Experience the organized chaos of Murphi Cook's circus-lecture play Diablerie, or the Last Puppet Show

Theater | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh City Paper: Dating back to the 18th century, the term “diablerie” refers to sorcery supposedly assisted by the Devil. It also means being reckless or wild in a charismatic way, a definition that better suits the new show from self-described “spectacle-maker” Murphi Cook.

Of her latest work. Diablerie, or the Last Puppet Show , at the Glitter Box Theater on April 26 and 27, Cook says, “The whole thing is sort of designed to be organized chaos.”

LED FAQs (Part 3): Chromaticity Diagrams

et cetera...: In this series, we discuss some of the most frequently asked questions we receive about LEDs. Today, Color Technology Specialist Wendy Luedtke runs through chromaticity diagrams and what they mean in the world of LED fixtures.

Chromaticity diagrams are helpful tools to objectively specify the colors coming from a light source.

Op-Ed: What AGMA Got Wrong in Advocating for the NYCB Principals Trading Nude Photos of Ballerinas

Dance Magazine: Last Friday, through an appeal to an independent arbitrator, the American Guild of Musical Artists successfully reinstated NYCB principals Amar Ramasar and Zachary Catazaro, previously fired for allegedly circulating sexually explicit texts containing nude photos.

Broadway By Design: Beowulf Boritt, Tyler Micoleau, Alex Basco Koch & Ryan Rumery Bring BE MORE CHILL from Page to Stage

www.broadwayworld.com: Who is Annie without her red dress? Or Eva with out her balcony? It is the charge of the Broadway designer to transport the audience into the world of a show, whether it be Great Depression-era New York City or outside of the Casa Rosada.

In Broadway by Design, BroadwayWorld is shining a spotlight on the stellar designs of this Broadway season, show by show. Today, we continue the series with Beowulf Boritt, Tyler Micoleau, Alex Basco Koch, and Ryan Rumery, who acted as scenic, lighting, projection and sound designers for Broadway's big upgrade, Be More Chill.

“Art Tells Truth That Truth Itself Can’t”: A Glimpse Into The Multimedia Mind Of Andrew Schneider

The Theatre Times: Andrew Schneider, a Milwaukee native, is an OBIE Award-winning, Drama Desk-nominated performer, writer, and interactive-electronics artist. His interactive work has been featured in such publications as Art Forum and Wired, among others, and at the Center Pompidou in Paris. He started creating multimedia art as a high school and college photography and musical theatre student.

Review Roundup: INK Opens On Broadway- See What The Critics Are Saying!

www.broadwayworld.com: It's 1969 London. The brash young Rupert Murdoch purchases a struggling paper, The Sun, and sets out to make it a must-read smash which will destroy - and ultimately horrify - the competition. He brings on rogue editor Larry Lamb who in turn recruits an unlikely team of underdog reporters. Together, they will go to any lengths for success and the race for the most Ink is on! Inspired by real events and a recent hit in London's West End, James Graham's electrifying new play comes to Broadway in the exhilarating Almeida Theatre production, directed by Rupert Goold.

Why I Got Up On Stage At The Edinburgh Fringe To Explain My Research In Cabaret

The Theatre Times: Never had I felt such a terror. Not on the day of my wedding, nor the day of my most important job interview. So what was I doing? This was the fear that gripped me last August before I stepped on stage at the 2018 Edinburgh Fringe to perform my show for the Cabaret Of Dangerous Ideas.

Basically, it’s an academic’s nightmare: you are alone on stage, like a comedian, and for a full hour you explain a “dangerous” idea that you explore in your research to a lay audience.

Review Roundup: BEETLEJUICE Begins Its Broadway Haunt- See What The Critics Had To Say!

www.broadwayworld.com: BEETLEJUICE tells the story of Lydia Deetz, a strange and unusual teenager whose life changes when she meets a recently deceased couple and Beetlejuice, a demon with a thing for stripes. When Lydia calls on Beetlejuiceto scare away anyone with a pulse, this double-crossing specter unleashes a (Nether)world of pandemonium, and the biggest sandworm Broadway has ever seen.

New Play Examines Shakespeare's Gender Politics: Sarah Delahunty's "This Long Winter"

The Theatre Times: Despite being dead for 400 years and having lived and worked on the far side of Planet Earth, William Shakespeare continues to be one of the most prominent figures in New Zealand theatre. One of the most high-profile international showcasing of New Zealand theatre was Ngākau Toa’s electrifying production of Troilus and Cressida translated into Te Reo Māori (Māori language) by Te Haumihiata Mason at London’s Globe to Globe Festival (2012).

Laurie Woolery on The Tempest and More

The Interval: For the past five years, Laurie Woolery has led or helped lead The Public Theater’s Public Works program, first as Associate Director (2014-2017), and now as Director. During that time, she has directed several pieces for the program, most notably As You Like It at the Delacorte Theater, created with Shaina Taub. This spring, Laurie is directing The Tempest through a different Public Theater initiative, the Mobile Unit.

