Jennifer Vanasco

News Editor, WNYC News

Jennifer Vanasco appears in the following:

Review: 'For Peter Pan' Never Gets Off the Ground

Saturday, September 16, 2017

Sarah Ruhl's new play takes on issues around mortality, but is too whimsical for its own good.

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Brooklyn District Attorney Candidates Differ on Immigration Policy

Tuesday, September 05, 2017

Acting Brooklyn D.A. Eric Gonzalez doesn't want convictions for minor crimes to affect a person's immigration status. But two of his opponents in next week's Democratic primary disagree.

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New Yorkers Take the Stage at the Public Theater

Thursday, August 31, 2017

The Public Works program brings people together through theater.  

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The MTA's 60-Day Review Plan Was Due Today — But There Isn't One

Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered the MTA to undergo a 60-day review of management and its capital plan. But the agency changed course, without telling its board or the public.

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NY Metro Region Responders Head for Houston

Monday, August 28, 2017

Mayor de Blasio dispatched 120 emergency workers from the NYPD, FDNY and EMS to help the embattled Gulf region. Governors Cuomo and Christie also sent personnel.

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A Boot Camp Prepares Young Artists for High School Auditions

Tuesday, August 15, 2017

A group of public school eighth-graders aiming to get into a performing arts high school just spent two weeks at Lincoln Center, getting performance tips and polish from the pros. 

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Review: 'In & of Itself' Is Much More Than a Magic Show

Saturday, August 12, 2017

Master Magician Derek DelGaudio's performance is a haunting one-man show disguised as a magic act.

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ICE Is Arresting Teens Based on Bogus Claims, Says ACLU Lawsuit

Friday, August 11, 2017

The lawsuit claims the Trump administration is falsely accusing immigrant teens of gang affiliations in a concerted effort to deport them.

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Review: 'A Parallelogram' Poses an Impossible Question

Sunday, August 06, 2017

If there was going to be a global catastrophe and there was nothing you could do about it — even if you were to go back in time — would you still want to know? 

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Review: A Joyful 'Midsummer Night's Dream' in the Park

Saturday, August 05, 2017

Lear deBessonet's wonderful "theater is for everyone" ascetic is on riotous display in the Public Theater's current Shakespeare in the Park production.

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Two Police Officials in New Jersey Placed on Administrative Leave After Officers "Herd" Black Teens

Friday, August 04, 2017

The move follows the release of video last week allegedly showing black teens being pushed out of town by police.

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NYC Mental Health Hotline More Popular Than Expected

Friday, August 04, 2017

NYC Well has received thousands more calls than planners anticipated. First Lady Chirlane McCray says that shows the program is meeting an important need.

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MTA has $800M Plan to Fix the Subways — Now It Needs the City to Split the Costs

Tuesday, July 25, 2017

Derailments, track fires, power outages and increasing delays. But the new Chairman of the MTA has a plan, if the city will help.

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REVIEW: "Pipeline" Looks at the Trials of a Black Boy

Saturday, July 15, 2017

A play about how young men who are African American have the deck stacked against them.

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New Americans Celebrate Citizenship, and Nation's Independence Day

Friday, June 30, 2017

As the U.S. prepares to celebrate the Fourth of July, some are also celebrating their first Independence Day as American citizens.

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Despite MTA Warnings, Passengers Continue to Self-Evacuate

Thursday, June 29, 2017

The MTA says don't do it. But increasing service problems have passengers taking to the tracks.

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Review: Enchanting, Immersive 'Ghostlight' Brings the Audience Backstage

Saturday, June 24, 2017

We get to see it all, from the costume shop to the rehearsal room. 

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Review: '1984' Is a Scream from a Dystopian Future (or Past)

Saturday, June 24, 2017

The adaptation of George Orwell's novel premiered in London in 2013 — but seems to point to a future America dystopia.

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Review: 'Seeing You' Is a Walk Into the Nightmare of War

Saturday, June 24, 2017

A new immersive show punctures the sentimentality attached to WWII, reminding us there can be a dark side to patriotism.

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Review: A Trumpian 'Caesar' at Shakespeare in the Park

Tuesday, June 13, 2017

This production of "Caesar" is mind-crushingly good, in no small part because it speaks precisely to our times.

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