'There Is A Genuine Desire Across The Board To Do Things Right': The Successes And Challenges Of Working In DEI At A Games Studio

aftermath.site: My original plan this week was to run a single big feature on DEI at major games companies, interviewing a number of people who work or have worked in the field. But when the first two experts I spoke with provided such thorough and informative responses, I shelved that plan and decided to give each of them the full spotlight, two people who have worked on some of the world's biggest--and as a result, most challenging, in terms of public reaction and awareness--games series.

Radio Riot Brings Big Gig Sound To The UK Pub Circuit With Martin Audio

ProSoundWeb: Radio Riot, a UK-based three-piece pub and function band delivering Britpop and guitar-driven covers spanning five decades, traveling with a dynamic portable sound system assembled by lead signer and guitarist David Preston that’s headed by Martin Audio’s new BlacklineQ Series loudspeakers.

Category 2 vs Category 3 Safety Systems Explained

machinerysafety101.com: When engineers first encounter ISO 13849-1, one of the most common points of confusion is the practical difference between Category 2 and Category 3 architectures. On paper, the distinction can appear subtle. In practice, however, the differences are profound.

2026 Tony analysis, 'Ragtime' and 'Schmigadoon!' out in front

www.goldderby.com: Sam, since we offered our first reactions to the Tony nominations, there has been a lot of activity among the smaller voting bodies in the industry. Those kudos include the winners of the Outer Critics Circle, New York Drama Critics' Circle, Drama League, and, just last night, Drama Desk Awards, plus the nominations for the Dorian Awards.

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Announces Company Promotions

onstagepittsburgh.com: Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre (PBT) has announced the promotion of three PBT company artists. The artists were all promoted live onstage after the evening performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream on Saturday, May 16. The changes will take effect for the upcoming season, which runs from August 2026 to May 2027.

Why Cody Renard Richard Created a Scholarship to Diversify the Backstage of Broadway

Playbill: When stage manager Cody Renard Richard was first starting his career in New York, he remembered feeling alone. Even though he was working in an industry that emphasized community, he was also hyperaware of how, as a stage manager, he was often one of the only faces backstage that wasn't white.

Photos: Producers Jamie deRoy Receives Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts Degree at Carnegie Mellon

www.broadwayworld.com: Last week, 1967 alumna and 15-time Tony Award-winning Broadway producer Jamie deRoy received an Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from Carnegie Mellon University.

Their Play Was Cancelled By the University—These College Students Are Putting It On Anyway

Playbill: Maggie Lawson and Liberty Welch are best friends. They're roommates and they're both pursuing theatre education-performance majors at the University of Central Oklahoma. This fall, the two were particularly excited to direct a play together, as their student production for UCO's theatre department. The play was called Boy My Greatness by Zoe Senese-Grossberg, a historical drama about the young boys who played women in Shakespeare's Globe.

30 Broadway Professionals Share Their Training and Favorite Theatre Teachers

Playbill: As part of the ongoing Playbill feature series How Did I Get Here—which spotlights not only actors, but directors, designers, musicians, and others who work on and off the stage to create the magic that is live theatre—numerous artists have shared their journeys to Broadway, including the many conservatories, colleges, and graduate schools that were pivotal to their eventual success. Some also learned through years of on-the-job training, and many continue to study privately.

The Girls Are Screaming

The New York Times: The scream begins as a ripple, starting with the most unlikely character first, and then crescendos from one teenage girl to the next, propelling them across the stage through sheer force of lung. Four voices rising and bodies contorting: aaaahAAAAAAHHHHH!

State funding changes hit Pittsburgh art, education programs

90.5 WESA: Sweeping changes in how the Pennsylvania Council for the Arts (PCA) funds arts initiatives in the state include the end of the Arts in Education program. And critics say other new policies taking effect this year will harm small arts groups around the state.

The National Theatre Launches Touring Partnership With 12 Theatre

www.broadwayworld.com: The National Theatre has announced National Theatre Nationwide: a new landmark partnership with 12 leading theatres in all nine regions of England dedicated to ensuring parity of access to art and culture, enriching people’s lives–wherever they live.

Ian McKellen Will Return to the Stage in LEAR at The Yard Theatre's New London Venue

www.broadwayworld.com: The Yard Theatre in Hackney Wick, London, has announced its first season in its new building. Six productions running from July 2026 to April 2027, including a 50th-anniversary revival of Ntozake Shange's for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf directed by Diane Page, Holly Robinson's adaptation of Mrs Dalloway, and Ian McKellen returning to the stage in Lear, reimagined by Artistic Director Jay Miller and playwright Simon Stephens.

TCG Reveals 2026 Willa Kim Costume Design Scholarship Recipients

www.broadwayworld.com: Theatre Communications Group has announced Tianyu Lei and Viktoriia Shlenova as the 2026 recipients of the Willa Kim Costume Design Scholarship.

Lowry's Creative Writing Challenge Celebrates Young Writers From Across the North West

www.broadwayworld.com: Children from across the North West stepped into the spotlight on Saturday 9 May for the Lowry's annual Creative Writing Challenge, performing on stage at a special event hosted by the popular CBeebies presenter Evie Pickerill.

Immersive PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN Event is Coming to London Next Year

www.broadwayworld.com: Secret Cinema and TodayTix will present a new immersive production inspired by Disney's iconic blockbuster film franchise Pirates of the Caribbean, sailing into London in February 2027.

Tianyu Lei, Viktoriia Shlenova Receive 2026 Willa Kim Scholarships

AMERICAN THEATRE: Theatre Communications Group, the national organization for theatre and publisher of this magazine, has announced Tianyu Lei and Viktoriia Shlenova as the 2026 recipients of the Willa Kim Costume Design Scholarship. Administered by TCG (the publisher of American Theatre) with support from the estate of costume designer Willa Kim, it provides talented costume designers in a university or professional training program with the opportunity to supplement their fine arts training in hand-drawing and painting. The scholarship honors Kim’s legacy and her life’s work as a pioneer, legend, and inspiration.

Details Revealed For New 594-Seat West End Venue The Arts at Marble Arch

www.broadwayworld.com: Further details have been revealed for The Arts at Marble Arch powered by TodayTix, a brand-new 594-seat theatre venue set beside the world-famous Marble Arch, between Oxford Street, Hyde Park and the West End.

Hollywood Unlocked Impact Awards Adds Kehlani, Meagan Good as Honorees

www.thewrap.com: Hollywood Unlocked is stacking up its list of honorees for its sixth annual Impact Awards next month, announcing Wednesday that Kehlani, Meagan Good, RZA and Kirk Franklin will all be honored at the June 5 ceremony, TheWrap can exclusively reveal.

PortAventura World and Vekoma partner for new mixed reality company

InPark Magazine: PortAventura World and Vekoma have reached an agreement to drive the creation of WeRiseUp, a new independent company spun off from Adventure Labs by PortAventura World. The resort’s digital innovation unit is evolving into a studio specializing in mixed reality, with the aim of scaling the technology developed and validated at PortAventura Park over recent years.

