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Center Theatre Group Partners With YMCA To Bring Theater All Over Los Angeles

The program, called “Every Age, Every Stage,” will include free workshops led by theater professionals at local Y branches, mentorship in stagecraft, design and production for young adult members, and free tickets to select mainstage performances. - Los Angeles Times (MSN)

The Predecessors To The Possibly Partly Fake Documentary You Can See Everything

For instance, Shirley Clarke's 1967 movie Portrait of Jason. - The New York Times

How To Write About People, And Place, Beyond War

"Turning to fiction allowed for stories that would otherwise have disappeared into the chest of time, to live on, and slowly but surely they are educating, bringing forth that we all share this place together. The 24-hour news cycle leaves little room for reflection or deeper understanding." - LitHub

How Netflix Went From Zeitgeist To, Well, Zeitghost

"The main problem with 2020s Netflix: It gets eyeballs watching far more than it gets tongues wagging. If a Super Bowl-size event takes place and nobody talks about it, does it even matter?" - Fast Company

The Global Rise Of Album Listening Bars

In Seattle's Shibuya, for instance, "Once the listening room doors open, all drinks, distractions and shoes must be left at the door." - Salon

We’ve Never Seen Numbers Like This Before

That is to say, Netflix is reporting box office numbers, for the very first time, for La Bola Negra. - Los Angeles Times

The Tyranny Of Those Who Hate Colorful Buildings Made The Guggenheim White

"Pink was precisely the color Frank Lloyd Wright envisioned for this museum in his plans, and it’s the color we would see across the street from Central Park today had prejudices not stood in the way." - El País English

Let’s Talk About Why ‘John Proctor Is The Villain’ Is So Massively Popular

Basically? "It’s a two-hour whirlwind of pop music-infused teen joy, thoughtful discussion of cultural revisionism, complex young characters, and dynamic performances." - KC Studio

A New Collective In Portland Would Really Like To Provide A Living Wage To Theatre Workers

Possible? Maybe: "Davidson found sources for Puddletown’s business structure by looking backward, to the kind of cooperative arrangements used by first traveling commedia dell’arte companies to Shakespeare’s players, on down to late 19th and early century repertory troupes." Its first show is free. - Oregon ArtsWatch

Texas School Board Say That It’s Not An Anti-Drag Law, But An Anti-DEI Law, Stopping Little Shop Of Horrors

"However, there was no explanation given of exactly how a girl performing as a male character runs afoul of the more recent SB12, leaving only the implication that perhaps gender equality has been nixed under its provisions." - Downstage Center

Choral Evensong, A Long Tradition In Britain, Is Threatened By Many Different Pressures

"There is something profoundly human about sitting quietly in a great building, hearing young and old voices combine in astonishingly beautiful music." - The Guardian (UK)

Philadelphia’s Wilma Theater Goes All-In On Streaming

“Called Watch Wilma, the digital theater platform will offer limited runs of shows filmed and staged at the Wilma and partner organizations, including Philadelphia’s Azuka Theatre and Pittsburgh’s City Theatre, for audiences both nationally and internationally.” - The Philadelphia Inquirer

The Radio Wasn’t A Live Music Killer

Instead, it brought classical music to much wider audiences, especially during and just after WWII. - Classical Music (BBC)

Why The Back Of The House Shouldn’t Choose The Dining Music

Screamo isn't it. "Music can manipulate consumer moods. It’s why soothing, well-known songs for the local demo play in the grocery store (so you feel comfortable and familiar), why fancy restaurants play jazz, classical, or piano music (to create a sense of elevated place, influencing a higher spend)." - Ravenous

After Years Of Renovation And Work, A Maryland Theatre Is Reborn

"Theater is so hard to do for so many reasons," says one actor in the renovated Olney Theatre. He's pleased "to see an actual new facility come up out of the ground, and to see talent and audience members come into this space and relish in the experience.”  - Washington Post

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