Friday, November 29, 2019

[New post] “One Night in Miami…” at City Theatre

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Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Scribit Write & Erase Robot

https://uncrate.com/scribit-write-erase-robot/

Tina: The Tina Turner Musical Will Surprise You With Its Depth and Move You With Its Soaring Sound

https://www.theroot.com/tina-the-tina-turner-musical-will-surprise-you-with-it-1840046546

Coldplay Would Like to Save the World With Vagueness

https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2019/11/coldplay-everyday-life-album-review-vague-saviors/602605/?utm_source=feed

Two Pittsburgh Stages Score With Works That Spotlight the Power of Women in Theater

https://www.pittsburghcurrent.com/theater-reviews-pittsburgh/

“Dance Nation”

https://www.pghintheround.com/dance-nation/

EverRatchet Ratcheting Multitool

http://www.dudeiwantthat.com/sponsored/everratchet-ratcheting-multitool.asp

Two Pittsburgh Stages Score With Works That Spotlight the Power of Women in Theater

https://www.pittsburghcurrent.com/theater-reviews-pittsburgh/

Can Art Drive Change on Climate Change? Ask Alexis Rockman

https://www.clydefitchreport.com/2019/11/rockman-bruce-museum-art-climate-change/

New holiday festival brings 2 million lights to the Strip District

https://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/new-holiday-festival-brings-two-million-lights-to-the-strip-district/Content?oid=16243445

Behind the Scenes: iRFR and aRFR Apps from ETC Serve Their Commitment to Caring

http://stage-directions.com/news/30-industry-news/12280-behind-the-scenes-irfr-and-arfr-apps-from-etc-serve-their-commitment-to-caring.html

“Dance Nation” at barebones productions

https://wendyarons.wordpress.com/2019/11/25/dance-nation-at-barebones-productions/

Celebrating Dramaturgy in the UK: The 2019 Kenneth Tynan Award

https://thetheatretimes.com/celebrating-dramaturgy-in-the-uk-the-2019-kenneth-tynan-award/

Eos brings the Moulin Rouge to Broadway

https://www.lightsoundjournal.com/2019/11/25/eos-brings-the-moulin-rouge-to-broadway/

These Downtown Choreographers Are Reshaping Dance on Broadway

https://www.dancemagazine.com/contemporary-choregraphers-broadway-2641382386.html

Cirque and Vidanta will Premiere New Show in Nuevo Vallarta

http://www.CirqueFascination.com/?p=13362

Photos: Poinsettias and Pointe Shoes at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens

https://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/photos-poinsettias-and-pointe-shoes-at-phipps-conservatory-and-botanical-gardens/Content?oid=16244526

Billy Porter to Host DICK CLARK'S NEW YEAR'S ROCKIN' EVE Festivities in New Orleans

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Billy-Porter-to-Host-DICK-CLARKS-NEW-YEARS-ROCKIN-EVE-Festivities-in-New-Orleans-20191126

Top 10 New York Theater of the Decade to Be Grateful For

https://newyorktheater.me/2019/11/26/top-10-new-york-theater-of-the-decade-to-be-grateful-for/

Now hear this! Playwrights are making theater for the ears. Yes, that’s a thing.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater_dance/now-hear-this-playwrights-are-making-theater-for-the-ears-yes-thats-a-thing/2019/11/26/76bfb9a2-0ed7-11ea-b0fc-62cc38411ebb_story.html

Monday, November 25, 2019

[New post] “Dance Nation” at barebones productions

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In This ‘Wolf of Wall Street,’ You’re Part of the Debauchery

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/25/theater/wolf-of-wall-street.html

Pittsburgh Center for Arts and Media staff out in mass firing and termination of film programs

https://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/pittsburgh-center-for-arts-and-media-staff-out-in-mass-firing-and-termination-of-film-programs/Content?oid=16242357

Interview: Behind the Costumes of Watchmen

https://www.themarysue.com/interview-behind-the-costumes-of-watchmen/

Autodesk University 2019 That's a Wrap!

https://autodesk.blogs.com/between_the_lines/2019/11/autodesk-university-2019-thats-a-wrap.html

2019 IAAPA Expo Recap: Sights And Sounds From The Show Floor

https://www.coaster101.com/2019/11/25/2019-iaapa-expo-recap-sights-and-sounds-from-the-show-floor/

Trending: Xiaomi 24-Piece Screwdriver Set

http://everydaycarry.com/posts/37031/trending-xiaomi-24-piece-screwdriver-set?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss

SCRIBIT WRITE & ERASE ROBOT

https://www.blessthisstuff.com/stuff/technology/misc-gadgets/scribit-write-erase-robot/

Most Americans support efforts on climate change, want more renewables

https://arstechnica.com/?p=1623351

Fefu and Her Friends Review: Maria Irene Fornés’ prized play produced at last

https://newyorktheater.me/2019/11/24/fefu-and-her-friends-review-maria-irene-fornes-prized-play-produced-at-last/

Review Roundup: THE YOUNG MAN FROM ATLANTA at Signature Theatre - What Did the Critics Think?

