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‘Let’s do the Time Warp again’: ‘Rocky Horror’ coming to San Pedro Playhouse
Read full article: ‘Let’s do the Time Warp again’: ‘Rocky Horror’ coming to San Pedro PlayhouseThe cult-classic musical “The Rocky Horror Show” is opening this week at the San Pedro Playhouse. According to a release, this will be the theater’s first full-scale production of the fan-favorite musical.
The City of San Antonio encourages people to apply for prequalified public art list
Read full article: The City of San Antonio encourages people to apply for prequalified public art listThe City of San Antonio’s Department of Arts & Culture announced today that they are hosting an open call for artists and providers to apply for their prequalified public art list.
San Antonio Philharmonic sued for for over $180K by major funders
Read full article: San Antonio Philharmonic sued for for over $180K by major fundersThe San Antonio Philharmonic, which was born from the ashes of the San Antonio Symphony in 2022 with some of the same musicians, saw the City of San Antonio and Bexar County set aside a combined $411,000 for its benefit.
‘1923′ production in San Antonio creates full-circle moment a century after historic movie ‘Wings’ was filmed here
Read full article: ‘1923′ production in San Antonio creates full-circle moment a century after historic movie ‘Wings’ was filmed here‘1923′ filming in San Antonio puts spotlight on city, women in local film industry.
Former San Antonio poet laureate speaks after filing federal lawsuit against city for his firing
Read full article: Former San Antonio poet laureate speaks after filing federal lawsuit against city for his firingFormer San Antonio poet laureate Nephtalí De León is suing the City of San Antonio for defamation and wrongful termination of his contract.
Shakespeare gets a San Antonio twist with Midsummer Sueño at San Pedro Playhouse
Read full article: Shakespeare gets a San Antonio twist with Midsummer Sueño at San Pedro PlayhouseThe San Pedro Playhouse is taking audiences outside for its newest production, “Midsummer Sueño,” an original San Antonio-themed adaptation of Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”
San Antonio’s arts, culture department announces seventh poet laureate
Read full article: San Antonio’s arts, culture department announces seventh poet laureateEduardo “Eddie” Vega, a director at Holy Cross San Antonio, will serve as San Antonio’s poet laureate beginning April 1, ultimately finishing his term on March 31, 2027.
Shuttered for decades, a downtown theater in a rural Texas town is getting new life and new mission
Read full article: Shuttered for decades, a downtown theater in a rural Texas town is getting new life and new missionRural Texas towns like Levelland on the South Plains are increasingly turning to the arts to help revitalize their downtowns and provide more attractions for families.
‘Petra’s Pecado’ in final weekend run at Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center Theater
Read full article: ‘Petra’s Pecado’ in final weekend run at Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center TheaterThis weekend is the final run for the Chicano classic comedy “Petra’s Pecado” at the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center Theater.
How remote desert town in Texas became such an arts Mecca
Read full article: How remote desert town in Texas became such an arts MeccaBack in 1971, Donald Judd was a renown artist who was already a success in New York City, but he pined for something that even an arts haven like the Big Apple couldn’t offer.
Watch how a Texas professor used art to honor Uvalde’s lost kids
Read full article: Watch how a Texas professor used art to honor Uvalde’s lost kidsAfter the tragic Uvalde school shooting in 2022, Abel Ortiz, an art professor at Southwest Texas Junior College, asked artists from across the state to come together to use the power of art to heal. See the results of their efforts in this video.
What led to Danny Masterson’s rape retrial and what happens next
Read full article: What led to Danny Masterson’s rape retrial and what happens nextA Los Angeles jury has found “That ’70s Show” actor Danny Masterson guilty of two counts of rape and failed to reach a verdict on a third woman's sexual abuse allegations.
U2 creating new experience with Sphere Las Vegas concerts
Read full article: U2 creating new experience with Sphere Las Vegas concertsU2 is familiar with rocking out in major sporting arenas and stadiums, but the legendary band will soon hit the stage to create a new immersive concert experience inside a high-tech, globe-shaped venue in Las Vegas.
NBCUniversal CEO Shell departs over ‘inappropriate conduct’
Read full article: NBCUniversal CEO Shell departs over ‘inappropriate conduct’Jeff Shell, the chief executive of NBCUniversal, is departing the company after an investigation into inappropriate conduct, parent company Comcast announced Sunday.
Lizzo brings drag queens on stage, protesting Tennessee law
Read full article: Lizzo brings drag queens on stage, protesting Tennessee lawLizzo filled her stage with drag queens in a concert Friday night in Knoxville, Tennessee, in a glittery protest against the state’s legislation against public drag performances.
Bud Light exec takes leave after boycott calls, reports say
Read full article: Bud Light exec takes leave after boycott calls, reports sayReports say a Bud Light marketing executive is taking a leave of absence after overseeing a partnership between the company and a transgender influencer, drawing cries for boycotts.
Will Fox settlement alter conservative media? Apparently not
Read full article: Will Fox settlement alter conservative media? Apparently notNow that Dominion Voting Systems' defamation lawsuit against Fox News ended in a $787 million settlement, what will be the impact on media outlets that appeal to conservatives.
