Adam Jacobs to Host 10th Annual Arts for Autism Benefit Concert at New Amsterdam Theatre

www.broadwayworld.com: On June 22nd, 2026, Arts for Autism will arrive at the New Amsterdam Theatre – home of the blockbuster Aladdin – for the tenth annual concert featuring a constellation of Broadway performers alongside the stars of tomorrow – student performers from across the nation.

BROADWAY BOUND THEATRE FESTIVAL Unveils 10th Anniversary Lineup

www.broadwayworld.com: AI replaces every human job overnight. A queer musician is trapped in his childhood home in Tennessee during the pandemic. And a FDNY lieutenant spends Christmas Eve at Ground Zero, looking for the remains of his fallen brother at the 2026 Broadway Bound Theatre Festival (BBTF). In this bold and eclectic lineup, the human condition is on full display as a dynamic mix of new plays and musicals light up the stage.

London’s West End Travel Guide for Theater Lovers: Shows, Hotels, Bars

Observer: London’s West End is a pilgrimage-worthy destination for anyone who loves the stage, rivaled only by Broadway in New York City. For avid theatergoers, Theatreland presents one-of-a-kind opportunities, like witnessing three-time Oscar nominee and Tony, Emmy and Grammy winner Cynthia Erivo play all 23 roles in Kip Williams’s Dracula and watching Chris Pine in his London stage debut in Ivanov at the Bridge Theatre. For a tried-and-true option, Agatha Christie’s murder mystery The Mousetrap holds the title of the longest-running show in London, having premiered in 1952.

L.A. Mayor Hopeful Nithya Raman Faces Questions on Hollywood Policies

www.hollywoodreporter.com: On Apr. 21, L.A. City Councilmember Nithya Raman released a new campaign video, in the quick-cut, walk-and-talk online style by which Zohran Mamdani updated the Aaron Sorkin ethos. “I’m running for Mayor to make sure Los Angeles stays the film and TV capital of the world,” she announced before ticking off her agenda and criticizing incumbent Mayor Karen Bass for her record in handling L.A.’s downward production spiral, including her delayed appointment of a film liaison who Raman faulted for lacking experience in the entertainment business.

Celestial stage Titanic drone show

TPi: Celestial has been revealed as the company behind the spectacle over Belfast Harbour that has captured global attention. Commissioned as part of the BBC’s Made Of Here campaign, the project set out to symbolically bring RMS Titanic back to life using drone show technology.

Announcing the 2026 Hemsley Lighting Programs Internship Recipients

Lighting&Sound America Online - News: The Hemsley Lighting Programs, Inc. was established in 1983 as The Gilbert V. Hemsley, Jr. Internship in Lighting in honor of the late lighting designer. For over three decades, the programs, which now include The Hemsley Lighting Internship, The Hemsley Lighting Portfolio Review, The Howell Binkley Fellowship, and the Independent Study Program, have been helping current students and recent graduates bridge the gap between the educational and professional worlds.

A troupe departs, but Carnegie Stage space might live on

90.5 WESA: Since 2012, when it relocated from Washington, Pa., off the WALL Theater has occupied a big storefront on West Main Street, in Carnegie. There it staged 79 works, including this month’s Pittsburgh premiere of Jennifer Haley’s drama “Breadcrumbs.”

Global festivals prove being Green works

TPi: Ahead of Earth Day, A Greener Future (AGF), the not-for-profit company dedicated to making the live event sector sustainable, highlighted how festivals are leading the way on green initiatives with innovative solutions that are cost-effective and reduce emissions.

Vineyard Theatre and IATSE Workers Reach Bargaining Agreement

AMERICAN THEATRE: Vineyard Theatre has ratified its first collective bargaining agreement with the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), which formally recognizes the union as the representative for its covered backstage and overhire crew members.

CityLight Church In Nebraska Scales Up Its Sound With NEXO & Yamaha

ProSoundWeb: Before its recent move, CityLight Church in Lincoln, Nebraska, a growing congregation, worshiped in a century-old building where audio infrastructure was lacking until the recent deployment of a new main sound reinforcement system utilizing NEXO loudspeakers and a Yamaha digital console implemented by integration firm HouseRight.