State of Play

AMERICAN THEATRE: A little over 17 years ago, Todd London, then the artistic director of New Dramatists, began work on a study for the Theatre Development Fund (TDF) on the state of the field for new plays and the people who write them. This kind of intensive research “wasn’t really something they did,” he recalled, but there were major questions about the lives of playwrights that had never been answered with real data. How much money did playwrights actually make?

The Company Way: What Happened to the Acting Ensemble Ideal

AMERICAN THEATRE: Rodney Witherspoon II started his post-college career as an administrative fellow at Trinity Repertory Company in 2015. While at that theatre in Providence, Rhode Island, he remembers seeing photographs on its walls of the resident company. Those pictures introduced him to the company model, in which local actors are hired season over season, but they also highlighted its history: The photos ranged from original members instated in the 1960s to recent inductees, artists Witherspoon had watched grow during his time at Trinity Rep.

For Starters: How to Launch a Theatre Company in 2026

AMERICAN THEATRE: Every theatre company starts somewhere. Every small, grassroots arts organization and massive, multimillion-dollar producing institution has an origin story. It begins when the founders imagine the theatre they want to create—its mission, composition, audience, and funding—and figure out how to grow that from the ground up. It’s much easier said than done.

Raw Talent and Boricua Pride

AMERICAN THEATRE: Our TCG Conference advance team—Erica Lauren Ortiz, Kamilah Long, and I—arrived in San Juan for our initial site visit on July 9, 2025, just a few days before Bad Bunny (or Benito, as local folx affectionately call him) was to begin his 30-day residency. The Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport (SJU) is the primary gateway to the island and the busiest airport in the Caribbean.

Tough Love and Liberation

AMERICAN THEATRE: I sometimes joke in editorial meetings that the overarching theme of any issue of ours should simply be What the hell is going on? This seems especially true of our Spring issues, in which we seem to have a seasonal predilection for big-picture stories. In 2024, we turned our spotlight on audiences and the ways their changing behavior and preferences were affecting theatres’ bottom lines and impact.

Announcing the 2026 Outer Critics Circle winners — full list

www.broadwaynews.com: Winners have been announced for the 2026 Outer Critics Circle Awards. Recognizing plays and musicals that opened on Broadway and Off-Broadway in the 2025-2026 season, awards are distributed to individuals and theatrical productions across 27 categories. “Ragtime” and “Schmigadoon!” led the winners with five awards each.

Review: Perpetual Permutation: Exhaustion in Jeanine Durning’s ‘The Play’

onstagepittsburgh.com: Upon entering Attack Theatre for the informal showing of Jeanine Durning’s The Play presented in Pittsburgh this past Friday, one is met by a sparse scenic arrangement: two folding chairs, a bucket, a stage cube, a music stand, and a cushion. Nothing immediately suggests narrative development; rather, these everyday objects seem to pulse within the space like anxious potentials awaiting realization.

Museum to Open at Site of The Beatles' Final Public Performance

consequence.net: Called The Beatles at 3 Savile Row, the seven-floor museum will house never-before-seen material from the band’s Apple Corps Ltd archives, a recreation of the studio where Let It Be was recorded, rotating exhibitions, and a fan store. It will also offer visitors the opportunity to relive the Beatles’ final public performance: a rooftop concert documented in Peter Jackson’s Get Back.

Golden Goose and PlayLab present a playful exhibition to ignite childlike wonder

Wallpaper*: Multidisciplinary creative studio PlayLab has collaborated with some of the biggest names across music, fashion and design – including Virgil Abloh, A$AP Rocky, Pharrell Williams, and Justin Timberlake, as well as brands such as Vans, Adidas, Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs, Nike, Rimowa, Fenty and Skims. Now, the practice can add Golden Goose to its expansive portfolio after collaborating on this year’s ‘Haus’ exhibition.

Ars Nova Launches $5M BIG DREAMS, BIG SWINGS Campaign, $1M Leadership Gift From Miranda Family Fund

www.broadwayworld.com: Ars Nova has launched Big Dreams, Big Swings, a fundraising campaign designed for the resiliency and sustainability of New York City’s premier home for emerging talent. The goal is to raise $5 million above-and-beyond Ars Nova’s annual operating budget.

Pittsburgh Public Theater, CLO announce joint programming

90.5 WESA: Pittsburgh’s two biggest theater companies have yet to finalize their merger. But Pittsburgh Public Theater and Pittsburgh CLO on Friday announced their first joint programming, which will take the stage this fall, and feature a returning hometown talent made good.

If Everything Depends on You, That’s a Problem

Church Production Magazine: Legacy is one of those words we often make too complicated because of the weight it carries. We often wonder what our legacy will be and attach it to public accomplishments, career milestones, and the dedication we have shown to our jobs. We talk about legacy as if it is reserved for the end of a long career, measured by plaques on walls or the memories people hold after we are gone.

Naked puppets take the stage at Montecasino

sundaytribune.co.za: TV Programmes like Sesame Street in America and Takalani Sesame here in South Africa teach values and life-skills to young children through the use of puppetry and songs. AVENUE Q applies the same principle by teaching real-life lessons and broaching hard-to discuss adult topics such as racism, pornography and a whole lot more in an entertaining and colourful manner!

‘Your Career Starts at the Beginning of the AI Revolution,’ NVIDIA CEO Tells Graduates

NVIDIA Blog: “You are entering the world at an extraordinary moment,” NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang told graduates as he delivered the keynote address at Carnegie Mellon University’s 128th commencement ceremony on Sunday. “A new industry is being born. A new era of science and discovery is beginning.”

Navigating Servomotor Selection: A Technical Guide

blog.seweurodrive.com: Choosing the right servomotor is crucial for the efficiency and success of any automation project. With a variety of options on the market, understanding the technical specifications and how they align with your application's requirements is key.

The Original Analog Interface: Caring For Our Nervous Systems While On Tour

ProSoundWeb: It’s been said that we never actually experience the world, only the inside of our own nervous system. Both command center and the original analog interface, the nervous system is where inner and outer worlds meet, a complex network via which we receive data about our surroundings, communicate, and take action.

Using Wood Grain With Intention

Journal of Light Construction: Wood grain is often the main attraction of stain-grade and clear-finished woodwork, yet I’m surprised how often I see new trim that has been installed without any consideration for the grain patterns in the wood. A little time and attention paid to wood grain can vastly improve the look.

IATSE Accuses Kennedy Center of Illegally Laying Off Workers Ahead of Trump Closure

www.yahoo.com: The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) has filed charges against the Kennedy Center, accusing management of permanently cutting union jobs as it prepares to close for a two-year renovation at the behest of President Trump.

Chisel Sharpening Basics

Journal of Light Construction: When I was younger, I worked in a restaurant and learned that sharp knifes were essential to being productive. It’s the same with carpentry— dull edges make for poor results. In my experience a dull chisel, planer blade, or saw blade can also be dangerous. Having to force the tool to do the work can lead to an uncontrolled outcome where part of you ends up catching the misdirected tool.

