Full-Metal Prep: The Value Of A Well-Appointed Workbox At Every Gig

ProSoundWeb: Today, more than three decades later, there are many styles of workboxes, ranging from touring boxes built out of wood to ATA flight cases that offer a lot of drawers, but they all basically do the same job: keeping the key tools and components that make a show happen organized.

Shielded vs. Unshielded Network Cable for Smart Homes and Residential

Residential Systems: In residential AV, especially high-end homes where clients expect total reliability, shielded cable is often regarded as the premium choice. It seems more robust and specifying “more protection” can seem like the safest approach. However, in practice, the decision should be more nuanced — and for good reason.

Gateway To Creativity: Key Factors In Upgrading A Live Digital Mixing Platform

ProSoundWeb: Stepping up to a modern console is less about replacing hardware and more about expanding possibilities. The goal isn’t just more faders or DSP; it’s crafting mixes that connect with audiences and band members through greater clarity, dynamics, and control. While an upgrade might be triggered by aging gear or changing production demands, the deeper purpose is equipping teams to deliver consistent, high quality audio under pressure — with more headroom, more options, and more confidence.

Vertigo Theatre workers get 16% raise in first contract

albertaworker.ca: While browsing through the provincial database of collective agreements, I came across a new collective agreement that was ratified earlier this month. This agreement was for about 30 workers employed by the Vertigo Theatre and represented by Local 212 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts, otherwise known as IATSE.

Engineers and theater students tackle stage design in partnership with TAIT

College of Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University: “The structure of the course mirrors the workflow of professional entertainment engineering projects,” said Hines, associate teaching professor of production technology and management. “They must consider engineering constraints and a budget while crafting designs.”

C.H. Hanson Acquires Brodbeck Ironworks in Metalworking Push

New Equipment Digest: C.H. Hanson has picked up the assets of Brodbeck Ironworks, adding modular belt grinding systems to its lineup and putting a bladesmith-turned-engineer in charge of product development across its brands.

Photos: Get a Look Inside the Design of RHINOCEROS at A.R.T.

www.broadwayworld.com: On July 9, the first day of Rhinoceros rehearsal, designers shared their visions for the play with the company. Rehearsals continue for A.R.T.’s new production of Eugène Ionesco’s landmark play, Rhinoceros.

How will terminal blocks help controls engineers with troubleshooting and PLC protection?

Control Design: A terminal block is a place to connect a wire to another wire and create a junction point. Picture a terminal block as an intersection on a two way or four-way highway.

Automatic Air-Actuated Collet Closer Eases CNC Operation

Power & Motion Tech: Consistent clamping of tools and parts in CNC machines is necessary to ensure accurate and repeatable machining of products. Collet closers are a commonly used device for holding tools and work pieces on these machines.

People to Watch: Phanésia Pharel

AMERICAN THEATRE: The Haitian American playwright and screenwriter from Miami made her Off-Broadway debut earlier this year at WP Theater with her play The Waterfall. Next, at Barrington Stage Company, in a co-production with Goodman Theatre and Hartford Stage, is her newest work, Dead Girl’s Quinceañera, taking the stage Aug. 5-29.

Artists’ $20 Ticket Programs Show Why Not All Ticket Holdbacks Are Created Equal

TicketNews: The latest $20 concert-ticket programs from some of the world’s biggest artists are built around a practice that is often treated as inherently anti-consumer: holding tickets back from the initial sale.

Shanghai Is Betting Its Cultural Future on a Giant Unfolding Fan

Architect Magazine: When cities compete for global influence, they often build museums, concert halls, and opera houses. But increasingly, the success of those institutions depends less on what happens inside their auditoriums than on how effectively they become part of everyday urban life.

Beckhoff celebrates the 40th anniversary of its first PC-based machine control system

Control Design: For 40 years, PC-based control has put the power of IT standards and Moore’s Law for integrated circuits directly into the hands of machine builders and automation engineers. In the 1980s, industrial manufacturing was dominated by the hardware-based PLC. In 1986, Beckhoff responded by delivering the first industrial PC-based machine control system.

Getting Rock To Roll: A History Of The Development Of Road Cases

Getting Rock To Roll: A History Of The Development Of Road Cases - ProSoundWeb: Ah, road cases, workhorses of the AV production world. They protect our mission critical gear from being rattled apart on rough roads, outdoor conditions like dusty winds and rain, and the thousand natural shocks that gear is heir to. They also make good chairs and tables, and can be an excellent place for a nap.

