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18 Months After On-Set Shooting, Alec Baldwin’s “Rust” Restarts Production
"Filming on the Western movie Rust could resume this week in Montana, the production company said Wednesday, in the aftermath of the fatal shooting...
North Carolina Lawmakers Propose “Mickey’s Freedom Restoration Act” (In Case Disney Gets Tired Of...
"Certain 'state governments,' the bill reads, 'have recently begun to prioritize 'culture war' politics over economic development.' It also quotes Walt Disney CEO Bob...
Britain Has A Growing Problem With Library Book Censorship, Too
"Research (has) found that a third of librarians had been asked by members of the public to censor or remove books, indicating that such...
Florida Legislature Proposes Law To Let Citizens Sue Local Governments For Removing Confederate Memorials
"A new Florida bill would make local governments financially liable for removing public statues. The 'Historical Monuments and Memorials Protection Act' would allow civilians...
Hong Kong Cancels Arts Funding For Two Projects Deemed To Violate Beijing’s “National Security”...
The Hong Kong Arts Development Council confirms that it withdrew HK$1 million ($127,000 US) from the projects, but it won't say what those projects...
A Critic Gets To “Edit” Her Personality Flaws At An Immersive Theater “Clinic”
Change Your Mind, by the collective Say Nothing and Leave, "fashions a psychological experiment. ... Answer some questions, take a 'pill' that looks suspiciously...
100 Years Of 16-Millimeter Film, Which Made Both Home Movies And Independent Cinema Possible
"Today, 16mm is no longer optimal for the amateur. Analog film is expensive, fewer labs can process it, and it doesn't allow the (flexibility)...
How Dutch Engineers Dug Out And Built An Entire Museum Underneath A 17th-Century Palace
"In a five-year renovation, Het Loo" — the hunting lodge built by King William III to rival Louis XIV's Versailles — "has been lifted...
Nina Ananiashvili Brings The National Ballet Company She Transformed Back To The US
In 2004, the longtime ABT star was personally invited by President Saakashvili to direct the State Ballet of Georgia, which had fallen into late-Soviet...
Edward Koren, Whose Shaggy Characters Peopled “New Yorker” Cartoons, Is Dead At 87
"(His) cartoons were an unmistakable fixture in The New Yorker and other magazines for more than 60 years. … He considered his work a...
Lydia Davis Is Blocking Her Next Book From Sale On Amazon
"We value small businesses, yet we give too much of our business to the large and the powerful," says the award-winning author, "and often,...
One Of New York’s Major Cabaret Venues Is Going Nonprofit
"The owners of 54 Below, a popular forum for both Broadway stars and rising performers and composers, say they intend to raise close to...
End Of An Era: Netflix Is Discontinuing Its DVD-By-Mail Service
"The DVD service, which still delivers films and TV shows in the red-and-white envelopes that once served as Netflix’s emblem, plans to mail its...
Music Director Of Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra Adds A Post In Florida
Effective immediately, Alexander Shelley, a 43-year-old native Londoner who's also Principal Associate Conductor of that city's Royal Philharmonic, has been appointed artistic and music...
The Director Who Saved Dance Theater Of Harlem Bids The Company Farewell
"While she didn't do it alone, Virginia Johnson" — who had previously danced with the company for 28 years — "played an important role...
Garth Drabinsky’s Libel Suit Against Actors’ Equity Is Thrown Out Of Court
"The defamation lawsuit Paradise Square producer Garth Drabinsky filed against Actors' Equity has been dismissed with prejudice. … Drabinsky sued the union, claiming defamation,...
Alec Baldwin And Producers Settle Wrongful Death Lawsuit Over “Rust” On-Set Shooting
"The judge hearing the wrongful death lawsuit against actor Alec Baldwin and an array of producers linked to a fatal film set shooting agreed...
Nielsen’s National TV Ratings Finally Get Their Accreditation Back
"Nielsen's national ratings, arguably the standard in tabulating TV audiences, (had) been without industry backing since September of 2021, after TV networks complained that...
For British Publishing, 2022 Was A “Record-Breaking” Success
"Trade body the Publishers Association found that sales were up 4% from 2021. In 2022, 669 million physical books were sold in the UK,...
RISD Students And Faculty Stage Walkout In Support Of Striking Workers
"Over 600 students, faculty, and Providence locals joined a walkout at the Rhode Island School of Art and Design last week in support of...
Playwright James Ijames Steps Down From Philadelphia’s Wilma Theater
The author of the Pulitzer-winning Fat Ham was one of a trio of revolving artistic directors who succeeded Wilma cofounder Blanka Zizka in 2020....
Peter Gelb And Yannick Nézet-Séguin Talk About The Met’s Pivot To Contemporary Opera
Gelb: "It's not contemporary opera. It's the right contemporary opera." YNS: "Now, composers are more aware of how to appeal to audiences. It's not...
In Record-Setting Numbers, Writers Guild Members Vote To Authorize A Strike Against Hollywood Studios
"Nearly 98% of the 9,218 votes were cast to authorize the strike, with nearly 79% of guild members voting. … The writers' three-year contract...
“Mozart In The Jungle” Author Blair Tindall Is Dead At 63
"(She was a freelance) oboist for the New York Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, and the Orchestra of St. Luke's who turned...
Fewer Than A Third Of Artistic Directors At Ballet Companies Worldwide Are Women, A...
"Of the 198 artistic directors DDP identified at classically-based companies in both the U.S. and around the world, 58 (29%) are women and 140...
