All stories by Artsjournal1 on BroadwayStars

Wednesday, October 9, 2019

Can A Rope Bondage Show Empower Women? These Two Actor-Aerialists Think So by Artsjournal1

Everything I See I Swallow, which scored a success at this summer's Edinburgh Fringe and is now touring regional England, involves "the art of shibari, the centuries-old practice of Japanese…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 12:01PM[SHARE]

For First Time, Stirling Prize For Architecture Goes To Public Housing Project by Artsjournal1

"Goldsmith Street in Norwich represents what has become a rare breed: streets of terraced homes built directly by the council, rented with secure tenancies at fixed social rents. And it's an…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:42AM[SHARE]

Looking Hopeful, Long-Troubled English National Opera Appoints New Artistic Director by Artsjournal1

"Annilese Miskimmon, the Belfast-born opera director who has drawn influence from Sondheim, Shakespeare and the Muppets [and is currently director of opera at Norwegian National Opera and Ba…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:42AM[SHARE]

In Wake Of Racial Incident, Boston's Museum Of Fine Arts Works To Make Amends by Artsjournal1

Last spring, a group of black middle school students had an ugly encounter with a few museum patrons and a guard. "Critics rightfully pounced, and the museum moved swiftly to contain the dam…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:42AM[SHARE]

Mayhem At New York's WBAI: Network Fires Staff And Locks Offices As Staffers Go To Court by Artsjournal1

The city's Pacifica Radio station, which for six decades has aired leftist-leaning news coverage and alternative programming, has been in chronic turmoil for the past several years, with con…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:42AM[SHARE]

'The Stage' Runs Pro And Con Articles On The Old Vic's Gender-Neutral Toilets, Then Deletes Them In A Panic by Artsjournal1

"The website issued a statement on Twitter today saying it had taken the articles [about the battle of the loos] down after receiving what it described as 'strong responses' from readers, ad…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:42AM[SHARE]

London's Old Vic Theatre Promised It Would Double The Number Of Women's Toilets. It Made All Toilets Gender-Neutral Instead, And Some Women Are Fu by Artsjournal1

"The push for inclusivity has angered some women who say their comfort and safety is being put at risk " and argue men are still being left with a better deal. Here's why toilets have become…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 10:42AM[SHARE]

Mr. Armstrong, meet Mr. Shaw by Artsjournal1

A friend of mine sent me this color photograph the other day, remarking that he suspected it was the only time that Louis Armstrong and George Bernard Shaw appeared in the same painting. " T…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:54AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, October 8, 2019

Confetti-Loving Comedian Rip Taylor Dead At 88 by Artsjournal1

"In his over five decades in entertainment, Taylor would make over 2,000 guest star appearances on shows like The Monkees, The Merv Griffin Show, The Tonight Show, Late Night with David Lett…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:54PM[SHARE]

Artist Matthew Wong, Innovative Painter Of Landscapes, Dead By Suicide At 35 by Artsjournal1

"With just three solo shows and a handful of star turns in group exhibitions, Wong established himself as a quicksilver talent, with an almost preternatural sense for creating gripping, idio…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:54PM[SHARE]

Who Will Replace Plácido Domingo At Los Angeles Opera? No One by Artsjournal1

The company has decided to eliminate the title of General Director and fold its duties in with those of the President and CEO, Christopher Koelsch. " Los Angeles Times

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:54PM[SHARE]

African Women Authors Make Historical Fiction Their Own by Artsjournal1

"African historical fiction is far from a new genre " is there a more globally known work of African fiction, after all, than Chinua Achebe's 1958 classic story of Nigeria at the moment of B…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:54PM[SHARE]

Seeing 'Slave Play' As A Black Person, With An All-Black Audience by Artsjournal1

Aisha Harris: "At one point during the performance " as the white woman … used a black dildo on her [black] partner … while they pretended to be the mistress and slave on a plantation " …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:54PM[SHARE]

Major Public Art Project Honors Black Lives In One Of America's Most Important Black Neighborhoods by Artsjournal1

"Njaimeh Njie, a Pittsburgh-based artist who works primarily with print and photography, set out on a journey in 2016 to document black lives in her city, focusing on the Hill District, the …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:54PM[SHARE]

Just Two Weeks After Winning A MacArthur, Walter Hood Wins Another $250,000 by Artsjournal1

"The … public artist whose work ranges from sculpture to landscape design has won the annual Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize, which comes with $250,000 and honors a United States-based arti…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:54PM[SHARE]

A.I. Software Is Learning To Write Prose " Could It Get Good Enough To Write A 'New Yorker' Piece? by Artsjournal1

John Seabrook does a deep dive into how artificial intelligence programs learn the rules of English grammar and syntax and teach themselves how to predict what you, at the keyboard, might wr…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:54PM[SHARE]