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Review-Roundup-THE-YOUNG-MAN-FROM-ATLANTA-at-Signature-Theatre-What-Did-the-Critics-Think-20191125

New AI May Be Able to Determine How Much Help Shakespeare Had With His Plays

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/New-AI-May-Be-Able-to-Determine-How-Much-Help-Shakespeare-Had-With-His-Plays-20191125

Podcast Episode 203: The Score Whisperer, Glen Kelly

https://www.theproducersperspective.com/my_weblog/2019/11/podcast-203-glen-kelly.html

This Dancer Uses Waacking to Teach Self-Empowerment

https://www.dancemagazine.com/princess-lockeroo-2641426170.html

Resurrect the Voices of Our Traumatic Past in ‘The Black History Museum…’ (The NoPro Review)

https://noproscenium.com/resurrect-the-voices-of-our-traumatic-past-in-the-black-history-museum-the-nopro-review-b5c9d056d178?source=rss----b68940b9acda---4

Watch ABT's Isabella Boylston Review 11 Famous Dance Scenes

https://www.pointemagazine.com/isabella-boylston-review-dance-scenes-2641449896.html

Sunday, November 24, 2019

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A brawl involving teenagers with machetes erupted at a UK theater, and a movie about rival gangs has been pulled across the region in the aftermath

https://www.businessinsider.com/blue-story-pulled-from-theaters-after-birmingham-machete-brawl-2019-11

Mimic Artfully Employs LEDs In Fashion

https://hackaday.com/2019/11/24/mimic-artfully-employs-leds-in-fashion/

These are the steps you should take to be successful at a new job

https://www.fastcompany.com/90435337/how-to-be-successful-at-a-new-job?partner=feedburner&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feedburner+fastcompany&utm_content=feedburner

"Bechdelgrams" are beautiful illustrations of whether a movie passes the Bechdel test

https://boingboing.net/2019/11/24/bechdelgrams-are-beautiful.html

Tool Deals and Steals – Nov 24, 2019

https://homefixated.com/tool-deals-steals-nov-24-2019/

Inside ‘Sunday Night Football’: How Primetime’s Most Watched TV Show Gets Made

https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/sunday-night-football-most-watched-tv-show-1203413390/

Nightmare Film Productions: 20 Most Grueling Movie Shoots Ever | IndieWire

Nightmare Film Productions: 20 Most Grueling Movie Shoots Ever | IndieWire: From Jaws to The Lighthouse, these cast and crew members went to hell and back to make their feature films.

Interview: Leslie Iwerks on Bringing The Imagineering Story To Screen

https://www.themarysue.com/interview-leslie-iwerks-the-imagineering-story/

A Multicolored Library of the World’s Ochre Pigments Archived by Heidi Gustafson

https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2019/11/heidi-gustafson-ochre-pigment-archive/

Disney Is Basically Just Trying to Make Real X-Wings For Galaxy's Edge Now

https://io9.gizmodo.com/disney-is-basically-just-trying-to-make-real-x-wings-fo-1840021556

Keeping the Faith

https://howlround.com/keeping-faith

6 Steps to Broadway Stage Dooring Like a Pro

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/6-Steps-to-Broadway-Stage-Dooring-Like-a-Pro-20191124

Saturday, November 23, 2019

Borland Shares Perspective on "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood"

https://www.cmu.edu/piper/news/archives/2019/november/kathy-borland.html


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An article of importance – a review of “Or,”

https://www.burghvivant.org/2019/11/15/an-article-of-importance-a-review-of-or/

Youth is full of sport – a review of “Much Ado About Nothing”

https://www.burghvivant.org/2019/11/17/youth-is-full-of-sport-a-review-of-much-ado-about-nothing/

A Change is Gonna Come – a review of “One Night in Miami”

https://www.burghvivant.org/2019/11/18/a-change-is-gonna-come-a-review-of-one-night-in-miami/

