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Sunday, April 08, 2018

NFTRW Weekly Yop Five

Here are the top five comment generating posts of the past week:

Al Gurdon Lights Jesus Christ Superstar

Live Design: Winning acclaim from critics and audiences, NBC's live broadcast of the Tim Rice/Andrew Lloyd Webber 70s rock opera, Jesus Christ Superstar, on Easter Sunday, April 1, 2018, proved that these kinds of productions can be visually engaging and entertaining. With John Legend in the title role, the show attracted 9.4 million viewers, and was directed by David Leveaux and Alex Rudzinski. The design team includes production designer Jason Ardizzone-West, costume designer Paul Tazewell, and lighting designer Al Gurdon.

#RigSafe on Arbor Day

sightlines.usitt.org: Arbor Day is April 27. This is the sixth year that USITT has celebrated Arbor Day as a day of Rigging Safety Awareness.

Rigging Safety is something that we must be concerned with every day. Whether you are an ETCP certified rigger or walking on a stage for the first time, the safety of the world around you, and in particular rigging, is something that we must all think of.

Landlord: 'There Are Black People in the Future' billboard can go back up

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: A billboard reading “There Are Black People in the Future” - removed from a building in East Liberty because the landlord said it violated a lease agreement prohibiting “distasteful, offensive, erotic, political…” content - may go back up, according to a statement from the landlord Friday morning.

Black Panther to become first film shown in Saudi Arabian cinemas in 35 years

World news | The Guardian: Black Panther is to become the first film shown in Saudi Arabian cinemas in 35 years when the Gulf state reverses a ban on theatres next month.

According to reports, the Marvel blockbuster will receive a gala premiere in Riyadh on 18 April as part of a deal done by US theatre chain AMC that will see 40 cinemas open in Saudi cities over the next five years.

Why Practical Skills Will Matter More Than Your Degree In The New Econ

www.fastcompany.com: When Giancarlo Martinez applied a few years ago to be a web developer at Genome, a digital marketing firm in New York, he was confident that he had the ability. But he couldn’t help but wonder whether company recruiters would be able to recognize his chops—and even if they did, he worried that they still might not give him a chance.

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