Does Broadway Have a Gen Z Problem?

www.broadwayworld.com: Gen Z is an odd group of people. They dominate online spaces, getting the majority of their news and information from social media (this is now true of most people, but it has always been true of Gen Z). They are also the most anti-AI generation by most accounts, in spite of being one of the most likely generations to willingly use it. They are one of the most anti-social generations, but they also put immense value on live events and experiences. So Broadway feels like a natural outlet for them.

Audio Engineers at Three Denver Music Venues Vote to Join IATSE Local 7

IATSE: Over a dozen Audio Engineers at three of Denver’s most prominent independent music venues have voted overwhelmingly to join the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 7. Workers at The Oriental Theater, The Federal Theatre, and HQ Denver each cast their ballots separately, delivering decisive majorities across all three venues.

The Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC), formerly Loew’s State Theatre – Providence, Rhode Island

After the Final Curtain: PPAC sits on Weybosset Street in downtown Providence and first opened in 1928 as Loew’s State Theatre. Designed by Rapp & Rapp—basically the go-to architects for movie palaces in the ‘20s—it was built for the Loew’s Theatres chain at the height of the movie palace boom. It opened with Excess Baggage starring William Haines, but the real draw that night was the building itself.

Lights, Shoes and Moves: Behind-the-scenes of Civic Theatre's 'Grease'

WBOI - NPR News & Diverse Music in Northeast Indiana: The Fort Wayne Civic Theater is preparing for its opening weekend of ‘Grease’ and after weeks of preparation the stage is set and ready for the actors to do their part. But before the curtains could open on this iconic musical, months of work went into to building it from the ground up.

Ten of the most eye-catching Edinburgh Festival Fringe shows of 2026

www.whatsonstage.com: The annual Edinburgh Festival Fringe is almost upon us! With thousands of performers and audience members flocking to the Scottish capital, there are just as many shows on offer and it can be positively impossible to decide which ones to book to fill your day.

Who owns an AI generated song? What we can learn from the phonograph and the evolution of copyright laws

theconversation.com: Copyright is built on the idea that human creativity deserves protection. Legally, this is known as “originality”. The principle is simple: people create valuable cultural works and the law protects that effort. But artificial intelligence (AI) is challenging one of copyright law’s most basic assumptions. In doing so, it may force us to rethink what we mean by intellectual property.

Make it Shine! Make it Sparkle! A Step by Step Guide to Creating Your Own Textured Stained Glass

Guild of Scenic Artists: Stained glass is a significant part of architecture and design often used in churches, castles, and even homes. It’s also a very common Scenic technique, and one of my favorite elements of Scenic Art.

Suspended Rings Float in Kinetic Light Installation

mymodernmet.com: Spanish artist SpY has unveiled a mesmerizing new installation for the 2026 NUR International Media Art Festival in Kazan, Russia. Titled CYCLES N2, the large-scale work suspends 15 illuminated rings above a dramatic hall lined with glowing red ramps.

Nolan and Lucas Have VERY Different Stances About AI in Movies

Nerdist: Recently, two big-name directors have taken public stances on AI usage in the movies. Interviewers have asked both George Lucas and Christopher Nolan about AI and its place in movie-making recently, and they have very contrasting takes.

Longtime Vegas Fixture, "Marriage Can Be Murder" Closes at Rio

Vital Vegas: “Marriage Can Be Murder,” a dinner show that ran for an astonishing 27 years in Las Vegas, has closed at Rio. Taking its place is another long-in-the-tooth crowd-pleaser, “Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding,” further proof original ideas have become as scarce as talent at a Gordie Brown show.

Don’t Try This at Home: How Performers Turn Stunts Into Movie Magic

The New York Times: There were stunts in films before there was talking. Long before Tom Cruise dangled from the wing of a plane, the silent film star Harold Lloyd originated an enduring Hollywood image, hanging from a clock face in “Safety Last!” (1923). Though the slapstick and sight gags of Lloyd and his peers Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin once shaped cinema, opportunities in the stunt industry, like many aspects of film production, are now changing because of technologies like CGI, A.I. and robots.

Quantum Theatre’s Karla Boos embarks on final voyage with The Tempest

Pittsburgh City Paper | News, Dining, Music, Best Of, Arts, Film: In the blazing July afternoon sun, Karla Boos perches on a set of wooden risers as a gaggle of actors assembles on the blue circular stage, the rust-covered exterior of Carrie Blast Furnaces looming behind her. It’s a fitting location for Boos’ final production as artistic director of Quantum Theatre, a stage at the end of a long, winding road, nestled against an unmistakable symbol of Pittsburgh’s industrial history.

Hatchette and Elsevier Sue Google for Using Their Work to Train AI

gizmodo.com: Major publishers Hachette Book Group, Cengage Learning, and Elsevier have filed a lawsuit against Google alleging that Google used their work to train its AI chatbot Gemini. Scott Turow, the author of crime thrillers like Presumed Innocent, has also joined the suit which is seeking class action status.

Google revamps image search for its 25th anniversary with more images and more AI

Ars Technica: Believe it or not, there was a time when searching the web for images was not possible. Twenty-five years ago, Google launched image search, and it’s celebrating by looking back at its biggest visual milestones and refreshing the experience for today’s searchers. The celebration also includes expanded AI because that’s just how Google rolls in 2026.

Don’t Repeat NY’s 3D Printing Blunder

Electronic Frontier Foundation: This year the state of New York had the dubious honor of being the first to pass a controversial provision to mandate all 3D printers come with surveillance and censorship. That means not only is there a ticking clock to protect every artist, researcher, engineer, and hobbyist in the state, but there is a real risk of other states thoughtlessly following suit—prior to the New York rules even taking effect.

If ‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball’ Can’t Stay Open on Broadway, What Can?

Out.com: Despite winning multiple Tony Awards and garnering a devoted following, the reimagined revival Cats: The Jellicle Ball will close its Broadway run on Saturday, August 8, per an announcement made across the show’s social media accounts on Monday evening.

Kinetic Theatre produces Pittsburgh premiere of David Mamet’s ‘Henry Johnson’

The Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle: Andrew Paul is getting used to producing Jewish playwright David Mamet’s plays. Paul, producing artistic director of the Kinetic Theatre Company, previously staged four of Mamet’s plays and is now preparing to open a production of “Henry Johnson.”

Frankie Grande's Onstage Concussion: ‘Serving Face’ Has Workplace Risks

www.forbes.com: Frankie Grande, brother of singer/actress Ariana Grande, recently suffered a concussion after a prop ship wheel struck him in the face during a performance of Titaníque on July 2, 2026. In the show, a Broadway parody of the 1997 box office hit film “Titanic,” Grande plays both ship captain Victor Garber and plumber Luigi.

2026 Frikkin Lasers Challenge: Laser Bandsaw

Hackaday: Can you call it a bandsaw if it has neither band nor saw? [WeldingRod1] does, with his entry in the laser contest — a manually-controlled laser cutter that he’s dubbed a Laser Bandsaw. Some might quibble that it’s not actually sawing with the beam, and others will inevitably find the safety implications rather frightening.

Writers Guild of America Sues to Block Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger

www.hollywoodreporter.com: The labor union representing film and television writers filed a suit in U.S. district court for the northern district of California on Tuesday alleging that the deal breaks antitrust law and would harm wages and working conditions for writers by creating a single mega-buyer of film and television programming with outsized power.