Thursday, September 30, 2021
The Drama League Launches Reimagination of The Directors Project
www.broadwayworld.com: As the nation's only full-time creative home for directors, The Drama League's new program portfolio is the result of a company-wide evaluation, undertaken during the pandemic and in conversations with over 100 artists, artistic leaders, producers, activists, and community members.
Hollywood Vowed to Leave Georgia Over Its Abortion Bill. What About Texas?
Vanity Fair: Hollywood has been relatively quiet on the matter. While the Texas law inspired some outcry from names like The Wire’s David Simon, Boyhood’s Patricia Arquette, and her sister, Ratched’s Rosanna Arquette, as well as scattered refusals to film in the state, the response hasn’t been nearly as urgent as it was in 2019, when Georgia had its own “fetal heartbeat” bill.
Netflix sets up shop in Bushwick, Brooklyn, with new studio
New York Daily News: First came the hipsters. Now it’s the moviemakers.
Bushwick’s revival took another step forward this month, when Netflix set up shop in the Brooklyn neighborhood.
City announces $2.3M relief fund for artists and creative workers impacted by pandemic
Chicago Sun-Times: Chicago artists and creative workers who have been financially impacted by the pandemic could soon find relief from the city.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot is set to join the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events on Thursday in announcing a $2.3 million relief fund for creatives who have been suffered a loss of income during the pandemic.
Disney’s ‘Aladdin’ Cancels Broadway Performance Due To Covid
Deadline: Disney’s Aladdin on Broadway canceled tonight’s performance – the show’s first since reopening last night – after breakthrough Covid cases were detected within the musical’s company.
Montreal arts scene stuck in a balancing act as COVID restrictions slowly ease
Montreal Gazette: A year and a half into the pandemic, things still haven’t returned to anything near normal for the local arts scene. But at least concerts, plays and movies are back in action, which is a step in the right direction after all venues were dark for much of the COVID crisis.
IAAPA Expo Europe opens at Fira Gran Via Barcelona
InPark Magazine: After a year of recovery and adaptation adding new COVID-19 safety protocols to business operations, amusement parks and other attractions are gathering for Europe’s largest event for the leisure sector, IAAPA Expo Europe. Organized by IAAPA, the global association for the attractions industry, is bringing industry professionals together to meet from Sept. 27–30 at the Fira Gran Via Barcelona venue, and to learn first-hand what is new and next for the sector.
All-white 'Into the Woods' in Bay Area canceled amid evolving norms in casting and race
Datebook: When San Jose Playhouse announced in late August its cast for a holiday production of “Into the Woods,” there was a big problem, critics on social media called out: All the actors were white.
The Visitor, A Week Before Starting, Pauses to Reflect and De-Center Whiteness
Playbill: The Visitor, a new musical by Tom Kitt, Brian Yorkey, and Kwame Kwei-Armah, has delayed its start date at The Public Theater, with the Off-Broadway venue citing a need for additional development time in light of “conversations and commitments around equity and anti-racism.” Performances will now begin October 14 (instead of October 7).
Senators Aim to Extend Save Our Stages Grant Deadline for Indie Venues
Variety: Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) today introduced the
“SOS Extension Act,” which would extend the timeline for using Small Business Administration Shuttered Venue Operators Grants, created by his bipartisan Save Our Stages Act, from the end of 2021 to spring of 2023.
Over 40% of Interns Are Unpaid Thanks to This Legal Loophole
www.businessinsider.com: Unpaid internships are not only legal in the US — they're shockingly common.
More than 40% of interns said they were unpaid in this year's Internship & Co-op Survey Report conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers.
Sydney Theatre Company makes a comeback as ‘devastated’ industry returns to the stage
Culture | The Guardian: Sydney Theatre Company will reopen its Wharf 1 Theatre on 15 November with a production of Julius Caesar, directed by artistic director Kip Williams, followed by Death of a Salesman in December.
The program reveal on Thursday follows news of the company’s partnership with live entertainment company the Michael Cassel Group, announced earlier this week.
Wednesday, September 29, 2021
New Tech Lets You ‘Feel’ Holograms Like STAR TREK’s Holodeck
Nerdist: In what is undoubtedly another step toward an IRL Star Trek holodeck researchers at the University of Glasgow in Scotland have developed holograms people can “feel” with their hands. The interactive holograms are quite basic at this point, but the proof of concept is certainly there. And, incredibly (dare we say magically?!), the system relies ultimately on illusions and air.
Come Back to the Theatre? First, We Need to Talk
AMERICAN THEATRE: It’s hard to deny that there have been changes to the theatre field over the last 18 months. As a fall of in-person programming is already upon us, many theatres have already made efforts to make positive: moving away from 10 out of 12 technical rehearsals, diversifying their staffs, hiring theatremakers of color to help lead them forward, or instituting new equity, diversity, and inclusion initiatives. Many of these changes have come in response to demands from movements like We See You, White American Theater, the activism of local theatre communities, and industry trade groups.
But even at theatres that have made gestures in the direction of change—which isn’t all of them, by any stretch—questions linger.
Billy Joel Tour Becomes First to Run MA3 Console Software
TPi: Billy Joel has resumed arena and stadium touring across the US to the delight of fans eager to see his electrifying live performances again. 4Wall Entertainment, the lighting and rigging vendor for the show, is providing two MA Lighting grandMA3 Light consoles running MA3 software as well as two wing extensions and two XL processing units for lighting control and network and data distribution – making the show the first North American tour to use MA3 software. ACT Entertainment is the exclusive distributor of MA Lighting products in North America.
A Facebook group got two shows canceled. Here's what that means for Bay Area theater
Datebook: It’s been a tumultuous few months on the Facebook group Bay Area Theater Folks.
