Surfacing What does it take to scare the candy corn out of someone? Performers at two of New York’s hallowed haunted attractions explain the secrets behind the shocks. Angie Hansen knows what she wants: energy, professionalism, a gift for ad-lib. “And then somebody that really likes to scare people,” she said cheerfully. As the creative…
In 1971, Charlotte Moore auditioned for “A Little Night Music” on the stage of the Winter Garden Theater, where the musical “Follies” was playing. (Readers will soon see that this is not an irrelevant detail.) Ms. Moore, who tends toward the dramatic, a trait that has likely served her well as a founder and the…
Marilynn Gelfman Karp owns more than 125 wedding cake toppers, including a rare decoration from 1915 that is made of wax. She acquired her first one more than four decades ago. “I was at a flea market in New York,” she said. “I found a bride and groom cake topper for $15. It had vitality…
“It’s Never Too Late” is a series that tells the stories of people who decide to pursue their dreams on their own terms. In her 40s, Dierdre Wolownick taught herself to swim. In her 50s, she took up running. Then, at 60, she became a rock climber — and not just any rock climber. Four…
For most New Yorkers, most of the time, Times Square is a challenge. Walking through the crowds of tourists, vendors, break dancing crews, and multiple Elmos and Iron Mans can be daunting when you’re just trying to make it to work. But it’s also disturbing to see the area nearly cleared out, as it was…
When it comes to shopping during the holiday season, the world is your oyster. But with an ocean of gifts to explore, the hunt for the perfect present can feel a bit overwhelming. Amazon is thankfully narrowing it down. The online retailer just released its ” data-vars-ga-product-id=”bfedd98c-2d0d-4c79-ac94-c639ce242338″ data-vars-ga-product-price=”0.00″ data-vars-ga-product-sem3-brand=”” data-vars-ga-product-sem3-category data-vars-ga-product-sem3-id data-affiliate-network=”{"id":"91c93b81-faf3-4605-9c92-bf0c3d25e239","metadata":[],"network":{"id":"469ce69f-4798-416d-9432-eaa9954b4053","name":"Amazon","metadata":[]}}” data-affiliate=”true”>Amazon’s Customers’ Most-Loved…
It was the reopening night of “The Phantom of the Opera” on Broadway, and Andrew Lloyd Webber was D.J.-ing the after-party. From a booth built earlier that day on 44th street in Manhattan, Mr. Lloyd Webber, the play’s composer, whose career has lasted decades and who has won four Tonys and an Oscar, mixed music,…
The sky was streaked with purple when I boarded the early-morning train from Bangkok to the Nakhon Chai Si District in central Thailand. For the entire hourlong ride, a monk sat quietly in front of me, smiling, gusts of wind swirling the orange robes over his tattoos. We disembarked at the same stop, a small…
“It was a very lax process.” That is not something you usually hear in stories about finding the perfect apartment. But for Amanda Paulsen and her partner, Peter Zusman, it’s what happened — one viewing with a brief conversation, and the next day everything was settled. “At first, it felt like it was too good…
On the deck of his home in Montauk, N.Y., over the sound of crashing waves — a vigorous white noise, more roaring than soothing — Ralph Lauren said he was glad to be back. Two days earlier, he had returned to New York for the first time since relocating to his Colorado ranch this spring.…