“Zelda Fichandler, a seminal figure in the regional theater movement who led Arena Stage in Washington for 41 years, producing more than 400 shows and directing more than 50 for a company that helped spur the growth of professional theater around the country and became its centerpiece in the nation’s capital, died on Friday at her home in Washington.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
Computers: The Worst Thing Ever For Spy Movies
“Watching somebody type on a computer is about as interesting, aesthetically and dramatically, as watching cows eat grass. Though at least grass-eating cows would be a change from routine, unlike computers, which many of us type on all day. This seems especially ridiculous when it’s Hollywood stars doing the typing.”
What Did This Woman Learn From A Year Of Submitting Her Plays Under A Man’s Name?
“As Max, I don’t have to worry—at least not as much—that his leadership skills will be labeled ‘bossiness,’ or his humor will be dismissed as ‘silly,’ or his edgy tweet or blog post (#meta) will be met with responses that he should be bludgeoned and left in a ditch. At every corner, life as Max is easier and less intimidating than the equivalent interactions I have as myself.”
New Superheroes Finally Get A Little Space For The Rest Of Us
“It is taking an unfathomably long time simply to get to the point where women and non-white characters are being represented on screen, but then that’s hardly a problem restricted to superheroes.”
In Praise Of Dewey’s Democracy
“He envisions a society where each person can express himself or herself in a manner that enriches everyone – in the way that an orchestra harnesses the gifts of its members or a potluck becomes more fun when many people bring their signature dish.”
Can Arts Organizations Reflect Reality Without More Diversity On Their Boards?
“The boards of all these organizations are receiving contradictory messages. … On one hand, they’re being told, ‘You have to raise more private money.’ On the other, they’re being told, ‘You need to diversify and elect people who may or may not be able to raise that money.'”
A Chicago Theatre Announces A Lin-Manuel Miranda Musical Cast Dominated By White Actors
“There is no viable excuse for this kind of whitewashing anymore, least of all — in a city as diverse as Chicago — the ‘not enough actors’ excuse.”
The AIDS Years Saw Artists Produce Prodigiously, But Museums Have Been Decades Slow To Respond
“Art was very much in the picture, because artists were hard hit by the epidemic, but also because art is (or can be) strategically useful. It can broadcast or insinuate messages into the larger culture, embody complex truths, absorb fear, preserve memory.”
A Musician Who Found Wild Success In Her 40s – And Cancer Soon After
“While major labels repeatedly shunned the singer as over the hill and ‘too dark,’ she finally found a perfect partner, and a breakthrough, via the fledgling indie Daptone Records, which specializes in reanimating the vintage sounds of soul, funk and Latin music”
Harry Potter Fans Swarm Bookstores Again For A Midnight Release Of … A Play Script?
Yes, that’s right: “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” copies flooded bookstores like it was 2007, and millions of fans across the world lined up for their pre-ordered copy of the play script.