‘Hairspray’ at Stage 62 is a night of ‘non-stop entertainment’

https://www.pittsburghcurrent.com/hairspray-pittsburgh/

One Night in Miami at City Theatre is a credit to Kemp Powers’ material

https://www.pittsburghcurrent.com/one-night-in-miami-pittsburgh/

The Politics of Colorism – a review of “School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play”

https://www.burghvivant.org/2019/11/21/the-politics-of-colorism-a-review-of-school-girls-or-the-african-mean-girls-play/

Behind the Museum Walls: 10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About the Carnegie Museum of Natural History

https://madeinpgh.com/pittsburgh-arts-culture/carnegie-museum-history/

“A Bronx Tale”

https://www.pghintheround.com/a-bronx-tale/

'Like dance, but with more pointy objects': Learning swordplay for the stage at SDSU

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/theater/story/2019-11-22/students-make-a-point-of-learning-stage-combat-skills-in-theatrical-swordfighting-class-at-sdsu

Merlijn’s Subwoofer Alignment Method Will Make You Feel like a Jedi Master

https://www.sounddesignlive.com/merlijns-subwoofer-alignment-method-will-make-you-feel-like-a-jedi-master/

Where Can You Find Things Like Giant Sequins And Fake Dirt? Check Out The Great Big Exhibit Resource List!

http://blog.orselli.net/2019/11/where-can-you-find-things-like-giant.html

The Global Narrative for Arts Education Is Changing

https://www.clydefitchreport.com/2019/11/education-arts-community/

2019 KOI-USA Winners Revealed

https://www.lightsoundjournal.com/2019/11/23/2019-koi-usa-winners-revealed/

Ms. and They: Coming to Terms with Terms of Identity

https://www.clydefitchreport.com/2019/11/identity-arts-culture/

Friday, November 22, 2019

Point Park cancels musical due to student concerns over racist content | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/theater-dance/2019/11/22/Point-Park-cancels-musical-dstudent-concerns-racist-content-university-Pittsburgh/stories/201911220144


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21 Satisfyingly Beautiful Pieces Of Welding Art

http://canyouactually.com/15-satisfyingly-beautiful-welds-that-are-basically-works-of-art/


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DcSoundOp Video: What’s In Your (Gig) Bag? (Part 2 In The Series)

https://www.prosoundweb.com/dcsoundop-video-whats-in-your-gig-bag-part-2-in-the-series/

An Inside Look: What It’s Like to Perform on Main Street U.S.A. with Disney Performing Arts

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2019/11/an-inside-look-what-its-like-to-perform-on-main-street-u-s-a-with-disney-performing-arts/

Human pin cushion Mick Foley brings #NiceDayTour to Pittsburgh Improv for a night of storytelling

https://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/human-pin-cushion-mick-foley-brings-nicedaytour-to-pittsburgh-improv-for-a-night-of-storytelling/Content?oid=16230056

How Seeing Shows Is Changing These Veterans - Three participants in the TDF Veterans Theatregoing Program talk about the impact it's had on their lives

https://www.tdf.org/stages/article/2288/how-seeing-shows-is-changing-these-veterans

House Committee Announces Investigation Into Live Event Ticketing

https://www.ticketnews.com/2019/11/house-investigation-live-event-ticketing/

New Signal To Noise (S2N) Podcast: Staying Healthy & Opinions On New Consoles

https://www.prosoundweb.com/new-signal-to-noise-s2n-podcast-staying-healthy-opinions-on-new-consoles/

Bowie video inspires First Nations deep listening experience

https://www.limelightmagazine.com.au/features/bowie-video-inspires-first-nations-deep-listening-experience/

I'm infected: Infecting the City is contagious

https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/484/198170.html

2019 HPA Awards Recognize Talent and Ingenuity

https://soundandpicture.com/2019/11/2019-hpa-awards-recognize-talent-and-ingenuity/

What Makes Site-Specific Revivals So Powerful? - In honor of 'Fun Home' being mounted in a funeral home, we chat about cool site-specific revivals

https://www.tdf.org/stages/article/2289/what-makes-site-specific-revivals-so-powerful

CMU students protest university's involvement with Palantir, a company contracted with ICE

https://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/cmu-students-protest-universitys-involvement-with-palantir-a-company-contracted-with-ice/Content?oid=16220458

A Behind-the-Scenes Look at WDW 2020 Show!

http://www.CirqueFascination.com/?p=13359

An American Revolution at Sing Sing - Reasons to be Cheerful

An American Revolution at Sing Sing - Reasons to be Cheerful: “This is a revolution, dammit!” shouts John Adams, his voice thundering against the fluorescent lights in the acoustic-tile ceiling. “We’re going to have to offend somebody!”  The original congressman from Massachusetts is addressing his fellow founding fathers, twenty of whom are huddled on a 16×20 foot platform, arguing over word...

