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Sunday, November 14, 2021

NFTRW Weekly Top Five

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

Emilie Kouatchou makes Broadway ‘Phantom’ history in Christine role

Chicago Sun-Times : Rising stage star Emilie Kouatchou came close to quitting musical theater during the pandemic shutdown, worried about the future. She stuck with it and has now made Broadway history.

How Harvard’s ‘Legally Blonde’ production bent the narrative with a snap of Asian flair

www.nbcnews.com : When Harvard’s Asian Student Arts Project first decided to perform “Legally Blonde” with an all-Asian cast, it was something of a joke. But by the time the musical sold out last month, it had become a reflection on white privilege, class and the model minority myth.

With cutting-edge projections, Lyric Opera’s ‘Magic Flute’ is unmissable

www.chicagolandmusicaltheatre.com : It doesn’t get much more classic than Mozart’s The Magic Flute. As one of the most well-known works from one of the world’s most well-known composers, its soaring melodies and whimsical story of prince rescuing princess have been enchanting audiences for centuries. This is a piece that has been produced constantly all over the world for hundreds of years— with such a thick history, reinvention is difficult to imagine. Difficult, but not impossible. Lyric Opera’s production of The Magic Flute, originally re-imagined by director Barrie Kosky in collaboration with performance company 1927, transforms the all too familiar material into an utterly unpredictable celebration of light, sound, technology and innovation.

The Top 5 Most Frequently Asked Questions About Rosco e-colour+

www.rosco.com : Rosco is the world’s largest and oldest color filter manufacturer operating today. Founded more than a century ago, it has developed numerous color filter lines over the years, including Roscolux, Cinegel, Supergel, and e-colour+. In this blog, we turn the lens onto Rosco e-colour+ to answer some of the most common questions posed by film and television professionals about this popular color filter range.

‘I gotta get out’: Travis Scott concertgoers describe chaos at Houston show

National | Globalnews.ca : Screaming. Suffocating. Panicked. Unconscious. The concertgoers at a highly anticipated Houston music festival Friday night say they were shocked to witness how the event brewed into pandemonium that left at least eight people dead.

 

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