‘Jaja’s African Hair Braiding’ to livestream final week of shows

www.broadwaynews.com: “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding” will be livestreamed during its final week of performances. The world-premiere comedy from Manhattan Theatre Club (MTC) will be broadcast live from Broadway’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre beginning with the evening performance on Nov. 14 through the final performance on Nov. 19. “Jaja’s,” which opened at Broadway’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre on Oct. 3, has extended its limited run twice.

Exclusive: How THE KELLY CLARKSON SHOW Will Spotlight Broadway After Moving to New York City

www.broadwayworld.com: Following four seasons in Los Angeles, CA, Clarkson has brought her daytime talkshow to the Big Apple, officially kicking off season five in its new Rockefeller Center studio. "To be in New York City and 30 Rock, the media mecca of the world and with an audience of 200 people, there's an energy that is palpable. We love it," says showrunner Alex Duda, who has been with the show since season one.

Confronted With "All-In" Deception, LN's CEO Blames Competition

www.ticketnews.com: Live Nation Entertainment’s CEO Michael Rapino reportedly had a fairly simple response for recent criticism and questioning from Sen. Amy Klobuchar regarding his company’s prominent pledge to President Biden that it would stop hiding “junk fees” from consumers – it’s the other guys’ fault.

Review: Quantum's 'The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk (The Chagall Musical)'

onstagepittsburgh.com: In this unusual, smartly mounted musical production about the lives of Expressionist painter Marc Chagall and his writer wife, Bella, a knowledge of Yiddish would help a lot.

Find a variety of shows at Arcade Comedy Theater's 10-Year Anniversary

Pittsburgh Magazine: Abby Fudor loves to tell the story of Arcade Comedy Theater’s opening 10 years ago. The first weekend had appearances by Pittsburgh Dad and magician Lee Terbosic, and every show was sold out.

LEMPICKA Will Open On Broadway Spring 2024

www.broadwayworld.com: As BroadwayWorld first reported last month, Lempicka, the sweeping new musical portrait celebrating the gripping true story of renowned artist Tamara de Lempicka, will open on Broadway this spring at the Longacre Theatre (220 W 48th St). Eden Espinosa, who originated the titular role in critically acclaimed performances at Williamstown Theatre Festival and La Jolla Playhouse, will star in the production. Performances begin on Tuesday, March 19, 2024 ahead of an official opening night on Sunday, April 14, 2024. Tickets are now on sale at telecharge.com.

Hana Sharif steps into spotlight as first Black artistic director of Arena Stage

AFRO American Newspapers: Hana Sharif builds worlds for a living. With the eye of a museum curator, she carefully selects the stories that will play out within them and the truths they will display. She practiced crafting narratives for five years at the Repertory Theater of St. Louis (The Rep) as the artistic director. Sharif, 45, will continue to hone her craft under the same title at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C.

Improv at Schurz High School brings neuro-divergent teens out of their shell

Chicago Sun-Times: The girl with the ponytail is 14 years old, but she towers above several of the older students in the class. Her words trickle out in a whisper or a mumble, and she looks like she isn’t quite sure what to do with her hands. “I was very nervous when I first got here, but I learned that everyone was a friend, that I wouldn’t be judged here, that I could just be myself,” says the girl, Jessella Santos.

Review Roundup: I CAN GET IT FOR YOU WHOLESALE Opens At Classic Stage Company

www.broadwayworld.com: It's 1937 in New York City's Garment District, and shipping clerk Harry Bogen would love to sell you a bill of goods. In this dark musical comedy, Bronx-born Harry must choose between the comfort of community and his own ambitious dreams. He'll have to do whatever it takes to get ahead, and even more to stay there. Better watch your back – sewing needles can be sharp.

HOLOPLOT X1 delivers sonic excellence and perfect control at Nintendo Live 2023

LightSoundJournal.com: This fall HOLOPLOT partner, Creative Technology US, used the unique attributes of the X1 Matrix Array for orchestral performances of iconic musical scores of The Legend of Zelda and Super Mario at this year’s Nintendo Live experience at PAX West, the destination event celebrating gaming and gaming culture, in Seattle.

