PortAventura World gets ready for its most complete Halloween yet: a new passage andproposals for the whole family

Amusement Today: PortAventura World is preparing for a new Halloween season with a renewed proposal that raises the intensity of the experience and expands its entertainment offering. From September 19 to November 15, PortAventura Park will transform its areas with new elements of terror and proposals for the whole family, among which the premiere of El Carnicero de Penitence, a new passage in Far West.

ChatGPT Sketch turns your bad drawings into detailed AI images

The Verge: OpenAI announced ChatGPT Images 2.5 on Tuesday and is adding a new way to tell ChatGPT what you want it to make an image of: by drawing a doodle. With a new feature called Sketch, you can just draw something right inside ChatGPT and then tell ChatGPT how you want it to make an image based on that sketch.

LDI & Live Design Are Thrilled To Announce The Return Of The Excellence In Live Design Awards

Live Design Online: LDI and Live Design are thrilled to announce the return of the Excellence in Live Design Awards, celebrating the outstanding projects, people, and creative and technical achievements shaping the live entertainment and events industry.

How to Make Sense of 4,000 Edinburgh Shows: Just Soak It All Up

The New York Times: “Fringe” implies decoration happening out on a margin, threads on the hem of a larger garment. But if you have ever elbowed your way down a crammed Edinburgh sidewalk in August, past hundreds of posters for stand-up shows and circus spectaculars, accepting promotional fliers from, say, a woman wearing a disco ball on her head — you might wonder what garment could possibly be larger than this.

Wendell Pierce Joins Classical Theatre of Harlem's Board of Directors

BroadwayWorld: The Classical Theatre of Harlem (CTH), one of the nation's leading theater companies and the producer of the acclaimed annual Uptown Shakespeare in the Park, announced the appointment of award-winning actor, producer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Wendell Pierce to its Board of Directors.

Daniel Millhouse Named Managing Artistic Director of Buffalo Theatre Ensemble

BroadwayWorld: Buffalo Theatre Ensemble (BTE), the professional theater company in residence at the McAninch Arts Center (MAC), is pleased to announce that, in keeping with the company's general policy of promoting from within, BTE Interim Artistic Managing Director Daniel Millhouse has been named the company's new Managing Artistic Director.

London The Hunger Games Play Will Get New Cast for 2nd Year

Playbill: May the odds be ever in the favor of the new slate of actors readying to join The Hunger Games stage play in London's West End! The world premiere stage adaptation of the first novel in Suzanne Collins' epic, dystopian book series will get a new cast for the second year of its run at the purpose-built, in-the-round Troubadour Canary Wharf Theatre.

Special Events Set for SCHOOL GIRLS; OR, THE AFRICAN MEAN GIRLS PLAY

BroadwayWorld: MTC will host a series of special events and conversations, inviting audiences to explore the play’s themes of identity, beauty, colorism, friendship, education, empowerment, and belonging through a range of varied perspectives from artists, scholars, activists, and community leaders.

Line Voltage Into an Ethernet Switch—What Happens?

John Huntington: I’ve always wondered, what if a forklift operator ran over a power cable and an Ethernet line and crushed them together, shorting the high voltage into the low-voltage Ethernet switch? I’ve seen interfaces blown out on switches before, but I was never around when it happened. But I had a couple extra switches and some other parts laying around, so I decided to do a test; the results really surprised me.

Hsin Hsuan Yeh Presents 'The River Within You' in Venice

variety.com: Taiwanese animation director Hsin Hsuan Yeh (“Sense of Nowhere”) is in pre-production on “The River Within You,” an immersive VR experience exploring the connection between holding on to the memory of someone lost and finding the strength to let them go. Yeh will present the project at the 13th Venice Production Bridge’s Gap-Financing Market, running Sept. 4-6.

What a Character Wears Is Never an Accident: Roger Teng on the Psychology of Costume Design

BroadwayWorld: When audiences watch a performance, they often notice a costume without thinking about why it feels right. A jacket, a dress, or even the way a garment fits can quietly shape the first impression of a character before a single line of dialogue is spoken. While actors bring characters to life through performance, costume designers help audiences understand who those characters are long before the story unfolds.

