Local Black actors transcend racial barriers in stellar performances as Ebenezer Scrooge in holiday classic, ‘A Christmas Carol’

AFRO American Newspapers: For those who are diehard fans of the stage and anxiously await the holiday season every December, enjoying a production of the Charles Dickens classic, “A Christmas Carol”: counts as a family tradition.

Back to the Future to close early; plans for tour scrapped

limelight-arts.com.au: Sydney’s season of Back to the Future: The Musical will now mark the end of the show’s Australian run, after producers abandoned plans for a national tour and confirmed the production will close at the Sydney Lyric Theatre on 25 January 2026.

Game Industry Unions Supported in New Salary Report

GDC Festival of Gaming has released the 2025 Game Industry Salary Report, revealing that almost two-thirds (64%) of respondents support the unionization of game industry workers, with over half of respondents (56%) saying they are interested in joining a union in the industry. : GDC Festival of Gaming has released the 2025 Game Industry Salary Report, revealing that almost two-thirds (64%) of respondents support the unionization of game industry workers, with over half of respondents (56%) saying they are interested in joining a union in the industry.

dBTechnologies preview VIO L1610 and S218

TPi: Marco Cantalù, Senior Application Support – Education at dBTechnologies, and Marketing Coordinator Stefano Bini, discuss the engineering benefits of VIO L1610 and S218 in real-world applications.

Vintage microcassette recorders great for authentic tape effects

Boing Boing: One of my preciouses is a Philips Pocket Memo 596 microcassette recorder my father gave me in 1986 or so. As you can see from the photo above, I've kept it in good nick.

Tour Backstage at the Old Vic - a new kind of back-of-house

Wallpaper*: Backstage at the Old Vic – the theatre's new building – may seem a relatively modest project on paper; a slim structure including space for some social and back-of-house spaces, around the back from the main, 1816-built theatre. By another metric, though, it is huge. 'It is the first addition to the Old Vic in some 200 years,' says Laura Stevenson, executive director of The Old Vic.

'Sinners' Hair Designer on Why Texture Was Important to Sammie's Story

variety.com: Shunika Terry, the hair designer of “Sinners,” recalls the first time she saw a photo of one of the film’s stars, Miles Caton. Seeing his “locs,” she thought, “Yeah, he’s going to have to cut his hair.”

Austria Turns Electricity Pylons Into Massive Animal Sculptures

mymodernmet.com: If you’ve ever gone on a road trip, you’ve probably encountered towering power structures made of steel. Known as electricity pylons (or transmission towers), these typically latticed structures support high-voltage overhead power lines, helping transport electricity around.

The 41 Best Tool Gift Ideas in 2024 - Tool Gifts for DIYers

www.popularmechanics.com: With a practically endless selection of tools, accessories, gadgets, and apparel to choose from, buying a gift for a tool fanatic may be challenging. If you’re unfamiliar with tools, or your giftee appears to have everything they need, navigating today’s online shopping universe is a recipe for decision paralysis and frustration.

Story you can experience

InPark Magazine: Morgan Fix has spent more than 15 years turning creative designs into places people can touch, see, and experience. Based in Europe and now expanding into North America, his studio, Morgan Fix Creative, bridges artistry and engineering to make ambitious stories buildable and efficient.

The Met Unveils 2026 'Costume Art' Exhibit and New Galleries in NYC: See Pictures

www.timeout.com/newyork: The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute is making a bold claim with its next blockbuster exhibition: that fashion isn’t just adjacent to art history, it’s stitched straight through it.

How Recent Innovations in AI-Assisted Motion-Capture Technology Might Impact Dance Artists

Dance Magazine: By now, it’s a familiar behind-the-scenes moment: Artists wearing special suits covered in sensors perform in front of a green screen, while cameras collect data from their body’s motions. Later, that data is transformed into an otherworldly screen animation—from fighting aliens in Avatar to a dancing antihero in Venom: The Last Dance.

Cast Away: Casting Directors’ Challenges Amid the Great Contraction

AMERICAN THEATRE: It’s no secret that arts workers are facing unique difficulties right now. In April, the Writers Guild of America reported that over 1,300 TV writing jobs were lost in the 2023-24 season, with 37 percent fewer episodic series in production compared to 2022-23. TV and film productions are increasingly moving abroad to bring down costs.

