Jack O'Brien & George C. Wolfe Will Each Receive the 2024 Special Tony Award

www.broadwayworld.com: “Honoring these two gentlemen for their outstanding achievements and contributions to theatre is not only a recognition of their innate talent and dedication, but to a lifetime of brilliant work. With credits such as ‘Hairspray’ and ‘The Invention of Love,’ Jack O’Brien has showcased astounding diversity, skill and passion throughout his esteemed career,”

Beyond Aesthetics: How Tech is Redefining Interior Design

Architect Magazine: From architects and designers to engineers and contractors, digital technology is driving a drastic transformation in our approach to creating physical environments. The field is experiencing a widespread shift, with an expectation to integrate cutting-edge technologies into traditional design practices.

THE OUTSIDERS, ILLINOISE & More to Host Performances Benefitting The Entertainment Community Fund

www.broadwayworld.com: The Outsiders, Patriots, Illinoise, An Enemy of the People and The Who’s Tommy will all host performances with blocks of tickets dedicated to supporting The Entertainment Community Fund as part of their Benefit Performance program, Producer’s Picks.

Andrew Durand, Kecia Lewis, Marin Ireland, More Named Winners of Actors' Equity Foundation Awards

Playbill: The Actors’ Equity Foundation has announced the recipients of its 2024 awards for actors who gave outstanding performances during the past season. Winners will be honored at a June 24 ceremony in Manhattan.

The play that changed my life: Jim Cartwright’s ‘rude, raucous and deadly serious’ Road

Theatre | The Guardian: I must have been about 14. Our English teacher had taken us to a library and set us a task. We were to choose any book from the shelves and start reading. I wandered around, went to the toilet a few times, pretended to look for a book. Eventually, my teacher caught me. He glared: why don’t you have a book in your hand like everybody else? I turned to my right and spotted a small section of books that looked much thinner than the rest. Jackpot.

33rd Gene Kelly Awards Names 2024 Nominees, Representing 33 Allegheny County High Schools

onStage Pittsburgh: The 33rd annual Gene Kelly Awards for Excellence in High School Musical Theater has announced the nominees who will take the stage for the ceremony and musical extravaganza on Saturday, May 25, 2024, at the Benedum Center.

What It's Like to Choreograph for Eurovision

Dance Magazine: The first time she boarded a plane for Greece, dancer and choreographer Chali Jennings barely knew where she was going. Some friends from the Los Angeles commercial dance scene had booked a three-month gig in Athens and invited her to join. “I was like, ‘Sure. Why not? YOLO,’ ” Jennings recalls thinking.

Panther in the Sky tackles gun violence

Chicago Reader: Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble and CIRCA-Pintig’s collaborative piece, Panther in the Sky, written by Lani T. Montreal and directed by Mignon McPherson Stewart, tackles difficult subject matter. Through its one-hour production, Panther grapples with gun violence, its victims, and the families (specifically the mothers) they leave behind, from the perspective of BIPOC moms and their sons.

Sowing Futures at the Latinx Theatre Commons Tenth Anniversary Convening

HowlRound Theatre Commons: Every time. Every single time I am tasked with writing a haiku, whether it be in the form of a writing prompt, or—as in the case of the Latinx Theatre Commons (LTC) Tenth Anniversary Convening in Boston this past March—as collectively written tableaux vivants, I become crushingly anxious.

Production designer Chloe Arbiture (‘Manhunt’) video interview

GoldDerby: “Something that we were all really drawn to is the ornamentation of the Victorian era,” explains “Manhunt” production designer Chloe Arbiture about taking a bolder approach to designing over 200 sets for what a well-known period in history: the aftermath of the assassination of the 16th U.S. President.

CMU Alumna Selected for Schwarzman Scholarship

News - Carnegie Mellon University: Joyce (Xinyi) Wang, who graduated from Carnegie Mellon University's BXA Intercollege Degree Programs, was selected in December 2023 as a recipient of the Schwarzman Scholarship. The prestigious award allows for a fully-funded year of study at Tsinghua University in Beijing for the pursuit of a master's degree.

OpenAI's new tool can detect images created by DALL-E 3

Fast Company: OpenAI is launching a tool that can detect images created by its text-to-image generator DALL-E 3, the Microsoft-backed startup said on Tuesday amid rising worries about the influence of AI-generated content in this year’s global elections.