In July, the group’s outcry over a misleading COVID-19 policy at Chanticleers Theatre led the Castro Valley company to cancel remaining performances of its production of “The Four Poster.”
Then, in the first two weeks of September, the group’s criticism of San Jose Playhouse’s all-white casting for a production of “Into the Woods” led that company to shut down the show before rehearsals started.
Volt Lites Create Summer Memories at Hollywood Bowl with Artiste Monet
TPi: A premier destination for live music since 1922, the Hollywood Bowl has hosted a litany of stars over the years and serves as the summer home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. This summer, the LA Phil and a host of other artists – some playing together with the orchestra such as Christina Aguilera – are performing beneath a seasonal lighting rig at The Bowl that includes Elation Professional Artiste Monet LED profile luminaires.
Three Ways To Use Our New Rosco E276 Blackout
www.rosco.com: Filmmakers and photographers are always looking for new and exciting light modifiers to use in their lighting setups. That’s why we asked Photographer, Cinematographer, and Rosco Ambassador Richard William Preisner to help us introduce our newest lighting modifier – Rosco E276 Blackout.
Tips for Tech
SoundGirls.org: First is load in with just the crew. Everything comes in from the various shops (lighting, sound, scenic) and you put it all together physically for the first time. Once things are mostly set up, lighting gets a day or two to focus (the rest of the crew will work on projects offstage or at FOH) and sound gets quiet time to tune the system, usually without any other crew in the building (love them dearly, but let’s face it, carps are always better at being unseen than unheard).
ArKaos Launches MediaMaster 6
LightSoundJournal.com: ArKaos, the leading real-time visual processing technology provider for live performance and all types of spectacular displays, releases the most significant features update in recent years for its legendary MediaMaster real-time video control software platform, MediaMaster 6.
Fox’s ‘Alter Ego’ Is Weird—But Not Weird Enough
The Atlantic: The aspiring pop star Seven has blue skin, finned forearms, and a mohawk of writhing tentacles. Amber eyes and feline bone structure make her strikingly beautiful. What otherworldly wisdom does this being have to share? Standing before a panel of human celebrities in the first episode of the Fox reality series Alter Ego, Seven sheds a big, glistening tear and says, “I am who I think I am. And I don’t have to be afraid.”
2020 TEA/AECOM Theme Index and Museum Index released
blooloop: The 2020 TEA/AECOM Theme Index and Museum Index has been released, revealing resilience in the attractions industry in 2020 and the beginnings of recovery in 2021.
TEA and AECOM’s global attractions attendance report for 2020 charts and discusses the effects of the pandemic on the industry last year, also revealing subsequent signs of recovery and heightened innovation.
Dramatists Guild creates inclusion rider for theater
Broadway News: The Dramatists Guild of America has created an inclusion rider for its writers to negotiate for greater diversity in theatrical productions.
The rider is an optional tool for members of the trade association to use when entering into contract agreements with theaters or producers.
disguise explores the new possibilities for storytelling
www.avinteractive.com/news: xR is the natural step forward from traditional green screen workflows – replacing the green or blue screens with LED panels. It is – essentially – photorealistic images generated by powerful graphics engines, like Unreal Engine, that are projected on to LED surfaces in realtime to immerse actors, presenters and the viewers at home in a whole new world. In film and TV production, this immersive content can be rendered from the camera’s perspective – updating graphics as the camera moves.
Tuesday, September 28, 2021
Exclusive 'Free Guy' Clip Discusses Molotovgirl’s Costume
www.themarysue.com: It’s interesting getting Stewart’s perspective on how the expectations of what women look like in movies have evolved, especially since she’s been in the business since the ’80s. “Nowadays, the power of a woman is not her body alone. It’s her character, it’s more of her mind, it’s the story that she’s living. That’s changing conversation right now, I think, and it’s a very important part of filmmaking and how that affects society.”
Carnegie Mellon Alumni Win Two Tony Awards
www.cmu.edu/news: Broadway is back, and so are The Tony Awards. During a live ceremony at the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City tonight, the American Theatre Wing's 74th Annual Tony Awards honored performances and productions from 2019-2020.
Fremantle Sets Babita Bahal as Group Head of Diversity and Inclusion
Variety: Channel 4 and BBC alumna Babita Bahal is joining Fremantle in the newly created role of group head of diversity, equity and inclusion, reporting to group HR director Nicky Gray.
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy celebrates 25 years with Making Your Parks Shine
Arts + Entertainment | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh City Paper: Of all the things to love about Pittsburgh, the parks, some might argue, are the crown jewel of the city. Part of the reason the parks thrive is because of the work done by the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, an organization that seeks to maintain and care for the many green spaces in the Pittsburgh region.
Can Williamstown Theatre Festival change a 'broken' culture?
Los Angeles Times: For more than 60 years, hundreds of young artists have spent their summers at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in Massachusetts, hoping to start their careers on the right foot. Frequented by influential vacationers to the Berkshires, the months-long event is considered a rare opportunity for up-and-coming actors to share scenes with Tony Award winners, for emerging directors to learn from industry titans. Work the festival and securing gigs in the industry will be easier, thanks to the company’s standing, its vast network and its proved track record of transferring productions to New York City. Sure, the pay is low — or nonexistent — but the payoff is known to be well worth it.
It's 'Latiné' over 'Latinx' for Tony winner Matthew Lopez
Los Angeles Times: When playwright Matthew López accepted the prize for best play at the 74th Tony Awards, he became the first Latino in history to win the top drama category. He also became the first best-play winner to use the de-gendering term “Latiné" to refer to people of Latin American descent.
