“The launch of Beyoncé was a pop-culture event in itself, quite apart from the actual music.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
Why Are Theatre Accents Often So Terrible?
“On stage there are no nets. There’s nothing you can do for an actor in the theater once that curtain goes up.”
Another Show Cancelled Because Network Execs Think Girls Don’t Count
“‘We need boys, but we need girls right there, right one step behind the boys’ — this is the network talking — ‘one step behind the boys, not as smart as the boys, not as interesting as the boys.'”
Ned Vizzini, 32, Writer Of Young Adult Novels
“Mr. Vizzini wrote openly about his struggles with depression and spoke about it with student groups. One of his most celebrated novels, ‘It’s Kind of a Funny Story,’ published in 2006, is based on the five days he spent in the psychiatric ward of a Brooklyn hospital in 2004.”
Oscar Voters: Still Mostly White Dudes
Change isn’t coming quickly: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences voters (the ones who vote for the Oscars) are still 93 percent white and 76 percent male.
What’s Up With TV Shows Killing Off Major Characters?
“There was no more compelling trend this year than the dramatic, high-profile death.”
Ancient Illuminated Gospels Probably Came From An Ethiopian Empire
“Illuminations in two Ethiopian gospels dating back 1,500 years were painted in the ancient kingdom of Aksum, and not in the Middle East, as previously believed.”
You’re Going To Get An E-Reader For Christmas
What should you do next? A guide.
Taking Los Angeles to Manhattan
“The perception of L.A. theater as merely an actor’s showcase (as opposed to a cultural venture) has faded.”
Making ‘The Nutcracker’ (And Ballet) More Accessible
“For some families, a performance of ‘The Nutcracker’ is a Christmas tradition; for others, this ballet, any ballet, is exotic and perhaps intimidating, an art form that speaks an unfamiliar visual language.”