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Sunday, March 19, 2023

NFTRW Weekly Top Five

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

Sustainability trends in the attractions industry for 2023

blooloop: Museums, theme parks, zoos and aquariums need to show the eco-anxious public what they are doing to tackle climate change. In response, operators and industry leaders are busy putting in place new plans and policies to become more environmentally sustainable.

The Costumes and Coats of 'Daisy Jones & the Six'

Variety: The vibe for costumes in Amazon’s “Daisy Jones & the Six” ranges from boho chic to lots of denim and earthtones oozing ‘70s California vibes. Costume designer Denise Wingate spent many weekends scouring thrift shops and flea markets to build the wardrobe that consisted of over 1500 changes for the series based on the best-selling novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid.

AI-imager Midjourney v5 stuns with photorealistic images—and 5-fingered hands

Ars Technica: On Wednesday, Midjourney announced version 5 of its commercial AI image-synthesis service, which can produce photorealistic images at a quality level that some AI art fans are calling creepy and "too perfect." Midjourney v5 is available now as an alpha test for customers who subscribe to the Midjourney service, which is available through Discord.

See How the Puppeteers Bring the Tiger to Life in Broadway's Life of Pi

Playbill: A trip across the ocean has begun at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre for the five shipwrecked survivors at the center of Lolita Chakrabarti (Red Velvet)'s Life of Pi—sixteen-year-old Pi, a zebra, an orangutan, a hyena, and a 450-pound Royal Bengal tiger. The Broadway bow for the work, which adapts the Man Booker Prize-winning novel by Yann Martel, gave a sneak preview of the show as cast members met with the press March 14. Previews began March 9 for the production which will open March 30.

76 Powerful Female Creatives of the 2022-23 Broadway Season

Playbill: Women, what is it about them? In a season made up of hundreds of artists on the creative side, we wanted to honor Women's History Month by recognizing the women who helped create Broadway shows this season—especially in disciplines that have historically been male-dominated.

 

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