How Corinne McFadden Herrera has Maintained Wicked's Choreography and Staging for 20 Years

Dance Magazine: Unlike lyrics or lines preserved in scores and scripts, a show’s movement is ephemeral, passed from body to body with every new cast. Ensuring that the choreography and staging stays true to the original is crucial to the integrity of a show. Such is the task of Wicked’s associate choreographer Corinne McFadden Herrera, who has been with the production from its inception in 2003.

'A Rare Bird Indeed': Why Nathan Lane Is Bringing Back Sondheim's The Frogs, Again

Playbill: It’s a good time to be a Sondheim fan in New York. On Broadway, you’ve got major revivals of Sweeney Todd and Merrily We Roll Along, both with A-list casts. Off-Broadway, the master’s final musical is getting a posthumous world premiere with Here We Are at The Shed. And uptown a few blocks at Jazz at Lincoln Center, we’re about to get a concert of The Frogs courtesy of Nathan Lane and choral ensemble MasterVoices, set for November 3 and 4.

Nightshade "Poisons" AI Art Generators to Help Defend Artists

mymodernmet.com: In history, the nightshade plant was used to poison kings and emperors. So it's only fitting that a new tool used to poison AI art generators is named Nightshade. Created by Ben Zhao, a computer science professor at the University of Chicago, the tool is designed to help artists combat copyright infringement by AI art generators that are trained using their artwork.

'Cinderella' with a Clever Twist Presented by Resonance Works

onstagepittsburgh.com: It’s hard to imagine a more delightful birthday celebration than Resonance Works‘ three-act operetta, Viardot’s Cinderella. Based on that well-known fairy tale about the put-upon young lady and her glass slipper, Friday night’s adaptation had Cinderella (Cendrillon, from the French) reading from a book and musing, “This sounds so familiar but it’s rather … Grimm.”

The Perelman Performing Arts Center opens in Lower Manhattan

www.archpaper.com: Take a look at any review of the new Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC) in New York and there is a good chance the words “$500 million” appear long before the name of any architect, actor, or dancer. The price tag is the headline, and it is impossible to hold a number like that in your my mind without thinking about the recent news of major staffing cuts at the Public Theater and the Brooklyn Academy of Music, or the fact that one of New York’s greatest buildings, Marcel Breuer’s Whitney Museum, will transition from the hands of a nonprofit museum to those of a multinational auction house when Sotheby’s moves in next September

George Bailey and American Blues Theater get a new home

Chicago Reader: Sometimes you gotta take glimmers of hope where you find them when the news is consistently horrifying. And despite all the recent anxiety-inducing bulletins about the state of live performance, there are some positive signs on the horizon.

Himbo's Brings Continuous Laughter to the New Hazlett

onstagepittsburgh.com: Himbos is a funny, fast-paced comedy that could mean a lot of things to a lot of different people, a “choose your own adventure” story. I’m unclear about which direction Pope intended Himbos to take; as presented last evening at the New Hazlett Theater, it is more a comedy than drama.

“Cinderella” at Resonance Works

The Pittsburgh Tatler: What’s more delightful than discovering an amazing artist you’ve never heard of? Case in point: French composer, musician, singer, and saloniére Pauline Viardot (1821-1910), whose short opera Cinderella is being presented by Resonance Works this weekend only. Charles Dickens considered her a “genius”; Clara Schumann considered her to be brilliant; Hector Berlioz considered her one of the greatest artists in history.

Raac and the Beanstalk: town pantos forced to move as theatres shut by crumbling concrete

Theatre | The Guardian: Every good pantomime needs a menacing villain to threaten all the fun, and this season the theatrical baddie is easy to identify. Christmas shows the length of Britain are battling a foe that could well be dubbed “King Raac”, as the discovery of faulty concrete brings down the curtain at a string of venues.

Robe shines bright for Paramore Tour

LightSoundJournal.com: Popular rock band Paramore are engaged in a world tour supporting their acclaimed sixth studio album, This is Why, which dropped in February. The live show features an eye-catching and interesting stage and lighting production design crafted by Sooner Routhier of Sooner Rae Creative and Trevor Ahlstrand of Ahlstrand Productions.