Pittsburgh Public Theater Launches Participation & Public Partnerships Department

www.broadwayworld.com: Pittsburgh Public Theater is continuing to champion arts education and workforce development with a robust slate of programs designed to engage learners of all ages and backgrounds. From its celebrated Summer Sessions and the iconic Shakespeare Monologue & Scene Contest, to the innovative Workforce Sessions, The Public is deepening its commitment to accessibility, creativity, and career readiness.

Guillermo Del Toro's 'Frankenstein' Costumes

Interview: Costume designer Kate Hawley has worked on enough films with Guillermo Del Toro to know which shade of red is Guillermo’s. On “Frankenstein,” Hawley heightens the world of the film with operatically bold colors and shapes, taking cues for silhouettes from the 1850s period setting, but ultimately turning Del Toro’s adaptation of the Mary Shelley novel into a dream of that period — or, as is sometimes the case in the film, a nightmare.

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Jennifer Lawrence Says Women Directors Don't 'Overdirect' Like Men

www.hollywoodreporter.com: Jennifer Lawrence opened up about one of the differences between working with female directors and male directors, revealing that she believes women directors don’t “overdirect” like men do. During a recent post-screening Q&A for Die My Love, Lawrence reflected on working with director Lynne Ramsay on her new film and explained how the experience was different than working with a male director.

Everything DIYers Should Only Buy at Costco

www.familyhandyman.com: From tools and hardware, to shelving, sandpaper and safety gear, Costco can help you save on home improvement. Our experts share their go-to deals. Many of us covet Costco for bulk deals on food, but neglect to explore the other half of the store. Over there, the aisles are packed with home-improvement supplies, tools and other items which make Costco great for DIYers.

Opening Worlds, Opening Doors: MoMI Is Redefining What a Museum Can Be

Playbill: When Executive Director Aziz Isham joined the Museum of the Moving Image (MoMI) in October 2023, he saw opportunity in what wasn’t happening. The museum’s ground-floor spaces and courtyard were being underutilized, and he wanted to open them up—literally—to the community.

CHICAGO Set to Celebrate 29 Years on Broadway

www.broadwayworld.com: The longest running musical now playing on Broadway has reached another milestone! On Friday, November 14th, the Tony, Olivier, and Grammy Award-winning smash hit musical Chicago will celebrate its 29th year as a Broadway institution.

Museum of Broadway launches nonprofit foundation

www.broadwaynews.com: The Museum of Broadway has added a philanthropic wing called the Broadway Legacy Foundation. The launch of this 501(c)(3) organization comes as the museum celebrates its third anniversary. The occasion will be marked with a Nov. 11 event at the museum dubbed the Founding Salon.

 

COMING SOON: 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche

www.noproscenium.com: After making its debut in Chicago in 2011, 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche would go on to win the 2012 NYC International Fringe Festival as Best Overall Production, setting up the play’s status as a popular choice for up and coming actors to sink their teeth into.

2025 Component Abuse Challenge: Playing Audio On A Microphone

Hackaday: Using a speaker as a microphone is a trick old enough to have become common knowledge, but how often do you see the hack reversed? As part of a larger project to measure the acoustic power of a subwoofer, [DeepSOIC] needed to characterize the phase shift of a microphone, and to do that, he needed a test speaker.

AI Short Films Showcase Adobe Firefly Capabilities at Adobe Max

variety.com: Five filmmakers experimented with AI tooks to take part in a series of short films commissioned by Adobe to show off the capabilities of its Firefly AI platform. The shorts screened on Oct. 28 at the three-day Adobe Max user convention held at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

Event planning made Simple: Focus on purpose, flexibility and connection

The Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle: Event planning can feel intimidating, especially if you’re doing it for the first time. Between the timelines, budgets and endless Pinterest boards, it’s easy to be confused about where to start and how to accomplish everything in time. Planning an event, whether it’s a wedding, birthday party, or office celebration, doesn’t have to be overwhelming.