Sound Editing with Music in Mind
SoundGirls.org: Before audio post-production was even a possibility, composers would incorporate the emotion and the action of what they saw on the screen into their musical scores. They played the role of sound effects editor and composer, with a technique referred to as “Mickey-Mousing” where the composer would exaggerate a character’s movements with specific orchestration and musical motifs. Now that sound FX editors have taken this role in post-production, Mickey-Mousing is less common, so it’s key for sound effects editors to make cuts that work with the music in the overall mix for a film or tv show.
IATSE Members Cancel Streaming Subscriptions in Lead-up to Strike Vote
Variety: As a strike authorization vote looms, some IATSE members have decided to cancel their streaming subscriptions in hopes of sending a message that would hit the studios in the pocketbook.
Black experience, culture finds its way to The Met stage as opera vows more diversity
PBS NewsHour: History is being made Monday night at The Metropolitan Opera — one of the country’s most important cultural organizations — and for several of the artists involved. Jeffrey Brown has a preview for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.
Hollywood COVID Protocols Extended Through October – Unless IATSE Members Strike
www.thewrap.com: As tension mounts over the contract dispute between IATSE and Hollywood studios, the COVID-19 safety protocols agreed to between the studios and guilds remains in place for now…but would be nullified if the below-the-line workers’ union moves forward with a strike.
The secret to creating amazing work? You have to hate it first
www.fastcompany.com: The first time I heard that a feeling of gloom might be a normal part of creative work, I was incredibly depressed about what I was currently producing. It was a project focused on irrigation tools for small-plot farmers in Myanmar, and a week before the final presentation I was having a full-blown crisis of confidence. Compared to the needs of the farmers we were working for, our solution for redesigning, and thereby reducing, the cost of a water pump seemed inconsequential.
How to Have Hard Conversations at Work Without Being Confrontational
www.businessinsider.com: All of us have been on the receiving end of a difficult conversation at work, and many have had to deliver a hard message to others. Unless you are totally inhuman, none of these are painless, and we all wish we had some way to make them more meaningful and more effective. We all want to feel good about our work and relationships, and we want others to feel the same way.
Monday, September 27, 2021
Tony Awards 2021: The Full Winners List
Variety: Big winners included “Moulin Rouge: The Musical” which took home 10 Tony Awards including best musical. Another big winner was “A Soldier’s Play” which landed Tony awards for actor David Alan Grier and took home the Tony for best revival of a play. “Jagged Little Pill” writer Diablo Cody nabbed the trophy for best book and Adrienne Warren also took home the gold for her starring role in “Tina – The Tina Turner Musical.”
Facebook's First Glasses Pave The Way For Public AR
uploadvr.com: Ray-Ban Stories are $299 sunglasses powered by Facebook’s technology that can capture the wearer’s perspective up to 30 seconds at a time. They also take calls and stream music from your phone.
International Cinematographers Guild Unanimously Backs IATSE Strike
Variety: On Sunday, the national executive board of the International Cinematographers Guild unanimously agreed to support the IATSE nationwide strike vote, and encouraged its members to vote “Yes” in a new video. The action was taken at a meeting called by ICG national president John Lindley.
3 Best Smart Pens We've Tried So Far (2021)
WIRED: In most parts of the country, students have returned to studying. Some are in classrooms for the first time in a year, while others are continuing to learn from their dining room tables. No matter where you are, school requires taking notes.
Broadway Star Kelli O’Hara Says Theater Needs a ‘Reckoning’ on #MeToo and Racism
www.thedailybeast.com: When Kelli O’Hara returned to Broadway, it was quietly—not on stage as the Tony Award-winning star that she is in a reopening or new production or revival, but as an audience member at Pass Over, Antoinette Chinonye Nwandu’s acclaimed play about two Black men under various kinds of siege. Now living in Connecticut, O’Hara had returned to Manhattan to sing—“You’ll Never Walk Alone,” beautifully—at the event marking the 20th anniversary of the World Trade Center attacks the next day.
How to Scale Up Your Events with Special Effects
www.eventplanner.net: Now we’re ready to run physical events again, we’ll need to ramp up the special effects so our attendees can enjoy a post-crisis celebration. And although we’ll all need to respect new rules when planning and attending events, special effects can relax the mood and make the attendance experience extraordinary again.
Disney Sues Marvel Creators To Keep Character Rights
The Mary Sue: Over the past 13 years, Disney and Marvel have earned a staggering $22.93 billion dollars in total worldwide box office revenue for the Marvel cinematic universe. And that sum does not include merchandise, toys, clothing, theme park tickets, and the myriad ways that Disney profits off of the characters of the MCU.
‘Jagged Little Pill’ Dispute Sparks Actors’ Equity Investigation
www.thewrap.com: Actors’ Equity Association is launching an investigation into the workplace environment of Broadway show “Jagged Little Pill,” the union for actors and stage managers announced Sunday.
Job Interview Tips: 8 Things You Should Never Say in a Job Interview
www.businessinsider.com: One pandemic takeaway that we're taking with us for decades to come (i.e. forever) is the "great awakening" many of us have had about what makes us happy and what doesn't. Because nothing tends to put that into perspective quite like stay-at-home orders, tight budgets, and pajamas for days.
Future Wife is an interactive play with everything: goats, aliens, and spreadsheets
The Verge: The pandemic has led to a collection of unusual digital experiences, from Google Forms escape rooms to whole virtual, two-dimensional comedy shows. But the interactive digital play / upstate barn wedding I attended last Friday, Future Wife: Party in a Spreadsheet, takes things to a strange new level.