The Man Behind the Plays

AMERICAN THEATRE: What we’re going to discuss today is the controversial question of Shakespeare’s personality, or Shakespeare’s identity—whether you can possibly reach it through the plays and the poems. Recently there’ve been a number of books, most prominently Stephen Greenblatt’s Will in the World, that have tried to draw a portrait of Shakespeare, who he was and what he thought.

Blood, Guts, and Raw Umber!

Guild of Scenic Artists: As a team, we in the Studios department of Merlin Entertainments’ London County Hall Attractions are responsible for the creation and maintenance of all theming, props, costumes, hair, and makeup across The London Dungeon, Shrek’s Adventure London and Sealife London Aquarium.

LL Cool J feels the ‘FORCE’ of Hippotizer

LightSoundJournal.com: Grammy winning American rapper LL Cool J has been rocking cities across the US over the summer with a star-studded celebration of hip-hop formed as The F.O.R.C.E Tour – with pre-made and live visuals fired by a team of tvONE’s Green Hippo brand of Hippotizer Media Servers.

The Pleasure and Pitfalls of Creating Ballets Based on Contemporary Literature

Dance Magazine: In the closing scene of The Handmaid’s Tale, choreographed by Lila York for Royal Winnipeg Ballet and based on Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel, peace washes over the stage. Arvo Pärt’s celestial music accompanies the lead dancer in a seamless, spiraling solo evocative of a cloud-borne dream. In the book, the central character’s fate is left ambiguous, but York chose to leave the audience with a sense of hope and possibility. She wanted to give the viewers a way out, she says, after the intensity of Atwood’s cautionary vision of a world without autonomy or reproductive rights.

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'The Boy Who Lived' Documentary Release Date, Trailer, Where To Watch, and More

The Mary Sue: Daniel Radcliffe has signed on to serve as executive producer of David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived, a documentary about the actor’s Harry Potter stunt double. Holmes served as Radcliffe’s double for all the Harry Potter films before suffering a tragic accident on set that left him paralyzed.

Posted by David at 10/26/2023 11:45:00 AM

Zooming in on our brains on Zoom

YaleNews: When Yale neuroscientist Joy Hirsch used sophisticated imaging tools to track in real time the brain activity of two people engaged in conversation, she discovered an intricate choreography of neural activity in areas of the brain that govern social interactions. When she performed similar experiments with two people talking on Zoom, the ubiquitous video conferencing platform, she observed a much different neurological landscape.

Posted by David at 10/27/2023 10:22:00 AM

How to Stop Procrastinating (Figure Out What Kind of Procrastinator You Are)

lifehacker.com: You have a big test or project looming, but can’t seem to force yourself to prepare for it at all. You’ll even do other things—like clean your room or call your family—that you normally hate, just to put off studying. You might think you’re just avoiding work, but you’re probably procrastinating for a real reason, and you need to figure out why.

Posted by David at 10/23/2023 12:26:00 PM

Table Saw Safety Practices

JLC Online: We sent out a survey over the course of a few weeks and received nearly a thousand responses. The survey covered practices relating to tool use on a jobsite or in a shop - and included table saws, miter saws, circular saws, routers, hammer drills, as well as personal protective equipment and first aid.

Posted by David at 10/27/2023 10:21:00 AM

An Approach to Content Warnings in the Theatre Classroom

HowlRound Theatre Commons: A year ago, I enrolled in a graduate course about Theatre for Young Audiences (TYA) which required students to study several plays for audiences as young as two and up through their late teens and early twenties. All of the students in this class, including myself, were masters students in a Theatre Education and Applied Theatre program. Most of the students in that class intended to teach at the K-12 or collegiate level. And most, but not all, of the students in the class were white women between the ages of twenty-three and thirty-five.

Posted by David at 10/24/2023 10:18:00 AM

There’s a new venue in S.F., and it’s dedicated to clowning

Datebook: Sporting soda-bottle glasses and a profusion of white facial hair, Dan Griffiths stood under the stage lights of his new venue one fall morning, gazed off into the distance and intoned, “I want to empower a whole bunch of people to go and be shamanic entities.” He was talking about clowns.