Schmigdoon Will Become a Stage Musical, Premiere at Kennedy Center

www.indiewire.com: For a certain sector of TV watchers, “Schmigadoon!” was a glorious gift from heaven, an homage to and sly sendup of musicals from Broadway’s golden age in Season 1 and musicals from the darker and seedier ’70s and ’80s in Season 2. Then, Apple TV+ canceled the comedy, and TV got a little less weird and fun.

Impressive Final Cut Pro Updates Are Here To Compete With Premiere

No Film School: The 2024 Apple Event is taking the tech and filmmaking world by storm with impressive updates from for popular hardware like the new iPad Pro, a fancy brand new Pencil Pro, and updates to their audio software Logic Pro.

Future Swiss Army Knives Won't Have Blades, Maker Victorinox Says

gizmodo.com: The Swiss Army Knife has become such a shorthand for multifunctionality that companies producing does-a-lot-of-stuff wares will often say that their goods are the “Swiss Army Knife” of whatever category they’re a part of. You can use the tool to cut stuff, snip stuff, uncork stuff, file stuff, in some cases download stuff.

Singer's Stage Dive Leads to Severe Spinal Injuries for Fan

consequence.net: A 24-year-old concertgoer by the name of Bird Piché suffered “catastrophic spinal injuries” after Trophy Eyes singer John Floreani dove into the crowd during the Australian punk band’s show at Mohawk Place in Buffalo, New York, on Tuesday (April 30th).

Student Blog: The Springtime Burnout

www.broadwayworld.com: As you’ve read from my previous blogs, it has been a hectic semester, and I have reached that point of the semester where the burnout is blazing. There is much to be said in this blog for the singular month of April, both highs and lows, but this is truly the peak of my 2nd year university life.

Immersive Titan Meow Wolf Sets Its Sights on Los Angeles

news.artnet.com: Meow Wolf, the company that has cornered the immersive field with its surreal artist-made environments, is growing westward. Its sights are set on Los Angeles for its sixth permanent exhibition space, which is slated to open in 2026.

The Purple Party: POWER's 2nd Annual Sober Celebration

Made In PGH: This year’s The Purple Party theme is “Purple Dream,” a whimsical take on purple. It represents the hopes and dreams of those in recovery. The second annual event is taking place to raise funds and support POWER’s (Pennsylvania Organization for Women in Early Recovery) work in recovery.

Artists Tease Out the Many Meanings of Hair in a New Exhibition

news.artnet.com: The rich topic of human hair and all its meanings in contemporary art comes in for curatorial consideration in “Hair Pieces,” an upcoming exhibition at the Heide Museum of Modern Art in Melbourne, Australia.

‘The Fall Guy’ Stars Explain Why Stunts at the Oscars Should Matter to You

collider.com: David Leitch's latest, The Fall Guy, is resonating across Hollywood. Aside from starring two Oscar nominees, Ryan Gosling (Barbie) and Emily Blunt (Oppenheimer), the former stuntman's feature is bringing some serious behind-the-scenes topics to the forefront in regard to stunt performers and the integral work they do on movie sets.

'Some Assembly Required' opens, closes, and is reborn at Attack Theatre

onstagepittsburgh.com: Possibilities thrive when ideas can both flow and have a place to land. Attack Theatre again offers a series of experiences called Some Assembly Required. It’s truly something for everyone, but it is mainly a treat for adults who may need respite from their world of work through creative exploration.

SUFFS—Suffragists, Fighting for Voting Rights Regardless of Sex—Brings History to Broadway

www.broadwayworld.com: “A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down,” according to Disney’s “Mary Poppins.” The same thing seems to go for politics and the arts, if you look at vehicles like the new musical SUFFS, which is being given a bang-up production these days at the Music Box theatre on West 45 off Broadway about the fight by suffragists for the right to vote, regardless of sex.

3D Printing In Custom PLA With A TPU Core

Hackaday: [Stefan] from CNC Kitchen explored an unusual approach to a multi-material print by making custom PLA filament with a TPU core to make it super-tough. TPU is a flexible filament whereas PLA is hard almost to the point of being brittle. The combo results in a filament with some unusual properties, inviting some thoughts about what else is possible.