Kennedy Center board lacks materials needed for closure vote, senator says

The Washington Post: A federal judge in May ordered the stewards of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to more carefully weigh the need for a long-term closure. But just days before those trustees are set to vote on the matter, they have received no new assessments about how closing for two years would affect the venue, according to Democratic lawmakers who sit on the board.

EDINBURGH 2026: Geoffrey Asmus Q&A

www.broadwayworld.com: My show ‘Patriautism’ is essentially a greatest hits show of my favourite political, religious and historical jokes I’ve written over the last few years. I wrote a few UK-specific jokes that I’m excited to try out as well. The show will also incorporate some crowd work and will never be the same night to night. My goal is to incorporate one new joke each show for the full run as a writing exercise.

New Veteran-Run Theater Company To Debut ‘H.M.S. Pinafore’

Jersey Shore Online: Jersey Shore Light Opera (JSLO) will present its first production, “Gilbert and Sullivan’s H.M.S. Pinafore,” brought together by a veteran-owned company looking to bring their talents to the local stage at the Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts.

How To Build an MDF Storage Bench

This Old House: A solid storage bench provides seating and storage space, making it perfect for entryways, mudrooms, or bedrooms. Medium-density fiberboard (MDF) is an excellent material choice for this project due to its affordability, durability, and easy use. In this guide, we’ll walk you through the process of building an MDF storage bench, complete with cubbies for organizing shoes and other items.

Bergen County Players receives 15 Perry Award Nominations

ORADELL, NJ: Fresh off being named the #1 Live Theater Venue in (201) Magazine's Best of Bergen Poll, Bergen County Players (BCP) is celebrating another major milestone. The historic community theater company has earned an impressive 15 New Jersey Association of Community Theaters (NJACT) Perry Award nominations honoring excellence in its 93rd season.

AT&T Center, Dallas Theater Center Plan Merger

AMERICAN THEATRE: They already share buildings, so why not share staff, scene shops, and other resources? That’s at least part of the logic behind the newly announced merger of the multi-venue AT&T Performing Arts Center (AT&T PAC) and Dallas Theater Center (DTC), which if approved by the boards of both organizations will make DTC the official producing arm of A&T PAC, primarily a presenting outfit for resident performing arts companies and other entertainment, in early 2027.

EDINBURGH 2026: Nathan Sibthorpe on TRUTHMACHINE Guest Blog

www.broadwayworld.com: Truthmachine is not just a show about a lie detector test - every performance is also a real polygraph interrogation with a brave audience volunteer. Contemporary theatre often seeks out moments of radical truth and authenticity in order to connect with its audience. We want to see ourselves on stage; we want to manifest something real! Our theatre shares this ambition, but our approach is to outsource the truth to unrehearsed audience members.

Harry Potter Workshop Inspires Young Designers

Town Square Delaware LIVE: Young artists, aspiring designers, and Harry Potter fans will have the opportunity to step into the creative world behind the curtain during a two-day theatre design workshop at Jester Artspace this August.

At Tanglewood, the Fresh Air Is Tainted by Tension

The New York Times: Tanglewood is special to many, many people. It’s the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, but also a place where people make memories: where they picnicked with their grandparents or got soaked in a storm. It matters. It means something. To my family, it’s a retreat, a sanctuary, a place where things can rest just a little easier for one sunny afternoon.

Wicked by the Numbers: Broadway’s Emerald Empire of Bubbles, Haute Couture and Green Paint

Broadway Buzz | Broadway.com: Wicked is the ultimate Broadway blockbuster: a behemoth feat of stagecraft that has kept audiences enrapt for over 22 years. In fact, Wicked is the fourth longest-running musical in Broadway history and the third longest-running production currently on the Great White Way.

Behind the scenes, Moda Center workers hold out hope for a deal on renovations

kgw.com: For more than three decades, workers at the Moda Center have built stages, hung lights and helped bring some of the biggest names in entertainment to Portland. For the behind-the-scenes players, the Moda is more than just an arena — and renovations represent a welcome investment in the place to which they've dedicated their careers.