Chizu Nara | Your Interviews
Women in Lighting: My name is Chizu Nara. I'm a lighting designer and the co-founder of New Light Pottery, which I started with my husband.
My major was economics at university, although I was interested in architecture in high school. I didn't have enough background to apply for the architecture faculty, so I couldn't choose what I wanted at that time.
Tony Awards delivers surprises and calls for change on Broadway
Broadway News: The Tony Awards ceremony Sunday gave several long-awaited awards to members of the theater community, while delivering a few surprises in the major categories.
3 Things You Should Know About Every Person You Manage at Work
www.businessinsider.com: A large number of entrepreneurs and business owners start their businesses not because they're fantastic managers, but because they have the vision and drive to put a new product or service out into the marketplace. Most learn very quickly, however, that the ability to manage and coach their employees is a challenging yet important one and it takes a lot of effort and practice to be proficient at it.
Sunday, September 26, 2021
NFTRW Weekly Top Five
Here are the top five comment generating posts of the past week:
Giant Inflatable Moon Cannot Be Stopped as It Rolls Away
Nerdist: In a turn of events Monty Python could’ve written, a giant, inflatable Moon recently tore loose from a Mid-Autumn Festival in China’s Henan province. It flew down a city street as officials chased it. The Guardian has a glimpse of the hilarious getaway in the video below, which seems to have been wholly harmless. Although if the incident looks familiar, that’s because it’s happened before.Coordinating is harder than doing
Woodworking Network: As you’re turning off the lights and shutting everything down at the end of the day, you see your finished product sitting by the shipping door. You look at it and think to yourself, “It’s five pieces of wood put together into a box with two doors on it, how could this possibly take so long?”IATSE Members Brace for Possible Strike Against Hollywood Studios
Variety: As contract negotiations stall between the International Association of Theatrical Stage Employees and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, crew members have taken to social media to share their support for a possible strike action and for the terms that IATSE is demanding in the next deal.Ann Roth: The Person In The Mirror
Costume Designers Guild, I.A.T.S.E. Local 892: Like any great story, the hero has a drive and motivation the audience never sees. Following her CDGA win for Period Film and recent Best Costume Oscar for Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Communications Director Anna Wyckoff spoke with Roth and her long-time colleague, fellow costume designer Carlo Poggioli. “I want to say something about our friendship, our experiences together, and the Ann people don’t know,” he confides. In conversation, we gain insight into the mind that commands the fitting room and conjures characters from a looking glass.Costume Design Plagued By Gender Bias & Pay Inequality
www.refinery29.com: It’s been 73 years since the first Oscar for Best Costume Design was awarded. Back then, the category was divided into two awards — for black-and-white and color films — with Roger K. Furse winning the former for Hamlet and Dorothy Jenkins and Barbara Karinska taking home the gold statue for Joan of Arc. While their names went down in history, these costume designers did not enjoy the celebrity of today’s pros like Sex and the City’s Patricia Field and Gossip Girl’s Eric Daman.
Friday, September 24, 2021
Giant Inflatable Moon Cannot Be Stopped as It Rolls Away
Meyer Sound Powers "Ushh: Backstory Pass" Experience at Caesars Palace
City Theatre Announces New Three-Way Leadership Model
A Beginner’s Guide to Stepper Motors
#WeMakeEvents Reaches Half A Million Fundraising Goal
A new scientific study tried to crack the secret of creative hot streaks
Coordinating is harder than doing
Ann Roth: The Person In The Mirror
Previs: Telling Stories, Faster
Attack Theatre Brings Antonio Brown As A Plus One To Their Sept. 24 Home Season Opener In Lawrenceville
Adam Savage Tours the Late, Great Grant Imahara's Workshop
Association of Performing Arts Professionals Receives Landmark Funding From The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to Support Reopening the Performing Arts Industry
Thursday, September 23, 2021
‘Masked Singer': Octopus on How Designer Made Show’s Tallest-Ever Costume for Him
After Board Strike Vote, Guild Leaders Vow to Show 'What Solidarity Looks Like'
Vegas resort unveils humongous AV-over-IP network
Byron Studios Development to Expand Stage Capacity in Australia
IATSE Members Brace for Possible Strike Against Hollywood Studios
Student loans bring both opportunity and debt. Here's what to consider.
How to Clean Makeup Brushes
Feld Returns to International Touring in Abu Dhabi
An Open Letter to the Chicago Theatre Community about Metropolis Performing Arts Centre
Want to be a great designer? Steal these 30 secrets
Why IATSE May Call for a Strike in Hollywood
Latin America LGBTQI+ Panel at 2021 San Sebastian Festival
Wednesday, September 22, 2021
PICT Classic Theatre includes new, marginalized voices with Expand the Canon reading series
IATSE members prepare for nationwide strike
Expo 2020 Dubai Announces Opening Ceremony Artists
The true meanings of racism and white supremacy
Sights and sounds from Life Is Beautiful's 2021 Las Vegas return
Should Cultural Entities Require Proof of Vaccination? (DATA)
Hamilton prepares for Sydney return (News)
Emmys: Seth Rogen Goes Rogue and Other Secrets of 2021 Show
The Coach Industry: Supply & Revamp
NYC has a giant art installation of origami sculptures
A tale of two cities: Sydney shows prepare to reopen as Melbourne theatres remain mothballed
These tiles may look like marble, but they’re made entirely of fish scales
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
Emmys Blasted by Disability Advocate for Lack of Visible Ramp at Stage
Variety: Disability rights advocate James LeBrecht is “furious” with CBS after it seems the network didn’t fulfill its promise to install a fully accessible, visible ramp on the Emmys stage.
