'I Would Sit in the Audience’s Lap If I Could': Victoria Clark Wants to Get Close to Theatregoers

Playbill: It's no surprise that Victoria Clark is a terrific actor. In the interview that follows, the two-time Tony winner reveals that she wants audiences to "feel like they are inside of the story alongside us, not outside of it." Anyone who has seen her perform on stage over the past four decades knows Clark possesses a rare ability to make an audience deeply share her character's joys and sorrows.

What Are The Best MythBusters Episodes Ever? Ranking 11 Best

brobible.com: Though it has been off the air for 10 years, MythBusters remains one of the most entertaining science-based TV shows of all time. These days the show endures with its own channel on DirecTV and through ‘Best Of’ clips on YouTube, showcasing all of the greatest moments from Adam Savage, Jamie Hyneman, Kari, Tory, Grant, and the others.

Make It Blue: How Walt Disney World Sewing Specialists Bring Costumes to Life

Life at Disney: Once upon a time, Cinderella’s Fairy Godmother enchanted her a beautiful blue gown to wear to Prince Charming’s royal ball. In another story, Sleeping Beauty’s three Good Fairies used their magic to sew the perfect dress for her 16th birthday.

20 Shows to See Off Broadway This October

TDF: It’s another busy month beyond Broadway. In October, you can see Six Feet Under‘s Lauren Ambrose in the missing child drama The Unbelievers, Tony winner Joaquina Kalukango in the new musical The Heart, a revival of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s breakthrough show In the Heights starring Tony winner Natalie Venetia Belcon and Ato Blankson-Wood as a real-life Black drag queen who ran for POTUS in Ms. Blakk For President.

Museum of the City of New York Inaugurates New Activism Center

hyperallergic.com: Marches, megaphones, and messaging are activism’s most visible components in this day and age, but they’re certainly not the only way to get involved in changing one’s community for the better. The Museum of the City of New York’s (MCNY) newest permanent exhibit identifies the ingredients of a successful movement and highlights some bite-sized starting points for civic engagement for visitors at any stage.

ScareHouse Returns, Bringing Haunts and Halloween Horror to North Shore

Pittsburgh Magazine: Long recognized as one of the most famous haunted attractions in the United States., ScareHouse is planning a big return this October. The brand’s creative team announced that it will partner with The Plaza at North Shore to present Halloween Hangout — something organizers are calling “the ultimate Halloween destination in Pittsburgh.”

Theatre Wants Professional Artists. It Just Doesn’t Want to Employ Them.

theatreupstanders.substack.com: A short contract can be a real job, and a well-paid freelance practice can be a career. What bothers me and is a detriment to our field is the expectation that artists should keep collecting these scraps and keep calling it professional advancement. Why does theatre demand the availability of a profession while leaving so many of its practitioners to finance that availability themselves?

You'll Never Get Through Your List. That's the Point.

www.asianefficiency.com: Oliver Burkeman was in the Arctic watching the Northern Lights. Once-in-a-lifetime stuff. And he spent the experience trying to “be in the moment” and “use the time well.” He tried so hard to optimize it that he ruined it. He compared the lights to an old PC screensaver.

A Festival of Imported Importance: BIAF 2026 and the Provincialism of Prestige

The Theatre Times: There are at least two ways for an international arts festival to be provincial. The first is obvious: isolation, lack of money, lack of access, lack of connection to the international artistic circuit. The second is more interesting. It begins when all those problems have apparently been solved. The money is there. The stars arrive. The venues fill. An institution gains access to precisely the people whose presence is supposed to certify its international importance. And yet it continues to behave as if importance were something produced elsewhere and imported for local display.

L-Acoustics K and L Series at Washington Monument

Lighting&Sound America Online - News: Part of the nation's 250th anniversary, the 555'-tall Washington Monument was illuminated via a narrated projection display designed by artist and videographer Kyle Barrett. The show ran for six nights and displayed emblematic American symbols, including wooden ships crossing the Atlantic, covered wagons heading West, the Empire State Building, and the Apollo moon landing. LMG provided both audio, via an L-Acoustics K and L Series system, and advanced projection mapping technology.

Springboard to Design Launches Virtual Sessions Featuring Designers and Industry Professionals

BroadwayWorld: Springboard to Design has launched a new series of virtual programming featuring industry professionals and Tony Award–winning artists, building on the success of its summer initiative. Designed for emerging designers, students, and theatre educators, the virtual series provides direct access to leading professionals from across the field.

Meta VR Glasses Plan Imax Entertainment Push

www.hollywoodreporter.com: The success of Christopher Nolan’s epic The Odyssey brought new awareness to the different Imax experiences out there. Consumers flocked to cinemas equipped with Imax’s rickety old 50 mm film projectors, while those that were unable to snag those coveted tickets sought out Imax theaters that were digital but could show the film in its full-scale, immersive glory.

Despite Nor'Easter, Broadway Flea Market Raised Nearly $1.5 Million

Playbill: A nor'easter didn't prevent thousands of Broadway fans from adding to their theatre collections September 27: The Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction, which moved indoors to the Hammerstein Ballroom, brought in $1,487,927 (comparable to its 2025 record-breaking total of $1.63 million).

'Dune' Production Designer Honored With Variety Creative Impact Award

variety.com: Oscar-winning production designer Patrice Vermette will be honored with Variety’s Creative Impact in Production Design Award at the SCAD Savannah Film Festival. Vermette is Denis Villeneuve’s go-to production designer. The pair have worked together on “Sicario,” “Arrival” and all three “Dune” movies.

Best Utility Knife 2026: 9 Models Tested, 1 Clear Winner

Pro Tool Reviews: As I write, I’m sitting here with a pile of 9 utility knives on my desk from 8 brands, including Milwaukee, DeWalt, OLFA, Stanley, and others. They have different sizes, shapes, blade types, blade change mechanisms, and more. But which one is the best?

Why Your Perfect Calendar Fails Every Monday

www.asianefficiency.com: You spent Sunday evening building the perfect calendar. Deep work in the morning. Meetings after lunch. Email in its own window. Every block in place. You start Monday feeling like you finally have a grip on the week. Then one meeting runs long. One urgent email shows up. By 11 AM, the plan is already broken. And you feel behind rather than in control. Does this sound familiar?

Tom Cruise, James Cameron Can Afford to Support Paramount's WB Merger

www.indiewire.com: Hollywood spent much of the past year fighting over whether Paramount should be allowed to buy Warner Bros. Discovery. Now, after a sprawling regulatory battle, the $110 billion deal is approaching its final act — and the debate over whether it will save Hollywood or shrink it isn’t going anywhere.

14 Handy Tools Small Enough To Fit In Your Backpack

www.slashgear.com: Most backpacks are usually filled with the things you expect to use during the day: a laptop, a charger, a water bottle, and perhaps a pair of headphones. Tools rarely make the cut because a regular toolbox is heavy and takes up too much space.

Young actors living best lives on Broadway tour for first time in ‘Water for Elephants’

Oregon ArtsWatch: To be a young 20-something actor and traveling and working on your first Broadway tour is quite an exciting time, said lead actor Zachary Keller of Water for Elephants.

L.A. ‘28 Olympics Must Outstrip Paris As Biggest TV Event Ever, OBS CEO Says

www.forbes.com: It won’t be enough to create a visual video spectacle of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics that merely equals the knockout experiences captured in Paris two years ago, said the CEO of the Olympic Broadcasting Service, which captures and distributes the world’s biggest TV event to broadcasters around the world.