Barbara Maier News Today

NYC Voice Coach Fatally Shoved, Attacker Gets 8 Years

Several artists are outraged by the sentencing of the woman who fatally shoved 87-year-old vocal coach Barbara Joan Gustern in 2022.

Diamanda Galas has penned an open letter condemning Lauren Pazienza's eight-year sentence for the killing of beloved vocal coach Barbara Gustern.

Lauren Pazienza pleads guilty to shoving NYC vocal coach, Barbara Maier Gustern to her death while stoned & drunk in a random attack.

The 2022 crime shocked New York’s theater community.

The woman who fatally shoved an 87-year-old Broadway vocal coach in New York pleaded guilty to a first-degree manslaughter charge, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr. announced Wednesday.

Join Shaina Taub, along with special guests Nikki M. James and Jenn Colella, for a captivating performance at Bryant Park Picnic Performances. Experience an evening of live music in the heart of New York City's iconic park. Don't miss this star-studded event filled with old favorites, new songs, and original compositions.

(NEW YORK, NY) -- Joe’s Pub will host Nightclubbing: The Birth of Punk Rock in NYC, a documentary premiering in NYC and open to the public on Wednesday, July 20 at 9:30pm. The film originally premiered at the Dock of the Bay Film Festival in San Sebastián, Spain on May 5, 2022, where it won the Judges Special Mention award and will be released worldwide on November 25. 

Joe's Pub has unveiled a new year, kicking off in September 2022, of its expansive artist development programs and special programming: The Vanguard Residency, Joe’s Pub Working Group, New York Voices and the Habibi Festival.

A woman charged in the death of an 87-year-old Broadway singing coach Barbara Maier Gustern pleaded not guilty to manslaughter and assault charges. A judge revoked Lauren Pazienza's $500,000 bail during the court appearance.