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Act Two New York
by CitizenRacecar
This has been a tough couple of years for the performing arts - venues closed, audiences in quarantine, and options limited. Yet, somehow, New York City's performers have persevered, and as the shadow of the pandemic begins to lift, they have some crucial decisions to make. What will be their Act 2? Join host Tania Mohammad as ventures out into the resurgent nightlife of the city that never sleeps and talks to the actors, musicians, comedians, dancers, and venue owners who are redefining themselves and their work in this new New York.
Episodes
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Nutcracker Rising
It’s Christmas in New York, and as fall turned to winter it looked like things were going to be festive in a way they hadn't been since 2019. One sign of new life was the return of The Nutcracker, in George Ballanchine’s classic production, performed by the dancers and orchestra of the New York...
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Becoming Othello at Lincoln Center
Lincoln Center is the great city on the hill of performing arts in the United States, home to arguably the most distinguished opera company, ballet company, and symphony orchestra in the country, as well as our most famous music school, the world’s largest performing arts library, and much, much...
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God Wants Us All To Be Strippers: Last Chance Dancers & The City Reliquary
The craziness of the last few years has made for some unexpected partnerships around the city. None of these were stranger and more successful than the shotgun wedding of a tiny neighborhood history museum and a risk-taking collective of burlesque artistes known to some as a “Voltron of gay...
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Violins, Corpses, and Candles: PubicQuartet and Death of Classical
Like many smaller classical music ensembles, the celebrated PubliQuartet found ways to keep going during the shutdown - largely by performing outdoors in some very unorthodox settings. One of these was the catacombs of The Green-Wood Cemetery, one of the venues where Death of Classical has been...
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Brand New Day: 'It’s Not Binary Anymore, People!'
Held back in June, “Brand New Day” was an ecstatic takeover of Times Square, with singers and dancers from Broadway and beyond celebrating what they hoped was the imminent return of New York Theater. But some of the featured performers couldn’t help but wonder - was the closing of New York an...
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Street Beat and the Happiness Krewe
Prior to 2020, Jeff Fairbanks, Alex Jeun, and the rest of the Street Beat Brass Band worked steadily – playing their New York spin on New Orleans second line to venues and events all over the city. After a long, quarantined dry spell, the group was brought back to life by joining the Hells…
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Comedy Cabaret at Don’t Tell Mama: Everything Was Guerrilla
Stand-up comedian Joe Orecchio faced a choice at the start of the pandemic. Would he grieve the state of his show, Comedy Cabaret, and it’s unknown future? Or would he use this opportunity to make the show everything it could be? Lucky for his audience, he chose the latter. Tanya Moberly, the...
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I Heart Dance on the Empire Rooftop: Can I Still Go on Pointe?
As the summer ramped up, Tania headed out to the Empire Rooftop to speak with Dawn Durham, VP and Director of Operations at Hospitality Holdings, Inc. Like so many venues, the Empire Rooftop struggled throughout 2020. But when Dawn received a call from Melissa Gerstein and Kimberly Giannelli,...
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3 Dollar Bill: COVID-Conscious Queens
In early May, Tania ventured out to 3 Dollar Bill, an energetic gay bar in Brooklyn that was one of the first places in the city to bring back live drag performances. Owner Brenda Breathnach was working tirelessly to maintain the bar’s atmosphere and serve patrons while still adhering to the…
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Racecar Radio presents an all-new series about the performers and venues across New York City who are fighting to survive in the aftermath of Covid-19. New episodes every other Friday, starting August 13th!
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
This has been a tough couple of years for the performing arts - venues closed, audiences in quarantine, and options limited. Yet, somehow, New York City's performers have persevered, and as the shadow of the pandemic begins to lift, they have some crucial decisions to make. What will be their Act 2? Join host Tania Mohammad as ventures out into the resurgent nightlife of the city that never sleeps and talks to the actors, musicians, comedians, dancers, and venue owners who are redefining themselves and their work in this new New York.
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CitizenRacecar
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This has been a tough couple of years for the performing arts - venues closed, audiences in quarantine, and options limited. Yet, somehow, New York City's performers have persevered, and as the shadow of the pandemic begins to lift, they have some crucial decisions to make. What will be their Act...
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Act Two New York is created and hosted by CitizenRacecar.
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