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New Disney Boss Cuts 1,000 Jobs Then Turns Around and Posts a Job Fair

disneytips.com: Walt Disney World is a place built on the idea that everything runs seamlessly, that every ride launches on cue, every light hits its mark, and every experience feels effortless to the people paying to enjoy it. What most guests never think about is the army of people behind the scenes making all of that happen, and right now, Disney needs more of them.

Pink to Host 2026 Tony Awards

www.billboard.com: P!nk, a lifelong theater fan, is set to host the 79th Annual Tony Awards, which will air live from Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, June 7. The show will broadcast live to both coasts on the CBS, and streaming on Paramount+ from 8 to 11 p.m. ET/5 to 8 p.m. PT.

He’s a Playwright, His Mother’s a Physicist—And They’re Performing a Show Together

Playbill: You might think that when playwright Shayok Misha Chowdhury asked his mother to be in his play, it would be a hard ask. But actually, it was pretty easy. “Everyone's always like, ‘How did you rope your mom into doing this?’ It really was like, can we make a physics meets theatre thing that interests the two of us?” He then turns to his mom, Bulbul Chakraborty, who’s sitting next to him, “and you were really game.”

AI In Hollywood: Saying Yes To Utility AI – And No To Generative AI

www.forbes.com: Hollywood has become one of the loudest voices of resistance to artificial intelligence, and for good reason. In an industry built on authorship, credit and creative control, generative AI has raised fundamental questions about who owns a performance, a story, or even a cut. But behind the headlines and strikes, a quieter shift toward utility AI in Hollywood is underway.

Surviving Coachella: Why Artist Safety Is A Contractual Negotiation

www.forbes.com: For the modern artist, the economic reality is uncompromising: touring is the cash engine. In a world where streaming royalties are structured like digital municipal bonds – slow, steady, and fractional – mega-festivals like Coachella are the high-yield assets. A single opening or headline slot can often be worth more than a year of catalog royalties, tempting artists to sign the festival contract with the biggest number and ask questions later.

 

How to Keep Studio Rivalries From Turning Toxic

Dance Magazine: From the moment dancers arrive backstage in their matching studio jackets, competitions can ignite healthy feelings of pride, unity, and belonging. But what happens when team spirit crosses the line into resentment, or even hostility, towards other competitors?

Industry Pro Newsletter: The UK Is Investing in Theatre — Is It Enough?

www.broadwayworld.com: This week's theatrical news spans continents and scales, but a common thread runs through many of the stories: the ongoing challenge of sustaining live theatre in a shifting cultural and economic landscape. From Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater suspending operations and Central Works announcing its closure after 36 years, to Duluth Playhouse navigating a leadership transition, regional companies across the U.S. are grappling with the pressures of rising costs and uncertain funding.

Costume Designer Olga Mill on Gen Z Vintage, Millennial Anxiety, & Old‑Money Fantasy in "Beef" Season 2

The Credits: Beef costume designer Olga Mill, who moved to New York from Ukraine at age five, studied costume design at New York University, then worked on indie films including the Kristen Stewart-led Love Lies Bleeding and writer/director Ari Aster‘s Hereditary before teaming up with “Sonny” Jin.

Guest Blog: 'It Felt Not Just Relevant But Necessary To Return': Ben Pettitt Wade on Ten Years of MEET FRED: A Puppet, A Journey, and a Fight That Never Ends

www.broadwayworld.com: Ten years ago, we introduced the world to a two-foot puppet made of cloth at the 2016 Edinburgh Fringe. Little did we know that Fred would take us to over 145 cities across 20 countries and three continents, seen by 25,000 people. Not bad for a scrap of fabric with something to say.

Hermès' theater of mechanics at watches and wonders 2026

www.designboom.com: At Watches and Wonders Geneva 2026, Hermès frames time as a performative medium, staging its latest horological releases within a kinetic scenography by Jean-Simon Roch. Conceived as a mobile installation where watchmaking mechanics interact with theatrical machinery, the project positions movement as narrative. Within this shifting environment, the maison unveils three new skeleton timepieces: Hermès H08 Squelette, Arceau Samarcande, and Slim d’Hermès Squelette Lune, each exposing its inner workings like apertures into a hidden temporal world.