10 CMU Alumni Earn Record-Breaking 15 Tony Nominations

News - Carnegie Mellon University: From center stage to creative teams behind the curtain, Carnegie Mellon University alumni are once again leaving a strong impression on Broadway, earning a record-breaking number of Tony Award nominations this year. That momentum is carrying into awards season, where a number of CMU Tartans have been nominated for the 79th Annual Tony Awards®, set to take place June 7.

War of Worlds and Elvis shows close after company failure

AV Magazine: Layered Reality’s two immersive shows in London closed suddenly last week after the company’s parent company ceased trading. Ellipsis Entertainment, which was licensed to operate Jeff Wayne’s The War of the Worlds: The Experience and Elvis Evolution, cited “significant headwinds across the entertainment industry” for its failure.

The future of automation returns to Chicago with 1,000+ exhibitors and 200 speakers

Control Design: Automate is North America's largest robotics and automation event. From artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics to motion control and vision systems, there's something for every engineer at Automate

Celebrities Who Started Successful Production Companies

Business Insider: For some actors and directors, launching a production company is a natural next step. But whether it's for creative freedom, to back projects they believe in, or to build a business beyond their own onscreen work, no two celebrities' production companies are exactly the same.

Real World Gear: Medium-Format Line Arrays

ProSoundWeb: The characteristics that qualify a line array as medium format, as opposed to small or large format, is somewhat arbitrary. For this overview, we’ve based the selection on the size of the largest driver in the array, considering those with 8-inch to 10-inch cones to be medium format.

PLASA managing director Peter Heath to retire from role

AV Magazine: Peter Heath is to retire from his role as managing director of the Professional Lighting and Sound Association (PLASA). He will remain in the position while a replacement is found and intends to continue to represent the association through the #WeMakeEvents campaign and in a consultancy capacity after retiring.

The Story Behind the 2026 Met Gala’s Dazzling Full-Moon Centerpiece

Vogue: When guests of the Met Gala 2026—including the night’s co-chairs, Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman, and Venus Williams—step off the stone-inspired carpet and into The Metropolitan Museum of Art tonight, they’ll be greeted by a luminous moon.

Who Is Performing at the Three Rivers Arts Festival This Year?

Pittsburgh Magazine: Organizers of the Three Rivers Arts Festival have announced this year’s lineup for its free concert series and performances. The roster includes some big players and classic groups spanning multiple genres, as well as some newer names and local artists bringing a Steel City flair to the event.

The American Women Who Transformed Shakespeare Editing

Folger Shakespeare Library: Porter and Clarke were outliers in the rarified world of Shakespeare editing and scholarship. Why? Because they were female, queer, non-academic co-editors, in a world dominated by solitary male editors with university affiliations. They were the first editors to base their edition and analysis on the text of Shakespeare’s First Folio of 1623, a back-to-basics approach which got rid of three centuries of editorial attempts to “correct” or “improve” the original text.

Stephen Flaherty's 'Ragtime' and Carnegie Mellon Alums Feature Prominently Among 2026 Tony Award Nominees

onstagepittsburgh.com: Nominations for the 79th Tony Awards showcase the Pittsburgh theater community’s contributions to Broadway, including 11 nominations for the revival of Ragtime. Composer Stephen Flaherty, a Dormont native, won the 1998 Tony for Ragtime’s musical score, and will receive the Richard Rodgers Award on June 12, five days after the 2026 Tonys ceremony, at Pittsburgh CLO’s 80th Anniversary Gala.

Coursera AI Online Classes: Best Deals, Price, Subscribe Online

variety.com: As artificial intelligence reshapes everything from entry-level tasks to executive decision-making, it’s now more important than ever to learn how to use and leverage these tools to gain a competitive edge in an increasingly saturated job market. Platforms like Coursera are betting on this new premium.

IATSE Says Kennedy Center Violating Its Contract, Using Temporary Closure to Permanently Cut Jobs and Services

IATSE: The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) is condemning management of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, alleging the Kennedy Center is violating its union contract and laying off workers without meeting its legal obligation to bargain over the impact of a temporary closure.

Electrical Fire at Broadway Theater Closes ‘Book of Mormon’ Indefinitely

The New York Times: “The Book of Mormon,” one of Broadway’s biggest juggernauts, will be forced to close for an unknown period of time after an electrical fire on Monday morning caused significant damage to the Eugene O’Neill Theater, where the musical has run for the last 15 years.

We Spent a Week Quarantined on an Uninhabited Island with 80 Artists

Colossal: A muscular Englishman in a khaki kilt and black beret hops atop the edge of an old well clad in traditional Spanish tile, his sleeves rolled up to his elbows in what can only be called an act of bravery. High winds and rain pelt a group of visitors from all directions, and yet, this charismatic performer stands tall above the cobblestone to announce that he’s been living on this vacant island for nearly two centuries. He’s here to give us a tour.

14 Of The Weirdest Third-Party Drill Attachments You Can Find On Amazon

www.slashgear.com: The combi-drill is a wonderfully versatile tool. As a drilling and driving implement, it sits at the heart of virtually all home improvement, construction, and building tasks. Regardless of what job you're taking on, your drill is almost always going to be right there at your side. The essentiality of the power drill makes it one of the few items that are consistently necessary in a home tool kit.

The 2026 Met Gala dress code is ‘Fashion is Art’. But is it?

New Pittsburgh Courier: The first Monday in May marks the annual Met Gala: a collision of celebrities, designers and cultural icons. Established in 1948, the gala was originally a high-society event held to raise money for the Costume Institute of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Genelec Helps Transform Tallinn City Theatre In Estonia

ProSoundWeb: The Estonian Youth Theatre, which started 60 years ago as a single house in Tallinn on Lai Street to use as a private rehearsal and office space and is now 16 unified buildings – each dating back to the 13th century – in one theater complex, recently underwent an audio upgrade of all public spaces with ambient soundscapes and even coverage delivered by Genelec Smart IP loudspeakers.

Suffs Has Recouped on the Road

Playbill: The current tour has recouped 28 playing weeks into its triumphant march across North America. The acclaimed Tony-winning musical about the passionate American women who fought tirelessly for the right to vote has been seen by more than 375,000 patrons since its launch September 19, 2025, at the 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle.

'Schimgadoon!' on Broadway, Alex Brightman, Sara Chase interview

www.goldderby.com/theater: Broadway mainstays Alex Brightman and Sara Chase are using their two decades of kinship to unearth comedy and heart in Schmigadoon!, the stage version of the Apple TV musical theater satire. The pair star as Josh and Melissa, a couple who are dropped into the titular town where every day unfold's like a '40s and '50s-era musical.

A Look at 'The Devil Wears Prada 2' Wardrobe

The Knockturnal: In the world of The Devil Wears Prada 2, the wardrobe doesn’t just support the story—it leads the narrative, commanding as much screen presence as Miranda Priestly herself. Two decades ago, The Devil Wears Prada became a fashion mood board for a generation, anchored by a cast that has since evolved into the industry’s most formidable stars.

