What My Job As a Fashion Stylist for Netflix and Atlantic Records Is Like

www.businessinsider.com: I'm a freelance stylist. I mostly style musicians, and I'm also a TikTok influencer. I style clients and then I'll also create content with them. It's cool how the two jobs intertwine. I'm from North Carolina originally. I had been living between LA and New York before I enrolled in Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in New York. I had only done one semester at FIT before dropping out in December.

Homage or Copy? Deborah Roberts Is Suing a Fellow Artist for Allegedly Stealing Her Photocollage Style

Artnet News: Deborah Roberts waited a long time for recognition. Six years ago, the 59-year-old artist was working in a shoe store when a grant from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation allowed her to start focusing on her creative practice. Her collage-based portraits of Black children are now found in museum collections across the United States. Dealers also noticed her talent, and she signed onto the rosters of prominent galleries Susanne Vielmetter in Los Angeles and Stephen Friedman in London.

Review: In ‘Textplay,’ Stoppard and Beckett Get Snarky, FWIW

The New York Times: The game is Guess That Play and the first round is a gimme. Among the clues one player texts the other are emojis of a skull, a goblet, crossed swords and nine tombstones. The answer is obviously “Hamlet,” but the next round isn’t as easy. What to make of a glass of milk, some trees and, yes, another tombstone?

Shakespeare in Gdansk: A Vessel for Past, Present, and Future

HowlRound Theatre Commons: From 27 July to 6 August 2022, audiences gathered in Gdansk, Poland to attend the twenty-sixth annual Gdansk Shakespeare Festival, which hosted contemporary productions from Denmark, Poland, the Czech Republic, Norway, Italy, Ukraine, and the United States. The festival featured diverse versions of William Shakespeare’s work including musicals, radical deconstructions, and dance-theatre explorations. Multiple versions of several plays were presented, allowing audience members to celebrate the malleability of familiar stories and experience these four-hundred-year-old texts as provocative visions of the present moment and the future. In the hands of a group of global theatremakers, Shakespeare’s plays became containers for contemporary considerations of human rights, gender politics, anti-war sentiment, and more.

‘The Broadway Show’: Angelica Ross on how she’s ‘surprised’ herself as Roxie in ‘Chicago’

Broadway News: The actor, activist and founder/CEO of TransTech Social Enterprises is well-known for her two series regular roles: as Candy Ferocity on “Pose” and Donna Chambers on “American Horror Story.” Through these opportunities, Ross became the first openly transgender actor in history to secure two series regular roles.

Bruce Willis Becomes First Celebrity to Sell Rights to Deepfake Firm

collider.com: Action movie legend Bruce Willis has just become the first Hollywood actor to sell his rights to the possibility of a "digital twin" to the US firm Deepcake, according to The Telegraph. With the use of deepfake technology, Willis has offered his likeness to be used onscreen for future projects, following his first experience with the digital media manipulation in a commercial for Russian phone service, MegaFon, last year.

Danny Boyle Matrix ‘spectacular’ to open Manchester’s Factory

Manchester | The Guardian: An immersive Matrix films-themed dance, music and visual effects experience directed by Danny Boyle is to be the opening production at one of Europe’s most anticipated cultural venues. The £186m Factory International in Manchester will, its supporters say, be like no other arts venue.

How A Fog Machine Works

spectrum.rosco.com: Since their introduction in the 1970s, fog machines have remained among the most commonly used piece of special effects equipment in the entertainment industry; including stage, film & television, and theme parks. Prior to the fog machines we use today, fog & smoke effects were created by incinerating flammable materials such as mineral oil and even used tires. Using a professional fog machine is a much safer and more effective way to create a smoke effect on set.

Thank You, Five: Backstage at Kinky Boots

Playbill: Everybody Say "Yeah!" The Tony-winning musical Kinky Boots returned to New York City this summer for an Off-Broadway run at Stage 42 with Callum Francis, who starred in the West End production at London's Adelphi and subsequently on Broadway and in Australia, again stepping into the role of Lola.