Dollywood to Honor Dolly Parton With New Experiences & Installations

www.billboard.com: The team at Dollywood is working “9 to 5” to celebrate Dolly Parton and her life after the country icon’s death on Aug. 25. Eugene Naughton, the president of Dollywood Parks & Resorts, revealed the plans for the theme park located in Pigeon Forge, Tenn., during a press conference Wednesday (Sept. 2).

Between Land and Tide: giant starfish washes up in Portsmouth in this apocalyptic performance art

theconversation.com: Five women slowly process across Portsmouth’s municipal park, covered in hessian-coloured layered fabrics. On their heads they wear what look like strange overgrown dreadlocks, making them a group of connected beings. They move towards a deflated hessian starfish shape on the floor. Circling it, they enact a ritual performance, animating the space and quietly paying homage to the five-armed symmetry of echinoderms.

Petition Urges State AGs to Reject Paramount-WBD Concessions

www.thewrap.com: The Block the Merger Coalition has launched a new petition urging the 12 state attorneys general to reject “empty concessions” from Paramount and “hold strong” in their legal fight against its $110 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery.

Interview: Liz B. Williams of COME FROM AWAY at Ovation Theatre

BroadwayWorld: The Canadian musical Come From Away, which took Broadway by storm in 2017, has finally opened up to licensing possibilities for community theatres, just in time for the 25th anniversary of the events it portrays, the aftermath of the September 11 attacks. For this article, I sat down with Liz B. Williams, an actor in the Ovation Theatre’s production of Come From Away in Bakersfield, CA.

CAA's Young Hollywood Party Brings Assistants Together for Good

www.hollywoodreporter.com: The event serves as a benefit for Communities in School of Los Angeles, the nation’s leading dropout prevention organization, and is put on entirely by assistants on the CAA Task Force. This year’s party was thrown under the theme of Old Hollywood, and transformed Avalon Hollywood with decor, activations, music, and food and drink all courtesy of in-kind donations.

Interview: Sophia Walker & André Morin of OHIO STATE MURDERS and A NEW WORK IN PROGRESS at Shaw Festival

BroadwayWorld: Celebrated Canadian actors Sophia Walker and André Morin are, as they say, "booked and busy." Walker and Morin star in not only one Shaw Festival production this season, but two: Adrienne Kennedy's Ohio State Murders and Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' A New Work in Progress.

Plot Luck: Jamie Davis Lights Michael Bublé's Summer Tour

Live Design Online: Michael Bublé's 2026 summer tour featured major outdoor festival and arena concerts across the UK, Ireland - including Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire – and international venues like VidantaWorld in Mexico.

From the Deep Archives: “The Regrouping of American Theater”

donshewey.substack.com: Oskar Eustis has been artistic director of the Public Theater for 21 years and recently announced that he will be stepping down from his position as of July 31, 2028. In an interview with the New York Times, asked about the state of American theater, he said, “I think the American nonprofit theater movement is over,” citing the financial challenges that plague a business model conceived decades ago that hasn’t kept up with the current economy.

The Best Places to Laugh This Fall at Comedy Shows in Pittsburgh

Table Magazine: The weather might be changing, but the fun doesn’t have to end with summer. Fall brings a variety of comedy show shenanigans to Pittsburgh, including a Stephen King roast just in time for Halloween, on-stage game shows and more. After all, the best way to end a day with fewer hours of sun is to embrace the darkness … of an intimate room full of laughter.

JAŸ-Z 30 to Debut Immersive Pop-Up Experience in Trafalgar Square

BroadwayWorld: Beginning 1 September, JAŸ-Z 30 will debut its immersive installation in London's Trafalgar Square, celebrating JAY-Z's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium concerts on 4 and 5 September and the 25th anniversary of The Blueprint and continuing the celebration of three decades of JAY-Z's music.