How the 2021 Emmys Stage Became Accessible and ADA-Compliant
The Hollywood Reporter: When the select in-person attendees get settled in their seats for the 2021 Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday night, they’ll see the stage feature a new addition: a ramp.
Theaters clap back at NYC audience-vax mandate in new lawsuit
Reuters: A group of small-venue theater and comedy club operators in Manhattan have sued to block enforcement of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s week-old “Key to NYC” proof-of-vaccination order, claiming it unfairly and arbitrarily discriminates against them based on the content of speech and the type of the speaker.
Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council's Artsmobile takes the show on the road
nextpittsburgh.com: When the pandemic shut down stages, the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council (GPAC) started its engine.
The organization, which represents nearly 600 local artists and venues, launched the Restart the Artsmobile, a converted food truck that brings free live performances and ice cream to events around town.
Take a Tour of the Curtain-Up! Festival in Times Square
Playbill: Weren't able to attend the Curtain Up! festival, held in Times Square September 17–19? No problem! Playbill has you covered with some of the sights you would have experienced live in Times Square with a virtual tour of the installations comprising the event. Take a little "walk" through the festival below.
Potential IATSE strike could affect TV, film production
NewscastStudio: West coast television and film productions could be heavily affected if IATSE, a union that represents thousands of behind the scenes workers, votes to strike.
How Hollywood is embracing Vantablack, the blackest black
www.fastcompany.com: No color—or, more accurately, lack thereof—has caused more of a media frenzy in recent years than “Vantablack.” The blacker-than-black paint absorbs so much light (99.96%) that when it’s applied to something, that thing appears to not exist, giving off the effect of a black hole.
We Need More Arts Workers in Arts Advocacy
SoundGirls.org: One of the biggest blessings for me over the pandemic was that I finally had time to get involved in my community. I explored undiscovered neighborhoods, tried lots of restaurants that had always been closed by the time I got home late from my shows, volunteered at a food pantry, and started following local news and politics. As part of this, I became more involved with local arts organizations and in statewide arts advocacy. I attended Zoom meetings to learn how other artists, arts workers, and arts organizations were weathering the storm, and to simply meet others from my city who were working in the creative industries.
Michaela Coel Wins at Emmys, but Actors of Color Shut Out
www.themarysue.com: Last night, the Primetime Emmys saw no non-white nominee take home an acting award. The Crown and Ted Lasso both overwhelmingly swept their respective categories for drama and comedy.
The essential building blocks for your next video wall project
www.avinteractive.com: As more and more customers are opting to dedicate their available on-site physical space to digital technologies, ambitious video wall projects are gaining momentum.
The latest advancements in multi-display technology have allowed AV professionals and installers to go larger—both in resolution and the number of supported displays—than in years past.
IATSE To Seek Strike Authorization From Members
Deadline: IATSE moved one step closer to a strike against the film and TV industry companies Monday, telling its members that it will now ask them for strike authorization.
IATSE to Hold Strike Authorization Vote After Studios Decline to Respond on Latest Proposal
www.thewrap.com: The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees announced in a memo to members on Monday that it is proceeding with a vote to authorize a strike after the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which represents Hollywood studios, declined to respond to its latest proposal.
Monday, September 20, 2021
PPG's Fall dance preview: What to see in person by 10 Pittsburgh-based arts groups
Pittsburgh in the Round: Several Pittsburgh-based arts organizations will return in the coming months to the theater for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began. For audiences, that means a robust fall for dance.
But the pandemic isn’t over yet. For the latest safety measures, check each company’s website for updates. Some groups also plan to continue online options through at least the end of the year for those who aren’t quite ready yet to be part of an in-person audience.
Become a Plus One when Attack Theatre presents choreographer Antonio Brown’s debut show
Dance | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh City Paper: More than a year and a half of living in a pandemic has separated many people from friends and family. Although the pandemic is not over yet, larger social gatherings have started up again, reintroducing people to the multitude of small dramas that whirl around them at parties and events.
Marion Cotillard Talks About #MeToo at 2021's San Sebastian Festival
Variety: Oscar-winning French actor Marion Cotillard spoke about the “revolution” led by women to shake up the patriarchy since the start of #MeToo at the San Sebastian Film Festival where she received the Donostia Award for career achievement on Friday’s opening night.
Broadway’s ‘Jagged Little Pill’ Pledges To Rectify Nonbinary Erasure
Deadline: When Boston area audiences saw a pre-Broadway performance of the Alanis Morissette musical Jagged Little Pill in 2018, they saw actor Lauren Patten sing a powerful, showstopping rendition of the hit song “You Oughta Know,” with the young performer delivering the blistering number as a lovestruck – and gender non-conforming – teenager.
Costume Design Plagued By Gender Bias & Pay Inequality
www.refinery29.com: It’s been 73 years since the first Oscar for Best Costume Design was awarded. Back then, the category was divided into two awards — for black-and-white and color films — with Roger K. Furse winning the former for Hamlet and Dorothy Jenkins and Barbara Karinska taking home the gold statue for Joan of Arc. While their names went down in history, these costume designers did not enjoy the celebrity of today’s pros like Sex and the City’s Patricia Field and Gossip Girl’s Eric Daman.
How Reese Witherspoon’s Morning Wars costume designer helped her find her power
www.afr.com: There is a scene in the first season of Apple TV+ drama Morning Wars in which Reese Witherspoon’s character, Bradley Jackson, tries on a medley of outfits, desperate to find the perfect ensemble for her new career as the glamorous, assured anchor of ratings juggernaut The Morning Show. It’s almost a play-within-a-play, wherein Bradley, a gutsy but gruff journalist who has earned her chops reporting on gritty stories from regional America, enters the shiny, sparkly world of Manhattan television, where clothes really do maketh the woman.