Up Close With HazeBase's Award Winning Haze Generators

www.limelightwired.com: For a long time, HazeBase didn’t need to chase trends. They were the standard. The BaseHazer Pro, launched more than 30 years ago, became one of those machines you just assumed would be in the room. Touring rigs, theatres, television studios, nightclubs. It earned its reputation by being consistent, efficient, and nearly impossible to kill.

DKGR Architects reveals expansion plans for Indiana’s oldest theater

www.archpaper.com: The Crump, Indiana’s oldest known theater still in operation, has been “about to be reborn” for over 30 years. On April 8, the Crump Center for the Performing Arts released the schematic design for the restoration and eastern expansion of the Crump Theatre in Columbus. This is the first time the promise of its renovation has come with architectural drawings.

Former Kennedy Center Arts Curator Details 'Cronyism, Incompetence, and Bizarre Moves' Amidst Trump Takeover

www.broadwayworld.com: The Kennedy Center has been a hot topic for the past year after the Trump administration took over leadership. Beginning with the removal of board members and Donald Trump assuming the role of chairman in 2025, the institution has faced ongoing restructuring, artist withdrawals, leadership departures, and programming shifts. It was also recently announced that the institution will shut down operations for two years to undergo renovations.

Jeremy O. Harris on 'Erupcja,' 'Euphoria,' and Hollywood: Screen Talk

www.indiewire.com: Tony-nominated multihyphenate Jeremy O. Harris may be best known for his wildly popular Broadway production “Slave Play,” but he’s also the acclaimed screenwriter behind the fever-dream crime comedy “Zola” (with director Janicza Bravo) and, most recently, he co-wrote the Charli XCX-starring indie drama “Erupcja” with director Pete Ohs.

Tokyo-Based Company In Talks to Bring Sphere Arena to Japan

www.ticketnews.com: The Tokyo-based financial services company SBI Holdings is reportedly in negotiations with MSG Entertainment for a “collaboration,” Nikkei reports. The project is expected to cost around 350 billion yen ($2.2 billion), though SBI Holdings chairman and president Yoshitaka Kitao said that price tag could raise to a whopping 500 billion yen.

He’s a Playwright, His Mother’s a Physicist—And They’re Performing a Show Together

Playbill: You might think that when playwright Shayok Misha Chowdhury asked his mother to be in his play, it would be a hard ask. But actually, it was pretty easy. “Everyone's always like, ‘How did you rope your mom into doing this?’ It really was like, can we make a physics meets theatre thing that interests the two of us?” He then turns to his mom, Bulbul Chakraborty, who’s sitting next to him, “and you were really game.”

Home Builders Institute Helps Train More Than 20,000 Students in 2025

Builder Magazine: The Home Builders Institute (HBI) continues to play an important role in bridging the skilled labor shortage for the construction industry. In 2025, the organization enrolled and awarded pre-apprenticeship certificates to over 20,000 students, added more than 40 new schools to its Future Builders of America program, and brought HBI-licensed curriculum to dozens more community organizations.

AI In Hollywood: Saying Yes To Utility AI – And No To Generative AI

www.forbes.com: Hollywood has become one of the loudest voices of resistance to artificial intelligence, and for good reason. In an industry built on authorship, credit and creative control, generative AI has raised fundamental questions about who owns a performance, a story, or even a cut. But behind the headlines and strikes, a quieter shift toward utility AI in Hollywood is underway.

Custom Booth for Alien Milling at Lab Day 2026 in Chicago

RCS CUSTOM EXHIBITS: Here’s a look at a trade show exhibit booth we custom built and installed for Alien Milling at Lab Day 2026 in Chicago. The largest international gathering of the dental laboratory community in North America, LAB DAY Chicago was taking place from February 19 – 21, 2026 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago.

