NFTRW Weekly Top Five

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

What Makes Little Shop of Horrors Such a Fan Favorite?

TheaterMania: I have always had an affinity for Little Shop of Horrors. Maybe it's Alan Menken and Howard Ashman's score. Maybe it's because my birthday is on the 21st day of September. Whatever the reason, I've never attended as many productions of Little Shop as I did in the last year and a half

Posted by David at 1/27/2023 10:39:00 AM

All the Times Phantom of the Opera Made History on Broadway

Playbill: Thirty-five years ago, a new musical took the Broadway stage on the heels of its smash-hit success on the West End. The cultural response, both in London and New York was described as "Phantom-mania," with theatregoers around the nation buzzing about the spectacle-filled melodrama full of mystery, suspense, and romance.

Posted by David at 1/26/2023 11:56:00 AM

Stage Manage on Broadway

Dramatics Magazine Online: Jereme Kyle Lewis has been stage managing on Broadway for 10 years. He says, “The work is hard. The road to get [to Broadway] is hard. But the payoff to be living my dreams and to be a working artist is worth all the late nights, all the times I was told no or when I didn’t get the gig.”

Posted by David at 1/27/2023 10:38:00 AM

Surprising No One, Three People Needed Medical Treatment on ‘Squid Game’ Reality Show Set

The Mary Sue: In fact, real life Squid Game is antithetical to the very THESIS of Squid Game: society itself is a rat race game with rules made by the elite, and we need to all collectively STOP RUNNING and rise up against them. Sounds a bit like a Communist revolution, right? Well, that seems to be the reality that Squid Game is hinting at with regards to the future of the show.

Posted by David at 1/27/2023 10:35:00 AM

Why aren’t there any legal protections for the children of influencers?

Salon.com: When it comes to sharing content of children on social media – particularly via sponsored posts and brand deals – what's legal isn't always what's ethical. Influencer Brittany Dawn, who initially gained a following for her fitness workouts before pivoting to religious content, recently came under fire for monetizing her foster child on social media.

Posted by David at 1/23/2023 10:20:00 AM