DPA Microphones Capture The Detail Of Yann Tiersen On Tour

ProSoundWeb: Veteran live sound engineer Jamie Harley, whose four‑decade career spans electronic, indie and acoustic music, deployed a DPA Microphones DPK2015 piano stereo kit on the “Rathlin from a Distance | The Liquid Hour” tour by French composer and musician Yann Tiersen.

World Record-Breaking Drone Show Lights Up the Sky in China

mymodernmet.com: There are many amazing breakthroughs in the world of drones, particularly light shows. As such, there are very specific achievements and records to be broken, all different and delightful in their own way. One such Guinness World Record was broken in February 2026.

Trish Santini Named Managing Director at The Old Globe

www.broadwayworld.com: The Board of Directors of The Old Globe has appointed Trish Santini as Audrey S. Geisel Managing Director. Santini will work together with Erna Finci Viterbi Artistic Director Barry Edelstein to lead San Diego’s flagship arts institution.

Synth-Werk Reissues ‘Kraftwerk’ Bode Frequency Shifter

Synthtopia: The Bode Frequency Shifter was iconically used by Kraftwerk, and was also licensed for production by Moog. The Bode Frequency Shifter complements modern pitch shifters by affecting sound in a very different way, creating inharmonic overtones that change the timbre, often resulting in metallic sounds.

let’s just do it.

www.culturebot.org: Under the cobalt blue ceiling of La Mama’s Great Jones rehearsal studios, the team behind The Door Slams, A Glass Trembles– the most recent offering from the venerable experimental theater company Talking Band– prepped for an early runthrough. On one side of the room, a lush assortment of costumes strain a set of rolling racks. On the other, a well-stocked table sags under the weight of full place-settings and myriad of other props.

2026 Tony Honors Go To 1/52 Project, Jake Bell, Kenn Lubin and Loren Plotkin

www.broadwayworld.com: The Tony Awards Administration Committee will present the 2026 Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre to four outstanding contributors to the Broadway industry - 1/52 Project, Jake Bell, Kenn Lubin, and Loren Plotkin.

Shakira crew member dies after suffering ‘crushing injuries’ while building stage for Rio concert

The Independent: A local construction worker helping to build the stage for Shakira’s upcoming Brazil concert has died after suffering “crushing injuries,” organizers have confirmed.

Tragedy in Rio: Worker dies before Shakira show

www.msn.com: A few days before pop superstar Shakira's (49) planned free concert at Copacabana, a worker died during stage construction. As the fire department of the state of Rio de Janeiro (CBMERJ) reported according to G1, the technician got caught in a lifting device on Sunday and suffered severe injuries to his legs.

Worker crushed to death while setting up stage for Shakira's concert on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro

www.thesun.co.uk: Workers managed to free the man who was rushed to hospital. He was later pronounced dead, the state fire department (CBMERJ) said. Concert organizer Bonus Track said in a statement: “Unfortunately, the technician passed away in hospital.”

Shakira Crew Member Dies From ‘Crushing Injuries' in Brazil

www.usmagazine.com: Concert organizers confirmed that a crew member died while setting up the stage for Shakira’s upcoming Brazil show.

Broadway Stagedoor Culture Is Getting Out of Hand

www.themarysue.com: There was once a time when people did things for the sake of doing them, instead of just to get clout online. Countless everyday joys have been ruined by the bottomless hunger for likes and views and attention, but one experience that has really suffered is seeing a show on Broadway.

What Is the State of the Theater Industry? Experts Weigh In

www.broadwayworld.com: What is the state of the theater industry in 2026? A panel of New York theater professionals came together earlier this month with SAG-AFTRA Foundation to talk about just that, in a conversation moderated by BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge.

John Cameron Mitchell on ‘Oh, Mary!’ and 25 Years of ‘Hedwig’

www.rollingstone.com: At 63, the Broadway legend is best known for his punk-rock musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch, which charts the rage-filled escapades of genderqueer glam rocker Hedwig as she follows around the ex-boyfriend who stole her music and became a star.

A Harry Potter Light Show Will Take Over the L.A. Sky With 1,200 Drones

www.timeout.com/los-angeles: Los Angeles is about to get a little more magical. This June, the sky above Dodger Stadium will transform into a glowing wizarding world spectacle as 1,200 synchronized drones take flight for a one-night-only Harry Potter-themed show.

Kraftwerk Loses Two-Decade-Long Copyright Dispute

variety.com: A circuitous and protracted copyright infringement case first brought by German electronic-music pioneers Kraftwerk in 2004 has finally been settled — and not in the pioneering electronic group’s favor.

Met Opera's $200 Million Saudi Arabia Deal Falls Through

www.broadwayworld.com: The Metropolitan Opera's high-profile arrangement with the Saudi Arabian government - a deal that would have delivered up to $200 million to the struggling company over eight years - has collapsed, The New York Times reports.

Adam Jacobs to Host 10th Annual Arts for Autism Benefit Concert at New Amsterdam Theatre

www.broadwayworld.com: On June 22nd, 2026, Arts for Autism will arrive at the New Amsterdam Theatre – home of the blockbuster Aladdin – for the tenth annual concert featuring a constellation of Broadway performers alongside the stars of tomorrow – student performers from across the nation.

BROADWAY BOUND THEATRE FESTIVAL Unveils 10th Anniversary Lineup

www.broadwayworld.com: AI replaces every human job overnight. A queer musician is trapped in his childhood home in Tennessee during the pandemic. And a FDNY lieutenant spends Christmas Eve at Ground Zero, looking for the remains of his fallen brother at the 2026 Broadway Bound Theatre Festival (BBTF). In this bold and eclectic lineup, the human condition is on full display as a dynamic mix of new plays and musicals light up the stage.

London’s West End Travel Guide for Theater Lovers: Shows, Hotels, Bars

Observer: London’s West End is a pilgrimage-worthy destination for anyone who loves the stage, rivaled only by Broadway in New York City. For avid theatergoers, Theatreland presents one-of-a-kind opportunities, like witnessing three-time Oscar nominee and Tony, Emmy and Grammy winner Cynthia Erivo play all 23 roles in Kip Williams’s Dracula and watching Chris Pine in his London stage debut in Ivanov at the Bridge Theatre. For a tried-and-true option, Agatha Christie’s murder mystery The Mousetrap holds the title of the longest-running show in London, having premiered in 1952.

L.A. Mayor Hopeful Nithya Raman Faces Questions on Hollywood Policies

www.hollywoodreporter.com: On Apr. 21, L.A. City Councilmember Nithya Raman released a new campaign video, in the quick-cut, walk-and-talk online style by which Zohran Mamdani updated the Aaron Sorkin ethos. “I’m running for Mayor to make sure Los Angeles stays the film and TV capital of the world,” she announced before ticking off her agenda and criticizing incumbent Mayor Karen Bass for her record in handling L.A.’s downward production spiral, including her delayed appointment of a film liaison who Raman faulted for lacking experience in the entertainment business.

