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Five Months In, How’s America’s First TKTS Booth Outside New York Doing?

“Based on recent ticket sales and Visitor Center website traffic, … the formula has proven to work in Philadelphia. … While Philly tourism and theater attendance have been down compared to 2019, Amy Murphy, Arden Theatre’s managing director, said TKTS is already paying dividends.” - The Philadelphia Inquirer (MSN)

Helping Cinemas Survive Might Mean Moving TV Series To The Big Screen

For instance, this TV series about the life of Jesus is doing numbers, as in, big numbers. - Los Angeles Times (MSN)

Making Opera Local Again

“If you want to find a creative space, it doesn’t necessarily need to be in Manhattan or Brooklyn. … It’s where you are.” - The New York Times

How Trump And His People Want To Capture The History Of The United States

“The president has gone beyond rhetoric, moving to challenge or seize control of history-related federal cultural institutions including the Smithsonian, the National Park Service and the National Endowment for the Humanities.” - The New York Times

Why Multi-Hour Classical Works Are Way Too Much Of A Good Thing

“It’s not that these are great pieces that happen to be long; the length itself is the point. The language – ‘endurance’, ‘epic’, ‘marathon’ – is that of extreme sport. Test yourself, we’re implicitly urged. … In that moment, an act of artistic engagement … becomes solipsistic and a self-congratulatory cultural flex.” - The i Paper (UK)

Broadway Is Selling A Lot Of Tickets To Young Adults

The 18-to-25 demographic isn’t usually considered a target audience for a circuit where tickets are so expensive, but the last couple of seasons have seen productions of shows deliberately aimed at that age group. It seems to be working. - The Guardian

William Morris Designs Are Literally Everywhere Now

"His legacy, like his life, is one of contradictions: he was a radical socialist and hugely successful businessman, who made wallpaper for Queen Victoria; a passionate champion of craftsmanship and workers’ rights, whose designs have become a template for mass-produced tat.” - The Guardian (UK)

Why Some Dance Companies Are Giving Up On Social Media

“At first, these outlets seemed good for dance. … They could expose dance to larger mainstream audiences. They could help democratize an industry infamous for subjectivity and selectivity. … (Yet these benefits) became less potent over time. ... And social media’s negative effects can hit dancers with particular force.” - The New York Times

Madison Ballet Is Riding An Artistic High, But That Doesn’t Fill The Seats

“Dance has always been more fragile as an audience draw; we are so keenly aware of that and are always trying to build bridges to help audience members find ‘their stories’ in our performances.” - Wisconsin State Journal (Internet Archive)

What To Do If You Wake Up With A Banksy On Your House

“You'll have to make a series of clever decisions to come out of it unscathed.” - BBC

It Takes More Than AI Slop To Create A Real Studio Ghibli Production

“The Ghiblification of OpenAI’s image generation launch was likely a calculated move to ensure that people viewed the new feature in a good light.” - Gabriel Burrow

Opera Philadelphia Will Do Another $11-Ticket Season (And That’s Not The Only Way It’s Unconventional)

For 2025-26, the company will again offer all seats at $11 each (or higher if the buyer chooses). There are twice as many performances as this season, and five works scheduled rather than this season’s three — but only one of those works is a conventional opera. - The Philadelphia Inquirer (MSN)

What To Say To A Friend After A Rough Theatre Performance

Basically, lie (unless you’re a critic, in which case say nothing until the review). One actor: “It takes incredible amounts of bravery to be vulnerable enough to offer yourself to an audience, whether screen or stage. I’m proud of anyone who dares.” - The New York Times

In Berlin, Fine Tattoo Art Is Thriving

“Works on Skin sells artwork in numbered limited editions of 100, initially for €100 each but reaching up to €2,000 for the last remaining numbers. With their purchase, buyers acquire a signed fine-art print of the artwork.” - The Observer (UK)

Wigmore Hall, London’s Legendary Classical Venue, Has Raised Millions In Private Funding

As a matter of fact, it’s raised enough to get the heck out of Arts Council England a year earlier than planned during “an uncertain public environment for classical music in the UK.” - The Guardian (UK)

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