Study: Arts and Culture Nonprofits 'Punch Above Their Weight' for Allegheny County's Economy

onstagepittsburgh.com: The contributions of a thriving arts scene to the economy and vitality of Allegheny County are undeniable and measurable, to a degree, with the help of the Arts & Economic Prosperity 6 report, detailing the economic and social impact of the county’s nonprofit arts and culture organizations.

Alex Edelman and more named recipients of special 2024 Tony Awards

www.broadwaynews.com: The Tony Awards has announced its 2024 slate of non-competitive honorees. Wendall K. Harrington, Colleen Jennings-Roggensack, Judith O. Rubin, the Dramatists Guild Foundation and the Friedman Health Center will receive Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre. Alex Edelman, Abe Jacob and Nikiya Mathis will be honored with Special Awards.

Artistry in Action: Behind Eddie Yang's Mask Design for 'Monkey Man'

The Art of Costume: In the realm of filmmaking, behind every captivating character lies a team of creative minds, meticulously crafting every detail to bring them to life on the silver screen. Among these heroes is Monkey Man mask designer, Eddie Yang, a jack-of-all-trades in the world of specialty costume design, prosthetics, and special effects.

Six Carnegie Mellon Alumni Nominated for 11 Tony Awards

News - Carnegie Mellon University: Carnegie Mellon Alumna and Tony Award Winner Renée Elise Goldsberry (BFA, 1993) and Tony Award Winner Jesse Tyler Ferguson announced the 2024 Tony Award nominations on “CBS Mornings” on April 30. Goldsberry also will receive an Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree at CMU's 126th Commencement on May 12.

Lauro Chartrand-DelValle (‘Shōgun’ stunt coordinator) video interview

GoldDerby: Lauro Chartrand-DelValle wanted the stunts on the FX limited series “Shōgun” to look real. To achieve that look, the veteran stunt coordinator and performer — who also served as a second unit director on the show — had one firm rule: no BS.

Bridget Leak Named Know Theatre of Cincinnati Producing Artistic Director

AMERICAN THEATRE: Know Theatre of Cincinnati has named Bridget Leak their new producing artistic director. She assumed her role this week, succeeding previous producing artistic director Andrew Hungerford.

Artists of color say Pittsburgh has "perfected racism." What would real progress look like?

Visual Art | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh City Paper: On paper, Pittsburgh looks like a vibrant arts city. It also looks like a city with serious racial inequities. Artists of color say it's both. They likewise say this doesn't need to be the case. The city's institutions adopted sweeping diversity, equity, and inclusion policies following the 2018 killing of Antwon Rose Jr., a scathing 2019 report detailing a deadly gulf in pre- and postnatal health outcomes for Pittsburgh's Black women, and the 2020 murder of George Floyd.

This Berkeley native just got nominated for a Tony Award

Datebook: In early April, Manhattan Theatre Club announced it would produce “Eureka Day,” marking the Broadway debut of Oakland playwright Jonathan Spector. Then on Tuesday, April 30, when the 2024 Tony Award nominations were announced amid a packed season on Broadway, Berkeley native Shana Carroll was among the honorees, for co-choreographing, with Jesse Robb, “Water for Elephants,” a musical about a Depression-era circus.

On WGA Strike Anniversary, Higher Pay but Fewer Jobs

variety.com: The Writers Guild of America called a strike one year ago today, declaring that the streaming boom had created an existential crisis for writers. The WGA got most of what it wanted from the strike, though it took almost five months for the studios and streamers to come around. But as the boom has gone bust, writers now face a different kind of crisis. For most, it’s harder to find work.

The Life and Death of Hollywood, by Daniel Bessner

harpers.org: In 2012, at the age of thirty-two, the writer Alena Smith went West to Hollywood, like many before her. She arrived to a small apartment in Silver Lake, one block from the Vista Theatre—a single-screen Spanish Colonial Revival building that had opened in 1923, four years before the advent of sound in film.

City Theatre Stirs Things Up to Completes 50th Anniversary Season Lineup

onStage Pittsburgh: City Theatre kicked off the month of May by completing the lineup for 2024-25, the South Side company’s 50th anniversary season. Added to the five-play subscription series is DNAWORKS’ production of The Real James Bond … Was Dominican, to be performed in the Lillie Theatre in January and February 2025.