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On the date of October 26th, 2025, the celebrated performer Sarah Jessica Parker graced the stage together with Rachel Syme, a staff writer from The New Yorker, for a discussion at the 26th annual New Yorker Festival, a weekend encompassing discussions, viewings, performances, and beyond. This Festival, recognized as the magazine’s primary event, unfolded in New York City and convened prominent figures from literature, cinema, comedy, broadcast, politics, and healthcare.
Sarah Jessica Parker is a performer, a producer, and a businesswoman, having garnered six Golden Globe Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a pair of Emmy Awards. Parker presently takes the lead role in the program “And Just Like That . . .,” a continuation of the show “Sex and the City,” in which she not only starred but also held the position of executive producer. She has acted in motion pictures such as “Footloose,” “L.A. Story,” “Honeymoon in Vegas,” “Ed Wood,” “Miami Rhapsody,” “The Family Stone,” and “State and Main,” to name a few. On stage, Parker recently shared the stage with her spouse, Matthew Broderick, in a rendition of Neil Simon’s comedic play “Plaza Suite,” for which she received a nomination for Best Actress at the 2024 Olivier Awards. She is a co-creator of the acclaimed firm Pretty Matches Productions.
Rachel Syme, a writer employed by The New Yorker, has provided coverage of Hollywood, design, broadcasting, books, theatre, music, metropolitan life, and diverse cultural subjects since the year 2012. Her analyses of culture and investigative articles, primarily examining women’s lives, artistic creations, history, and notoriety, have additionally been featured in the New York Times Magazine, GQ, New York, Vogue, Rolling Stone, and Vanity Fair, alongside other publications. She penned “Syme’s Letter Writer,” which was published in January of the current year, and she is currently developing a nonfiction compilation for Knopf.
Sourse: newyorker.com