The carbon cost of our clicks

Fast Company: Last year at SXSW, I got on stage with a colleague from Tangent, a London-based digital design agency, to ask a simple question: What if every time you checked your phone, a visible puff of smoke rose into the air? While we can’t immediately see the environmental impact of our digital lives, it is very real.

Slow-Motion Gives Forced Migrants the Chance to Move at Their Own Speed

HowlRound Theatre Commons: In the spring of 2024, five Slavic-speaking theatre admirers who had moved to Serbia in 2022 as forced migrants met in a black box theatre in Belgrade. This project, Phiz-Drama, came about through an online invitation from Kamon-Kamon Teaching Theatre and Lika Robakidze’s New Roles studio.

New Disney Boss Cuts 1,000 Jobs Then Turns Around and Posts a Job Fair

disneytips.com: Walt Disney World is a place built on the idea that everything runs seamlessly, that every ride launches on cue, every light hits its mark, and every experience feels effortless to the people paying to enjoy it. What most guests never think about is the army of people behind the scenes making all of that happen, and right now, Disney needs more of them.

Mayor Levine Cava To Honor Arts Accessibility Leaders At AKI Family Arts Festival

www.broadwayworld.com: On May 2, 2026, the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs' All Kids Included Family Arts Festival will celebrate 20 years of community impact, offering free accessible arts experiences for children and families at the Dennis C. Moss Cultural Arts Center from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Pink to Host 2026 Tony Awards

www.billboard.com: P!nk, a lifelong theater fan, is set to host the 79th Annual Tony Awards, which will air live from Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, June 7. The show will broadcast live to both coasts on the CBS, and streaming on Paramount+ from 8 to 11 p.m. ET/5 to 8 p.m. PT.

Lyric Opera's Mangum and Mazzola on the 2026-27 Season

www.newcitystage.com: Last week was a hectic one at Lyric Opera. Not only was the company getting ready to launch the world premiere of first-ever Chicago poet laureate avery r. young’s “safronia,” but it was also presenting film-to-live-music performances of “Mary Poppins” and the final performances of Matthew Ozawa’s reimagined “Madama Butterfly.”

Los Angeles City Film Czar Interview: 'Baywatch' and Cutting Red Tape

www.hollywoodreporter.com: Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, aware of the city’s deepening production crisis — now a flashpoint in her reelection bid — appointed a filming czar to act as a liaison between entertainment productions and city departments. Steve Kang, a seasoned community affairs executive, started last year, running the Board of Public Works.

Salesforce Lobby dvLED Video Wall Gets Higher-Resolution Upgrade

Sixteen:Nine | All Digital Signage, Some Snark: The installation — widely known as the “Salesforce waterfall” display — stretches 106 feet across the lobby of Salesforce West, the company’s high-rise at 50 Fremont Street in San Francisco. The massive screen became famous for lifelike digital waterfall visuals that appear to interact with the edges of the video canvas.

My Trip Through the Introductory Improv Class at CATCh

qcnerve.com: Having bounced around the local stand-up comedy scene doing all the open mics I could find in Charlotte, I recently took a turn at improv after hearing a recommendation from a friend, who described the extemporaneous craft as “almost like being a kid again.”

TV Talk: CMU grad stars in ‘The Boys;’ audacious ‘Audacity’ debuts

triblive.com: “Ongoing conflict is useful to us,” says Sister Sage, played by 2005 Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama grad Susan Heyward. “It keeps people afraid.” In a March virtual interview, Heyward smiled when she heard that bit of dialogue referenced.

Phish at the Sphere: Recapping a Spectacular First Weekend

www.rollingstone.com: Those of us sitting near him at Night Three of Phish’s nine-show, three-weekend run at the Sphere in Las Vegas had seen the telltale signs coming hours before: He’d never seen Phish before; a friend brought him to the show; he was a metal guy but open-minded.

