Suddenly, this story broke and everything we believed about her was called into question. There was no warning and no sensitivity to the impact it would have on Indigenous peoples. This is not how reconciliation is done. - The Conversation
"A forbiddingly erudite theorist who was also an in-the-arena practitioner, ... he had an uncompromising vision of what theater should be and no shortage of platforms to promote that vision. He used them all with gusto, making waves, careers, and more than a few enemies in the process." - MSN (The Boston Globe)
Merlin originated the role of Tzeitel in Fiddler, and starred in Beckett with Sir Laurence Olivier - but after she left the stage to raise her children, Hal Prince called her up for a new role: Broadway casting director. - The New York Times
After fleeing Czechoslovakia following the 1968 Soviet invasion, he made an international career. He was music director/chief conductor of the Cologne Radio Symphony (1970-74), the NDR Radiphilharmonie in Hannover (1980-1983), the Milwaukee Symphony (1986-1995), New Jersey Symphony (1993-2002), and, in a triumphant return to his homeland, the Czech Philharmonic (2003-2007). - NJArts.net
“To everyone who read that article, I want to answer the question that’s probably on your mind: Underneath all that pomade, is Hasan Minhaj just a con artist who uses fake racism and Islamophobia to advance his career? Because after reading that article, I would also think that.” - The Hollywood Reporter
Within the contemporary art world, Mr. Irwin’s work on human attention and perception — he called it, with a nod to scientific research, an “inquiry” into perception — was highly influential; he won a MacArthur “genius” award in 1984. - The New York Times
"Dubbed the first Black action hero, Roundtree became one of the faces of the 1970s blaxploitation movement when he starred as the street-smart New York sleuth." He appeared in more than a dozen other features and several television series. - The Hollywood Reporter
"(Zelia Nuttall) was the first to decode the Aztec calendar and identify the purposes of ancient adornments and weapons. She untangled the organization of commercial networks and transcribed ancient songs. … Having taught herself Nahuatl, she was the first to transcribe and translate ancient manuscripts." - Smithsonian Magazine
"Over the years, Mr. Lutvak wrote several musicals that were staged in regional theaters and Off-Off-Broadway. But none were nearly as successful as A Gentleman’s Guide.' … The show opened in November 2013 and ran for 905 performances over more than two years," winning four Tony Awards. - The New York Times
The former Italian prime minister, who died in June, bought many of the paintings and sculptures from late-night telesales programmes. Managing the extensive collection is proving a headache for his descendants. - BBC
Anderson wrote approximately 4,000 pieces for the Times. He "combined a historian’s learnedness with an enthusiast’s ardor for what was new and surprising." - The New York Times
Justine Triet, director of Anatomy of a Fall, spoke out against French film funding after she won the Palme d'Or at Cannes - and then her film wasn't chosen for France's nominee to the Academy Awards. - The Observer (UK)