The Case Against Sharing Everything on Social Media

Dance Magazine: When Joffrey Ballet dancer Rory Hohenstein first created an Instagram account, the choice to make it private was merely incidental. This was before the platform became such a powerful tool for self-promotion in the dance world, and he was concerned about strangers having an inside look at his life and younger dancers seeing him use the occasional curse word.

Slow cinema: what it is and why it's on a fast track to the mainstream in a frenetic world

theconversation.com: It feels apt that Claire Denis’s new film, High Life is reportedly an idea she’d been toying with for 15 years. The movie is already drawing comparison to Solaris, a science fiction film by the seminal slow cinema director Andrei Tarkovsky.

Denis has dabbled with slow cinema aesthetics before. Her 2009 film White Material portrays a struggling female coffee producer who elects not to flee an impending civil war.

The Costume Designer Who Made The Women Of Amazon's 'Hanna' Ready For Anything

www.forbes.com: In Amazon Prime's Hanna, which dropped on March 29, the characters travel across Europe, adapting to new cities and situations. Costume designer Emily Batson had to consider all of these different factors, as she created looks that reflect each character's personality, and where they are at each moment of their arc. The women who lead this series face particular trials, as they kick a**, form bonds, and ultimately just try to survive. I spoke to Batson about how she created these nuanced looks.

TheatreWorks wins Regional Theatre Tony Award

Datebook: TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, the region’s third-largest nonprofit theater, has won the 2019 Regional Theatre Tony Award, the highest honor that an American theater company not on Broadway can achieve.

The award recognizes the influence TheatreWorks has had on the art form locally and nationwide, as an incubator for scores of artists, developing and premiering countless new works, many of which have gone on to long life elsewhere.

May Theater Guide: Adventure Time

Entertainment Central Pittsburgh: If you are new to live theater in Pittsburgh—or to live theater, period—here is a tip for maximizing enjoyment: Look beyond the obvious. Don’t limit yourself to the latest hot shows and longtime audience favorites.

The world of theater is vast. Beyond the best-seller list there are many, many plays and musicals you might like even better, from recent ones to oldies in revival. The month of May offers a nice selection of both—and by all means, visit the smaller companies.

Review Roundup: THE WHO'S TOMMY at Kennedy Center - What Did the Critics Think?

www.broadwayworld.com: Based on the 1969 album, The Who's Tommy is an exhilarating story of hope, healing, and the human spirit. With music and lyrics by Pete Townshend, book by Des McAnuff and Pete Townshend, and additional music and lyrics by John Entwistle and Keith Moon, this five-time Tony Award-winning, one-of-a-kind musical tells the story of the pinball-playing, "deaf, dumb, and blind" boy who triumphs over adversities.

Designing from the Inside Out: A Conversation with David Korins

Stage Directions: Tim Burton, who wrote and directed the film Beetlejuice, has such a distinctive vision. What has been the process of translating his work to the stage, because presumably it’s not just about copying what he did.
It’s funny because, with Alex Timbers, I have had an opportunity to translate Tim Burton before. We did Pee-Wee Herman on Broadway, and Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure was his first movie. I think part of the challenge with Tim Burton is we forget how early on Beetlejuice was in his trajectory, and how much his iconography and his oeuvre have become an imprint on what his films look like.

Selfridges music stage shows the power of Notch effects

www.avinteractive.com: Selfridges, one of the UK’s most iconic department stores, is famous for fresh thinking, unexpected displays and unique customer experiences. Although retail remains at the heart of the store, Selfridges decided to take a stand against the increasing number of music venue closures across the UK and launched the Music Matters campaign.

Olivia Wilde on Making Casts More Diverse

Variety: “It turns out when you see all actors and you just hire the best people, you actually end up with a really representative set. The problem is most people don’t look at everyone. If we keep drawing from the same pool, it becomes this recycled pot of inspiration. There’s nothing new if you don’t take a step further,” she said at a screening of her film at the Film Independent Forum on Friday.

Cameron Crowe calls Old Globe's world-premiere stage adaptation of 'Almost Famous' an ode to music — and San Diego

The San Diego Union-Tribune: Bring it on home, as Led Zeppelin sang in the band’s 1970s heyday — and now that’s just what Cameron Crowe is about to do with “Almost Famous.”

Crowe actually got to know Zeppelin in those times of yore, back when the San Diego-bred writer-director was a startlingly precocious rock journalist; there’s a great photo of a teen-age Crowe having a laugh with guitarist Jimmy Page out on tour somewhere.

That momentous chapter in Crowe’s young life eventually helped inspire “Almost Famous,” the 2000 movie for which he won a screenwriting Oscar.