Celestial stage Titanic drone show

TPi: Celestial has been revealed as the company behind the spectacle over Belfast Harbour that has captured global attention. Commissioned as part of the BBC’s Made Of Here campaign, the project set out to symbolically bring RMS Titanic back to life using drone show technology.

Announcing the 2026 Hemsley Lighting Programs Internship Recipients

Lighting&Sound America Online - News: The Hemsley Lighting Programs, Inc. was established in 1983 as The Gilbert V. Hemsley, Jr. Internship in Lighting in honor of the late lighting designer. For over three decades, the programs, which now include The Hemsley Lighting Internship, The Hemsley Lighting Portfolio Review, The Howell Binkley Fellowship, and the Independent Study Program, have been helping current students and recent graduates bridge the gap between the educational and professional worlds.

A troupe departs, but Carnegie Stage space might live on

90.5 WESA: Since 2012, when it relocated from Washington, Pa., off the WALL Theater has occupied a big storefront on West Main Street, in Carnegie. There it staged 79 works, including this month’s Pittsburgh premiere of Jennifer Haley’s drama “Breadcrumbs.”

Global festivals prove being Green works

TPi: Ahead of Earth Day, A Greener Future (AGF), the not-for-profit company dedicated to making the live event sector sustainable, highlighted how festivals are leading the way on green initiatives with innovative solutions that are cost-effective and reduce emissions.

Vineyard Theatre and IATSE Workers Reach Bargaining Agreement

AMERICAN THEATRE: Vineyard Theatre has ratified its first collective bargaining agreement with the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), which formally recognizes the union as the representative for its covered backstage and overhire crew members.

CityLight Church In Nebraska Scales Up Its Sound With NEXO & Yamaha

ProSoundWeb: Before its recent move, CityLight Church in Lincoln, Nebraska, a growing congregation, worshiped in a century-old building where audio infrastructure was lacking until the recent deployment of a new main sound reinforcement system utilizing NEXO loudspeakers and a Yamaha digital console implemented by integration firm HouseRight.

NFTRW Weekly Top Five

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New Disney Boss Cuts 1,000 Jobs Then Turns Around and Posts a Job Fair

disneytips.com: Walt Disney World is a place built on the idea that everything runs seamlessly, that every ride launches on cue, every light hits its mark, and every experience feels effortless to the people paying to enjoy it. What most guests never think about is the army of people behind the scenes making all of that happen, and right now, Disney needs more of them.

Pink to Host 2026 Tony Awards

www.billboard.com: P!nk, a lifelong theater fan, is set to host the 79th Annual Tony Awards, which will air live from Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, June 7. The show will broadcast live to both coasts on the CBS, and streaming on Paramount+ from 8 to 11 p.m. ET/5 to 8 p.m. PT.

He’s a Playwright, His Mother’s a Physicist—And They’re Performing a Show Together

Playbill: You might think that when playwright Shayok Misha Chowdhury asked his mother to be in his play, it would be a hard ask. But actually, it was pretty easy. “Everyone's always like, ‘How did you rope your mom into doing this?’ It really was like, can we make a physics meets theatre thing that interests the two of us?” He then turns to his mom, Bulbul Chakraborty, who’s sitting next to him, “and you were really game.”

AI In Hollywood: Saying Yes To Utility AI – And No To Generative AI

www.forbes.com: Hollywood has become one of the loudest voices of resistance to artificial intelligence, and for good reason. In an industry built on authorship, credit and creative control, generative AI has raised fundamental questions about who owns a performance, a story, or even a cut. But behind the headlines and strikes, a quieter shift toward utility AI in Hollywood is underway.

Surviving Coachella: Why Artist Safety Is A Contractual Negotiation

www.forbes.com: For the modern artist, the economic reality is uncompromising: touring is the cash engine. In a world where streaming royalties are structured like digital municipal bonds – slow, steady, and fractional – mega-festivals like Coachella are the high-yield assets. A single opening or headline slot can often be worth more than a year of catalog royalties, tempting artists to sign the festival contract with the biggest number and ask questions later.

 

How to Keep Studio Rivalries From Turning Toxic

Dance Magazine: From the moment dancers arrive backstage in their matching studio jackets, competitions can ignite healthy feelings of pride, unity, and belonging. But what happens when team spirit crosses the line into resentment, or even hostility, towards other competitors?

Industry Pro Newsletter: The UK Is Investing in Theatre — Is It Enough?

www.broadwayworld.com: This week's theatrical news spans continents and scales, but a common thread runs through many of the stories: the ongoing challenge of sustaining live theatre in a shifting cultural and economic landscape. From Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater suspending operations and Central Works announcing its closure after 36 years, to Duluth Playhouse navigating a leadership transition, regional companies across the U.S. are grappling with the pressures of rising costs and uncertain funding.

Costume Designer Olga Mill on Gen Z Vintage, Millennial Anxiety, & Old‑Money Fantasy in "Beef" Season 2

The Credits: Beef costume designer Olga Mill, who moved to New York from Ukraine at age five, studied costume design at New York University, then worked on indie films including the Kristen Stewart-led Love Lies Bleeding and writer/director Ari Aster‘s Hereditary before teaming up with “Sonny” Jin.

Guest Blog: 'It Felt Not Just Relevant But Necessary To Return': Ben Pettitt Wade on Ten Years of MEET FRED: A Puppet, A Journey, and a Fight That Never Ends

www.broadwayworld.com: Ten years ago, we introduced the world to a two-foot puppet made of cloth at the 2016 Edinburgh Fringe. Little did we know that Fred would take us to over 145 cities across 20 countries and three continents, seen by 25,000 people. Not bad for a scrap of fabric with something to say.

Hermès' theater of mechanics at watches and wonders 2026

www.designboom.com: At Watches and Wonders Geneva 2026, Hermès frames time as a performative medium, staging its latest horological releases within a kinetic scenography by Jean-Simon Roch. Conceived as a mobile installation where watchmaking mechanics interact with theatrical machinery, the project positions movement as narrative. Within this shifting environment, the maison unveils three new skeleton timepieces: Hermès H08 Squelette, Arceau Samarcande, and Slim d’Hermès Squelette Lune, each exposing its inner workings like apertures into a hidden temporal world.

Up Close With HazeBase's Award Winning Haze Generators

www.limelightwired.com: For a long time, HazeBase didn’t need to chase trends. They were the standard. The BaseHazer Pro, launched more than 30 years ago, became one of those machines you just assumed would be in the room. Touring rigs, theatres, television studios, nightclubs. It earned its reputation by being consistent, efficient, and nearly impossible to kill.

DKGR Architects reveals expansion plans for Indiana’s oldest theater

www.archpaper.com: The Crump, Indiana’s oldest known theater still in operation, has been “about to be reborn” for over 30 years. On April 8, the Crump Center for the Performing Arts released the schematic design for the restoration and eastern expansion of the Crump Theatre in Columbus. This is the first time the promise of its renovation has come with architectural drawings.