‘Hamilton’ Wins Emmy; Renée Elise Goldsberry Urges More Theater & TV Collaboration
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Hamilton won the Emmy for Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) on Sunday, and star Renée Elise Goldsberry used her acceptance speech to urge for more synergy between the stage and the screen.
Meow Wolf's Convergence Station exhibition opens in Denver
blooloop: Meow Wolf‘s latest permanent exhibition, Convergence Station, has launched in Denver. The psychedelic attraction follows Meow Wolf’s House of Eternal Return in Santa Fe and Omega Mart at AREA15 in Las Vegas.
Re-Opening Live Events Safely
ProSoundWeb: The entertainment and live events industry have been through a nightmare scenario as the COVID-19 pandemic brought everything to a halt. Virtual events have helped fill gaps, but, ultimately, the desire of people to experience live events in person cannot be denied. Now, with vaccines rolling out, the prospect of getting back to some semblance of normality is becoming a reality.
Linda Alcorn | Disney Imagineering's first female engineer
blooloop: Electronic Engineer Linda Alcorn was the first female engineer hired by Walt Disney Imagineering (then known as WED Enterprises). In a 38 year career beginning with the company in 1979, she designed the show control systems for attractions at Epcot, Magic Kingdom, Disney/MGM Studios, Animal Kingdom, Euro Disney, and Expo ’86.
Find Out Who Won at the 2021 Emmy Awards - All the Winners!
www.broadwayworld.com: CBS and the Television Academy presented the 73rd EMMY® AWARDS, hosted by Cedric the Entertainer, today, September 19 (8:00-11:00 PM, live ET/5:00-8:00 PM, live PT) on the CBS Television Network, it is now available to stream on demand on Paramount+.
Universal Beijing officially opens to tens of thousands of visitors
blooloop: Universal Beijing Resort has welcomed the first visitors to Universal Studios Beijing, Universal CityWalk Beijing, Universal Studios Grand Hotel and the NUO Resort Hotel.
The opening ceremony was attended by Tom Williams, chairman and CEO of Universal Parks & Resorts, Song Yu, chairman of Beijing Tourism Group, and Tom Mehrmann, president and general manager of Universal Beijing.
Sunday, September 19, 2021
NFTRW Weekly Top Five
Here are the top five comment generating posts of the past week:
Struggling to communicate in meetings? Try these 5 tips
www.fastcompany.com: When communicating in meetings, leaders generally fall into one of two categories: those who methodically think through their ideas and formulate a response before speaking, and those who take a less structured approach, sharing all of their thoughts out loud to spark discussion or reach a final decision.Experts Pick Guacamole as the Paint Color of the Year
Nerdist: Every decade has a color scheme. We think of the ’70s, we tend to think of harvest gold, pumpkin, and avocado. (Thank you, Brady Bunch kitchen). The ’80s were all about pastels and Pac-Man-style neon yellow. And the ’90s sure loved mauve and blue together. Especially on your mom’s tracksuits. So what’s the color scheme for right now? According to the folks at paint company Glidden (via Architectural Digest), the color of the year is….guacamole??Broadway's Reopening: New York Welcomes Audiences Again to Theaters
www.bloomberg.com: When Broadway shut down in March 2020, the cast and crew of the musical Six dispersed, some returning to homes as far away as London, others hanging out in New York City and teaching classes over Zoom. Only the show’s set stayed in place, lit by a single ghost light in the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, a block from Times Square.Met Gala 2021: Photos from the red carpet
National | Globalnews.ca: Billie Eilish went full glam in a huge peach ball gown at the pandemic-delayed Met Gala on Monday night, while fellow host of the evening Amanda Gorman was breathtaking in cobalt blue custom Vera Wang with a diamond laurel wreath in her hair.Accident On Set Of Netflix Movie ‘Me Time’ Leaves Person Seriously Injured
Deadline: The set of Netflix’s upcoming comedy feature Me Time starring Kevin Hart and Mark Wahlberg at Sunset Gower Studios in Hollywood was the scene of a major accident Tuesday morning.
Friday, September 17, 2021
IMDb TV series 'Sprung' filming in New Kensington and Arnold
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: When a movie or television show films on location, it’s common to cover the signage of local businesses with names that fit the time period or setting of the production. The Amazon Prime Video series “A League of Their Own” recently did that with the old Schwartz Market on the South Side while shooting there in July.
Features to Look for When Shopping for a Circular Saw
Pro Tool Reviews: If you’ve been on the jobsite for a while, you know what features to look for on a circular saw. At the very least you know the circular saw features you already use. However, as even cordless circular saws gain in performance, more features (and capabilities) keep showing up.
Metabo HPT Cordless Trim Router Review | M1808DAQ4
PTR: Metabo HPT cordless trim router (M1808DAQ4) is a great little router coming on the heels of the company’s release of the world’s first cordless full-size 1/2-inch router. The two routers complement each other quite nicely. The 1/2-inch Metabo HPT 36V Cordless Plunge Router (M3612DA) can handle anything you can throw at it. Their new trim router can do anything a trim router is supposed to do. It is also fun to use!
Study confirms superior sound of a Stradivari is due to the varnish
Ars Technica: Along with Andrea Amati and Andrea Guarneri, Antonio Stradivari dominated the so-called Golden Age of Violins (roughly 1660 to 1750), and the instruments they crafted remain the gold standard today in terms of acoustic quality. World-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma has long favored a Stradivarius instrument, as does violinist Joshua Bell.
