Chicago company makes big things that are seen but seldom noticed | Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago company makes big things that are seen but seldom noticed | Chicago Sun-Times: Chicago Scenic Studios's headquarters has 165,000 square feet of soaring space that looks like someplace NASA would use to assemble satellites.

Thursday, March 29, 2018

‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ in a Live TV Revival - WSJ

‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ in a Live TV Revival - WSJ: The once-controversial rock opera about the last week of Jesus’ life returns, starring John Legend, as NBC seeks to attract an Easter Sunday audience.

USITT 2018 Recap | USITT 2018

USITT 2018 Recap | USITT 2018: USITT 2018 was filled with reunions, innovation, new technology, and many firsts for the Conference.As we look forward to USITT19 in Louisville, Kentucky, we’r

Musician wins landmark ruling over ruined hearing - BBC News

Musician wins landmark ruling over ruined hearing - BBC News: A viola player who sued the Royal Opera House for ruining his hearing wins a landmark case.

Mayor Honors 'Puppet Peduto' And Its Makers On World Day Of Puppetry | 90.5 WESA

Mayor Honors 'Puppet Peduto' And Its Makers On World Day Of Puppetry | 90.5 WESA: Mayor Bill Peduto exclaimed in jest as he met puppeteers costumed as tropical birds, glittery penguins and even a massive effigy of Peduto himself in the

Tuesday, March 20, 2018

Best of Slow TV | Cool Material

Best of Slow TV | Cool Material: Slow TV has no plot, cast, the crew is a skeleton, and most of the dialogue comes in simple, genial discussion. Yet millions of people tune in.

[New post] “Heisenberg” at the Pittsburgh Public Theatre

wkarons posted: "There are two very different stories that could be supported by the dialogue and action of Simon Stephens's 2015 play Heisenberg. The first is a May-December romantic comedy, in which Georgie (Robin Abramson), a free-spirited and impulsive American woman"
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Maximum-Security Prison Inmates Reveal What Theater Program Taught Them About Redemption | Inside Edition

Maximum-Security Prison Inmates Reveal What Theater Program Taught Them About Redemption | Inside Edition: In addition to singing and acting, inmates at Green Haven Correctional Facility say their theater program helps them learn crucial life skills.

[New post] “[Blank] My Life” – Season 3!

wkarons posted: "While I realize that you, dear Reader, are the kind of person who gets out regularly to see live performance by our fabulous local artists at our terrific local theaters, I also know that sometimes you just want to curl up and stream something smart, inci"

How ‘Wrinkle in Time’ director Ava DuVernay is breaking down walls in Hollywood | PBS NewsHour

How ‘Wrinkle in Time’ director Ava DuVernay is breaking down walls in Hollywood | PBS NewsHour: Known to millions of readers, Madeleine L'Engle's beloved fantasy book "A Wrinkle in Time" is breaking into a new dimension: as a big-budget Disney film. Director Ava DuVernay is the first African-American woman to lead a $100 million film production, and is actively working to change the culture of Hollywood. Jeffrey Brown reports.

[New post] “Citizens Market” at City Theatre

wkarons posted: "Despite what the USCIS's new mission statement asserts, the United States remains a nation of immigrants. It's easy for those whose families have been here more than a generation to forget that fact; not so easy for those who have migrated themselves, or "