Former Kennedy Center Arts Curator Details 'Cronyism, Incompetence, and Bizarre Moves' Amidst Trump Takeover

www.broadwayworld.com: The Kennedy Center has been a hot topic for the past year after the Trump administration took over leadership. Beginning with the removal of board members and Donald Trump assuming the role of chairman in 2025, the institution has faced ongoing restructuring, artist withdrawals, leadership departures, and programming shifts. It was also recently announced that the institution will shut down operations for two years to undergo renovations.

Jeremy O. Harris on 'Erupcja,' 'Euphoria,' and Hollywood: Screen Talk

www.indiewire.com: Tony-nominated multihyphenate Jeremy O. Harris may be best known for his wildly popular Broadway production “Slave Play,” but he’s also the acclaimed screenwriter behind the fever-dream crime comedy “Zola” (with director Janicza Bravo) and, most recently, he co-wrote the Charli XCX-starring indie drama “Erupcja” with director Pete Ohs.

Tokyo-Based Company In Talks to Bring Sphere Arena to Japan

www.ticketnews.com: The Tokyo-based financial services company SBI Holdings is reportedly in negotiations with MSG Entertainment for a “collaboration,” Nikkei reports. The project is expected to cost around 350 billion yen ($2.2 billion), though SBI Holdings chairman and president Yoshitaka Kitao said that price tag could raise to a whopping 500 billion yen.

He’s a Playwright, His Mother’s a Physicist—And They’re Performing a Show Together

Playbill: You might think that when playwright Shayok Misha Chowdhury asked his mother to be in his play, it would be a hard ask. But actually, it was pretty easy. “Everyone's always like, ‘How did you rope your mom into doing this?’ It really was like, can we make a physics meets theatre thing that interests the two of us?” He then turns to his mom, Bulbul Chakraborty, who’s sitting next to him, “and you were really game.”

Home Builders Institute Helps Train More Than 20,000 Students in 2025

Builder Magazine: The Home Builders Institute (HBI) continues to play an important role in bridging the skilled labor shortage for the construction industry. In 2025, the organization enrolled and awarded pre-apprenticeship certificates to over 20,000 students, added more than 40 new schools to its Future Builders of America program, and brought HBI-licensed curriculum to dozens more community organizations.

AI In Hollywood: Saying Yes To Utility AI – And No To Generative AI

www.forbes.com: Hollywood has become one of the loudest voices of resistance to artificial intelligence, and for good reason. In an industry built on authorship, credit and creative control, generative AI has raised fundamental questions about who owns a performance, a story, or even a cut. But behind the headlines and strikes, a quieter shift toward utility AI in Hollywood is underway.

Custom Booth for Alien Milling at Lab Day 2026 in Chicago

RCS CUSTOM EXHIBITS: Here’s a look at a trade show exhibit booth we custom built and installed for Alien Milling at Lab Day 2026 in Chicago. The largest international gathering of the dental laboratory community in North America, LAB DAY Chicago was taking place from February 19 – 21, 2026 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago.

The carbon cost of our clicks

Fast Company: Last year at SXSW, I got on stage with a colleague from Tangent, a London-based digital design agency, to ask a simple question: What if every time you checked your phone, a visible puff of smoke rose into the air? While we can’t immediately see the environmental impact of our digital lives, it is very real.

Slow-Motion Gives Forced Migrants the Chance to Move at Their Own Speed

HowlRound Theatre Commons: In the spring of 2024, five Slavic-speaking theatre admirers who had moved to Serbia in 2022 as forced migrants met in a black box theatre in Belgrade. This project, Phiz-Drama, came about through an online invitation from Kamon-Kamon Teaching Theatre and Lika Robakidze’s New Roles studio.

New Disney Boss Cuts 1,000 Jobs Then Turns Around and Posts a Job Fair

disneytips.com: Walt Disney World is a place built on the idea that everything runs seamlessly, that every ride launches on cue, every light hits its mark, and every experience feels effortless to the people paying to enjoy it. What most guests never think about is the army of people behind the scenes making all of that happen, and right now, Disney needs more of them.

Mayor Levine Cava To Honor Arts Accessibility Leaders At AKI Family Arts Festival

www.broadwayworld.com: On May 2, 2026, the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs' All Kids Included Family Arts Festival will celebrate 20 years of community impact, offering free accessible arts experiences for children and families at the Dennis C. Moss Cultural Arts Center from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Pink to Host 2026 Tony Awards

www.billboard.com: P!nk, a lifelong theater fan, is set to host the 79th Annual Tony Awards, which will air live from Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, June 7. The show will broadcast live to both coasts on the CBS, and streaming on Paramount+ from 8 to 11 p.m. ET/5 to 8 p.m. PT.

Lyric Opera's Mangum and Mazzola on the 2026-27 Season

www.newcitystage.com: Last week was a hectic one at Lyric Opera. Not only was the company getting ready to launch the world premiere of first-ever Chicago poet laureate avery r. young’s “safronia,” but it was also presenting film-to-live-music performances of “Mary Poppins” and the final performances of Matthew Ozawa’s reimagined “Madama Butterfly.”

Los Angeles City Film Czar Interview: 'Baywatch' and Cutting Red Tape

www.hollywoodreporter.com: Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, aware of the city’s deepening production crisis — now a flashpoint in her reelection bid — appointed a filming czar to act as a liaison between entertainment productions and city departments. Steve Kang, a seasoned community affairs executive, started last year, running the Board of Public Works.

Salesforce Lobby dvLED Video Wall Gets Higher-Resolution Upgrade

Sixteen:Nine | All Digital Signage, Some Snark: The installation — widely known as the “Salesforce waterfall” display — stretches 106 feet across the lobby of Salesforce West, the company’s high-rise at 50 Fremont Street in San Francisco. The massive screen became famous for lifelike digital waterfall visuals that appear to interact with the edges of the video canvas.

My Trip Through the Introductory Improv Class at CATCh

qcnerve.com: Having bounced around the local stand-up comedy scene doing all the open mics I could find in Charlotte, I recently took a turn at improv after hearing a recommendation from a friend, who described the extemporaneous craft as “almost like being a kid again.”

TV Talk: CMU grad stars in ‘The Boys;’ audacious ‘Audacity’ debuts

triblive.com: “Ongoing conflict is useful to us,” says Sister Sage, played by 2005 Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama grad Susan Heyward. “It keeps people afraid.” In a March virtual interview, Heyward smiled when she heard that bit of dialogue referenced.

Phish at the Sphere: Recapping a Spectacular First Weekend

www.rollingstone.com: Those of us sitting near him at Night Three of Phish’s nine-show, three-weekend run at the Sphere in Las Vegas had seen the telltale signs coming hours before: He’d never seen Phish before; a friend brought him to the show; he was a metal guy but open-minded.

Met Museum eliminates dead spots in historic auditorium

AV Magazine: The auditorium was opened in 1954 as a purely acoustic hall, designed primarily to showcase instruments from the Met’s own collection with no amplification intended. At the time, the 700-capacity venue was equipped with early-generation powered column speakers positioned only on the left and right sides of the room.

oozing inflatables shape this milan installation by USM and snøhetta

www.designboom.com: Snøhetta partners with USM Modular Furniture to create Renaissance of the Real, an otherworldly installation during Milan Design Week 2026. It unfolds in the garden of Fondazione Luigi Rovati as a lightweight space that frames the relationship between structure, body, and perception.