The Problem With Critics Who Worry That The New 'Joker' Movie Will Goad Crazy Incels Into Shooting People by Artsjournal1

Dan Brooks: "Ostensibly too sophisticated for superhero stories, our critics have accepted the Joker's power to corrupt the masses in real life, on a more literal level than the most addled …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:54PM[SHARE]

Where Are Artists Priced Out Of Gentrifying Berlin Neighborhoods Going? Here by Artsjournal1

They've been moving into abandoned East German factories along the Spree River. "Although the area's landscape may look post-apocalyptic, with its giant weeds and empty power plants, strange…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:54PM[SHARE]

New York Mag/Vulture Theater Critic Sara Holdren Steps Down by Artsjournal1

"I'm stepping away from full-time criticism to pursue more directing, but there's no disentangling the two pursuits for me now. … Critic and director must both articulate a vision and rela…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:32AM[SHARE]
Sunday, October 6, 2019

Foundations, it's time to stop using grant applications to distribute funding by Artsjournal1

Vu Le: "Our sector talks a lot about grants. … There are endless articles and workshops on how to increase your chances to get grants. And many foundations, to their credit, have been work…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:03PM[SHARE]

How Libraries Are Bridging the Digital Divide by Artsjournal1

"There are about 5 million households in rural areas without broadband internet … [and] there are 15 million households outside of rural America where people don't have broadband internet.…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:03PM[SHARE]

New Grant Program Focuses on Artists Working with Social Change Organizations by Artsjournal1

"The Arts and Activism ColLABoration, a pilot project funded jointly by The CrossCurrents and Compton Foundations to support the work of artists in partnership with organizers and activist o…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:03PM[SHARE]

Decolonizing the Future: museums as agents of generational equity by Artsjournal1

Elizabeth Merritt: "All too often the decisions we make as individuals, companies, or countries are only good decisions if examined in a very short time frame. I call this phenomenon tempora…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:03PM[SHARE]

Changing the color of opera is the goal of Minnesota Opera's new leader by Artsjournal1

"A singer herself, Minnesota Opera's Priti Gandhi sees diversity as a way to 'open people's imaginations' " not to mention a matter of survival." " The Star Tribune (Minneapolis)

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:03PM[SHARE]

Why don't we hear more music by women? The Imani Winds quintet is trying to change that. by Artsjournal1

"For more than two decades, Imani Winds, founded by the composer and flutist Valerie Coleman, has been unfolding different perspectives in its concerts, juxtaposing Bach with John Coltrane, …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:03PM[SHARE]

Same-sex, gender-neutral dance partners now allowed to compete in national competitions by Artsjournal1

"Same sex and gender-neutral couples will now be allowed to compete with opposite-sex couples at all of its events. … But the question has come up: Will that lead to an unfair advantage wh…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:03PM[SHARE]

A Team of Curators Designs a System for Indigenous Artists to Thrive In by Artsjournal1

"The word 'decolonization' has been bandied about all over national and regional arts outlets lately, but it is often misused or misunderstood. In Seattle, the term was used frequently to de…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:03PM[SHARE]

Vogue Dancers Subvert a Baroque Spectacle at the Paris Opera by Artsjournal1

"Rameau's Les Indes Galantes was designed to show the triumph of Enlightenment order over the exotic 'other.' Can hip-hop dance make it feel less toxic?" " The New York Times

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 03:03PM[SHARE]
Friday, October 4, 2019

Baltimore Symphony May Be Back On Stage, But It's Not Saved Yet by Artsjournal1

Indeed, it has about one year to make itself sustainable: the musicians' new contract expires next September, and the $1.6 million donated to cover the players' pay while the orchestra is da…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:48PM[SHARE]

The Reigning Queen Of Queer Cartoons by Artsjournal1

Rebecca Sugar earned six Emmy nominations before she was 30 for her work on the animated series Adventure Time. Now, on her own Cartoon Network series, Steven Universe, she has an entire squ…

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:48PM[SHARE]

Art Classes Instead Of Court Dates For Misdemeanor Offenders In Brooklyn by Artsjournal1

"People arrested on low-level misdemeanors in Brooklyn will now have the option to complete a one-day arts course at the Brooklyn Museum instead of ever having to appear in court, thanks to …

SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 08:48PM[SHARE]

All that Chat

2025-2026 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 12, 2025: Call Me Izzy - Studio 54
Sep 16, 2025: Art - Music Box Theatre
Oct 08, 2025: Beetlejuice - Palace Theatre
Nov 13, 2025: Oedipus - Studio 54
Nov 16, 2025: Chess - Imperial Theatre
Mar 23, 2026: Giant - Music Box Theatre
Apr 06, 2026: Becky Shaw - Hayes Theater
Apr 16, 2026: Proof - Booth Theatre
Apr 26, 2026: Drama Desk Cut-Off