EDINBURGH 2026: Mimi Collins on GOOD GIRL Guest Blog

www.broadwayworld.com: This August, I am bringing Good Girl, my darkly funny solo show about infidelity, emotional collapse, and the unexpected care found within the world of BDSM to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. I’ve never been more excited to share a piece in my life - or more terrified.

Behind the scenes of Disney's The American Adventure

Sound & Video Contractor: A massive amount of engineering has gone into EPCOT’s The American Adventure, with show sets that are connected together on a giant moving mechanism. This mechanism has the ability to go back and forth and lift the scenes up and down behind a massive rear projected screen in order to engage guests with the history of the United States.

The case for a consistent remote and distributed I/O platform with Dinkle International

Control Design: Implementing a reliable input/output (I/O) architecture is fundamental for any type of monitoring and control system. An increasing demand for Internet of Things (IoT) data gathering and sophisticated automation is prompting designers to find more effective I/O for connecting with sensors, motor controls and actuators.

Cameron Mackintosh Says 'Utterly Different' LES MISÉRABLES Coming to NYC

www.broadwayworld.com: Sir Cameron Mackintosh has teased that something big is headed to New York - though he's not the producer behind it. Speaking with NY1's Frank DiLella, in regards to a potential return of Les Misérables to New York the producer said: "There is a very exciting entirely different plan for New York to happen in two years time, not by me, but it's something that I wholeheartedly back. It's a wonderful idea and it would be utterly different. Something to look forward to."

L-Acoustics Brings Clarity To Monte de Dios In Santo Domingo

ProSoundWeb: The new home of Ministerio Internacional Monte de Dios in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, the largest Christian church in the Caribbean, is equipped with a sound reinforcement system developed by Wholestage that is headed by L-Acoustics K2 line arrays, KS28 subwoofers and more.

Photos: A New Cats Takes the Stage in London

Playbill: London's new reimagined revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats is at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre ahead of a U.K. tour, and Playbill has a first look at the production, directed and choreographed by Drew McOnie (Jesus Christ Superstar, King Kong).

A History of the Wildest Sneakers and Streetwear Pieces Worn by Superheroes and Villains in Film

www.complex.com: There’s a long history of onscreen adaptations of legendary comic book characters wearing streetwear and sneakers, starting as far back as Michael Keaton in Batman Returns (1992), long before the Marvel Cinematic Universe became a thing. Whether it be custom pieces produced by major brands for the movie, or a sly incorporation of existing pieces into costume design, superhero movies frequently have something there for the sneakerheads and streetwear fans.

What will hi-fi look like in 2076? We asked some of the most influential experts in the industry

What Hi-Fi?: As celebrating milestone anniversaries typically involves reflecting on the early years, it’s only natural that, as part of our 50th anniversary celebrations this year, we have backpedalled to the ’70s with the dedication of a Led Zeppelin documentary.

Review Roundup: Andrew Stein's DISRUPTION Opens Off-Broadway

www.broadwayworld.com: Disruption, a new play by Andrew Stein, directed by Hersh Ellis, just opened at The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre at The Pershing Square Signature Center.

How the War Changed the Way I Work with Teenagers in Theatre

HowlRound Theatre Commons: For more than ten years, I worked in Ukraine’s extracurricular arts education system. Unlike in the United States, where art education is often integrated into schools, Ukraine has a separate network of public educational institutions under the Ministry of Education and Science that provides art education after the regular school day. I worked at the largest extracurricular arts center in Dnipro, one of Ukraine’s longest-established institutions of its kind, with a history spanning nearly ninety years.

'Heated Rivalry' Sets Hard Line With Fans While Filming Season 2

www.thewrap.com: In an Instagram message to the gay romance drama’s fevered fanbase on Tuesday, production company Accent Aigu Entertainment thanked viewers for their continued support into Season 2 of the surprise hit while drawing a hard line with in-person disruptions to filming.

Handling The Weird Things: Designing The Special Effects For Beetlejuice

Live Design Online: Beetlejuice, which has been delighting audiences from Broadway to the West End and all across America, is a showcase not just for its talented cast and creatives but for the zany tricks and special effects that make life in the Netherworld so engaging for audiences. The special effects designer for the show, Jeremy Chernick, has worked on more than fifty Broadway productions and on theatre, opera, dance and immersive experiences.

