Here are a few posts from last week's Greenpage that might be worth your time...
IATSE Members Ratify New Film & TV Contracts; Vote Closer Than Usual
Deadline: IATSE members have ratified their new film and TV contracts, averting a showdown with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers after contentious negotiations that began six months ago. However, union leadership suffered a harsh rebuke as L.A. locals rejected the deal in the popular vote.
Broadway, touring productions set new COVID-19 testing rates
Broadway News: Broadway productions and touring companies have set new minimum requirements for COVID-19 testing based on the number of cases in the area.
U.K. Film, TV Union Bectu Sets Out Anti-Bullying, Harassment Charter
Variety: U.K. film and TV union Bectu, which represents below-the-line workers and crewmembers, has set out six demands in its fight against bullying and harassment in the audio-visual industry, including a call for an external reporting body to be set up to deal with historical abuse allegations.
Should Hollywood rethink who plays Jews in movies and on TV?
NPR: On a new Apple TV+ show called The Shrink Next Door, a depressed and anxious businessman is convinced by his sister to go to therapy. "He's not a stranger!" she exclaims. "Rabbi Goldberg recommended him!" Their strong accents reflect who their characters are: New York Jews. But neither of the actors who play them — Will Ferrell and Kathryn Hahn — are Jewish in real life.
How China’s Musicals Lost Their Groove
The Theatre Times: Where are all the Chinese musicals? This question isn’t as low stakes as it may seem. China has a long history of musical theater, from lyric ci poetry to the mixed musical stylings of Yuan Dynasty drama, to say nothing of various regional operas. As China developed economically, melding these traditions with the business models and production techniques of Broadway or the West End should have been relatively straightforward. At least, that was the idea when the Shanghai Conservatory of Music added a musical theater department in 2002.
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