“I think of the Roundabout as my musical theater family here in New York City.” ThinkingCitiesNew YorkTheaterMusicalNew York CityMusical TheaterTheater Family Author:Jane Krakowski
“eah, you don't get a lot of meatheads doing improvised theater to begin with, and that's always been my thing. I talk about the nerd/meathead dichotomy on my podcast a lot, but there was a time when I was doing UCB full-time and playing men's league rugby in New York City, and I was like the funniest, artsiest rugby player, and the bro-iest improv comedian. I've always managed to sort of be in both sides.” MenSidesCitiesPlayerNew YorkTheaterComedianLeagueNew York CityBoth SidesNerdRugbyDichotomyBrosMeatheads Author:Jon Gabrus
“I ended up training only for four years before I was accepted into American Ballet Theater in New York City.” YearsCitiesFourNew YorkTrainingTheaterAcceptedNew York CityBalletFour Years Author:Misty Copeland
“I live in New York City, where, if you're in a movie at a popular independent theater, you think you're king of the world, because you're in a bubble. So there's no way for me to properly conceive of the attention that the movie gets in a way that doesn't make me confused.” IfsThinkingWorldWayCitiesAttentionNew YorkKingsTheaterIndependentConfusedNew York CityBubbles Author:Jesse Eisenberg
“I first did stand-up when I was 17, and then I passed out fliers for a comedy club (in New York City) and I got onstage whenever I could. And musical theater went out the window as soon as I started doing stand-up.” FirstsCitiesComedyNew YorkWindowTheaterMusicalClubsNew York CityMusical TheaterComedy Clubs Author:Sarah Silverman
“There was a kind of cultural life in New York that wasn't as solidified as it is now, it wasn't as money-driven. If you look at the size of the successful art galleries compared to the size of galleries now - there was no such thing as the Gagosian Gallery or Pace Gallery. But it was a time when magazines were a vital part of American life, and Esquire gave me a free pass to every world - I could get to the art world, the theater world, the movie world. It allowed you to roam through the cultural life of New York City.” IfsWorldLooksKindArtCitiesSuccessfulNew YorkTheaterSizeDrivenMagazinesNew York CityPaceGalleryAmerican LifeArt WorldArt Galleries Author:Robert Benton
“Sport is where an entire life can be compressed into a few hours, where the emotions of a lifetime can be felt on an acre or two of ground, where a person can suffer and die and rise again on six miles of trails through a New York City park. Sport is a theater where sinner can turn saint and a common man become an uncommon hero, where the past and the future can fuse with the present. Sport is singularly able to give us peak experiences where we feel completely one with the world and transcend all conflicts as we finally become our own potential.” MenWorldGivingFeelsPersonsTwoAblePastSufferingDiesTurnsFeltSportsHoursCommonEmotionCitiesNew YorkHeroConflictSixTheaterLifetimeSaintMilesParksSinnerMotivational SportsNew York CityTrailsInspirational SportsUncommonCommon ManAcresFuseShort SportsFunny Inspirational SportsPeak ExperiencesCity Parks Author:George A. Sheehan