Change Arts Launching Queer Theatre Festival on Fire Island

Playbill: CHANGE Arts is launching an annual queer theatre festival that will bring new plays, readings, and other special events to Fire Island, with events planned both in Cherry Grove and Fire Island Pines. The inaugural Fire Island Theater Festival will be held September 23-27.

Feature: Indonesian Musical Theater: 2026 Overview (Part 1)

www.broadwayworld.com: Indonesia has a long history of theatrical forms that integrate musical elements to the performance. From traditional art forms such as Lenong and Ludruk, to the birth of Komedie Stamboel during the colonial era, up to the modern influence of American musical theater, thespians throughout the nation have always been exploring how music can add another layer to theatrical works.

My agonizing (and relieving) decision to leave DC theater

DC Theater Arts: There may be a few days in your life when you get everything you want. Those days feel immediately bittersweet; a new dream blossoms, but an older dream has to wilt and perish. This past March, I had one of those days. It was an overcast Tuesday. I’d gotten up early to take an Amtrak from NYC to DC, and on my taxi ride back to Virginia, I saw I’d missed a call from a Connecticut phone number. This was a promising sign. In February, the David Geffen School of Drama (DGSD) at Yale had flown me up to New Haven, where the staff of the Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism M.F.A. program interviewed me.

Daft Punk's Thomas Bangalter Thoughts On Artificial Intelligence

brobible.com: Nothing has received more attention in recent years than artificial intelligence. Nada. Every single day there are new stories proclaiming ways AI will fundamentally alter the ways in which we live our lives and inhabit the earth. The industry is predicted to reach a $3.6 trillion valuation within the next seven years.

‘Worlds of Fun' Workers Vote Overwhelmingly to Join IATSE Local 31 in Kansas City

IATSE: In a victory for entertainment workers in the region, employees at Worlds of Fun amusement park in Kansas City voted 21–1 on July 7, 2026 to join the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 31. The newly formed bargaining unit covers 37 workers across Technical Services, Wardrobe and Stitchers, Costumes, and Creative Services.

Guerrilla Recording Is As Simple As One, Two… Eight?

ProSoundWeb: Guerrilla = Someone who operates in an independent and irregular manner. Often a guerrilla is not well funded, and must make do with limited resources without making compromises in quality and effectiveness. Guerrilla Recording = Recording in an independent and irregular manner using limited resources without making compromises in quality and effectiveness.

Anna D. Shapiro Named Dean and Director of Juilliard Drama Division

Playbill: Tony-winning director Anna D. Shapiro has been named the next Richard Rodgers dean and director of Juilliard's Drama Division. Shapiro, who will lead Juilliard's actor and playwright training programs, will meet with students, faculty, and staff at the start of the new academic year in September. Following a period of transition, she will begin her full-time tenure July 1, 2027.

EDINBURGH 2026: ELF LYONS Q&A

www.broadwayworld.com: BWW catches up with Elf Lyons to chat about bringing Elf Lyons is The Woman On The Edge to the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Antitrust Trial Set for March 2027

www.thewrap.com: The Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger’s legal battle with a group of 12 state attorneys general and the Writers Guild of America is headed to court, with an antitrust trial set for March 2027 — and a corresponding ticking fee of $1.06 billion.

Kim Taylor-Coleman Re-Elected President of Academy Foundation Board

www.indiewire.com: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Thursday continued its string of annual election announcements, this time sharing that casting director Kim Taylor-Coleman was re-elected president of the Academy Foundation Board.

Mark Fleischer Exits Along With Pittsburgh CLO: 'It's Been an Honor to Work Here'

onstagepittsburgh.com: As Mark Fleischer says goodbye to Pittsburgh, his work home for the past 12 years, longer than any other, he is leaving with pride mingled with the same frustration and anticipation many of us are feeling, as Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera is no more.

Interview: Spotlight on Des Moines Playhouse

www.broadwayworld.com: It's hard to believe that August is already here, and with that comes a new season of shows at our local theatres. As I contemplated how to shine a light on our local theatres this season, the first idea was to do a series of spotlights on each theatre. The questions I decided to use look at what each theatre brings to the community, what a person can do if ticket pricing is an issue, and, with funding for the arts going down, how people can support these theatres.

