by Cade Callen | Dec 21, 2025 | Art, Culture
Photography by Trevor Cracker REPRINT FROM DOWNTOWN SUMMER 2025 ISSUE Late in his life, the painter Paul Cézanne created a watercolor titled Skull on a Drapery. Like many of his late still lifes, it appears unfinished—patches of bare paper peek through the brushwork....
by DOWNTOWN News | Nov 17, 2025 | Art, Culture, Theater
By Sheba Mason Photography by Hunter Manning Alec Baldwin got inspired to organize a benefit reading to support his alma mater, The Lee Strasberg Creative Center. Titled Outcasts, the one-night-only performance featured five one-act plays by playwright and director...
by Cheryl Lefkovits | Nov 13, 2025 | Art, Culture
Last Saturday, November 8, was a bright, sunny fall day, and Madison Avenue was alive with energy. Crowds filled the sidewalks, and a large gathering had formed on 75th Street in front of Sotheby’s. It was opening day, and lines wrapped around the corner and stretched...
by DOWNTOWN News | Nov 5, 2025 | Art, Culture, Events, Music, NYC, Out on the Town, Theater
Jackie Mason Lives Again returns to the stage in a laugh-out-loud musical based on a true story. Produced by the New York Comedy Festival, the show stars Jackie’s real-life daughter, comedienne Sheba Mason, alongside Ian Wehrle, whose uncanny resemblance to the late...
by DOWNTOWN News | Oct 23, 2025 | Art, Culture, Movies, Theater
Above: Wyatt (Jeremy Crittenden) and Dale (Dickie Drew Hearts) almost anxiously wait for their coffee orders in the coffee shop in Passengers. Downtown NYC actor/screenwriter Dickie Drew Hearts on queer joy, Deaf visibility, and directing his own rom-com, Passengers....
by Grace A. Capobianco | Oct 17, 2025 | Art, Culture, Featured, Television
Suit: Giorgio Armani Jewelry: Ara Vartanian Necklaces: Ara Vattanian & Alexander McQueen Photography by Antoine Verglas Mario Cantone, now starring in And Just Like That on HBO Max, recently spoke with DOWNTOWN’s publisher Grace A. Capobianco about finding success...