Actor Riz Ahmed on increasing Muslim representation in Hollywood
PBS NewsHour: Riz Ahmed's acting and music careers have always gone hand-in-hand. And in his new film "Mogul Mowgli," which he co-wrote, the two art forms collide, with a story that hits close to home. Amna Nawaz speaks to Ahmed about his upcoming films, increasing Muslim representation in Hollywood and 9/11’s lasting impact on Muslims 20 years later.
Garfield Lemonius Named Dean of the Conservatory of Performing Arts at Point Park University and Artistic Director of the Pittsburgh Playhouse
Pittsburgh in the Round: Garfield Lemonius, M.F.A., has been appointed dean of the Conservatory of Performing Arts (COPA) at Point Park University and artistic director of the Pittsburgh Playhouse. Lemonius was previously appointed acting dean and artistic director, and prior to that served as chair of the Department of Dance.
Tanos Systainer Customization Makes a Statement
Pro Tool Reviews: There are a lot of Tanos Systainer options available (52 different ones!) and it’s a lot of fun to work out the best combination to meet your needs. But did you know there are ways you can take it further with Tanos Systainer customization?
When it comes to headwear, Anne Monlezun and Kevin Mattingly have got you covered
American Press | American Press: Some people can’t wait to slow down the pace when they reach retirement age, not Anne Monlezun and Kevin Mattingly. She’s opening a boutique to do what she loves and he began his online cap company so he can travel, see more places, meet more people and sell more caps along the way.
Get the Most From Your Multitool
Fine Homebuilding: In 1943, Homer Stryker used the motor from a malted-milk machine to build the first oscillating electric saw. An orthopedic surgeon in Kalamazoo, Mich., Stryker was looking for a way to remove plaster casts quickly and safely. He received a patent on the saw in 1947. Why it took 50 years for this tool to reach the job site, I’ll never know.
Hetfield Reacts to Va. Tech's Seismographic 'Sandman' Moment
loudwire.com: College football fans can be a thunderous bunch, especially while riled up by the right song, and Virginia Tech's usage of Metallica's "Enter Sandman" as their football entry theme has become one of the sport's greatest musical traditions. In fact, the response at this year's home opener was so intense that it registered on a seismograph in the area and made headlines across the country.
Meyer Sound Resumes The "Long Strange Trip" With Dead & Company 2021 Tour
ProSoundWeb: Dead & Company’s shed and stadium tour is rolling into autumn, with more than 30 concerts scheduled between the August 16 launch in Raleigh, NC and the grand finale on Halloween weekend, and following a decades-long tradition established by the Grateful Dead, this latest iteration of the legendary jam band is touring with audio production anchored by Meyer Sound LEO line arrays and additional components provided by UltraSound.
Cobot Arc Welders Draw Attendee Attention as Fabtech Returns
Robotics 24/7: Fabtech 2021 in Chicago this week was one of the first robot-related trade shows since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The show was had good attendance and thousands of exhibitors, even though the Delta variant is still putting a lid on many other conferences and events, with some returning to virtual formats.
Thursday, September 16, 2021
Designer On Design: Oscar Dominguez
LiveDesignOnline: Oscar Dominguez, founder and Emmy Award-winning head designer at Darkfire, creates the exciting visuals for NBC's The Voice and The Bachelor, among others, and brings the look of concert lighting and texture to these hit TV shows. He also won a Knight of Illumination Award at LDI2019
Immersive Arts Innovator Meow Wolf Flexes Economic Muscles Post-Pandemic With New Denver Location
www.forbes.com: Few areas of the economy took as direct a hit from the COVID-19 pandemic as the fast-growing, buzzy world of immersive arts experiences typified by companies like the Santa Fe-based social impact B-corporation Meow Wolf, which had just raised $158 million in 2019 to expand its operations.
Recipients of the 2020-21 NYIT Honorary Awards
DC Metro Theater Arts: Last night, the New York Innovative Theatre Awards – recognizing, honoring, and advocating for individuals, companies, and productions from NYC’s Off-Off-Broadway/Indie theater community for the past seventeen years – announced the recipients of the 2020-21 NYIT Honorary Awards.
Broadway's Reopening: New York Welcomes Audiences Again to Theaters
www.bloomberg.com: When Broadway shut down in March 2020, the cast and crew of the musical Six dispersed, some returning to homes as far away as London, others hanging out in New York City and teaching classes over Zoom. Only the show’s set stayed in place, lit by a single ghost light in the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, a block from Times Square.
Here’s the tech behind the Carolina Panthers’ giant AR cat
The Verge: This past weekend marked the first Sunday of the 2021 NFL season, and while it was full of exciting highlights, one may have towered over them all: the Carolina Panthers’ viral video of a giant virtual panther leaping around Bank of America Stadium.
AI vs. AR vs. VR: The Ultimate Guide
Fusion 360 Blog: With all the technological abbreviations floating around the internet, it’s easy to get concepts mixed up from time to time. Welcome to the ultimate guide on all things AI (artificial intelligence), AR (augmented reality), and VR (virtual reality). This guide provides definitions, examples, and applications.
Robert Falls to Step Down as Goodman Theatre Artistic Director
Playbill: After more than three decades leading creative operations for Chicago's Goodman Theatre, Tony winner Robert Falls will end his tenure as artistic director at the completion of the current 2021–2022 season.
Falls will program the 2022–2023 season, in which he will direct two productions. Over the coming months, the Goodman will conduct a search for his successor.
What’s in my music studio?
Cool Tools: Elliott Fienberg is an ambient and experimental musician in Toronto, Ontario. His credits include the video games The Bigs 1 & 2, Orphan Black: The Game, and more. Stay up to date on his work through his podcast, aptly named Elliott’s Podcast and his newsletter The Sunday Bagel where he writes about the creative process and his slow but steady path to finding consciousness as an artist.
