Posts from New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center

While Ellison is inextricably linked to his novel 'The Invisible Man,' his involvement with songwriting seems to have been neglected by the scholarly community.

Lynn Nottage's play, recently adapted into an opera, has become an essential part of the American repertory.

One of the most influential ballet choreographers of the 20th century, Balanchine was also a cat lover.

Scholar, archivist, and librarian Arianne Johnson Quinn has received the inaugural Noël Coward Fellowship. She plans to explore and bring to light the Coward archive at the Library through new essays, programs, and research guides.

The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts holds the papers of George Furth including his early drafts of the musical 'Company' which came in useful in the new revival on Broadway.

To share its growing record collection with the public, the Music Division held outdoor recorded concerts in Bryant Park from 1948–68.

The musical is documented in several collections of the Library for the Performing Arts, including iterations of some of the promotional materials which are interesting both for what they reveal about the design process and as representations of what the team viewed as important themes in the show.

The current production of Caroline, or Change closed on January 9, but the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive documented the production and it is now cataloged and available for viewing at the Library.

Let our collections serve you—they’re here...waiting to become part of your story.

Martina Arroyo fue una soprano de ópera de renombre mundial desde la década de 1960 hasta 1989 cuando se retiró profesionalmente. Ella y sus contemporáneos fueron la primera generación de cantantes de ópera afroamericanos en alcanzar el éxito internacional y fueron fundamentales para superar la discriminación racial en el mundo de la ópera.

The Library recently acquired a number of works in a range of instrumental and vocal combinations for circulation by composers from traditionally underrepresented groups.

In this episode, Jonathan Hiam and Jon Samuels analyzed the Mapleson Cylinders and discussed the preservation and restoration of the many historical audio formats held by NYPL.

Interest in Sherlock Holmes is as high as ever, with movies, television adaptations, and pastiche novels proliferating each year including the new off-Broadway show 'A Sherlock Carol'. The Theatre Division at New York Public Library has documented many adaptations of the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle starring his famous detective—here are some of the highlights of Holmes on stage as represented in our collections. 

The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts is honoring the legacy of late American composer Stephen Sondheim with a moving display of letters and other objects from the archives of the colleagues and friends of the legendary artist. 

Curator Doug Resides shares some of his favorite items in the Library's holdings related to Stephen Sondheim and his body of work.

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s film adaptation of Jonathan Larson’s musical 'Tick, Tick...Boom!' premiered this month on Netflix and in select theatres. At the Library for the Performing Arts, we have fascinating documentation of various theatre productions of the show over the past 28 years.

Over the past half-century The New York Public Library has preserved the history of the production, and we are thrilled it is at last on a Broadway stage.

Lista de recursos en línea gratuitos para ayudarle a profundizar en los muchos aspectos de la historia y la cultura latinx e hispana, todo gratis con una tarjeta de la biblioteca.

List of free online resources to help you delve into the many aspects of Latinx & Hispanic history and culture, all free with a library card.