NFTRW Weekly Top Five

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

A Paperless Broadway- Technology in the Rehearsal Room

www.broadwayworld.com: Theater folks are not necessarily the first to embrace change or technology. So it's not surprising when you walk into a rehearsal room and see creatives sitting with giant binders of paper. But certain companies are trying to change that.

Posted by David at 10/19/2018 01:42:00 PM

How to Get the Most Out of a Post Mortem in Theatre

blog.propared.com: What's the purpose of a post mortem? One often-cited reason is to discuss with your team what went well and what didn't so we can have a better process next time.

Posted by David at 10/19/2018 01:52:00 PM

A Look at the Masks and the Puppets in The Lion King's Puppet Shop

Stage Directions: It was this week 21 years ago, Oct. 15, 1997 to be precise, that The Lion King played its first preview and audiences first saw the beautiful and intricate costumes, masks and puppetry so central to the narrative and to the unique experience of the production. Adam Savage and the team at Tested went backstage at The Lion King during its run in San Francisco in this video visit to the musical's puppet shop, where puppet supervisor Michael Reilly walked them through the numerous intricate and varied puppets and masks used in the performance and showed how they're maintained in their traveling workshop.

Posted by David at 10/18/2018 11:52:00 AM

Harry Potter parody play Puffs will stream online while still in theaters

The Verge: Puffs — the popular Off-Broadway play that reimagines the events of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter book and film series from the perspective of the often-unsung Hufflepuff house — is about to make history. Representatives for the comedy play have announced that Puffs will debut online on the theatrical streaming service BroadwayHD on October 18th.

Posted by David at 10/17/2018 11:42:00 AM

Jason Blum's Excuse For Not Hiring Women Is Terrible

The Mary Sue: Blumhouse is one of the smartest studios working today. Their horror films are more often than not well received, and producer Jason Blum has had his name on some seriously big projects. He’s worked with some stellar directors and writers, but with the upcoming release of Halloween, it might be time to ask why none of the directors of their theatrically released films have been female. Of course, Blum had an answer. A pretty terrible answer.

Posted by David at 10/18/2018 11:41:00 AM