Rachel Sherman

New York

Senior News Assistant, Culture at The New York Times

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Articles

5 (More) N.Y.C. Art Fairs to Welcome Spring

6 days ago | nytimes.com | Rachel Sherman

With Frieze Week comes an explosion of art, from the behemoth TEFAF to Esther (the newest), and the Other, which boasts of affordability. Each year, just as the cherry blossoms begin to blanket the ground, art fairs descend upon Manhattan like pollen. You don't have to be a serious collector to participate in the surge of smaller fairs across the city, but you will need a pair of arch-support sneakers to make your way through fairs and artistry in Manhattan and Brooklyn.
Stars Hit the 2025 Met Gala After-Parties, From Jenna Ortega to Lisa

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Sadiba Hasan |Rachel Sherman |Sarah Bahr

Out & AboutPop stars, club kids and the mayor of New York City kept the festivities going into the early morning hours. From left, Mohogany, Burna Boy and Shaboozey at Boom, the club at the top of the Standard Hotel in the West Village. Credit...
'Goddess' Brings Kenyan Folklore to New York

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Rachel Sherman

Saheem Ali's musical, about the goddess of music finding refuge and love at an Afro-jazz club in Mombasa, Kenya, has been nearly 20 years in the making. "Goddess," opening May 20 at the Public Theater, includes figures like Watamaraka, an evil goddess seeking vengeance against her daughter. The ensemble operates different parts of a puppet to craft her imposing presence. Credit...
Tony Awards Nominations 2025: Updating List

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Rachel Sherman

The Tony Awards nominations are here. And it's been a starry Broadway season, with a host of new plays and musicals as well as a bounty of screen actors. George Clooney is starring in " Good Night, and Good Luck," and Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal have been sparring as Othello and Iago.
The People's Dance Studio

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Rachel Sherman |Mohamed Sadek

Smooth floors. Public restrooms. A built-in audience: The lower level of Moynihan Hall doubles as a rehearsal space for a variety of dance groups, including K-pop, salsa and Brazilian Zouk. Credit... As the train to Ronkonkoma pulled into Penn Station, Jason Lockhorn threw his arms up, bending his elbows like goal posts. But he wasn't a frustrated commuter. He was dancing. And he wasn't the only one.
Rose Law Group Founder and President Jordan Rose joins art world in celebrating the Frick Collection’s long-awaited opening gala

1 month ago | s4745.pcdn.co | Rachel Sherman

Photo by Nina Westervelt for The New York TimesBy Rachel Sherman | New York TimesOn a rainy night on the Upper East Side, art world philanthropists, billionaire business moguls and New York socialites scurried under a canopy of umbrellas and into the newly restored Frick.
Rose Law Group Founder and President Jordan Rose joins art world in celebrating the Frick Collection’s long-awaited opening gala

1 month ago | roselawgroupreporter.com | Rachel Sherman

Photo by Nina Westervelt for The New York TimesBy Rachel Sherman | New York TimesOn a rainy night on the Upper East Side, art world philanthropists, billionaire business moguls and New York socialites scurried under a canopy of umbrellas and into the newly restored Frick.
Little Island Welcomes an Ambitious Sophomore Season

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Rachel Sherman

The season opens with the world premiere of Dan Schlosberg's "The Counterfeit Opera: A Beggar's Opera for a Grifter's City" (May 29-June 15), an adaptation of John Gay's comic "The Beggar's Opera" (1728). The lineup will also feature a new full-length work by the choreographer Bobbi Jene Smith, "Seven Scenes" (Aug. 22-28), with a score composed and performed live by Caroline Shaw and Danni Lee of Ringdown; a new song cycle, "The Lights," by Matthew Aucoin, set to poetry by Ben Lerner (Aug.
New York City Ballet’s New Season: Premieres, a Revival, a Retirement

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Rachel Sherman

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8 New Shows Our Theater Critics Are Talking About

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Rachel Sherman

Directed by Sam Yates and adapted by Simon Stephens, this one-man "Vanya" - in which Andrew Scott delivers a tour-de-force performance - arrives Off Broadway after a run in London, where it won an Olivier for best play revival. Though faithful to the original material, the production offers not just modern touches, but also "a new way of seeing into the heart of its beauty," our critic wrote. From Jesse Green's review:What makes the production exemplary, like the play itself, is the emotion.