Stars shine for Kennedy Center 50th anniversary show
DC Metro Theater Arts: The Kennedy Center threw a big 50th birthday party Tuesday, showcasing a wide range of stars in its biggest performance hall packed with an enthusiastic audience.
How Broadway Found a Path to Reopening After Its Longest Shutdown in History
www.dancemagazine.com: Did the dozen chairs that take such a beating in Come From Away need to be reinforced again? Would any rats that might have grown accustomed to having the run of empty buildings disrupt a haunting ballad in Hadestown by scampering across the stage? Who would be in the audience, and would they have to prove they'd been vaccinated against the virus that had darkened Broadway since March 12, 2020?
StubHub to Refund Over 75k Customers for Events Canceled During the Pandemic
www.businessinsider.com: StubHub will pay at least $16.7 million to refund tickets purchased by thousands of customers who had events canceled last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Video game composer and touring musician Frank Klepacki on his mission to fill the world with sound
Las Vegas Weekly: A professional musician since age 11, Klepacki has worn a lot of hats over the years: composer, drummer, producer, sound designer, touring musician. He created the score for the massive Command & Conquer franchise—a legit blockbuster, with more than 30 million units sold—and provided music for games based on the Blade Runner, Dune and Star Wars franchises.
Wednesday, September 15, 2021
Met Gala 2021: Photos from the red carpet
National | Globalnews.ca: Billie Eilish went full glam in a huge peach ball gown at the pandemic-delayed Met Gala on Monday night, while fellow host of the evening Amanda Gorman was breathtaking in cobalt blue custom Vera Wang with a diamond laurel wreath in her hair.
Experts Pick Guacamole as the Paint Color of the Year
Nerdist: Every decade has a color scheme. We think of the ’70s, we tend to think of harvest gold, pumpkin, and avocado. (Thank you, Brady Bunch kitchen). The ’80s were all about pastels and Pac-Man-style neon yellow. And the ’90s sure loved mauve and blue together. Especially on your mom’s tracksuits. So what’s the color scheme for right now? According to the folks at paint company Glidden (via Architectural Digest), the color of the year is….guacamole??
Cinematographers To Producers: Address Long Workdays In IATSE Contract Talks
Deadline: Fourteen of Hollywood’s top cinematographers – including Oscar winners John Toll, Roger Deakins, Emmanuel Lubezki and Erik Messerschmidt – have signed a letter urging the member companies of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers to finally address “the hazards of unsafe working hours” that have been common in the film and TV industry for decades.
This Japanese Village Creates Amazing Rice Paddy Art Every year
mymodernmet.com: Since 1993, the village of Inakadate in northern Japan has been revitalizing its culture through amazing rice paddy art, or tambo āto. Every May, about 1,300 volunteers come together to plant different varieties of rice in an intricate design. By the time summer comes along, their hard work is in full bloom, attracting thousands of tourists to the site.
As the Dance World Works to Become More Inclusive, Conservative Religious Dancers Still Encounter Challenges
www.dancemagazine.com: Passover was going to be a challenge. During her years as a modern Orthodox Jewish student at the School of American Ballet, Dena Abergel had stayed with a family in the city every Friday so she could attend Friday night and Saturday classes without taking the train home to New Jersey, in accordance with her observance of the Sabbath. But as a teenage member of New York City Ballet, she requested three days off—the first two days of Passover followed by Shabbat—which, as far as she knew, was unprecedented for a company member.
Accident On Set Of Netflix Movie ‘Me Time’ Leaves Person Seriously Injured
Deadline: The set of Netflix’s upcoming comedy feature Me Time starring Kevin Hart and Mark Wahlberg at Sunset Gower Studios in Hollywood was the scene of a major accident Tuesday morning.
AXS Plans to Roll Out Biometric Palm Scanning at Colorado's Red Rocks
www.ticketnews.com: AXS announced that it would be rolling out a biometric ticketing system at Red Rocks, the iconic venue in the mountains outside Denver. The system, powered by Amazon One’s palm recognition technology, will be added immediately to the Red Rocks entry systems, with plans to roll out the scanning systems to other venues in the future.
Broadway’s Biggest Hits Reopen in Festive Night of Theater
The New York Times: The longest shutdown in Broadway history is over.
Some of the biggest shows in musical theater, including “The Lion King,” “Wicked” and “Hamilton,” resumed performances on Tuesday night, 18 months after the coronavirus pandemic forced them to close.
Actor with Chicago roots plans South Side performance space
Chicago Sun-Times: Actor Harry Lennix III, who stars in the TV show “The Blacklist,” is advancing a dream that he said will honor his roots in Chicago: Building a performing arts center for African American culture on the South Side.
CODA Audio for Floating Festival
LightSoundJournal.com: The Dordste Feesten festival which took place this year in the City of Dordrecht, Netherlands, comprised three weeks of live events which took place against a riverside backdrop on a stage constructed on the deck of a floating 1932 steam ferry. Following the decimation of last summer’s festival programme at the hands of the Coronavirus pandemic, the City authorities worked closely with events specialists Iventors, to stage a variety of music and comedy in a carefully designed, safe festival environment.
‘Sweating out the notes’: the stunning portrait of Sondheim’s Company by DA Pennebaker
Stephen Sondheim | The Guardian: After a six-week tryout in Boston and a week of previews, Stephen Sondheim’s Company opened on Broadway in April 1970. But after the nerves of opening night, another hurdle came the following weekend: the original cast recording of the musical. Rather than spend Sunday recuperating, the cast and musicians gathered for a tense 15-hour studio session to create the album.
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