For its first personal season since March 2020, 92nd Street Y brings a bevy of stage and screen stars, as well as a solid roster of writers, including Susan Orlean, Colm Toibin, and Colson Whitehead.
Whitehead, whose novel “The Underground Railroad” won a Pulitzer Prize in 2016 and was adapted into an Amazon series this year, will open the season with the first public reading from his new novel “Harlem Shuffle” on September 14th. He is followed by the Irish writer Colm Toibin, who will read on September 17th from his new novel “The Magician”, a portrait of Thomas Mann and his time.
Also there are Susan Orlean, who will read from her new book “On Animals” (October 25th); Louise Erdrich, reading from her new novel “Der Satz” (11.11.); and Rita Dove (November 15), former US poet laureate, who wrote about living with multiple sclerosis in her new book, Playlist for the Apocalypse: Poems.
The season also includes political actors: Supreme Court Judge Stephen G. Breyer will perform with investor David Rubenstein (September 13); and Rep. Adam B. Schiff, a Democrat of California, will discuss his new book, Midnight in Washington, with Pulitzer-winning biographer Ron Chernow (October 12).
Stage and screen personalities will also be represented: CNN presenter Anderson Cooper (21.09.), E-Street band member Steven Van Zandt (29.09.) And Broadway and TV actress Sutton Foster (13.10.) Will be stop by to discuss her new books.
For the first time in almost 50 years, 92nd Street Y will also present an entire season of dance performances in the Kaufmann Concert Hall. Performers are Hope Boykin (October 21) and tap dancers Michelle Dorrance and Dormeshia (December 16).
Current protocols require adults to provide proof of vaccination to attend live events (most events also have the option to watch online) and masks are required for anyone over 2 years of age regardless of vaccination status. For a full line-up, including some virtual-only events, visit 92y.org.
