Tuesday, October 14, 2014
I love collaborative exhibitions because I learn so much about our partners. Working with Susie Tofte, the archivist of the Sesame Workshop and curator of the exhibition, I learned about the…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 01:24PMThursday, September 25, 2014
Sesame Street has been on the air since 1969 and just kicked off its 45th season. It has also just taken up residency in LPA’s Donald & Mary Oenslager Gallery, where you can see ma…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 11:56AMMonday, August 11, 2014
“The most agonized drama in the TV industry was going on behind the scenes of the best dramatic series on television. In imminent danger of being thrown off the air, with most ho…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 12:40PMFriday, June 20, 2014
Every year, my interns and I have the pleasure of working with the students at the High School for Fashion Industries in conjunction with the Library’s wonderful Anti-Prom projects, ma…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 09:40AMMonday, June 9, 2014
Florence Vandamm was one of the greats of black and white photography, capable of modulating infinite gradations of greys. The Vandamm Theatrical Photograph Collection, and the prints elsewh…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 01:35PMFriday, May 2, 2014
Last week, LPA hosted a public program on The Beatles and their circle as an influence on fashion in England and here. Phyllis Magidson, Curator of Costume and Textiles for the Museum of the…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 01:57PMLast week, LPA hosted a public program on The Beatles and their circle as an influence on fashion in England and here. Phyllis Magidson, Curator of Costume and Textiles for the Museum of the…
SOURCE: nypl.org at 01:57PMWednesday, April 16, 2014
When you enter the exhibition and walk past the stage set-up (accompanied by the sound of screaming girls), you see a line-up of microphones and a video clip of the Beatles landing in NYC fo…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 03:20PMWednesday, March 26, 2014
The representation of the professional and artistic career of Florence Vandamm has a major gap, which we are doing our best to fill in. Her London scrapbook goes from 1908–1915. The Vandam…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 01:01PMThe representation of the professional and artistic career of Florence Vandamm has a major gap, which we are doing our best to fill in. Her London scrapbook goes from 1908–1915. The Vandam…
SOURCE: nypl.org at 01:01PMMonday, March 24, 2014
Ladies and Gentlemen…The Beatles will be on view at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts (LPA) from February 6 through May 10, 2014. A project of The GRAMMY Museum® at L.A.…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 04:44PMLadies and Gentlemen…The Beatles will be on view at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts (LPA) from February 6 through May 10, 2014. A project of The GRAMMY Museum® at L.A.…
SOURCE: nypl.org at 04:44PMMonday, March 10, 2014
By the time that you read this post, the exhibition Pioneering Poet of Light: Florence Vandamm & the Vandamm Studio will have been de-installed. The photograph and key sheets will …
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 10:53AMBy the time that you read this post, the exhibition Pioneering Poet of Light: Florence Vandamm & the Vandamm Studio will have been de-installed. The photograph and key sheets will …
SOURCE: nypl.org at 10:53AMTuesday, March 4, 2014
Guest post by John Coakley, Volunteer at The Rodgers & Hammerstein Archive of Recorded Sound at The Library for the Performing Arts.In the summer of 1963, The Beatles were huge in Britai…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 11:07AMFriday, February 21, 2014
George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, co-authors of some of Broadway’s most enduringly funny comedies, also collaborated on a topical pageant, The American Way, which opened at Broadway&rsq…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 12:10PMGeorge S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, co-authors of some of Broadway’s most enduringly funny comedies, also collaborated on a topical pageant, The American Way, which opened at Broadway&rsq…
SOURCE: nypl.org at 12:10PMTuesday, February 18, 2014
Part 2 of a guest post for Ladies and Gentlemen... The Beatles, by Russ Lease. Read Part 1.On September 14, 1994, my world changed again. I found myself in the unlikely position of being one…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 10:41AMThursday, February 6, 2014
Machinal is back on Broadway. Sophie Treadwell’s best known play is enjoying a successful revival at the Roundabout Theater. Although a journalist, Treadwell used elements …
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 06:04PMTuesday, February 4, 2014
Guest post for Ladies and Gentlemen... The Beatles, by Russ LeaseWilliam F. Ludwig himself put it best when he said, “On February 9th, 1964, a new musical event burst from the TV screens a…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 10:40AMMonday, December 17, 2012
In the Research Guide, Part I, I advised that the easiest way to find information at LPA is by name or title. I advised that the research can benefit by compiling a list of every person in o…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 05:40AMMonday, November 5, 2012
Visitors to the exhibition and blog channel The Great American Revue have peppered me with questions that can be summarized as: "where do you find that stuff?" Substitute artifacts…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 07:23AMThursday, July 26, 2012
The Great American Revue is coming to the end of its run at the Vincent Astor Gallery, LPA. It employed Library for the Performing Arts treasures to represent the 15 revue series on Broadway…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 10:23AMWednesday, July 25, 2012
The Great American Revue is coming to the end of its run at the Vincent Astor Gallery, LPA. Don't worry — all of the artifacts will be returned to the Billy Rose Theatre Divisi…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 08:59AMFriday, July 6, 2012
At the turn of the last century, as part of their effort to establish Times Square as the new entertainment center, Oscar and William Hammerstein installed a roof garden cabaret on top of th…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 12:45PMWednesday, June 27, 2012
Impresario Andre Charlot brought London stars and songwriters to Broadway in January 1924. That show forms a neat connection between Noel Coward and the American revue scene, so we developed…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 01:42PMMonday, June 18, 2012
The exhibition, The Great American Revue, focuses on Broadway revue series, 1907–1938. But, they were not the only shows on Broadway. During those three decades, dozens of musical co…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 07:14AMMonday, June 11, 2012
"That Bacchanal Rag"
Layers on layers of references that could not fit into a caption:
The Passing Show of 1912 established the topical nature of Broadway revues. The authors, Geo…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 06:14AMFriday, May 18, 2012
The exhibition, The Great American Revue, focuses on Broadway revue series, 1907–1938. But they were not the only shows on Broadway. During those three decades, dozens of musical comed…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 06:57AMMonday, May 14, 2012
Join us on Tuesday afternoon for a screening of King of Jazz (Universal, 1930) at LPA. Hollywood's Rave Revues is a film series programmed by John Calhoun in conjunction with the exhibition …
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 06:42AMFriday, May 4, 2012
The topical revues of 1907 – 1938 satirized performance, society and politics. Everything happening in and around New York was fair game. So, it should not be surprising that Noël…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 10:16AM 