Report on Touring From Arts Council England Finds Dance and Drama Declining and Musicals 'Flourishing'

www.broadwayworld.com: A new report conducted by Arts Council England has found that the number of plays touring England has fallen 64% since 2019, which had indicated that changes must be made in the industry.

Candela Opens Applications for Fourth Annual Playwrights Summer Fellowship

www.broadwayworld.com: Candela proudly announces the opening of applications for its Fourth Annual Playwrights Summer Fellowship, a.k.a. Summer Jam, taking place July 12-19, 2026 at the Dramatists Guild of America's Mary Rodgers Room in New York City.

Surviving Coachella: Why Artist Safety Is A Contractual Negotiation

www.forbes.com: For the modern artist, the economic reality is uncompromising: touring is the cash engine. In a world where streaming royalties are structured like digital municipal bonds – slow, steady, and fractional – mega-festivals like Coachella are the high-yield assets. A single opening or headline slot can often be worth more than a year of catalog royalties, tempting artists to sign the festival contract with the biggest number and ask questions later.

Live Nation Pushes to Kill Antitrust Case Before Jury as Closings Arguments Begin in New York

TicketNews: As closing arguments began Thursday morning in the Justice Department’s antitrust trial against Live Nation and Ticketmaster, the sharper endgame battle was unfolding outside the rhetoric of summations: Live Nation is still pressing to persuade Judge Arun Subramanian that large portions of the case should be stripped away before jurors are allowed to decide it.

Review Roundup: Lily Allen Brings WEST END GIRL Tour to North America

www.broadwayworld.com: Lily Allen is now on the road with her concert tour for West End Girl, her critically acclaimed album that arrived at the end of last year. The live show sees the performer present an elaborate extravaganza that taps into Allen's theatricality and that of her album, which has a definite narrative.

Did you Know that These Broadway Shows Are Inspired by Magazine Articles?

www.broadwayworld.com: Musicals and plays based on movies? Many. Based on books? Also plentiful. Based on true stories? Of course. But musicals and plays based on or inspired by magazine articles? These are a rare breed.

Artist hand-stitched a dress entirely from preserved autumn leaves

Boing Boing: An artist named Amanda Meyer created an incredible dress out of autumn leaves. Meyer soaked the leaves in a glycerin solution to preserve them — glycerin replaces the water inside each leaf, keeping it pliable and colorful rather than letting it dry out and crumble — and then hand-stitched them all together. It took her 30 hours to complete.

7 ProPresenter Macros that Simplify Your Sunday

Church Production Magazine: Every Sunday morning, the booth feels like mission control. Slides, cameras, lights, and lyrics all need to move in rhythm, and one mistimed click can break the flow. Imagine the click of a slide in ProPresenter could operate like 3 people seamlessly working together: it can. That’s why more churches are leaning into one of ProPresenter’s most underrated features: macros.

Five things we know | Shakespeare's Life

Folger Shakespeare Library: Happy birthday month to William Shakespeare! Shakespeare was probably born on April 23, 1564, but we don’t know for sure. The earliest reference to him appears in the parish register for Holy Trinity Church in an entry for his baptism on April 26, 1564. Tradition celebrates his birthday three days before his baptism. In honor of Shakespeare’s birthday, here are five things we do know about his life.

Drama League Awards announces 2026 nominees

www.broadwaynews.com: The Drama League has announced the nominees for its 92nd annual Drama League Awards. Nominees were announced on April 20 by Natalie Venetia Belcon, who won a Tony Award in 2025 for her performance in “Buena Vista Social Club,” and Corbin Bleu, who currently appears in Broadway’s “Great Gatsby,” in a livestreamed ceremony from the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center.

New SeaWorld San Diego drones show launching this May

attractionsmagazine.com: It is official: one of San Diego’s summertime traditions is being reimagined from the ground up. SeaWorld San Diego has received unanimous approval from the California Coastal Commission to replace its long-running fireworks shows with a nightly choreographed display featuring up to 1,000 illuminated drones soaring over Mission Bay.

PGA Sustainability Toolkit Launches With Focus on Bottom Line

www.hollywoodreporter.com: The Producers Guild of America has unveiled a new sustainability initiative that is aimed at helping producers make the business case for eco-friendly decisions on film and television sets.

Benj Pasek, Shaina Taub, Joshua Harmon Musical Unorthodox Will Make World Premiere in Boston

Playbill: Benj Pasek (Dear Evan Hansen), Shaina Taub (Suffs), and Joshua Harmon (Prayer for the French Republic) have written a new musical together, Unorthodox, that will make its world premiere in 2027 at Boston's Huntington Theatre, part of the company's newly announced 2026-2027 season.

Pittsburgh artists, locally inspired art to be part of NFL Draft

triblive.com: Pittsburgh will be woven into every aspect of the upcoming NFL Draft, which will be held Downtown and on the North Shore from April 23-25. On Tuesday, the NFL announced locally inspired art that will add another dimension to the ‘Burgh representation throughout the event.

Q&A: Matthew MacKenzie on Strife and Indigenous sovereignty in storytelling

Intermission Magazine: Strife, MacKenzie’s newest work, continues that line of inquiry, focusing on Monique, an oil-patch worker navigating a family and community reckoning after the violent loss of her brother, Nathan, an Indigenous climate activist. As she grapples with her grief, she is drawn into a recurring dream in which she reconstructs his bones under the guidance of a spectral Owl — a presence that blurs the boundaries between the physical and spiritual worlds.

Why Two River Theatre Is Shifting to 7:30 PM Curtains

www.broadwayworld.com: Not long ago, I found myself doing that familiar pre-theater math: watching the clock at the end of the workday, checking train times, wondering if there was time to grab a quick dinner, and thinking, “Can I actually make this curtain without it feeling rushed?” It is a small thing, but it can make the difference between a great night out and a stressful one.

‘They said: You’re out of your mind’: Luca Guadagnino on directing controversial opera The Death of Klinghoffer

Opera | The Guardian: In a rehearsal room perched above the labyrinthine backstage of Florence’s starkly contemporary Maggio Musicale Fiorentino theatre, Luca Guadagnino is showing the women of the chorus how to make a second-act entrance. Dressed in a slouchy cardigan and slacks, the Italian director runs forward and stops short at a line of tape indicating the rim of the stage.

NAB Show Preview: Streaming's next phase and the push to operate smarter

NCS | NewscastStudio: Streaming is no longer a growth story in the way it was five years ago. The race to launch platforms and accumulate subscribers has given way to a more measured set of questions: how to run streaming operations efficiently, how to generate sustainable revenue across a fragmented audience and how to deliver reliably at scale.

Maryland Extends Theatrical Production Tax Credit Program Through 2032

www.broadwayworld.com: Maryland has extended its Theatrical Production Tax Credit Program through June 30, 2032, reinforcing the state's commitment to growing its arts economy and attracting major national touring and pre-Broadway productions.