International Schools Dominate Student Academy Awards

www.thewrap.com: Film schools from outside the United States dominated the 2026 Student Academy Awards, which announced its list of winners on Wednesday. Schools from Canada, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain and the United Kingdom won nine of the 12 awards, with the U.S. schools that once won the lion’s share of awards earning two wins in the documentary category and one in alternative-experimental.

Rocky Horror Show musical director sent threats to self to end production and avoid cast drama

Boing Boing: You'd think someone involved in The Rocky Horror Show couldn't get enough drama. But the musical director of a production in Vermont got so fed up with cast theatrics that he sent a series of threats to himself in a successful effort to shut the show down. Kenneth Grenier, 26, of Hyde Park, was cited for making false reports, according to Essex police.

Beth Leavel Will Be Inducted Into Muny Hall of Fame

www.broadwayworld.com: Tony Award winner Beth Leavel, who stars as Katie Connelly in the Muny production of Meet Me In St. Louis, will be inducted into the Muny Hall of Fame, honoring her contributions in more than a dozen Muny productions over four decades.

Interview: Faeron Wheeler of ONE-ACT PLAY FESTIVAL at The Masque Theatre

www.broadwayworld.com: We’ve been building the Festival each year, getting smoother and smoother with our operations. This is obviously great for the entire production team! I also think that we have really hit our stride with the range of scripts that were available to choose from for the Festival. The variety in this year’s lineup is wonderful - something for everyone.

Lollapalooza 2026: Year of the Flood Review

consequence.net: Festivals are concerts on Hard Mode. Acoustics and attention work differently outdoors, distractions abound, and no matter who you’re seeing, most of the crowd probably came to see someone else. Veteran performers of coffee shops and clubs are met for the first time by indifference, and they can surprise themselves by leveling up — or bombing — in ways they never imagined. And sometimes it rains.

Ballet Preljocaj Upgrades to ETC Halcyon Titanium Ultra Bright Moving Lights

LightSoundJournal.com: Ballet Preljocaj, one of Europe’s most prestigious contemporary dance companies, has selected ETC Halcyon Titanium Ultra Bright moving heads to modernize its lighting inventory and transition from legacy HMI technology to LED. Following a comprehensive market comparison, the company identified the Halcyon series as the ideal solution to meet the rigorous demands of its international touring productions.

Feature: GIRLSTORIES LEADERSHIP THEATRE at Powerstories Theatre

www.broadwayworld.com: Powerstories Theatre is thrilled to announce the return of its presidentially-recognized Girlstories Leadership Theatre, launching a new season in September 2026 with renewed vision and inspiring leadership.

What's the ONE Exhibit Tool You Can't Work Without?

ExhibiTricks: The Museum Exhibit Design Blog: There's that old party game where somebody asks, "If you were stranded on a desert island and could bring only one book (or album, or snack), what would it be?" I've always thought exhibit developers deserve our own version.

What Does Christopher Nolan Think About Film Criticism?

brobible.com: Christopher Nolan took a cutting shot at film criticism during his promotional tour for The Odyssey. According to Nolan, the belief that identifying a storytelling mechanism therefore invalidates it has become a “fundamental flaw” in modern criticism.

Maxi Gilbert Selects 67 Claypaky HY B-EYE K25s for La Oreja de Van Gogh Tour

LightSoundJournal.com: For the new tour by Spanish pop icons La Oreja de Van Gogh, Lighting Designer Maxi Gilbert chose 67 Claypaky HY B-EYE K25 fixtures, placing them at the very core of his technical design. The production deliberately prioritizes light over LED walls to shape the stage architecture and drive the show’s visual narrative.

Pledge-of-Support Partners Make Donations at USITT 2026

Behind the Scenes: Behind the Scenes was honored to receive generous contributions from five Pledge-of-Support Partners during special check presentations at the 2026 United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT) Conference & Stage Expo in Long Beach, California.

The Day I Pleated With Iris van Herpen

hyperallergic.com: “Hands are like a language,” Iris van Herpen says as we pleat a textile together inside the recreated atelier at the center of Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses. “Each pair that joins me in creating this dress will influence the DNA of the garment.” A first of its kind, the live installation at the Brooklyn Museum invites visitors to work alongside the Dutch fashion designer in creating a garment that will evolve over the course of the show’s run.

