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.