Check the Wall Before You Climb Faster

www.asianefficiency.com: Every Tuesday at 4 PM, I review upcoming tasks. 1.5 hours. If something doesn’t align with my top goals, I eliminate it. I keep this ritual because low-impact work still costs payroll. My time. My energy. Skip a week of it and it’s easy to spend the rest of the week on work that never should have made the list.

AQTIS 514 IATSE signs first term agreement with Netflix

finance.yahoo.com: The association representing audiovisual technicians (all those who work behind the camera) is proud to announce the signing of an agreement with Netflix. This agreement, reached following a majority vote by union members, is the result of discussions and negotiations that took place over several months.

Joel Crawford Gets Variety Creative Impact Award at SCAD Fest

variety.com: Variety will honor Joel Crawford, the DreamWorks Animation filmmaker behind the Oscar-nominated “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” and the upcoming “Forgotten Island,” with the Creative Impact in Animation Award at this year’s SCAD AnimationFest.

Timothy Bloom and Chase Parker to Receive 2026 Prince Fellowship and Prince/TLLP Fellowship

Playbill: The Prince Fellowship, formerly known as The T. Fellowship, was renamed in 2021 to honor the work of the late producer, director, and T. Fellowship founder Harold Prince. Prince created the program to usher in the next generation of creative producers.

Jackalope's Living Newspaper Festival Brings Today's Headlines to the Stage

www.newcitystage.com: The Living Newspaper, pioneered by the Federal Theater Project under the helm of Hallie Flanagan in the 1930s, was a project of the Works Progress Administration, part of a push to employ artists in the wake of the Great Depression. This revolutionary theatrical form has made it to 2026 with the help of Jackalope Theatre, who presented their Seventeenth Annual Living Newspaper Festival at their home in Edgewater’s Broadway Armory Park this past weekend.

10 Must-Visit University Art Museums in the U.S.

AFAR: If autumn has you thinking about school days but you’ve long since graduated, consider visiting a university art museum. These extensive art collections are often housed in strikingly modern buildings designed by powerhouse architects like the late Zaha Hadid. And most have free admission. In no particular order, these are 10 of our favorite university art museums for a dose of culture and a dash of campus-life nostalgia.

PPI Urges Court to Reject Live Nation-Ticketmaster Settlement

www.ticketnews.com: The Progressive Policy Institute is urging the federal judge reviewing the Justice Department’s proposed settlement with Live Nation and Ticketmaster to reject the agreement, arguing that meaningful competition would require not only separating Ticketmaster from Live Nation but breaking the ticketing giant into several smaller companies.

Meredith McDonough Becomes Trinity Rep's New Artistic Director

BroadwayWorld: This August, Meredith McDonough began her tenure as Trinity Repertory Company's seventh Artistic Director. McDonough, whose appointment was announced in March, joins Executive Director Katie Liberman and Board of Trustees Chair Kibbe Reilly in leading the storied nonprofit. This moment marks the first time in which all of the theater's leaders identify as women.

The Show That Makes New Yorkers the Stars of Their Own City

The New York Times: Dripping water from A.C. units. Getting priced out of your neighborhood. A damn-fine bacon, egg and cheese. ICE agents. Falling in love. Grieving a sibling’s death. Being proud of your identity. Moving to the city’s beat. And, obviously, Knicks in Five.

Pittsburgh CLO and Pittsburgh Public to Merge as Confluence Theater

AMERICAN THEATRE: In the latest news from a historic if bumpy theatre merger between Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera (CLO) and Pittsburgh Public Theater (PPT), a new name for the combined theatre has been announced: Confluence Theater of Pittsburgh. Confluence’s name was reportedly chosen by Pittsburgh residents themselves. According to release from the new company, it will combine the musicals that Pittsburgh CLO is known for with the classic and contemporary plays typically produced by Pittsburgh Public Theater.

Meet the Google Exec Trying to Convince a Skeptical Gaming Industry to Love AI

gizmodo.com: In a gold rush, the people who get rich aren’t the grubby prospectors digging for those nuggets in the muck; it’s the men who sell the shovels. In that vein, Google, with generative tools like Genie, Veo, and Gemini, is competing to become the biggest provider of AI for the gaming industry. I talked to the man at Google who’s in charge of selling the shovels.

