Radio City Christmas Spectacular” starring the Radio City Rockettes, “George Balanchine’s the Nutcracker” (and about a dozen sweet or sassy alternatives), and the many variations of “A Christmas Carol.” But there’s more — plays, ballets, operas, concerts, musicals, burlesques, and hybrid entertainments that have reappeared each December, some for decades.

Chiharu Shiota Returns to NYC With Alluring, Web-Like Sculptures

mymodernmet.com: In the past year alone, Chiharu Shiota has staged exhibitions in several countries around the world, including Austria, China, Hong Kong, Italy, and Turkey. But even as 2025 wraps up, the Japanese artist is showing no signs of slowing down. Now, Shiota’s innovative, web-like work has landed in New York for her second-ever solo show in the city.

Harlem’s Free Holiday Lights Parade Happens Tonight in NYC

www.timeout.com/newyork: Harlem is flipping the switch on the holiday season tonight and doing it with more flair than a midtown window display. At 6pm sharp, the 125th Street Business Improvement District (BID) will roll out New York City’s only parade of holiday lights, turning the neighborhood’s main thoroughfare into a mile-long glow show complete with music, giveaways and community performances.

MS NOW previews Times Square broadcast facility ahead of NBC split

NewscastStudio: MS NOW will transition to new broadcast facilities at Versant’s Times Square headquarters on Nov. 15, marking MSNBC’s separation from NBCUniversal with a technical infrastructure built in just three months.

See the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Arrive in NYC for 2025 Season

www.timeout.com/newyork: Rockefeller Center just got its annual jolt of holiday spirit, and several tons of Norway spruce, thanks to the arrival of this year’s Christmas tree, freshly hauled in from East Greenbush, New York. The 75-foot titan rolled into midtown on Saturday after a one-and-a-half-day journey that involved a flatbed truck, a police escort and precision road-choreography that’s normally reserved for popes and presidents.

Colin Jost, Pete Davidson and the Staten Island Ferry Fiasco

The New York Times: At a Staten Island shipyard, workers were busy on a recent morning repairing the Cuauhtémoc, a Mexican Navy sailing ship that smashed into the Brooklyn Bridge in May, killing two crew members. Docked nearby was a problem vessel of another kind: the Staten Island Ferry owned by Colin Jost and Pete Davidson.

There's a Massive Pink Carriage in NYC's Times Square Right Now. Here is Why.

www.timeout.com/newyork: In a city filled with buses, subways, cabs and pedicabs, there's a new kind of transit in town—but you can't ride this one, just admire it. A 30-foot pink carriage drawn by white plastic horses carrying Hello Kitty backpacks now sits in the middle of Times Square as part of an art installation by Yvette Mayorga called Magic Grasshopper.

Caesars Palace Casino Denied Approval to Open in Times Square After Final Vote

www.broadwayworld.com: The bid for a casino to open in Times Square has been denied after a final vote this morning. A community advisory committee denied the plan after a 4-2 vote. A two-thirds majority vote was required for the proposal to advance to consideration by New York State for one of three downstate casino licenses.

Actors' Equity Criticizes Mayor Bill de Blasio's Open Culture Plan

www.broadwayworld.com: Actors' Equity Association has sent a statewide member alert to all Equity members regarding the launch of New York City's "Open Culture" program, allowing producers to apply for a permit to close a city street and hold an outdoor performance at a reduced cost.

A giant outdoor performing arts center is opening in Lincoln Center this April

www.timeout.com/newyork: As part of the much discussed New York Arts Revival project, the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts just announced its plans to create a giant outdoor performing arts center that will include ten different performance and rehearsal spaces. Dubbed Restart Stages, the effort was crafted with the help of medical and public health professionals, ensuring that all staff, future audiences and artists will be protected by COVID-19-related safety protocols.

Governor Cuomo to Test Theater Reopening via NY PopsUp Events

thebroadwayblog.com: As Broadway approaches the one-year mark of no performances, New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has released a plan for reopening Broadway theaters and other venues. There is still no firm date for when Broadway and live, indoor theater will resume, but Cuomo did note the state is moving toward reopening venues by using rapid testing and socially distanced seating with reduced crowd sizes.

New York Aims to Reopen Broadway, Large Venues, With Extensive Covid Testing, Gov. Cuomo Says

NBC New York: New York plans to use extensive coronavirus testing as a way to reopen its struggling entertainment venues that have remained shuttered for months during the pandemic, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday. The coronavirus has crippled the live theater industry, especially in its central hub, Broadway, which has been closed since March.

Times Square New Year's Eve Celebration Goes Virtual for 2021; Live Elements Still to be Determined

www.broadwayworld.com: With January 1, 2021 now 100 days away, the organizers of the New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square provided a preliminary teaser of how the event will change in response to the changes and challenges of 2020: a virtually enhanced celebration that brings Times Square and The Ball to you digitally no matter where you are, scaled-back and socially-distanced live elements still to be determined, and an extremely limited group of in-person honorees, socially distanced, who will reflect the themes, challenges and inspirations of 2020.