Why Anthony Roth Costanzo Is Bringing Back $11-Or-Pay-What-You-Wish Tickets At Opera Philadelphia
The countertenor/company director allows as how yes, ticket revenue under the policy fell from 8% to 4% of the company’s budget — and then...
The End Of Literary Gatekeepers?
I have about the same chance of publishing my work in The Paris Review as getting struck by lightning while being inaugurated as the Pope. But...
Immigrant Artists Who Are Pushing Back
The exhibition is intended as a celebration of immigrants in a time of crackdowns and deportations. It is also a form of outreach, offering...
How The Alternative Press Subverted Media
While traditional journalism often evaluates the trustworthiness of news by how seemingly objective or dispassionate the newsmaker is from a given issue, newsmaking from...
California Gov. Newsom Cuts Millions From State Fund For Boosting Pay At Small Arts...
“On May 14, Gov. Gavin Newsom released a budget proposal eliminating the $11.5 million allocated ... through the Performing Arts Equitable Payroll Fund, … (created) to help organizations...
How To Make A Living As A Writer
I got this job the way I’ve gotten most of my jobs: through an acquaintance who heard I was looking for work. This is...
Why AMC Movie Theatres Have Slashed Wednesday Ticket Prices
Studios have long been pushing Aron and other exhibitors to offer discounted Wednesday prices, but this will be the first test to see whether...
Data: Where The Resident Choreographers Are
Among the 165 global companies analyzed, only 10 contemporary and modern companies employed resident choreographers, compared to 38 ballet companies. Within the global contemporary...
Architectural Digest Tours A Broadway Set
Specifically, the set of Good Night, and Good Luck. And yes, George Clooney is on hand. (video with transcript) - Architectural Digest
Art And Antiquities Trafficking Has Mushroomed Since COVID, Says Interpol
“’It was like they almost took an MBA during COVID and worked out different ways of operating,’ (a spokesman said), describing criminals innovating and...
Jaap Van Zweden Accused Of Abusive Behavior By Both Musicians And Administrators
“Musicians relate calling in sick, among other things, when van Zweden conducts their orchestra. Others turn to tranquilizers such as beta-blockers.” Six former orchestra...
Australian Ballet Reports Deficit Of $5.84 Million (US)
“The Australian Ballet’s box office fell 18% in 2024 on its way to a loss of $9.1 million, which it blamed on being forced...
Settling Trump’s $20 Billion “60 Minutes” Lawsuit Could Constitute Criminal Bribery, Senators Warn Shari...
“In a letter to Paramount Global Chair Shari Redstone, Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said they are concerned...
After 37 Years, Bust Stolen From Jim Morrison’s Grave Is Recovered
“From 1981 to 1988, the bust sat at Morrison’s burial site at the Pére Lachaise cemetery. … French authorities stumbled on the sculpture when...
Roof Of Ming-Era Landmark In China Partly Collapses
“The Fengyang Drum Tower — built in 1375 and used to announce the beginning of ceremonies and the time of day — is one...
Cole Escola Was Definitely Not Expecting “Oh, Mary!” To Be His Big Break
“I assumed that if I had any sort of ‘real career success’ I'd be the gay best friend on a sitcom. ... Who'd ever...
Celebrating Cezanne In The Place Where He Was
Aix is where Cézanne (1839-1906) was born and first put brush to palette. It’s where he painted many of his masterpieces, and it’s where...
Crystal Pite Says She Does Not Enjoy Choreographing
“No! I definitely struggle. Every time I make something, I think: I can’t do this anymore. It’s too hard. It costs me too much....
Lucas Museum, Not Yet Opened, Lays Off Staff
Two people familiar with museum operations described the scene as shocking and chaotic on Thursday morning, when employees were summoned into morning meetings with...
Met Opera, Salzburg Festival, Team Up
“Especially for a festival like ours, it is such a pity — they did this in the past — that you do a production...
How To Fix Hollywood? Mayor Says Make It Easier For Hollywood To Work
The mayor issued an executive directive to streamline city processes, lower the costs of filming in the city and make it easier for productions...
Barry Diller On “Coming Out” At Age 83
“I wasn’t closeted — I just never declared. And yet the reaction to that New York magazine excerpt was wild. Suddenly I’m ‘coming out.’ At my...
AI Startup Says It Can Make Movie Animation 90 Percent Cheaper
Lip-syncing a minute of animation could take up to four hours. An animator would listen to an audio track and laboriously adjust character mouths...
San Francisco’s New Mayor: Star Of His Own Reality Show
So far, the overall impression of the mayor’s social presence is of an ambassador pounding the pavement and taking Muni from West Portal to...
UK Budget Season: A Time For The Arts To Make Their Case
The spending review is an opportunity for the government to make public its fine-tuning of fiscal planning. It’s also an opportunity for theatremakers to...
