Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced today that this
NY PopsUp will feature hundreds of pop-up performances, many of which are free of charge and all open to the public, that will intersect with the daily lives of New Yorkers. This unprecedented and expansive festival intends to revitalize the spirit and emotional well-being of New York citizens with the energy of live performance. This marks New York s first large-scale model for how to bring live performance back safely after this prolonged COVID-related shutdown.
NY PopsUp will debut on Saturday, February 20 and run through Labor Day. According to the press release, the Festival will reach its climax with the 20th Anniversary of the
Arts in New York to get shot in the arm with celebrity-filled pop-up shows
Peter Marks, The Washington Post
Feb. 8, 2021
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Broadway has been shut down for nearly a year.Photo for The Washington Post by Jeenah Moon
The stages are now set for a reemergence of the performing arts in New York, with the launch Feb. 20 of NY PopsUp, a 100-day rollout of 300 free concerts, recitals, and theatrical and comedy performances in venues across the state.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D, and project organizers on Monday released new details about the arts recovery initiative - by far the most ambitious by any state and first described by the governor in his State of the State address last month. The expanded list of performers includes Tony winners (Idina Menzel, Billy Porter), television stars (Danielle Brooks, Sarah Jessica Parker), comedians (Kenan Thompson), hip-hop and rock stars (Q-Tip, Patti Smith), dancers (Savion Glover, Sara Mearns) and opera singers (Davóne Ti
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Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the launch of NY PopsUp - an unprecedented and expansive festival featuring hundreds of pop-up performances, many of which are free of charge and all open to the public that will intersect with the daily lives of New Yorkers. This series of events, intended to revitalize the spirit and emotional well-being of New York citizens with the energy of live performance while jumpstarting New York s struggling live entertainment sector, is a private/public partnership overseen by producers Scott Rudin and Jane Rosenthal, in coordination with the New York State Council on the Arts and Empire State Development.