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Oscar Isaac, Rachel Brosnahan and the Draw of a Neglected Hansberry Play

The first major New York revival of “The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window,” Lorraine Hansberry’s 1964 Broadway play, comes to BAM this month. What took so long?

By Alexis Soloski

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BAM Artistic Director David Binder to Step Down in July

Binder, who was a Broadway producer before joining the nonprofit in 2019, plans to return to theater’s commercial sector.

By Michael Paulson

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Adrienne Mancia, Influential Film Curator, Dies at 95

Her choices for exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art and the Brooklyn Academy of Music gave foreign directors and newcomers valuable exposure in New York.

By Neil Genzlinger

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Zadie Smith’s Play to Make Its New York Debut During BAM’s Spring Season

In addition to Smith’s “The Wife of Willesden,” the Academy will present its annual DanceAfrica festival and a music series curated by Solange Knowles.

By Kalia Richardson