The New York Issue

As we do every year, we’re turning our attention to the East Coast and looking at the city of endless reinvention and the creative people who are doing the reinventing.


Ice Spice’s Red Hot Rise: The Rapper on Being a ‘Marketing F—ing Genius,’ Her Debut Album and Becoming BFFs With Taylor Swift & Nicki Minaj

Only a year ago, a 22-year-old budding rapper from the Bronx named Isis Naija Gaston attended her first MTV Video Music Awards as a…

  • Features

With ‘Merrily We Roll Along,’ Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff and Lindsay Mendez Give a Notorious Musical Flop the Glorious Revival It Deserves

For every production of “Merrily We Roll Along,” there is always a question.  Ever since the ignominious failure of its Broadway premiere, Stephen Sondheim…

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The New Power of New York List 2023

Once upon a time, power in New York was measured by what table you commanded at Michael’s. The venerable lunchery is still around, of…

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Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells on Recapturing That ‘Book of Mormon’ Magic With Broadway’s ‘Gutenberg!’: ‘We Haven’t Lost a Step’

Every time his close friend and former co-star Andrew Rannells performed onstage, Josh Gad would make the pilgrimage to see him. And after the…

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Clint Ramos, Kara Young, Rebecca Frecknall and Ingrid Michaelson Among Variety’s 10 Broadway Stars to Watch for 2023

Every year, Broadway brings an exciting group of emerging talents to the spotlight. This new season of theatrical talent and innovators are certain to…

  • Entertainers

Madonna’s Biographer on How New York City Gave the Material Girl Her Material

Madonna’s life — and the relentless ambition that fueled her rise — could be the stuff of a great book. And now Pulitzer finalist…

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‘Happiness’ at 25: How Todd Solondz’s Controversial Film Shocked Its Studio and Made Him a Breakout Star Director

Some 25 years ago, Todd Solondz had a hot hand, and he knew it. His film breakthrough, “Welcome to the Dollhouse,” was a Sundance…

  • Features

Rupert Murdoch Chronicler Michael Wolff on ‘Lame Duck’ Lachlan, Trump and the Future of Fox News

Rupert Murdoch’s announcement that he is retiring from the boards of Fox and of News Corporation had particularly interesting timing for one journalist. “The…

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