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Retta Blaney

Retta Blaney has won nine journalism awards and is the author of Working on the Inside: the Spiritual Life through the Eyes of Actors, which features interviews with Kristin Chenoweth, Ann Dowd, Edward Herrmann, Liam Neeson, Phylicia Rashad, Vanessa Williams, and many more.

Sharing the Blessings on Manhattan’s Streets

On Tuesdays, the Rev. Adrian Dannhauser dons an alb and stole and offers blessings on the sidewalk during the morning rush

Foundation Connects Faith and the Arts

The foundation will help scholars and art managers gain practical experience in administration, graphic design, fundraising, and programming.

‘Lykz’ Offers Healing for the Digital Generation

Christopher G. Smith and his wife, Alana, stood in front of an empty theater on West 41st Street. Everyone else had gone and soon...

Artists Remain Essential, Says Mario Sprouse

Sprouse published "Precious & Honored: A Spiritual Handbook" for Artists, which grew out of discussions with members of his arts group at Marble Collegiate Church in midtown Manhattan.

A History We Share

Decades later, a white author connects with the black infant who integrated an amusement park in Baltimore.

Bearing Witness to These Things: Actor Performs Gospel of John

The healing power of memorizing and reciting an entire Gospel.

A World of Grays

Kingfishers Catch Fire is a World War II play depicting the devastating hate of a Nazi massacre, followed by extraordinary grace.

Hospitality and Mercy Are Timeless

Matt Opatrny: “It’s important to show refugees as people under desperate circumstances.”

‘This Is My Life’

A play that depicts Lynda Blackmon Lowery’s heroism as a teenager seeks to inspire a new generation.

Joan of Arc’s Family Drama

Playwright Joan Anderson: “When I become a mother I understood what it’s like … to have a young girl who is strange but gifted and a mother who loves her no matter what.”