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Sunday, March 27, 2022

NFTRW Weekly Top Five

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

Wife Of Broadway Stagehand Who Fell To His Death Sues ‘Beetlejuice’

Deadline: The wife of a Broadway stagehand who fell to his death from a ladder 30 feet over the stage at an empty Winter Garden Theatre in 2020 is suing the producers of the Beetlejuice musical, claiming that the production companies involved in the show were negligent and failed to provide proper protections.

Ignore This Outdated Career Advice (and What to Do Instead)

lifehacker.com: When it comes to landing—and holding onto—a job these days, much of the conventional wisdom you learned growing up has been rendered irrelevant. Forget the advice that you have to keep your personal and professional lives totally separate; what’s the protocol for following your boss back on Instagram?

In-person theater is back. These artists chose not to return with it

Los Angeles Times: The impact of COVID-19 on the American theater industry is immeasurable: the terrible loss of life, the indefinite cancellation of productions, the sudden stop in hard-earned livelihoods. The industry touted it as an intermission of sorts and, two years later, a majority of theaters nationwide are resuming in-person programming. But many of those who sustain the scene have since pivoted away from the stage.

Elf the Musical star sues for £1.7m after on-stage injury 'robs' him of West End career

Mirror Online: The 40-year-old, who played Ferrell's character Buddy the Elf, was standing on a rotating ladder while performing a musical number and decorating a huge Christmas tree when it fell and crashed on top of him, causing permanent damage to his ankle.

How the Oscars Incorporated 90,000 Swarovski Crystals Into Ceremony

Variety: The 94th Academy Awards is returning to the Dolby Theatre this Sunday, and Swarovski has teamed up with Emmy-award creative director and designer David Korins (“Hamilton”, “Dear Evan Hansen”) to provide 90,000 Swarovski Crystals for the stage design.

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