AI, drone swarms and digital manufacturing workflows at IMTS 2026

Control Design: The International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) stands as the western hemisphere's largest manufacturing technology trade show, drawing around 100,000 attendees to explore miles of industrial manufacturing equipment. The event serves as an essential, hands-on marketplace where buyers can interact with capital machinery and automation components, collaborate directly with suppliers and solve real-world challenges.

Venice Immersive 2026 FOMO Guide

www.noproscenium.com: While Katrina Lat is on the ground for us at the Venice Film Festival’s now legendary Immersive showcase we’re still feeling some mighty levels of FOMO. At least for the pieces on this list we haven’t had the pleasure to catch in secret yet. What follows are a baker’s dozen picks from the In Competition section for what we’re most looking forward to experiencing — for the first or in some cases second time — both at the festival (in the case of Kat) and beyond (the rest of us, especially Noah).

Playmakers Repertory Company Will Launch North Carolina Folk Play Project

BroadwayWorld: PlayMakers Repertory Company has announced the launch of the North Carolina Folk Play Project, a new statewide initiative inviting writers and storytellers from across North Carolina to submit short plays exploring the stories, communities and experiences that make our state unique.

Dollywood details 2027 plans to honor Dolly Parton

www.themeparkinsider.com: In a presentation at the Pigeon Forge, Tennessee theme park today, Dollywood Parks & Resorts President Eugene Naughton revealed that Dolly Parton, before her death last week, had reviewed and approved expansion plans for the park and its hotels for the next 10 years. That means that Dolly's direct influence will continue to be felt at the park for the next decade and beyond.

Jasmine Amy Rogers, Ben Levi Ross, and Sam Tutty Are Winners of Clive Barnes Awards

Playbill: The 16th Annual Clive Barnes Award ceremony will be held on October 19 at 6:30 PM at the Martha Graham Studios in New York City. Hosted by Budd Mishkin of 1010WINS and Before the Cheering Started podcast, the annual Clive Barnes Awards recognizes young, outstanding talent.

Interview: Evan Taylor of SHIT-FACED SHAKESPEARE PRESENTS MACBETH at Southern Theatre

BroadwayWorld: No trash cans will be safe when Evan Taylor and the cast of Shit-faced Shakespeare present MACBETH 8 p.m. Sept. 25 at the Southern Theatre (21 E. Main St. in downtown Columbus). The last time the Boston theatre troupe performed at the Southern, Taylor played Laertes in HAMLET.

Disney's Piston Peak Balloon Test Triggered a Redesign

deeparrival.com: Disney Imagineers said an early balloon test for Piston Peak National Park showed planned elevations were too tall and prompted a redesign before construction advanced. The useful question is not only what changed, but what a traveler should do with the information right now.

Can More Pro-Shots Help Broadway’s Money Issues? Maybe, Says the Hadestown Film Team

Playbill: The Hadestown live stage film has successfully completed its run in movie theatres, taking home a very handsome $20.7 million over four weeks and making it the highest-grossing live stage film of all time (surpassing Hamilton)—and that's before you start counting on demand sales and rentals.

The Right Way To Install Piano Hinges Flush

www.obsessedwoodworking.com: Piano hinges, also known as continuous hinges, are one of the simplest hinge options available, yet they’re often installed incorrectly. Billy breaks down why these hinges are so useful, the common mistake many woodworkers make when installing them, and a better method that results in a flush, properly aligned door every time.

Maybe Paramount-Warner Should Leave L.A.: Joseph Kahn Opinion Column

www.hollywoodreporter.com: However, for L.A., it’d be a death blow. The infrastructure is already suffering with vendors going out of business and crewmembers quitting. If Paramount-Warners leaves, the built-in advantage of being a mecca for filmmakers with access to top talent, props and equipment disintegrates overnight. Studio stockpiles of props, wardrobe, cranes and cameras can truck over to Nashville or Austin. Crews can suddenly live in lower-cost states and afford homes and schools for their kids. They may have to pray to Baby Jesus a little more, but a little Holy Ghost Power never hurt nobody.