Immersive Horror Play 'A Ghost in Your Ear' Sets New York Premiere

variety.com: Jamie Armitage‘s immersive horror show “A Ghost in Your Ear” has set its New York premiere at Audible‘s off-Broadway Minetta Lane Theatre following a sold-out London run earlier this year.

Variety's New Leaders: Class of 2026

variety.com: Leadership can mean leveraging one success to create the next — and navigating hundreds of crucial steps in between. It can also mean being the best team player you can be, finding the right story, signing the right client, packaging the right product or developing the right promotional campaign.

Guest Column: The Fee You Didn't Know You Were Paying

Event Marketer: Open the exhibitor services manual for your next show and scroll past the carpet and the electrical order forms. Somewhere in the labor section sits a line item called the EAC fee. It is sometimes listed at upwards of $350. At some shows it is charged more than once for the same contractor. Very few exhibitors can explain what they are buying.

'Come From Away,' the Acclaimed Musical About a Small Town’s Response to 9/11, Gets Its First Pittsburgh Production

Table Magazine: When the United States closed its airspace on September 11, 2001, thousands of planes had to land — and, in the confusion and shock of the moment, it didn’t matter much where. Hundreds of planes found the nearest available airport or made for regional hubs; about 240 were diverted into Canada.

A quick overview of three CAD modeling techniques

www.thefabricator.com: Mainstream 3D CAD offers many alternative modeling techniques that can be combined to arrive at about the same ending point. The “best” modeling technique is a moving target, but completing the model without delay is a bonus. Opportunity cost (time to completion) always should be minimized.

Motorola's Razr Wheel Debuts at Lollapalooza 2026

The Knockturnal: Towering above the festival grounds, Motorola’s razr Wheel, the first Ferris wheel in Lollapalooza’s history, offered attendees panoramic views of the Chicago skyline while providing a welcome break from the crowds below. The free attraction quickly became one of the festival’s most popular gathering spots, giving fans a chance to experience Lollapalooza from a completely new perspective.

Royal Ballet & Opera In Need of Investment for Stage Infrastructure to Remain Open

OperaWire OperaWire: According to a report obtained by the Times of London, the building will need about £60 million over the next three years just to “keep the building open and functioning” and as much as £200m over the next decade. The report suggests that it will cost at least £20 million a year because of its “obsolete infrastructure.”

EDINBURGH 2026: Anna Thomas Q&A

www.broadwayworld.com: BWW catches up with Anna Thomas to chat about bringing How To Juggle A Ferret to the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Kennedy Center Halts Free Public Tours After Five Decades of Service

The New York Times: The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is stopping free public tours of the center, which had been a mainstay of the cultural institution for more than five decades, according to an internal memo.

Insta360 Luna Ultra Review: This Is the Only Gimbal Camera You Need

gizmodo.com: I honestly had to ask myself: Could my one camera be a vlogging cam? I still resent the very concept to a certain degree. I don’t find my life or my face interesting enough that it deserves to be tracked from every angle, capturing every moment of my bland visage’s reaction to my ordinary life, even if Insta360’s Luna Ultra makes it so dang easy—and I’ll admit it, fun—to do just that.

Why ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Could Be A Turning Point For ScreenX

www.forbes.com: ScreenX is built around a simple idea: why settle for one screen when you can have three? In addition to the main projector, it adds two more, to project additional images onto side-wall screens for a wraparound 270° view of the action.

Pittsburgh Public Theater and Pittsburgh CLO officially merge without a name

triblive.com: After more than 130 combined years of entertaining Pittsburgh audiences, two of the city’s biggest theater companies have become one. Pittsburgh Public Theater and the Pittsburgh CLO officially merged Friday, months after their boards approved the historic move. Now, the newly formed organization has one final act: choosing a new name.

How a Former Military Settlement in Taipei Became an Artist Residency

hyperallergic.com: Two tiny lightbulbs dangle from five feet of wire, blinking on and off to the rhythm of human breath. Magnets attached to the bulbs pull them together or push them apart at random, mimicking the relationships between people — or communities.

Gavin Newsom Urges State AGs to Settle Paramount-WBD Lawsuit

www.thewrap.com: California Gov. Gavin Newsom has expressed concern over 12 state attorneys general’s lawsuit seeking to block the pending $110 billion Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger.