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Chocolate Bar at the Benedum Center goes virtual
Food | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh City Paper: The Benedum Center's Chocolate Bar is taking place inside Pittsburghers' homes this year. The popular event is set for Sat., Nov. 14, and there will be special deliveries, a virtual happy hour, and digital culinary master classes all focused on one of the world's favorite treats, chocolate.‘Hamilton’ Was Just the Beginning. Hollywood Loves Broadway, Again.
The New York Times: On a sun-nuzzled February morning earlier this year, “The Prom,” Ryan Murphy’s film adaptation of the Tony-nominated musical, prepared for a location shoot in a high school gym on the eastern edge of Hollywood. Basketball hoops kissed the ceiling. Rubber matting and webs of cables carpeted the floor. Beside the snack tables, James Corden, Kerry Washington and Meryl Streep, in a wig the red of a cocktail cherry, practiced a dance number, sashaying through the same steps at not quite the same time.Escape Rooms in an At-Home Era? Here’s the Key
The New York Times: Hours after sunset, our team had finally decrypted the poems and exposed the nine oracles. With the traitor in our midst unmasked and the guardian revealed, the portal to the library began to open. Then my computer crashed, and I missed the climactic moments of the Secret Library, an online escape-room-style experience poised at the intersection of gaming and immersive theater.Lionsgate to Lay Off 15% of Motion Picture Group
Variety: Lionsgate is laying off 15% of its motion picture group, citing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Joe Drake, chairman of the motion picture group, informed employees of the cuts on Thursday. A source said the layoffs will impact about 15% of the department. Lionsgate has about 450 employees.The Andy Warhol Museum showcases young voices with Gen-Z Time Capsule project
Visual Art | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh City Paper: Andy Warhol made collecting things part of his work, eventually turning the practice into Time Capsules, a project where he filled and taped up boxes with items from his daily life. Those boxes – containing an estimated 500,000 objects – are being opened and cataloged by The Andy Warhol Museum staff, giving insight to the Pittsburgh-born artist's process and eccentricities.
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I always like reading about Warhol’s time capsules. I think they are a really important part of his life and art. There is something special about the idea of boxing up objects for later generations to unveil in order for them to have a better understanding of one’s life. There is something about things or objects that can really convey a lot of emotion and insight. I think this is why I am so drawn to the props world. There is something powerful about an everyday object, like a camera, stuffed animal, or anything else that can convey story and emotion with it. They are often overlooked by audiences, but they always serve to create the world and ambiance of the show. And when a prop does get the opportunity to be the center of attention, it can become its own character and really take on a world of its own. I am glad that the Warhol museum has found creative ways to keep its audience engaged during the pandemic as well.
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