Suffolk’s ‘Smart Lab’ brings new technology to construction projects
www.tampabay.com: Along the Hillsborough River, the walls of the new Manor Riverwalk development slowly rise. Seeing it now, bare concrete and hovering cranes, it’s hard to connect to the polished, landscaped models.
Enter the CAVE (Computer Aided Virtual Environment) – national building contractor Suffolk’s virtual reality space that allows clients like Related Group, developers of Manor Riverwalk, to "step inside" a three-dimensional, visual representation of the project. The height of the ceiling is more than a measurement in a blueprint; it’s visible over your head.Movie smash 'Frozen' heats up Broadway
www.usatoday.com: The curtain goes up and the opening number of the new Broadway musical Frozen kicks off with little Disney princesses Anna and Elsa on stage in front of a packed house. Backstage at the St. James Theatre, their grown-up counterparts are letting loose for an audience of two.
Disney is bringing ‘immersive’ Marvel lands to its theme parks
The Verge: Disney’s theme parks are about to get a lot more Marvel superheroes. After the successful launch of the Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission Breakout! ride last year, the company has announced that it will be bringing more Marvel properties to the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, along with expanded experiences at both Disneyland Paris and Hong Kong Disneyland.Cirque du Soleil performer plunges to death during Florida show
Business Insider: An experienced Cirque du Soleil performer has died after plunging onto a stage during an aerial straps routine at a weekend show in Tampa, Florida, the company said on Sunday.
The incident occurred on Saturday night when Yann Arnaud fell during a performance of the show VOLTA, according to Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group. The 38-year-old performance artist died of his injuries at a nearby hospital.The Agony and Ecstasy of Writing Negative Reviews
The New York Times: The Parrotheads were after me.
Parrotheads are fans of the singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett and I am the co-chief theater critic for The New York Times. Normally our flight paths would not cross.
But with the Broadway opening on March 15 of “Escape to Margaritaville,” a jukebox musical of tunes Mr. Buffett composed or made famous, it became my responsibility to deliver bad news.
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Everyone should read this article! Jesse Green, the self introduced co-chief theatre critic at the New York Time did a great job of explaining the often painstaking process of reviewing theatrical productions, while also recognizing the many reactions that a theatre review can procure. I often see theatre critics and movie critics as the are portrayed in theatre and movies (think the creepily tall food critic in Ratatouille), and yet Jesse Green has shown how questioning a critic really has to be. The description of the process seems to be much more focused on trying to understand how and why a production was put on the way that it was, rather than just picking out the bits of the show that the critic did not care for. This, I think, is the same way my fellow classmates and I look at a production after it is done as well; "I didn't like the how the light changed into cooler tones only at the end, but WHY did the designer think that that was a good idea?". Questions like these not only make you see a production more thoughtfully, but, as it turns out, your critique of a show with that attitude might be closer to what a real theatre critic might do too!
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