8 Ways to Score Cheaper Theater Tickets in New York

TheaterMania: Like many a New Yorkers, I love to see as many shows as possible each season. But with inflation, the cost of living in NYC, and Broadway ticket prices, it can be hard to justify the price tag of seeing one show, let alone dozens. But, with a lot of sleuthing, dedication, and this handy guide, good deals can be found!

Kat Borderud’s music-driven Turnstile design draws on CHAUVET Professional and Squeek Lights

TPi: Being well versed in music definitely helps in the lighting design process. Some might even say it’s absolutely essential to driving a show that moves fans on multiple levels. The power of this musicality is amped up even further when a designer is able to exchange ideas on a song- by-song basis with the lead singer of a red hot band.

Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Awards $2.1 Million to National Social Service Providers

Playbill: Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS has awarded $2,135,000 to 262 social service providers throughout the United States. This is the third and final round of grants for the fiscal year, which brings BCEFA's 2022 National Grants Program to $5,712,500 for 435 social service organizations.

CPL supplies LED screens for 2022 Hay Festival

TPi: CPL (Central Presentations Ltd) supplied LED screens and all associated processing and vision control for two major stages – The Baillie Gifford Stage and Friends Stage – at the 2022 Hay Festival of Literature & Arts. The acclaimed, high profile and ever-vibrant annual literature and “leading festival of ideas” was staged in Hay-on-Wye, Powys, Wales, returning for the first time as an in-person event since 2019.

When Paying Dues Doesn’t Pay the Rent, How Does the Theater Survive?

The New York Times: A woman who has been working for about 16 years in a costume shop at a midsize theater in a midsize city in the Midwest agreed to discuss her job. A typical 40-hour week finds her cutting, draping, patterning, tailoring, altering, stitching, dyeing, distressing, repairing and “whatever else comes up.” The pay is $18.64 an hour, but only during the theater’s nine-month season.

San Diego County to convene arts and culture commission

The San Diego Union-Tribune: For the first time in nearly 30 years, San Diego County will form an arts and culture commission to manage funding and support arts activities in the region. The San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved the new commission through its consent calendar last week, directing staff to begin organizing the 13-member body.

Peter Brook’s legacy is everywhere in today’s theatre

Peter Brook | The Guardian: Never meet your heroes, the saying goes. When I first encountered Peter Brook, in 2010, he was not so much hero as legend: guru, shaman, magus, maestro. He was frail – tiny, too, shuffling into the theatre in enormous, thick-soled white shoes. But the moment he trained his famous ice-water-blue gaze on you, it was clear his mind was made of steel.

We take a break at Madrid's Amor de Dios flamenco center

NPR: The pandemic placed competitive flamenco dancing on pause in Madrid. And for the dancers at the legendary Amor de Dios flamenco center, a return to in-person events means a return to the stage.

Italian power voice Gianna Nannini on tour through Germany with RCF

LightSoundJournal.com: Gianna Nannini, the female Italian rock voice par excellence, finally played some concerts in Germany on her European Tour 2022. At a total of ten concerts in halls and open airs, the German tour organised by Karsten Jahnke Konzertdirektion, the premium line array system HDL 50-A 4K, was the PA system of choice to convey Gianna Nannini’s power to the audience appropriately.

A Producer’s Tarot Reading

SoundGirls.org: I consider myself an exceptionally slow producer. I’ve been working on this one original song since January, and I’ve made four other versions of this song in the past three years that I didn’t like. Typically when I sit down to work on the song, I start to pick at a certain aspect of the track (recently I’ve been mulling over the specific bass sound) and I sit with it for the day and try to get it to a place I’m happy with. I wouldn’t wish this method upon my worst enemy because it gets me stuck in the process and makes it difficult to move forward with the next steps.

Pa. Senate approves bill restricting fireworks

Pittsburgh City Paper: Pennsylvania’s Republican-controlled Senate approved legislation on Thursday proposing reform to the state’s existing fireworks law, including restrictions on when they can be set off.

The New Hazlett Theater Announces its 10th Season of Community Supported Art (CSA)

onStage Pittsburgh: Running from October 2022 to April 2023, Season 10 offers a broad range of performances, including several original plays, a hip-hop performance, a multidisciplinary concert, and a movement-based work.

Nearly 100 JDC Lines provide powerful white lights for White Lies at Eventim Apollo

LightSoundJournal.com: When London-based post-punk revival band White Lies played the Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith – a stone’s throw from where they formed back in 2007 – the landmark show, part of their pan-European tour, highlighted an expansive stage production populated by 94 of GLP’s JDC Line 1000 hybrid strobes. This is the largest complement of these fixtures so far deployed on a single show in the UK.

Do You Know Who Designed the Lincoln Memorial Statue? A New Documentary About an Often Forgotten Sculptor Aims to Fix That

Artnet News: You may not know the name Daniel Chester French, but you absolutely know his work. The American Renaissance sculptor designed Abraham Lincoln, the larger-than-life seated statue at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., as well as other monuments across the U.S.

‘The greatest director the world has ever seen’ – actors salute Peter Brook

Peter Brook | The Guardian: I’ve never seen a director discard so many brilliant ideas because they didn’t quite fit what he wanted the audience to feel. Peter was always paring things down to their simplest, most honest form. He was softly spoken, very gentle, incredibly astute. His powers of observation were the best I’ve known.

A 3D Printer Big Enough To Print A Kayak

Hackaday: When one of your design goals for a 3D printer is “fits through standard doors,” you know you’re going to be able to print some pretty big stuff. And given that the TAUT ONE printer by [Nathan Brüchner] could easily be mistaken for a phone booth, we’d say it’ll be turning out some interesting prints.

The ten best "Made in USA" tools tested by Project Farm

Boing Boing: To celebrate the 4th of July, Todd at Project Farm runs through the ten best tools he's ever tested on his channel that were manufactured in the USA. He covers the best locking pliers, knife sharpener, rounded nut extractor, torque wrench, adjustable wrench, lineman's pliers, knife, burr bit set, ceramic spray coating, and automotive plastic trim restoration.

‘Friends’ Creator Marta Kauffman Donates Money to Brandeis University

IndieWire: The One With a Charity Pledge: “Friends” co-creator Marta Kauffman announced a $4 million donation to her alma mater Brandeis University to establish a fund to support scholars studying Africa and the African diaspora.

Lumber Prices Jump 7% As Mortgage Rates Fall for First Time in 4 Weeks

markets.businessinsider.com: Lumber prices surged more than 7% on Thursday to $638 per thousand board feet, representing the biggest daily gain for the essential building commodity in months.

Pittsburgh theater company accused of canceling show over alleged "sexual misconduct"

Pittsburgh City Paper: The American theater scene is ready to get rid of its “monsters.” That’s the sense given by an extensive, indicting New York Times article written by the publication’s chief theater critic Jesse Green. In “Is It Finally Twilight for the Theater’s Sacred Monsters?,” published on June 8, Green takes down the revered giants of theater, all men, all with histories of being mentally, physically, and sexually abusive toward young talent, particularly women.