Jessica Chastain, who made her Broadway debut in the 2012 revival of The Heiress, had been looking to return to her theatre roots (she studied acting and repertory theater at Juilliard in New York) despite having had a wide breadth of choice roles in her career. As she told writer ... More

Recreating the iconic role of Penny Lane in a musical adaptation of Cameron Crowe’s Almost Famous is a daunting task, but Solea Pfeiffer is up for the challenge. “She’s a character that I was dying to know more about,” says Pfeiffer, a child of anthropologist parents who was born in ... More

Cost of Living, the Pulitzer Prize–winning play by Martyna Majok, has taken five years to move from Off-Broadway to Broadway, where it began performances in mid-September at Manhattan Theatre Club. Katy Sullivan has been with the play all along. She stars as Ani, one of four ... More

German skincare expert Dr. Barbara Sturm has found an Upper East Side home to showcase her beloved Dr. Barbara Sturm Molecular Cosmetics product line and cutting-edge facial treatments. The 5,000-square-foot townhouse space on Madison Avenue was designed by German architect Tobias Freytag (who also happens to be Dr. ... More

The Ritz-Carlton New York, NoMad, the newly constructed hotel and residences developed by Flag Luxury Group, brings the brand’s unparalleled service and refined elegance to Madison Square Park. “With an exquisite design that blends the best of the brand and the destination, combined with the finest ... More

RH has opened RH Guesthouse New York, a first-of-its-kind hospitality experience for travelers seeking privacy and luxury. Accessed through a secure private entrance, the property features just six guest rooms, three guest suites and RH chairman & CEO Gary Friedman's private residence occupying the entire ... More

Chef Melissa Rodriguez (Daniel, Del Posto) and partner Jeff Katz (Del Posto’s longtime general manager) have come together to open three unique restaurant concepts in the old Del Posto space in the Meatpacking District. The 27,000-square-foot behemoth houses wood-fired pizza spot Mel’s, Italian fine dining tasting ... More

The new Well by Messer clinic in Midtown Manhattan offers a holistic, mind-body approach to weight loss, wellness and health founded by endocrinologist Dr. Caroline Messer. “The idea of Well by Messer grew organically from a sense that I was unable to ... More

The last time LaTanya Richardson Jackson was on Broadway, she was acting as Calpurnia in Aaron Sorkin’s To Kill A Mockingbird. This fall, she’s working backstage, directing a revival of August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson that stars her husband, Samuel L. Jackson. “Same hat, different colors” is how she describes ... More