Utopai Studios’s new PAI model redefines AI-assisted filmmaking process

www.animationxpress.com: Utopai Studios today announced a major update to its storytelling AI platform PAI, including an industry-first ability to render three-minute videos in 4K and a significant advancement to its story agent, designed to help filmmakers maintain continuity across shots, scenes, and edits.

Tour Acrisure Stadium ahead of the Pittsburgh NFL Draft!

Steelers - Made In PGH: The 2026 NFL Draft is set to be one of the biggest events in the history of the Steel City—expecting between 500,000 to 700,000 fans—so Pittsburgh is on the clock! Whether you’re planning to watch from the comfort of your couch or to be in the front row on the North Shore, Acrisure Stadium’s On-The-Clock Tours will get you in the Steelers spirit before draft week.

Interview: Playwright Evelina Fernández on The Storyteller of East LA

www.broadwayworld.com: Dedicated to her mother, the newest work by Latino Theater Company resident playwright Evelina Fernández, The Storyteller of East LA, celebrates the sustaining power of love, compassion, storytelling, and the resilience of family. Jose Luis Valenzuela directs its world premiere at The Los Angeles Theatre Center in downtown Los Angeles from April 18 through May 17. A series of six previews began on April 9.

Shakespeare's Globe hides 113 L-Acoustics fills with L-ISA

AV Magazine: Shakespeare’s Globe on London’s South Bank is a meticulous reconstruction of the open-air Elizabethan playhouse where the playwright premiered Hamlet, Julius Caesar and King Lear.

From Farm Shop to High-Tech Powerhouse: A Blueprint for Rapid CNC Scaling

Modern Applications News – Metalworking Ideas For Today's Job Shop: Every Friday through Sunday in Wichita, Kansas, there's a distinctive location in the city where employees have left the building, the lights are out, but spindles hum nonstop, producing parts to exact spec, all weekend long. This is all made possible by one company's vision to take its manufacturing capabilities to the next level through technology.

Clear-Com Releases New Arcadia & Eclipse HX Updates

ProSoundWeb: Clear-Com has announced updates to the Arcadia Central Station as well as enhancements to the Eclipse HX Digital Matrix System, which is now running the latest EHX v15 software that delivers expanded configuration capabilities, increased system capacity, and enhanced network resilience while also enabling the introduction of ARC (Access, Resource, Configuration). Both developments will be spotlighted at the upcoming 2026 NAB Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center at booth C5807.

15 Chicago Theaters Cut Ties With Jeff Awards

www.broadwayworld.com: At least 15 Chicago theater companies have publicly cut ties with the Joseph Jefferson Awards after the organization named Invictus Theatre Artistic Director Charles Askenaizer "Best Director" at its Non-Equity ceremony on March 23, 2026. Askenaizer is the subject of an ongoing independent investigation into allegations of emotional abuse and harassment. He has denied the allegations.

Cash-strapped DePaul closes the curtain on Downtown’s historic Reskin Theatre

Chicago Sun-Times: For nearly 120 years, the Merle Reskin Theatre has hosted everything from “Pygmalion” and “Life With Father” to “Mirror of Most Value: A Ms. Marvel Play,” which opens mid-May for a two-week run. What’s playing after May? Darkness. And not the 2021 Andre Wright play with the same name either.

High School Musicals Are Missing Half Their Cast . . . And It’s Not Who You Think

Ken Davenport: I went to a high school musical recently. And it was great! The kids were talented, the energy was electric, the whole thing reminded me exactly why I got into this business in the first place. But then I picked up the Playbill . . . and I noticed something. I saw the future stars of Broadway. I did not see the future staff of Broadway.

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Will Perform Pittsburgh Premiere of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

www.broadwayworld.com: Ben Stevenson OBE's ballet retelling of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, will make its Pittsburgh premiere, presented with live music from the PBT Orchestra. PBT will perform the whimsical, family-friendly ballet May 15-17 at the Benedum Center as the closing production of its 2025-26 Dream Season.

Goodbye to AV over IP 1.0: the goalposts have moved

AV Magazine: That is the picture that emerges from new research into the views of 370 end users and 100 integrators in North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. The research shows AV over IP adoption at an inflection point.

Teatro San Carlo Under Investigation for Mishandling of Funds; Jonas Kaufmann Responds

OperaWire OperaWire: According to La Repubblica, 12 individuals are under investigation including former Superintendent Stephane Lissner, former Director General Emmanuela Spedaliere. According to reports, the alleged offenses include fraud, embezzlement, and forgery.

Brittany Graham: Bringing scripts to life, one costume at a time

The Pitt News: For Brittany Graham, costumes are more than clothing — they are a way to tell a story. As the assistant costume shop manager in the Department of Theater Arts at Pitt, Graham has built a career around helping characters come to life, whether on stage or on screen.

Review -The Second City’s 'Laugh Harder, Not Smarter' at City Theatre

onstagepittsburgh.com: Last night, I found myself laughing—a lot. Sitting in the audience at City Theatre, watching The Second City’s Laugh Harder, Not Smarter, I was carried along by the show’s fast pace, the performers’ agility, and the audience’s contagious energy—although the man sitting right next to me did not laugh once—gently reminding me that everything in art, as in life, is deeply subjective.

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Coachella horror as massive light fixture rains down on fans mid-concert: ‘Blood all over’

nypost.com: A night of high-energy beats at Coachella took a frightening turn when a heavy lighting fixture plunged down on the audience — striking at least one concert-goer in the head and leaving her bloodied. leaving at least one attendee bloodied.

Easter play crane malfunction sends Jesus actor too far into the sky

Boing Boing: The stunned crowd quickly forgets about the performance and watches the ascending actor in awe and horror. A crane malfunction caused this, which must have been quite terrifying for the actor. It looks as if he was never going to stop — or perhaps not until he reached the Artemis crew.

PADDINGTON THE MUSICAL Eyes 2027 Broadway Transfer

www.broadwayworld.com: Paddington the Musical is eyeing a 2027 bow on Broadway, Deadline reports. The production's lead producer, Sonia Friedman, revealed following the show's seven wins at the Olivier Awards, that she is hoping to bring the show to New York next year.

Coachella stage closes after stage light falls on attendee

www.sfgate.com: Every year, electronic music heads at Coachella flock to Do LaB, a festival within a festival known for its curated lineup and surprise big-name acts; past guests have included Skrillex and Billie Eilish. DJ and producer John Summit was one of this year’s surprise sets, touching down a little after 8 p.m. Friday night. About halfway through this performance, onlookers report that a heavy light fixture fell from the stage, injuring at least one person in the audience.

Elliot Page Will Introduce All-Trans Production of AS YOU LIKE IT in London

www.broadwayworld.com: A new production of Shakespeare's As You Like It will be performed in London this summer, featuring an entirely trans and non-binary cast. The production is presented by Trans What You Will Theatre and will run 22–24 July 2026 at The Space Theatre.