Newsom Signs “Landmark” CA Bill To Aid Small Performing Arts Nonprofits

Deadline: California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a “landmark” bill that creates the Performing Arts Equitable Payroll Fund to supply much-needed support grants to small nonprofit performing arts organizations, helping them offset a portion of their payroll costs. Introduced by Senator Anthony Portantino (D – Burbank), Senate Bill 1116 was cosponsored by Actors’ Equity Association and the Theatrical Producers of Southern California.

Claypaky Sharpy Plus Aqua for Campari Boat-in Cinema event

LightSoundJournal.com: One hundred Claypaky Sharpy Plus Aqua fixtures were deployed at the Venetian Arsenal from 31 August to 10 September 2022 for the Campari Boat-In Cinema event at the time-honoured Venice International Film Festival.

2022-2023 Dentons Cohen & Grigsby Trust Presents Series Lineup Announced

onStage Pittsburgh: The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is excited to announce tickets are now on sale for the 2022-2023 Dentons Cohen & Grigsby Trust Presents Series. Offering an array of live music from world-renowned performers, innovative theater, unforgettable dance showcases, uproarious comedy and parody shows, and holiday favorites.

As ‘Six’ Marks One Year On Broadway, Take a Glimpse Behind the Scenes of the Smash-Hit Musical

Vogue: In the two and a half years since Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss—who together wrote the book, music, and lyrics for the hit Broadway musical Six—spoke to Sarah Crompton for Vogue’s February 2020 issue, a lot has happened.

Ryan Donovan Is Making The Stage An Inclusive Space

Theater Studies: Ryan Donovan, assistant professor of Theater Studies, can pinpoint the moment he decided to become a dancer. “It all began at the National Theater in Washington, D.C., when I was seven years old and my mom took me to see the touring production of ‘Cats,’” he said. “I was sitting on the aisle, and when those dancers came into the auditorium dressed as cats, one of them came up to me and played with my clip-on tie. I was hooked.”

Sydney Opera House unveils part of its 50th anniversary program

limelightmagazine.com.au: On 20 October 1973, the Sydney Opera House celebrated its official opening with a grand gala. In a year-long lead-up to its 50th anniversary, celebrations will begin this October and culminate in October 2023.

Young Europe IV: Non-Dominant Voices in European Youth Theatre. Interview with Zoe Apostolidou and Emel Aydoğdu.

The Theatre Times: Young Europe IV is a large-scale artistic collaboration project to tackle the dominance of stories from a white, male, heterosexual perspective, and create a more diverse and inclusive theatre canon. Eight theatres from seven countries have been selected to join the project, which is organized and coordinated by the European Theatre Convention (ETC). Each participating theatre is working with an emerging playwright on a new ‘diverse’ text, which will be performed in school classrooms across Europe, in order to reach the most inclusive and horizontal audiences possible.

I Worked on the Survivor 'Dream Team' Testing Challenges

www.businessinsider.com: If you're looking for the most epic job, then you should join the "Dream Team" on "Survivor." I've always been a massive fan, so when I got the opportunity to work on the show, my mind was blown. It was like being a contestant, except without the mosquitoes and hunger.

Kyoto Experiment's new ways of moving forward

The Japan Times: The Japanese government’s plan to ease visa restrictions for independent tourists and abolish the daily arrival cap by early October as well as the prospect of a nationwide travel discount program in the autumn are all welcome news for the country’s pandemic-stricken tourist hubs.

Adam Rigg, Dede Ayite, Mikaal Sulaiman, More Are Recipients of 2022 Henry Hewes Design Awards

Playbill: Recipients of the Henry Hewes Design Award Honors, recognizing artistry on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway stages for the 2021–2022 season, were announced September 28.