Former President Barack Obama Kicks Off Greenbuild 2019

https://www.builderonline.com/building/former-president-barack-obama-kicks-off-greenbuild-2019_s

Why the death of the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show is an important cultural moment

https://www.fastcompany.com/90434951/why-the-death-of-the-victorias-secret-fashion-show-is-an-important-cultural-moment?partner=feedburner&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feedburner+fastcompany&utm_content=feedburner

The real reason we’re not seeing more progress on diversity at work

https://www.fastcompany.com/90433914/the-real-reason-were-not-seeing-more-progress-on-diversity-at-work?partner=feedburner&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feedburner+fastcompany&utm_content=feedburner

Top 5 Stories from IAAPA 2019

https://themeparkuniversity.com/theme-parks-101/top-5-stories-from-iaapa-2019/

5 Steps to Write an Event Description That Drives Attendance

https://www.ticketnews.com/2019/11/5-steps-to-write-an-event-description-that-drives-attendance/

Broadweigh comes of age at LDI

http://www.etnow.com/news/2019/11/broadweigh-comes-of-age-at-ldi

The Pop Musical: Go Big (and Loud) or Go Home

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/22/theater/broadway-pop-musicals.html

Thursday, November 21, 2019

Director Claims Brenda Song is Not “Asian Enough” for “Crazy Rich Asians”

https://collegecandy.com/2019/11/21/director-claims-brenda-song-is-not-asian-enough-for-crazy-rich-asians/

Commentary: The once-scorned idea of an L.A. community of musicians has come to fruition

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2019-11-21/laco-pasadena-symphony-piano-spheres

Projector throws stable 1000fps image on a rough or moving surface

https://boingboing.net/2019/11/21/projector-throws-stable-1000fp.html

‘The Sleepy Hollow Experience’ Welcomes Newcomers to the World of Immersive (Review)

https://noproscenium.com/the-sleepy-hollow-experience-welcomes-newcomers-to-the-world-of-immersive-review-d8ff79774c4b?source=rss----b68940b9acda---4

Comparing economic impact of Chicago's Loop theaters to storefronts - Chicago Tribune

Comparing economic impact of Chicago's Loop theaters to storefronts - Chicago Tribune

Chris Martin: Coldplay 'Not Touring' New Album Out Of Environmental Concerns

https://www.pollstar.com/article/chris-martin-coldplay-not-touring-new-album-out-of-environmental-concerns-142790

Patrisse Cullors creates an online MFA program to develop new artist-activists

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2019-11-21/patrisse-cullors-black-lives-matter-mfa-program-art-activism

Fred Rogers' Neighbors: A Carnegie Mellon Story

https://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2019/november/mister-rogers-neighbors.html

Twenty Carnegie Mellon Faculty, Three Alumni Nominated for GRAMMY Awards

https://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2019/november/grammy-nominations.html

CAVU unveils industry’s first intelligent trackless dark ride vehicle

https://blooloop.com/news/cavu-self-driving-trackless-vehicle/?source=newsletter

How Much Rest You Need to Prevent Burnout

https://lifehacker.com/how-much-rest-you-need-to-prevent-burnout-1839980915

Ragged Wing won’t renew lease on Flight Deck, Oakland’s black box theater

https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/theater/ragged-wing-wont-renew-lease-on-flight-deck-oaklands-black-box-theater

FOH Engineer Martin Mittler Reflects on Bose Pro’s ShowMatch

https://www.lightsoundjournal.com/2019/11/17/foh-engineer-martin-mittler-reflects-on-bose-pros-showmatch/

Vectorworks Announces Availability of ConnectCAD 2020 for Entertainment Market

https://www.lightsoundjournal.com/2019/11/20/vectorworks-announces-availability-of-connectcad-2020-for-entertainment-market/

A Bronx Tale isn't quite "one of the great ones," but the Pittsburgh leg of the tour is still worth your dough

https://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/a-bronx-tale-isnt-quite-one-of-the-great-ones-but-the-pittsburgh-leg-of-the-tour-is-still-worth-your-dough/Content?oid=16213959

Why Broadway's 'A Christmas Carol' Isn't What You'd Expect - Scenic designer Rob Howell discusses his nontraditional approach to the holiday staple

https://www.tdf.org/stages/article/2287/why-broadways-a-christmas-carol-isnt-what-youd-expect

Literary Classics, Cut Down to Size

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/21/theater/anna-karenina-gorki-don-quixote-deutsches.html

Claypaky Presents SHARPY PLUS AQUA

https://www.lightsoundjournal.com/2019/11/21/claypaky-presents-sharpy-plus-aqua/

Meanwhile: Becoming Porous

https://howlround.com/meanwhile-becoming-porous

VIDEO: Choreographer Chanel DaSilva Discusses the Choreography of MOBY-DICK at A.R.T.