‘Make Noise Enough’: Excavating Shakespeare’s Songs

The New York Times: Musicians from the early-music ensemble Collectio Musicorum were practicing a 17th-century round on a recent afternoon in Manhattan. The tune was jaunty, full of the cantering rhythms and mimetic horn calls that fit a song about hunting. But sung in canon, some of the notes bumped roughly against one another in daring dissonance. The singers broke off, looking at their conductor for guidance.

Zooming in on our brains on Zoom

YaleNews: When Yale neuroscientist Joy Hirsch used sophisticated imaging tools to track in real time the brain activity of two people engaged in conversation, she discovered an intricate choreography of neural activity in areas of the brain that govern social interactions. When she performed similar experiments with two people talking on Zoom, the ubiquitous video conferencing platform, she observed a much different neurological landscape.

Upload's Costume Designer on 'Pushing the Boundary' in Season 3's Digital Wardrobes

people.com: Imagine living in virtual reality where any outfits you dream up, you can wear. Your closet could be endless. That's the digital world in Prime Video's Upload, but the downside is that if you're living in virtual reality, you're probably dead. Morbid? Maybe. Still pretty cool? Definitely.

Table Saw Safety Practices

JLC Online: We sent out a survey over the course of a few weeks and received nearly a thousand responses. The survey covered practices relating to tool use on a jobsite or in a shop - and included table saws, miter saws, circular saws, routers, hammer drills, as well as personal protective equipment and first aid.

TAIT Continues 30-Year Relationship With U2 At Sphere

Live Design Online: Since 1978, TAIT has been turning crazy ideas into reality. It is not surprising then, that TAIT was involved in one of the biggest live entertainment projects of the past several years, the U2 residency at Sphere Las Vegas.

Building Material Prices Continue to Stabilize in September

Builder Magazine: It was slightly more expensive to build houses in September, with the cost of unleaded gas and diesel pushing up builder expenses even as the cost of labor continued to escalate due to a shortage of experienced workers.

Satellite MLS projectors join audience at busy opera house

www.avinteractive.com: Digital Projection’s Satellite Modular Laser System (MLS) has found a new home in Munich’s historic Gärtnerplatztheater, one of the busiest opera houses in Germany. Specified by the Gärtnerplatztheater’s head of video, WE ARE VIDEO’s Raphael Kurig, and provided by Digital Projection’s German partner ETHA, the new projector system is supplied in TITAN Satellite MLS form, with three light-source modules per projector providing 30,000 ISO lumens’ illumination at WUXGA resolution.

Artists Rep lays off its artistic director

Oregon ArtsWatch: Portland’s financially plagued Artists Repertory Theatre has laid off Jeanette Harrison, its artistic director of only a year, just two months after announcing the suspension of its 2023-24 season because of money woes. The company has also been involved in a prolonged and expensive renovation of its home space and had been presenting shows in other locations.

The ‘Killers of the Flower Moon' Costume Designers Break Down the Film's Wardrobe

www.esquire.com: A member of the Osage Nation with a background in creating traditional, museum-quality regalia in her hometown of Pawhuska, Oklahoma, it’s easy to see why director Martin Scorsese and costume designer, Jacqueline West, asked O'Keefe to advise on the film. Based on David Grann’s nonfiction book, it covers a devastating period in the Native American tribe’s history, calling for a level of authenticity that Hollywood doesn't often hold itself to.

It's now or never for the Fall TV season

Reel 360 News: It is Game 7, bottom of the 9th. Hollywood studios have extended the deadline for negotiations with the Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) for one more week, signaling that if a deal cannot be reached in this time frame, new productions may be postponed until 2024.

Harry Potter Studio Tour Tokyo | Warner Bros. Thinkwell

blooloop: At the attraction, located on the former site of the Toshimaen amusement park in Nerima, Tokyo, Japan, visitors can discover a range of exciting new exhibits and interactives, featuring props, costumes, special effects and models used to make the iconic Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts films. In addition to famous sets like Diagon Alley and the Great Hall, guests can also enjoy a range of F&B and retail experiences.

Meyer Sound Introduces the NADIA Integrated Digital Audio Platform for Constellation Acoustic System Installations

Sound & Video Contractor: NADIA™ is an integrated, network-based digital audio processing and distribution platform that will power future installations of Constellation® by Meyer Sound. When incorporated into new Constellation installations, in addition to the processing power and inputs reserved for active acoustics, NADIA also provides separate inputs, processing, and matrixing to enable Spacemap® Go spatial sound with no performance compromises for either function.

