Sunday, October 16, 2022

Worth a Look

Here are a few posts from last week's Greenpage that might be worth your time...

Disappointment, frustration surrounds abrupt cancellation of Fourth Wall’s ‘Perfect Arrangement’

The Quinnipiac Chronicle: Fourth Wall Theater, Quinnipiac University’s student-run theater organization, unexpectedly canceled its original fall 2022 production late last month, in light of what some cast members described as discomfort with the language used in the script.

The Science and Emotions of Lincoln Center’s New Sound

The New Yorker: “I have a very specific answer to your question,” Jamie Bernstein told me. Bernstein is the daughter of Leonard Bernstein, the famed conductor and music director of the New York Philharmonic. “At the Moab Music Festival, one of the things they do is the Grotto Concert.” She described taking a boat down the Colorado River, into Canyonlands National Park, then walking a sandy path that led to a small cave.

No 'season,' no 'subscription' in Magic Theatre's 2023 lineup

Datebook: Magic Theatre’s 2023 events aren’t a “season,” and audiences can’t “subscribe” to anything. Those changes, more than just semantics, are a bellwether of what’s to come under the new leadership of Sean San José, who on Wednesday, Oct. 12, announced the theater’s first lineup that he chose himself.

The Woman King’s Jénel Stevens Leads the Way for Black Stuntwomen

www.theroot.com: If you’ve seen The Woman King, you know how badass it was to see all those Black women warriors dominating the big screen. It’s not something we get to see very often, and one of the reasons is that there aren’t a lot of Black women stunt performers in the business. Jénel Stevens, Viola Davis’ fight choreographer and stunt double in the film, spoke with The Root about creating more opportunities for Black women in the stunt world and passing the torch to the next generation.

In this production of 'Hamilton,' everything is done in German

NPR: All of the elements of the Broadway hit have been translated into German, a complicated process especially for a show filled with English idioms.

 

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