“Unlike last year, when ‘Hamilton’ took home 10 awards for its production at the Public Theater, this year’s prizes were more evenly divided.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
Latinx Artists Find Common Ground – In Frustration
“We’re in an age where there’s a lot of fire, there’s a lot of confrontation around identity. … We’re looking at what we’re putting (on) the table and looking at who’s accepting it and who’s not, so I think this conversation is really timely.”
The Guy Who Makes Such Amazing Noises With His Mouth And Nose That People Consider Him A Spiritual Guru
“Mr. Tkachenko-Papizh, for his part, allows that ‘angels speak to me’ while he is performing. Still, he is very much human, he said, and is thus now dealing with the aftereffects of becoming an overnight web sensation.”
Hollywood Has The So White Issue, But Also The So Hetero Issue
“Last year saw a resurgence of outright offensive images of LGBT people; more films relied on gay panic and defamatory stereotypes for giggles.”
Why People Are Turning Once More To James Baldwin
“Like sixty years ago, much of the public rhetoric about race is devoted to explaining to an incurious white public, in rudimentary terms, the contours of institutional racism.”
Hulu May Become Your ‘Skinny Cable’ Provider
“The move would give Hulu another leg up in courting cost-conscious consumers and others who live in the 10 million homes in the U.S. without a pay-TV subscription.”
This Poet’s Words Are All Over Beyoncé’s New Album
“In the days after her work was proclaimed by one of the world’s most influential black female artists, Ms. [Warsan] Shire laid low. She did not promote ‘Lemonade’ or even tease its existence on social media.”
The Unlikely Rise Of The Novella
“When I suggest that we may soon see the end of even defining whether a work is a short story, novella or novel, Earls says for writers the distinction can still be meaningful.”
Our Everyday Game And Screen Immersion Experiences Are Reshaping Museums
“Some people like to just observe. Some people prefer to read. Some people prefer to be told a story in a movie. So, in the department of exhibitions, we have people that think in all these different ways and we have to balance it out between all of us to get an exhibition that is attractive to everybody, and tells each one of these stories in the most compelling way.”
Hamilton’s Assured Tony Dominance Makes Other Musicals Change Their Usual Award Season Strategies
“Barely once each Broadway generation — ‘A Chorus Line’ in 1975, ‘The Producers’ in 2001 — a juggernaut so powerful comes along that it causes competitors a brief moment of despair. And then, just as quickly, it sets off a round of tactical maneuvering.”