▁the ▁theatre ▁was ▁among ▁ 4 0 6 ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁arts ▁and ▁social ▁service ▁institutions ▁to ▁receive ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁$ 2 0 ▁million ▁grant ▁from ▁the ▁Car neg ie ▁Corporation , ▁made ▁possible ▁by ▁a ▁don ation ▁from ▁then - may or ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁Michael ▁Blo om berg . ▁ ▁Today , ▁over ▁one ▁hundred ▁produ ctions ▁with ▁over ▁four ▁hundred ▁performances ▁are ▁st aged ▁at ▁La ▁Ma Ma ▁each ▁season . ▁Stewart ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁art istic ▁director ▁and ▁" m other " ▁at ▁La ▁Ma Ma ▁until ▁her ▁death ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁The ▁choice ▁of ▁who ▁would ▁follow ▁Stewart ▁was ▁significant , ▁as ▁" E ll en ▁is ▁La ▁Ma Ma " ▁to ▁many ▁people . ▁Before ▁her ▁death , ▁Stewart ▁chose ▁to ▁be ▁succeeded ▁by ▁M ia ▁Y oo , ▁who ▁continues ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁art istic ▁director . ▁ ▁La ▁Ma Ma ▁Archives ▁The ▁La ▁Ma Ma ▁Archives ▁is ▁a ▁collection ▁chron ic ling ▁the ▁theatre ' s ▁history ▁and ▁document ing ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁Off - Off - B road way ▁theatre . ▁The ▁collection ▁includes ▁approximately ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁items ▁in ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁formats , ▁including ▁post ers , ▁programs , ▁scripts , ▁cost umes , ▁pu ppets , ▁mask s , ▁musical ▁instruments , ▁correspond ence , ▁photograph s , ▁and ▁audi ovis ual ▁materials . ▁The ▁Archives ▁has ▁developed ▁a ▁chron ological ▁list ▁of ▁produ ctions