From Ann Reinking to Chita Rivera, from Hal Prince to Shirley MacLaine, the mini-series takes viewers on a tour of mid-century Broadway, and beyond. Here’s how to keep track of the (many) dramatis personae. – The New York Times
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Australia’s Stella Prize Announces Its Shortlist
And here’s a guide: “These six surprising books – four novels, a memoir and a collection of essays – cover subjects as diverse as grief, loss, history, childhood and Indigenous resistance. They make risky aesthetic choices. Some feature dazzling experiments with language, structure and form.” – The Guardian (UK)
Sure, You Can Play That New Movie At Your Own House – For Three Thousand Dollars
Where previous attempts to serve the one percent by showing new movies to them for a high price, a new venture may work because the founders have decades-long relationships in the industry – they’re not some random kids from Silicon Valley. One says, “We are a niche offering — I’m too old for disruption — but even if a studio makes $25 million to $50 million annually from us, that’s found money.” – The New York Times
The Oliviers Award Three Productions Four Prizes Apiece
The big winners were the musical Come from Away, which won for new musical, the musical Company, and the play Inheritance, which won for new play. – The Stage (UK)
Emmett Cohen Wins American Pianists Association Prize
Cohen, a 28-year-old jazz piano player, was a finalist the last time the prize focused on jazz – the prize alternates classical and jazz – but won this one after a 14-month process. – The New York Times
A Fed-Up Critic Calls For ‘Grown-Up’ Architecture
Rowan Moore has had it with some extremely popular designers. “I like things such as nuance, complexity, multiplicity and depth, in architecture as in other art forms. It seems obvious and fundamental to me that cities are made of multiple buildings playing off each other, not by autonomous objects. I also oppose a culture that invests little in the dignity and beauty of everyday places – streets, schools – but finds billions in its back pocket for corporate spectacle.” – The Observer (UK)
Mexican Women In Publishing Have Their Own MeToo Moment, And Movement
The women of publishing in Mexico have had it. In a joint statement published in LitHub, they say, “We will remain firm and united until machismo across cultural fields is no longer normalized. We are creating a counter-narrative for gender equality. We are rewriting the future.” – LitHub
City Of New York Places Artists-In-Residence At Social Service Agencies To Develop Art Around Social Issues
One, for instance, will be “working on a project that deals with unequal birth outcomes and maternal mortality for pregnant and parenting black people in the Bronx.” Says an assistant commissioner, “Artists can be creative problem-solvers.” Indeed. – The New York Times
Is English (Finally) Losing Its Grip On Pop Music?
As K-Pop and Spanish rappers start to climb the charts, the utter stranglehold of English over pop is starting to relax a little. “The idea that the [English-speaking] public would listen only if they understood the lyrics? Wrong, it turned out.” – The Guardian (UK)
A New Miniseries Sets Out To Right An Imbalance In Dance History
Is Bob Fosse one of your artistic heroes? Perhaps it’s time to join NPR host Scott Simon in letting go of that idea, in learning more about Gwen Verdon, and in understanding how creative partnerships work on Broadway and in the movies. The writer of Fosse/Verdon: “In our culture, there’s this obsession with the idea of the singular genius, and the auteur, and who created this film or who created this musical. And the truth is, it’s an army of people every time.” – The Atlantic