Met Museum eliminates dead spots in historic auditorium

AV Magazine: The auditorium was opened in 1954 as a purely acoustic hall, designed primarily to showcase instruments from the Met’s own collection with no amplification intended. At the time, the 700-capacity venue was equipped with early-generation powered column speakers positioned only on the left and right sides of the room.

oozing inflatables shape this milan installation by USM and snøhetta

www.designboom.com: Snøhetta partners with USM Modular Furniture to create Renaissance of the Real, an otherworldly installation during Milan Design Week 2026. It unfolds in the garden of Fondazione Luigi Rovati as a lightweight space that frames the relationship between structure, body, and perception.

Report on Touring From Arts Council England Finds Dance and Drama Declining and Musicals 'Flourishing'

www.broadwayworld.com: A new report conducted by Arts Council England has found that the number of plays touring England has fallen 64% since 2019, which had indicated that changes must be made in the industry.

Candela Opens Applications for Fourth Annual Playwrights Summer Fellowship

www.broadwayworld.com: Candela proudly announces the opening of applications for its Fourth Annual Playwrights Summer Fellowship, a.k.a. Summer Jam, taking place July 12-19, 2026 at the Dramatists Guild of America's Mary Rodgers Room in New York City.

Surviving Coachella: Why Artist Safety Is A Contractual Negotiation

www.forbes.com: For the modern artist, the economic reality is uncompromising: touring is the cash engine. In a world where streaming royalties are structured like digital municipal bonds – slow, steady, and fractional – mega-festivals like Coachella are the high-yield assets. A single opening or headline slot can often be worth more than a year of catalog royalties, tempting artists to sign the festival contract with the biggest number and ask questions later.

Live Nation Pushes to Kill Antitrust Case Before Jury as Closings Arguments Begin in New York

TicketNews: As closing arguments began Thursday morning in the Justice Department’s antitrust trial against Live Nation and Ticketmaster, the sharper endgame battle was unfolding outside the rhetoric of summations: Live Nation is still pressing to persuade Judge Arun Subramanian that large portions of the case should be stripped away before jurors are allowed to decide it.

Review Roundup: Lily Allen Brings WEST END GIRL Tour to North America

www.broadwayworld.com: Lily Allen is now on the road with her concert tour for West End Girl, her critically acclaimed album that arrived at the end of last year. The live show sees the performer present an elaborate extravaganza that taps into Allen's theatricality and that of her album, which has a definite narrative.

Did you Know that These Broadway Shows Are Inspired by Magazine Articles?

www.broadwayworld.com: Musicals and plays based on movies? Many. Based on books? Also plentiful. Based on true stories? Of course. But musicals and plays based on or inspired by magazine articles? These are a rare breed.

Artist hand-stitched a dress entirely from preserved autumn leaves

Boing Boing: An artist named Amanda Meyer created an incredible dress out of autumn leaves. Meyer soaked the leaves in a glycerin solution to preserve them — glycerin replaces the water inside each leaf, keeping it pliable and colorful rather than letting it dry out and crumble — and then hand-stitched them all together. It took her 30 hours to complete.

7 ProPresenter Macros that Simplify Your Sunday

Church Production Magazine: Every Sunday morning, the booth feels like mission control. Slides, cameras, lights, and lyrics all need to move in rhythm, and one mistimed click can break the flow. Imagine the click of a slide in ProPresenter could operate like 3 people seamlessly working together: it can. That’s why more churches are leaning into one of ProPresenter’s most underrated features: macros.

Five things we know | Shakespeare's Life

Folger Shakespeare Library: Happy birthday month to William Shakespeare! Shakespeare was probably born on April 23, 1564, but we don’t know for sure. The earliest reference to him appears in the parish register for Holy Trinity Church in an entry for his baptism on April 26, 1564. Tradition celebrates his birthday three days before his baptism. In honor of Shakespeare’s birthday, here are five things we do know about his life.

Drama League Awards announces 2026 nominees

www.broadwaynews.com: The Drama League has announced the nominees for its 92nd annual Drama League Awards. Nominees were announced on April 20 by Natalie Venetia Belcon, who won a Tony Award in 2025 for her performance in “Buena Vista Social Club,” and Corbin Bleu, who currently appears in Broadway’s “Great Gatsby,” in a livestreamed ceremony from the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center.

