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Breakout

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Open the Curtains for Sarah Pidgeon

 The Broadway newbie is already Tony nominated. What’s next? By Cat Zhang

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  1. The Actor Bringing Harlem to BroadwayKara Young reflects on the politics of performance.
    By Morgan Jerkins
  2. Lydia West Is in Your CornerAfter breaking out in the U.K., the actress arrives Stateside with Big Mood, a dark riff on the buddy comedy.
    By Danielle Cohen
  3. Sunny Choi Brings Break-dancing to the Olympics“I always knew I wanted to be able to be free, to let go of everything and just be there: me, floor, music.”
    By Katja Vujić
  4. Mia McKenna-Bruce Is All Grown UpA veteran of British children’s television is now a film-festival darling.
    By Iana Murray
  5. Gen Z Gets Its Own Wharton HeroineJosie Totah breaks out in an updated Buccaneers.
    By Michel Ghanem
  6. Eclipsing the RotundaWith “Going Dark,” curator Ashley James brings an unconventional group show to the Guggenheim’s famed spiral.
    By Brooke Marine
  7. “I Don’t Like the Feeling of Being Pinned Down”C Pam Zhang’s debut examined an unsung period of Chinese-American history. Her new novel is all about pleasure.
    By Bindu Bansinath
  8. Reneé Rapp Is So Over ItShe paused her Hollywood and Broadway careers to go pop. It’s working way too well.
    By Maggie Lange
  9. Courtney Eaton Eats Flesh in Real Life, TooBut the Yellowjackets star is nowhere near as dark as her character.
    By Bindu Bansinath
  10. Auli’i Cravalho Embraces Her PowerPlaying a Disney princess made her famous at 14. Now, she’s carefully calculating her next act.
    By Katja Vujić
  11. Mariel Molino Is Living Her Childhood DreamMeet the star of The Watchful Eye, a mystery thriller about a duplicitous nanny in New York.
    By Gabe Bergado
  12. The Character Actor Turned Leading LadyKeyla Monterroso Mejia is graduating from comic relief to plucky protagonist.
    By Hannah Jackson
  13. Introducing Nico ParkerMeet the breakout star of The Last of Us.
    By Iana Murray
  14. Madelyn Cline Will Prove You WrongLike her Glass Onion character, Madelyn Cline is determined to show you there’s more to her than meets the eye.
    By Hannah Jackson
  15. A Perfectionist on the BeatDiscipline is second nature to composer turned rapper HAWA.
    By Melinda Fakuade
  16. Paulina Alexis Doesn’t Care If You Think She’s ‘Too Rez’The Reservation Dogs actress won’t let anything — or anyone — get in her way.
    By Simon Moya-Smith
  17. Rina Sawayama Knows What Gen Z WantsAn early aughts revival.
    By Hanna Hanra
  18. Marisa Abela Is Ready to Take Up SpaceThe Industry star reflects on growing up and landing a part in Greta Gerwig’s Barbie.
    By Brooke LaMantia
  19. Coco Jones on Colorism, Disney, and Playing Hilary Banks“I get to represent dark skin, Black beauty.”
    By Scarlett Newman
  20. Meet Sally Rooney’s New Leading LadyAlison Oliver auditioned over Zoom. Next thing she knew, she was on set with Joe Alwyn.
    By Naomi Pike
  21. Quinta Brunson Is the New Queen of SitcomsHow Brunson went from making internet memes to a hit show.
    By Brooke LaMantia
  22. This Mozambique-Born Artist Is Changing What It Means to Be a PainterCassi Namoda wants to make art more accessible.
    By Nadine Zylberberg
  23. Meet the Costume Designer Behind ZolaDerica Cole Washington got her first job by reaching out on Pinterest.
    By Brooke LaMantia
  24. This 27-Year-Old Started Her Own GalleryHannah Traore is fighting against elitism in the art world.
    By Scarlett Newman