Gilman and Falls: A Match Made at the Goodman

AMERICAN THEATRE: After 25 years of working together, Robert Falls and Rebecca Gilman have developed a shorthand style of communication that transcends the traditional director-playwright relationship. And now they’re about to embark on their latest collaboration, just as Falls makes his exit as artistic director of Chicago’s Goodman Theatre, a post he’s held since 1986.

Oregon Shakespeare Festival focuses on expansion – but is not without its critics

NPR: After two years of pandemic closures, audiences are back at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Founded in 1935, it is one of the oldest and largest non-profit theaters in the country. But things aren't the same as they were during the pre-pandemic 2019 season.

Let It Snow: Frozen’s wintry transformation is just one of the tricks and treats of the stage show

onStage Pittsburgh: If your eyes glaze over when you see the title “production supervisor” in your theater program, here’s something that might make you wide-eyed instead: It is a production supervisor’s attention to detail that may be responsible for every harmonious moment of interaction among lighting, sound, costumes, scenery, technical wizardry – you name it, it’s on their checklist before the curtain goes up.

Brown Paper Tickets still owes Bay Area theaters thousands of dollars, long after lawsuit

Datebook: Sharron Drake had used Brown Paper Tickets for years without any problems. So when her Inverness Theatre Project mounted its first show since the pandemic hit, she used the ticketing service again without giving the matter much thought.

A Queer Memory Play for the Online Generation: "You Don't Have to Do Anything" Workshops in NYC This October

The Theatre Times: What happens when intimacy becomes tainted? And what does that mean for a young queer person exploring both their newfound sexuality and a burgeoning online world? You Don’t Have to Do Anything tells a story around identity and trauma that’s equal parts emotional and witty. The play will enjoy a workshop production from October 13th to 16th at IRT Theater in New York City.

NBC Chicago unveils set filled with video walls and city references

NewscastStudio: NBC’s Chicago station, WMAQ, debuted a light and bright home for its newscasts mixing large LED video walls with city iconography. WMAQ, which has studios inside the NBC Tower in downtown Chicago, retooled its existing space with a look that, like other NBC-owned stations, is dominated by video walls and color-changing elements.

AR giganotosaurus roams Trafalgar Square in LED illusion

www.avinteractive.com: This past summer, London, Paris and Rome each saw a lifesize Giganotosaurus tower over their historic streets demanding the attention of passers-by. The fearsome dinosaurs formed part of an interactive installation by Territory Studio, designed to promote the cinema release of the Jurassic World Dominion film.

Why ‘Hollywood on the Mon’ Is Still Thriving

Pittsburgh Magazine: Each month in our “On Location” page, Pittsburgh Magazine highlights locations around the Steel City where major movies have been filmed. This month, Sean Collier spotlights “The Mothman Prophecies,” the supernatural thriller released in 2002 that starred Richard Gere and Laura Linney.

🖼 A look inside the 58th Carnegie International

The Incline: With a history dating to 1896, the Carnegie International is America’s oldest exhibition of contemporary art. This year’s edition is the 58th and features over 100 artists. In the four years since the last exhibition, much has changed — the pandemic shattered our sense of normalcy, protests over racial injustice rocked the nation and political upheaval called into question the unitedness of these United States.

The Kolev Sisters Explain How to Train Like CDS Acrobats

www.cirquefascination.com: It’s easy to see why the Kolev sisters have an intense passion for performing for Cirque du Soleil. Born in Italy, Michelle (24) and Nicole (22) are fourth-generation circus performers on their mothers side while their dad was a competitive gymnast who later joined the family business. It’s now wonder their strength and flexibility are something to be marveled.

Vision and Values Drive City Theatre's New Leadership Trifecta

Pittsburgh Magazine: Less than a month after George Floyd was murdered in May 2020, a national collective of theatermakers issued a manifesto entitled “We See You White American Theater” that demanded new principles to build anti-racist theater systems across the country. In particular, it called for more diversity in the top leadership. The 47-year-old City Theatre, a company on the South Side that embraces new play development, has put this into practice.