New SeaWorld San Diego drones show launching this May

attractionsmagazine.com: It is official: one of San Diego’s summertime traditions is being reimagined from the ground up. SeaWorld San Diego has received unanimous approval from the California Coastal Commission to replace its long-running fireworks shows with a nightly choreographed display featuring up to 1,000 illuminated drones soaring over Mission Bay.

PGA Sustainability Toolkit Launches With Focus on Bottom Line

www.hollywoodreporter.com: The Producers Guild of America has unveiled a new sustainability initiative that is aimed at helping producers make the business case for eco-friendly decisions on film and television sets.

Benj Pasek, Shaina Taub, Joshua Harmon Musical Unorthodox Will Make World Premiere in Boston

Playbill: Benj Pasek (Dear Evan Hansen), Shaina Taub (Suffs), and Joshua Harmon (Prayer for the French Republic) have written a new musical together, Unorthodox, that will make its world premiere in 2027 at Boston's Huntington Theatre, part of the company's newly announced 2026-2027 season.

Pittsburgh artists, locally inspired art to be part of NFL Draft

triblive.com: Pittsburgh will be woven into every aspect of the upcoming NFL Draft, which will be held Downtown and on the North Shore from April 23-25. On Tuesday, the NFL announced locally inspired art that will add another dimension to the ‘Burgh representation throughout the event.

Q&A: Matthew MacKenzie on Strife and Indigenous sovereignty in storytelling

Intermission Magazine: Strife, MacKenzie’s newest work, continues that line of inquiry, focusing on Monique, an oil-patch worker navigating a family and community reckoning after the violent loss of her brother, Nathan, an Indigenous climate activist. As she grapples with her grief, she is drawn into a recurring dream in which she reconstructs his bones under the guidance of a spectral Owl — a presence that blurs the boundaries between the physical and spiritual worlds.

Why Two River Theatre Is Shifting to 7:30 PM Curtains

www.broadwayworld.com: Not long ago, I found myself doing that familiar pre-theater math: watching the clock at the end of the workday, checking train times, wondering if there was time to grab a quick dinner, and thinking, “Can I actually make this curtain without it feeling rushed?” It is a small thing, but it can make the difference between a great night out and a stressful one.

‘They said: You’re out of your mind’: Luca Guadagnino on directing controversial opera The Death of Klinghoffer

Opera | The Guardian: In a rehearsal room perched above the labyrinthine backstage of Florence’s starkly contemporary Maggio Musicale Fiorentino theatre, Luca Guadagnino is showing the women of the chorus how to make a second-act entrance. Dressed in a slouchy cardigan and slacks, the Italian director runs forward and stops short at a line of tape indicating the rim of the stage.

NAB Show Preview: Streaming's next phase and the push to operate smarter

NCS | NewscastStudio: Streaming is no longer a growth story in the way it was five years ago. The race to launch platforms and accumulate subscribers has given way to a more measured set of questions: how to run streaming operations efficiently, how to generate sustainable revenue across a fragmented audience and how to deliver reliably at scale.

Maryland Extends Theatrical Production Tax Credit Program Through 2032

www.broadwayworld.com: Maryland has extended its Theatrical Production Tax Credit Program through June 30, 2032, reinforcing the state's commitment to growing its arts economy and attracting major national touring and pre-Broadway productions.

Utopai Studios’s new PAI model redefines AI-assisted filmmaking process

www.animationxpress.com: Utopai Studios today announced a major update to its storytelling AI platform PAI, including an industry-first ability to render three-minute videos in 4K and a significant advancement to its story agent, designed to help filmmakers maintain continuity across shots, scenes, and edits.

Tour Acrisure Stadium ahead of the Pittsburgh NFL Draft!

Steelers - Made In PGH: The 2026 NFL Draft is set to be one of the biggest events in the history of the Steel City—expecting between 500,000 to 700,000 fans—so Pittsburgh is on the clock! Whether you’re planning to watch from the comfort of your couch or to be in the front row on the North Shore, Acrisure Stadium’s On-The-Clock Tours will get you in the Steelers spirit before draft week.