Yearly Archives: 2023
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley Says It Needs To Raise $3 Million To Stay Open
The company, which is considered one of the Bay Area's leading professional theatres and has won the special Tony Award for regional theatre, already...
Barnes Foundation May Lend Artworks To Other Museums, Says Court
The local court with jurisdiction over the will of museum founder Albert Barnes ruled that the Foundation may loan a limited number of works...
Aaron Sorkin’s Stage Version Of “To Kill A Mockingbird” May Be Staged Anywhere, Rules...
"(The court) determined that production of the Sorkin version … did not infringe on any interest held by the Dramatic Publishing Company, which contended...
At 850 Years Old, The Leaning Tower Of Pisa is More Stable Than Ever
Subsidence became a problem not long after construction began in the 12th century, and by the early 1990s the tilt had worsened enough that...
Your Community’s Superpower? Its Libraries
In a country where nearly every iota of our psyches and our physical spaces has been captured for the purpose of generating a profit,...
When Evidence-Based Reasoning Can Lead Us Astray
We should not assume that motivated reasoning, or all other biased thinking that involves ignoring high quality and relevant information, can only lead us...
This Artist Has 30 Million TikTok Followers. Can He Now Make It In The...
With over 30 million followers on TikTok alone, Rodriguez has developed a following that has even extended to the outside world. Considered merely by...
Seattle Museum Presents “Harry Potter” Show, But Excises All References To JK Rowling
Explaining the decision in a 1,400-word blog, the museum’s exhibitions project manager, Chris Moore, brands Rowling a ‘cold, heartless, joy-sucking entity’. - Spiked
The Books Being Turned Into Plays
“I love the way that one art form can light the flame for another. It doesn’t diminish the original … there’s a whole lot...
Could Apple Buy Disney? The Whispers Are Growing
There clearly is no buyer like Apple, which is sitting on $62 billion in cash and cash equivalents and has a $2.8 trillion market cap. And...
Another Piece Of 1980s Culture Is Back: Queer Country Line-Dancing
"LGBTQ country dancing is quite old, a joyous four-decade tradition rooted in the love of the dance and the music. And it's finding renewed...
American Theatre’s Existential Crisis
The play’s the thing that’s now in danger. America’s love affair with the stage – embodied by Lincoln and fellow presidential theatregoers such as...
Why “Try That In A Small Town” Sounds As Much Like Grunge Rock As...
"The big-city problems Aldean laments — violent crime, sedition, even fraying communal ties — are, in many cases, worse problems outside the cities than...
New York’s Highest Paid Theatre Artistic Directors
There are several other ways to look at this. You could look at all the top compensated executives. You could view executive compensation in...
They Became TikTok Stars By Cleaning Up Indonesian Rivers And Beaches
"The Pandawara group ... was formed in 2022 after flooding caused by rivers clogged with rubbish damaged their homes. … On TikTok, their profile...
Warner Music Revenues Rose 9 Percent In The Second Quarter
“We succeeded with artists and songwriters across the spectrum of genres and generations, with both new releases and catalog projects.” - Variety
A Johnny Appleseed For Prison Libraries?
"Reginald Dwayne Betts is the founder of Freedom Reads, a nonprofit with a mission to 'transform access to literature in prisons' by opening handcrafted...
Marvel’s Special Effects Artists Vote To Form Union
Hailing the move as “a major shift in an industry that has largely remained non-union since VFX was pioneered during production of the first...
Minimalist Set Design Is All Over Broadway These Days
"At its best, minimalism ignites the audience's imagination, making theatergoers active participants instead of passive consumers. … But practicality may also be driving minimalism's...
This Little Publisher In A Stone House In Yorkshire Issues Only Ten Books A...
"The green front door leads straight into Kevin Duffy's living room, the nerve centre of Bluemoose books, his independent literary hit factory. It is...
Chautauqua Institute Cuts Its Opera Programming, And Donors Rebel
"In June the opera company announced plans to slash its budget by about two-thirds and no longer put on full productions. After a transition...
Jacaranda, L.A.’s Widely Admired Contemporary Classical Series, Will Close Its Doors After Next Season
"Hailed by critics for its high standards and wide-ranging repertoire, which has included all eras but emphasized the 20th and 21st centuries, the organization...
Guggenheim Museum Staffers Have Their First-Ever Union Contract
"The two-and-a-half-year contract is retroactive to July 1 and includes a minimum salary increase of nine percent, starting with three percent now and again...
Due To DeSantis’s Law, Public Schools In Tampa Will No Longer Teach Complete Shakespeare...
"English teachers in Hillsborough County … (and) school district officials redesigned their instructional guides for teachers because of revised state teaching standards and a...
Michael Boyd, Former Director Of Royal Shakespeare Co., Is Dead At 68
"Boyd's tenure at the RSC (2003-2012) helped rejuvenate the organisation after the rocky stewardship of his predecessor Adrian Noble. It also saw him direct...