Meyer Sound names McMahon as chief operating officer

AV Magazine: Meyer Sound has named John McMahon chief operating officer, expanding a leadership role that has steadily expanded over his 20 years with the company. He joined Meyer Sound in 2006 after the company acquired Level Control Systems, where he was chief executive, and has served on the executive team since 2008.

The Doobie Brothers Invite America To “Walk This Road” On Tour With Cohesion Audio In Support

Live Design Online: Following the release of their sixteenth studio album, Walk This Road, seminal American rockers The Doobie Brothers embarked on a North American amphitheater tour of the same name, bringing together members Tom Johnston, John McFee, Pat Simmons, and Michael McDonald for twenty-five memorable evenings.

Solid State Logic To Showcase TCA Tour Fly-Away System At IBC 2026

ProSoundWeb: The Solid State Logic (SSL) fly-away TCA Tour production system, built from System T components in delivering the platform’s feature set in a portable desktop format for rapid deployment on location or on the road on broadcast, touring and live production applications, will make its IBC debut at the upcoming 2026 iteration of the show at RAI Amsterdam (stand 8.B45).

Ithaca College Clarifies That AI Major Had No Involvement in Theatre Administration Program Change

BroadwayWorld: Ithaca College has changed its Theatre Administration program for future students. Steve TenEyck, dean of the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance, announced to current students that the specific program will no longer continue in its current form. Students currently enrolled will still graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Theatre Administration.

George Lucas on opening Lucas Museum: ‘This one almost broke my will’

Los Angeles Times: As George Lucas and Mellody Hobson introduced their new $1 billion museum to press, they focused on two things: the long arc of narrative storytelling and the long arc of their hero’s journey to make their dream a reality.

Bonnaroo to Take Off 2027 to Recover From Extreme Weather

variety.com: The annual festival, which takes place in Manchester, TN, has been plagued by severe weather over the past couple of years, leading to its cancelation in 2025 just a day after it started. In a post on its socials, Bonnaroo organizers explained that the extreme conditions are the root cause of needing to take a break in 2027 so that the campgrounds can recover.

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Six announces end to Broadway run

www.whatsonstage.com: Six is the longest-running show in the history of the Lena Horne Theatre (formerly the Brooks Atkinson), the 40th-longest-running show in Broadway history, and the seventh-longest-running Broadway show to have originated in the United Kingdom. Its final performance will be 3 January, 2027.

Yes, opera has an age problem — because society has an education problem

The Standard: At the height of the summer season Glyndebourne’s lawns look bleached. A panorama of pale, straw-like grass, bone Panama hats, white starched shirts, white linen tablecloths and, crowning it all, puffs of white hair. I watch men in mothballed tuxes negotiate the rose garden, unsteady on their feet, and fragile, bird-like women in pearls pushing their husbands’ wheelchairs, as I worry I should intervene.

Six Workers at Ed Sheeran Concert Injured in Forklift Accident

consequence.net: Six workers were injured while loading out after Ed Sheeran’s Saturday concert at Ford Field in Detroit, according to reports.

How Paranormal Activity Created a Two-Story Haunted House Onstage

Playbill: Illusions designer Chris Fisher is no stranger to the paranormal. The 2025 Special Tony Award recipient brought the Upside Down to the Marquis in Stranger Things: The First Shadow. Now, he is conjuring sinister spirits in the new stage play Paranormal Activity, which opens August 25 at the August Wilson Theatre. Though—for all his knowledge and ingenuity on creating spectacular, seemingly impossible, feats of monsters and magic—Fisher can still find himself spooked by the unexplainable.

How to Identify AI Music

consequence.net: AI is a moving target, and the tricks that help us identify it can quickly become outdated. When Suno launched their music generating platform late in 2023, one obvious tell was what you could call the Forgetful Bassist, who seemed to never remember what had been played before, and chose a different groove every time the bass returned. Now, that tic has largely disappeared. But while the artifacts of AI have become more subtle, they aren’t too hard to find (obligatory: yet).