"Everybody has Access Needs": In Conversation with Stratford Festival's Kayla Besse

www.intermissionmagazine.ca: Kayla Besse has what might be described as a highly specific set of skills. She has both a bachelor’s and master’s degree from the University of Guelph’s school of English and Theatre Studies. Despite the school not offering a standalone disability studies program or department, she integrated disability studies into her work in English literature and theatre, examining representations of disability in literature and performing arts, as well as the the histories of disabled people and the degrees of autonomy they have/have not had when telling their own stories and representing themselves.

Disney's The Lion King to Celebrate 25 Years on Broadway

Playbill: Following Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera and the Tony-winning revival of Chicago, Disney's The Lion King will become the third production in Broadway history to celebrate its 25th anniversary on the Main Stem in November. Details about celebratory events will be announced at a later date.

Org Culture More Important Than Artistic Reputation

Butts In the Seats: A couple weeks ago Aubrey Bergauer hosted a LinkedIn conversation with Karen Freeman from Advisory Board for the Arts (ABA) to discuss what mattered most to arts professionals as they sought jobs in the arts. Freeman discussed a survey ABA conducted where they asked people to prioritize between different situations in order to drill down to what really mattered. An example Freeman gives is would you rather have great pay, but so-so benefits or a lower pay rate but with better benefits.

Playwrights Realm Announces 2022-23 Cohort of Writers

AMERICAN THEATRE: After transitioning from a producing theatre to a full-time playwriting service organization in 2021, the Playwrights Realm has launching its 2022-23 season with three programs: a cohort of Writing Fellows, a fresh group of Scratchpad Playwrights, and a new Native American Artists Lab.

KURIOS set to make its European Debut at the Historic Royal Albert Hall in 2023

www.cirquefascination.com: Cirque du Soleil is proud to announce the London run for one of its most critically acclaimed touring show KURIOS — Cabinet of Curiosities. Opening on 13 January, audiences are invited to escape reality and step into a world of extraordinary imagination at the iconic Royal Albert Hall for a limited series of performances. Pre-sale tickets are available via Cirque Club now, with tickets going on sale to the general public on Friday 16 September via the Cirque du Soleil website.

MJ ONE Hosted The Annual Celebration Of The King Of Pop’s Birthday

www.cirquefascination.com: Michael Jackson ONE by Cirque du Soleil, in collaboration with The Estate of Michael Jackson, honored the legendary King of Pop’s birthday by delighting guests this past weekend with fun-filled activities inside its world-class theater at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino.

Dutch Company Havo Upgrades Headquarters With Allen & Heath AHM-64

ProSoundWeb: Integration firm Quality AV implements dual AHM-64 matrix processors as well as more than 40 IP-1 remote controllers for end-user control in system upgrade at company's Ermelo facility in The Netherlands.

District Attorney: Alec Baldwin May Be Charged in Rust Shooting

consequence.net: Santa Fe District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies has signaled that Alec Baldwin may soon face charges for his role in the accidental shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the Western film, Rust.

How the Elaborate Costumes of 'House of the Dragon' Came to Be

www.harpersbazaar.com: For a show like House of the Dragon, the audience’s expectations are astronomically high—every detail needs to be executed flawlessly. So it makes sense that HBO brought in the big guns: Jany Temime, veteran costume designer. Her IMDb credits stretch back to the 1970s and include more recent blockbusters such as six of the Harry Potter films, Black Widow (2021), Judy (2019), and not one but two James Bond films, Skyfall (2012) and Spectre (2015).

As James Earl Jones Retires, AI Will Voice Darth Vader

Nerdist: James Earl Jones is retiring from his role as Darth Vader. Even though he never wore the imposing costume, his iconic voice acting makes the character what it is. It’s not surprising the actor is saying goodbye to Darth Vader, he is 91 years old after all. But thankfully, this doesn’t mean we won’t hear James Earl Jones’ iconic Darth Vader voice anymore. Jones signed over the rights so Lucasfilm can use artificial intelligence to add his voice to Darth Vader for any future projects.

