NEW YORK — Lighting for the entertainment industry is Ryan Meyer’s lifeblood. Before the Hollywood strike, he worked 40 hours or more a week as a lighting man or cinematographer. He also owns a company that often makes more than a million dollars a year in production support. For now, …
Read More »“The Rise and Fall of the Little Voice” by Gift Theater
In Jim Cartwright’s “The Rise and Fall of the Little Voice,” the struggling title character escapes from her dysfunctional and chaotic life, working-class life in Yorkshire, England, circa 1992, to a world far over the rainbow, full of French chansons and songbooks. . Emjoy Gavino, who plays LV, as his …
Read More »An Oscar-winning short-lived animated series
Oscar-winning, six-minute 2019 animated short film with virtually no dialogue “Hair Love” Matthew A. Cherry was inspired by videos on social media of black fathers taking care of their children’s hair. With her new series “Young Love,” Cherry has expanded on that premise with a 12-episode animated comedy for Max …
Read More »What makes Talking Heads and “Stop Being Meaningful” great?
Two concert films are all you need to make a strong case for the genre’s vitality. Director Jonathan Demme’s Talking Heads masterpiece “Stop Making Sense” was released in 1984, and now A24 has released a 4K digital restoration in theaters with super-clear and intricately beautiful sound. IMAX branded screens were …
Read More »How should we behave in the theater?
September 10, 2023: A date that will surprise the audience. That night, at the Buell Theater at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert and her date took a stroll early in Act 2 of the touring production of “Beetlejuice: The Musical.” This happened at the …
Read More »Lyric Opera’s new SoundShirt lets you feel the music
The opening bars of Wagner’s “The Flying Dutchman” are as visceral as in opera: the icy clang of tremolo strings, followed by a full-breasted, long woodwind chorale. For those listening, that is. There doesn’t seem to be much going on for hearing-impaired audiences during the overture to Lyric Opera’s “The …
Read More »Comedian Roy Wood Jr. talks about being a lifelong Chicago Cubs fan
If Roy Wood Jr. were allowed to make a change as commissioner of Major League Baseball, he would encourage more at-bats and personality in the game. “It’s a simple change,” he said while sitting in Section 124 of Wrigley Field during the Chicago Cubs-Arizona Diamondbacks game on Sept. 9. “I …
Read More »Queens of the catwalk and magazine covers
Even if you don’t follow fashion, Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista, and Christy Turlington were pop culture fixtures and household names throughout the 1990s. No other group of fashion show and print models has captured the public imagination quite like this since. “Supermodels,” a four-part docuseries streaming on Apple …
Read More »Bijou Phillips files for divorce from Danny Masterson
LOS ANGELES — Bijou Phillips has filed for divorce from Danny Masterson, days after the former “That ’70s Show” star was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison for two rape convictions. Actor Phillips, 43, filed a petition in Santa Barbara Superior Court on Monday to end his nearly …
Read More »Sales for Anderson’s event in Naperville halted due to cyberattack
Ticket sales for the highly anticipated meet-and-greet with best-selling author Rebecca Yarros at Anderson’s Bookshop were suspended Tuesday after the Naperville store’s ticket partner was cyber-attacked, employees said. As of Tuesday evening, tickets for the event scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 11 are still available, but all sales are closed until …
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