Milwaukee Vs Hercules Hammer Drill Head-to-Head Review

Pro Tool Reviews: If you follow Harbor Freight, you likely noticed that the newest Hercules brushless hammer drill is making some bold claims about its performance compared to Milwaukee. We decided to put the two brands up against each other in a Milwaukee vs Hercules hammer drill head-to-head review and see just how well this bargain brand can keep up with the best Team Red has to offer.

From Drafter to Innovator: The Evolution of the Design Engineer

Power & Motion: Smart devices, 3D printing, internet search engines, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are clear examples of innovation. And while advancements don’t have to change the world, innovation is nonetheless a requirement in today’s competitive environment.

Killers of the Flower Moon Production Designer Jack Fisk on Recreating Fairfax, Oklahoma One Hundred Years Back in Time

Below the Line: Filmmaker Martin Scorsese has created another masterpiece with his new film, Killers of the Flower Moon, a crime-thriller set in 1920s Oklahoma at a time when the Osage Nation was thriving from their discovery of oil on their lands, though as usual, many white men were trying to take what was theirs. Into this environment comes Leonardo DiCaprio‘s Ernest Burkhart, who at the suggestion of his uncle Bill Hale (Robert De Niro) marries an Osage woman, Mollie (Lily Gladstone), in an attempt to inherit the Osage money as her family begins dying off mysteriously.

SAG-AFTRA Talks Rescheduled as Union Works on Response to Latest Offer

variety.com: The planned Wednesday bargaining session between SAG-AFTRA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers was pushed back a day after the union told management it needed more time to respond to the latest offer put on the table.

Sydney Festival 2024 unwrapped

limelightmagazine.com.au: A Puccini opera staged on the historic lightship; a mini-festival of exploratory engagements with JS Bach at the ACO Neilson; a queer Ode to Joy absolutely unlike that which Beethoven imagined, and the Sydney premiere of Kate Miller-Heidke’s comedy-musical Bananaland are among highlights of the 2024 Sydney Festival announced today.

'The Boy Who Lived' Documentary Release Date, Trailer, Where To Watch, and More

The Mary Sue: Daniel Radcliffe has signed on to serve as executive producer of David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived, a documentary about the actor’s Harry Potter stunt double. Holmes served as Radcliffe’s double for all the Harry Potter films before suffering a tragic accident on set that left him paralyzed.

AI Is Changing the Future of Acting

nofilmschool.com: Meta and other AI companies hired actors during the Hollywood Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA strikes to train AI with their expressions, movements, and voice, paying as little as $300 to use the data collected "in perpetuity."

How Some Film Schools Are Getting More Woke

www.thewrap.com: “Take a good look, my dear. It’s a historic moment you can tell your grandchildren about—how you watched the Old South fall one night.” That’s perhaps not the most famous line from the 1939 classic “Gone With the Wind,” but it’s possibly the most cutting example of the complicated legacy contained within it.

The White Lotus Season 3 Got a $4.4 Million Rebate from Thailand

IndieWire: Even guests at The White Lotus are cost-conscious these days. When “The White Lotus” Season 3 chose Thailand over Japan, it received millions of dollars in filming incentives, Japanese producer Georgina Pope said at the Tokyo Film Festival.

Darren Aronofsky’s production company makes the leap to live theater

www.broadwaynews.com: Two West Coast-based production companies, Los Angeles Media Fund (LAMF) and Protozoa Pictures, have launched the new LAMF/Protozoa Theater Fund. The joint venture is dedicated to live theater and will commission and produce new work as well as co-produce larger productions.

4 Post SAG-AFTRA Strike Action Items For Actors

www.forbes.com: The SAG-AFTRA strike hasn’t been resolved, but that could change after SAG-AFTRA meets with studios. In the meantime, actors should do what they do best and act out what life will be like post-strike. All theatrics aside, actors of various levels should ready a refreshed strategy and awareness of how to navigate opportunities, negotiations and industry realities as the production world reopens.