Dame Edna creator Barry Humphries dies in Sydney at 89
Read full article: Dame Edna creator Barry Humphries dies in Sydney at 89Tony Award-winning comedian Barry Humphries, internationally renowned for his garish stage persona Dame Edna Everage, a condescending snob whose evolving character has delighted audiences over seven decades, has died.
Q&A: Benjamin Millepied on directing a reimagined 'Carmen’
Read full article: Q&A: Benjamin Millepied on directing a reimagined 'Carmen’Benjamin Millepied's “Carmen” has little to do with the familiar story from the 1875 Bizet opera about a mysterious woman who is ultimately killed by a jealous lover.
Women are monsters, victims and heroes in 'Evil Dead Rise'
Read full article: Women are monsters, victims and heroes in 'Evil Dead Rise'When director Lee Cronin set out to make the latest installment of the “Evil Dead” franchise, he knew he wanted to bring a fresh angle to his version of the iconic horror series while still giving winks and nods throughout to his source material.
Dame Edna actor Barry Humphries stable in Sydney hospital
Read full article: Dame Edna actor Barry Humphries stable in Sydney hospitalTony Award-winning comedian Barry Humphries, renowned for his garish stage persona Dame Edna Everage, is in a Sydney hospital with complications following hip surgery.
Barenboim made Berlin citizen of honor after long tenure
Read full article: Barenboim made Berlin citizen of honor after long tenureDaniel Barenboim has been made a citizen of honor of Berlin, months after he ended his three-decade tenure as the general musical director of the Berlin State Opera for health reasons.
Music to Trump's ears: Whitewashing Jan. 6 riot with song
Read full article: Music to Trump's ears: Whitewashing Jan. 6 riot with songA song featuring ex-President Donald Trump and a choir of prisoners charged with crimes related to the deadly Capitol insurrection briefly took the No. 1 spot on iTunes last month, edging out Taylor Swift.
Prosecutors dismiss Alec Baldwin charge, citing new evidence
Read full article: Prosecutors dismiss Alec Baldwin charge, citing new evidenceProsecutors have formally dismissed an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in the fatal 2021 shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the Western film “Rust,” citing new evidence and the need for more time to investigate.
Alec Baldwin charge to be dropped in movie set shooting case
Read full article: Alec Baldwin charge to be dropped in movie set shooting caseProsecutors in New Mexico plan to drop an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in the fatal 2021 shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the Western film “Rust.”.
BuzzFeed News to be shuttered in corporate cost cutting move
Read full article: BuzzFeed News to be shuttered in corporate cost cutting movePulitzer Prize winning digital media outlet BuzzFeed News is being shut down as part of a cost-cutting drive by its corporate parent that's shedding about 15% of its entire staff.
Todd Haimes, who led a theater company to Broadway, dies
Read full article: Todd Haimes, who led a theater company to Broadway, diesTodd Haimes, who led the Roundabout Theatre Company from an off-off-Broadway company teetering on the edge of bankruptcy into a major theatrical force with works on five stages — including three Broadway theaters — and dozens of Tony Awards, has died.
AP image of Mariupol hospital attack wins World Press Photo
Read full article: AP image of Mariupol hospital attack wins World Press PhotoAssociated Press photographer Evgeniy Maloletka has won the World Press Photo of the Year for his harrowing image of emergency workers carrying a pregnant woman through the shattered grounds of a maternity hospital in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol in the chaotic aftermath of a Russian attack.
Bolshoi pulls Nureyev ballet citing ban on LGBT 'propaganda'
Read full article: Bolshoi pulls Nureyev ballet citing ban on LGBT 'propaganda'Russia’s Bolshoi Theater has removed a ballet dedicated to dancer Rudolf Nureyev from its repertoire, citing a new Russian law that expands restrictions on activities seen as promoting LGBT rights.
Q&A: Aster, Phoenix try to discuss ‘Beau is Afraid’
Read full article: Q&A: Aster, Phoenix try to discuss ‘Beau is Afraid’In Ari Aster’s new film “Beau is Afraid,” Joaquin Phoenix plays an anxious man in a rotten world who goes on a wildly weird journey, both Homeric and Oedipal, to his mother’s home.
Fox settlement part of flurry of lawsuits over election lies
Read full article: Fox settlement part of flurry of lawsuits over election liesFox News’ nearly $800 million settlement of a voting machine company’s defamation lawsuit marks the first milestone in a larger legal strategy designed to combat the false claims and conspiracy theories about elections that have rippled through the U.S. for nearly three years.
DeSantis appointees begin reshaping Disney World's district
Read full article: DeSantis appointees begin reshaping Disney World's districtNew supervisors leading Disney World’s revamped governing body say they had good intentions about collaborating with the company after they were appointed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Coroner: Aaron Carter drowned in tub from drug, inhalant
Read full article: Coroner: Aaron Carter drowned in tub from drug, inhalantA coroner's report says singer and rapper Aaron Carter accidentally drowned in his bathtub as a result of sedatives he’d taken and gas used in spray cleaners that he had inhaled.
Tribeca sets lineup with docs on Stan Lee, Dan Rather
Read full article: Tribeca sets lineup with docs on Stan Lee, Dan RatherFilms directed by Chelsea Peretti, David Duchovny and Michael Shannon will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, as will documentaries about Dan Rather, Stan Lee and Gloria Gaynor.