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Join us tomorrow in celebrating our 90 years of making theatre history come alive! (I’ve had a preview and Andre de Shields’ performance is 🔥)

So, I recently wrote a little piece about a pretty wonderful script that we have on view now in NYPL’s “Treasures” exhibition. Just a small taste of the delicious theatre materials we selected for your amazement and delight… gothamist.com/arts-entertain…

I’ve taken this quiz several times since it first came out and each time my final results pin me to San Francisco and Oakland, Calif. Dear reader, I grew up in Berkeley.

Hear my wonderful colleagues bring a mystery wax cylinder back to life! Art meets science in our basement npr.org/2022/04/05/109…

A Messy Table, a Map of the World - The New York Times nytimes.com/interactive/20…

Established in 1970, the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive (TOFT) has changed how we think about and remember theatre history—from Broadway to experimental productions. We celebrate TOFT's 50 year anniversary with an exhibition opening 7/14. nypl.org/events/exhibit…

Odissi, noted for its infinite curved patterns and lyrical grace, is one of the eight classical dances of India, and in this lecture on 9/19, Bijayini Satpathy will discuss its trajectory from pre-Christian India to the global phenomenon it is today. eventbrite.com/e/bijayini-sat…

An exciting morning on Broadway! One of the benefits of walking the kid to school through Times Square each morning—I get to keep tabs on many theatrical comings-and-goings. I look forward to being in the audience for many great shows in the new James Earl Jones Theatre!

Betty Blum, who led the remarkable Chicago Architects Oral History Project at the The Art Institute of Chicago and conducted more than 60 interviews, died on November 3. Architects and colleagues remember her and her work. mascontext.com/observations/b…