The Sandman VFX Artists Break Down the Show's Best Visual Effects

collider.com: The road to a successful adaptation of Neil Gaiman's The Sandman has been an especially long one — maybe not even a far cry from the number of years that Dream himself (Tom Sturridge) spent under lock and key, courtesy of Sir Roderick Burgess' (Charles Dance) magically-binding prison.

What can Broadway-hopeful ‘The Griswolds’ Broadway Vacation’ learn from Seattle?

The Seattle Times: There are songs on the cutting room floor. For David Rossmer and Steve Rosen, writers of the book, music and lyrics of the musical “The Griswolds’ Broadway Vacation,” running at 5th Avenue Theatre through Oct. 2, a world premiere in Seattle is a crucial step in the musical’s trajectory. The hope and intention is for that journey to result in a Broadway run.

'Andor' Music: Nicholas Britell Breaks Down the Score and Theme Song

Variety: Writing new music for the “Star Wars” universe would be daunting for any composer, considering its iconic scores by the legendary John Williams. Luckily for “Andor” composer Nicholas Britell, writer-producer Tony Gilroy and Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy gave him “total freedom” to imagine a new, totally unique soundscape for the backstory of Cassian Andor (Diego Luna), the rebel spy first encountered in the 2016 film “Rogue One.”

Alec Baldwin’s ‘Rust’ Shooting Case: New Mexico Prosecutors Hint at Homicide Charges in Funding Request

www.thewrap.com: A New Mexico district attorney said in a hearing last week that her office could be close to charging up to four people in the fatal “Rust” shooting from last October with criminal charges relating to homicide.

Prime Stage Theatre Announces their 2022-2023 Season of Suspense, Hope, and Wonder

onStage Pittsburgh: Prime Stage Theatre’s 26th season brings literature to life with new productions, continued partnerships, an expanded Prime Stage Sprouts program, and a new installment of their interactive mystery podcast series.

RÜFÜS DU SOL turns up the heat in Prague with KV2

LightSoundJournal.com: Award-winning Australian electronic dance music combo RÜFÜS DU SOL is currently in the midst of a world tour that has taken them throughout Europe before heading over to the US and terminating in Australia (via New Zealand) at the end of the year. The group has enjoyed huge success in their native Australia and has since relocated to Los Angeles to further their international reputation – clearly now well established as the band has just received a 2022 Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording for ‘Alive’, the lead single from their fourth studio album, ‘Surrender’.

This AI-powered speech engine creates realistic voiceovers in minutes

Boing Boing: Are you tired of hearing that robotic, grating TikTok voice on just about every video you come across online? Have you wasted time and money on professional voiceovers that aren't up to snuff? Do you wish there were a quicker, easier way to add meaningful and realistic-sounding voiceovers to your videos? If you answered yes to any of the above questions, look no further than Micmonster.

Oriental Theatre – Boston, MA

After the Final Curtain: Originally planned to be built in Waltham, The Oriental Theatre opened on October 24, 1930 in the Mattapan neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. It was designed in the atmospheric style, where the ceiling resembled the night sky surrounded by a town, by the Boston based architectural firm Krokyn, Browne, and Rosenstein.

a.k. payne Named as Second Recipient of the Kemp Powers Commission Fund for Black Playwrights at City Theatre

onStage Pittsburgh: City Theatre has announced the second artist selected for support for the Kemp Powers Commission Fund for Black Playwrights. The fund is made possible through the generous support of award-winning playwright Kemp Powers. It offers an annual commission and development support to an early-career Black playwright.

Young People's Theatre Unveils $13.5 Million Renovation

www.intermissionmagazine.ca: With three significant openings in as many days, the week of September 19th already felt like a major one for Toronto theatre — there was a “we’re back, baby” feeling in the air, along with some early autumn crispness. That feeling was cemented with the unveiling of a fresh new face for a venerable performing arts institution: Young People’s Theatre (YPT)’s $13.5 million Room for Imagination renovation project.