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/VIDEO-Choreographer-Chanel-DaSilva-Discusses-the-Choreography-of-MOBY-DICK-at-ART-20191121

Cirque du Soleil NYSA – Berlin October 2020!

http://www.CirqueFascination.com/?p=13345

Top 10 Takeaways from our TheaterMaker Super Conference

https://www.theproducersperspective.com/my_weblog/2019/11/top-10-takeaways-from-our-theatermaker-super-conference.html

Harry Potter Fans Demand Refunds For Non-Magical ‘Scam’ Event

https://www.ticketnews.com/2019/11/harry-potter-fans-demand-refunds-scam/

Coldplay Haults Touring Until Concerts Can Be Sustainable

https://www.ticketnews.com/2019/11/coldplay-haults-touring-sustainable-concerts/

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Products, Performances and Porgs — Disney Recognized with Four IAAPA Brass Ring Awards | Disney Parks Blog

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2019/11/products-performances-and-porgs-disney-recognized-with-four-iaapa-brass-ring-awards/?CMP=SOC-DPFY20Q1wo111420190008G


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AMERICAN THEATRE | Studies Show Big Impact of Small Theatres in NY, Chicago

https://www.americantheatre.org/2019/11/20/studies-in-show-big-impact-of-small-theatres-in-ny-chicago/


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[New post] “School Girls; or, The African Mean Girls Play”

wkarons posted: "The title of Jocelyn Bioh's School Girls; or, The African Mean Girls Play tells you a certain amount about what to expect from this funny and surprisingly moving play. Like the Tina Fey movie on which it is semi-modeled, the story centers on the toxic hig"

The best 3D printer and scanner gifts for makers in 2019 - CNET

The best 3D printer and scanner gifts for makers in 2019 - CNET: Fire up the 3D printer, scan a real-world model, or even carve your own custom wood gifts with the latest hands-on creative technology.

My ‘Face Is My Voice’: A Deaf Dancer Lands Her Dream Role

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/19/arts/dance/alexandria-wailes-deaf-dancer-for-colored-girls.html

The Working Your Way Up Podcast: FOH Engineer, System Tech & Technical Editor Michael Lawrence

https://www.prosoundweb.com/the-working-your-way-up-podcast-foh-engineer-system-tech-technical-editor-michael-lawrence/

Pure Safety Group issues recall of fall protection devices

http://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/articles/19144

Job flexibility, control and salary play a role in worker health and safety, researchers say

http://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/articles/19145

Mindy Kaling to Host 22nd Costume Designer Guild Awards

https://variety.com/2019/artisans/awards/mindy-kaling-costume-designer-guilds-1203410418/

Ja Rules’s Name Cleared From Fyre Fest Suit

https://www.ticketnews.com/2019/11/ja-ruless-name-cleared-from-fyre-fest-suit/

Who Was Marie Curie's Amazing BFF? - Kate Mulgrew and Francesca Faridany on playing two remarkable women in science

https://www.tdf.org/stages/article/2285/who-was-marie-curies-amazing-bff

Parenting from the Wings: You've Got 30 Seconds

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Parenting-from-the-Wings-Youve-Got-30-Seconds-20191119

TicketSmarter to Donate $1 of Every Sale Through September 2020 to St. Jude

https://www.ticketnews.com/2019/11/ticketsmarter-to-donate-1-of-every-sale-through-september-2020-to-st-jude/

PEPPA PIG'S ADVENTURE! Extends Tour to 50 Additional North American Cities

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/PEPPA-PIGS-ADVENTURE-Extends-Tour-to-50-Additional-North-American-Cities-20191119

Flight Deck, Oakland’s Only Black Box Theater, to Close in March

https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2019/11/19/flight-deck-oaklands-only-black-box-theater-to-close-in-march/

Backstage Video: Scenic Designer Arnel V. Sancianco Talks About his Set for The Nerd

http://stage-directions.com/theatre-buzz/12270-backstage-video-scenic-designer-arnel-v-sancianco-talks-about-his-set-forthe-nerd.html