Classical fans have long complained about how poorly iTunes and Apple Music fit the genre. So, in 2021, Apple purchased Primephonic — which designed its database especially for classical — and closed it, saying they'd integrate it with Apple's software and relaunch it. The result, Apple Music Classical, arrives March 28. - Ars Technica
Kohn Pedersen Fox, the firm which he co-founded and served as president and number-one salesman, designed such celebrated buildings as the World Bank headquarters in DC, Procter & Gamble headquarters in Cincinnati, and skyscrapers from London and New York to Seoul and Shanghai. - MSN (The Washington Post)
"The Atlanta Lyric Theatre has closed its doors after 42 years under the weight of financial strain … (due to) 'a significant drop in overall attendance in the wake of the pandemic.' Remaining shows of the 42nd season — including Pippin, The Best of Broadway and the Cabaret series — have been cancelled." - ArtsATL
Katherine Farley, who became board chair in 2010 and led the arts complex through the complete renovation of David Geffen Hall, decided that the end of that project was a good time to hand over the reins. Her successor is Hearst CEO Steven Swartz. - The New York Times
"Once hailed as among the finest actors of his generation, Blake became better known as the center of a real-life murder trial, a story more bizarre than any in which he acted. Many remembered him not as the rugged, dark-haired star of Baretta, but as a spectral, white-haired murder defendant." - AP
Gov. Healey’s proposal describes the live theater tax credit as a “pilot program” designed to support productions costing at least $100,000 that are headed to Broadway, off-Broadway or a national tour. The Massachusetts Office of Business Development would be able to grant up to $5 million a year to qualifying productions. - WBUR
Demonstrations are frequent enough in the country that they have taken on a ritualistic dimension, and often feature overtly theatrical elements designed to grab the attention. - The New York Times
Gorsuch’s fairness question resonates right away. Why these debts and not others? Why them and not me? These are rhetorical questions, and they have a rhetorical purpose: to frame student loan forgiveness as a sucker’s game. - Slate
In Florida, Indiana, Kansas and Pennsylvania plays and musicals have been challenged or canceled recently. Parents or school officials have complained that the content isn't family friendly. - NPR
While the Inclusion List shows that over the years the nominees have grown more diverse, the proportion of nominees who are part of an ethnic minority is still "nowhere near what it needs to be. - BBC
The essential difficulty is that the vast majority of art museum professionals have limited training in how to identify and address contemporary manifestations of this history. - Hyperallergic
While technology is making composing more accessible to more artists, there's another important shift going on: scoring Indigenous stories with Indigenous music — rather than a cliché of rattles and drums. - CBC
One of the most consequential developments of our moment is that the experiences that create sensory memories are disappearing even faster than temperatures are rising. - City Journal
Nataki Garrett went from artistic director of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival to interim executive artistic director — because the executive director position was eliminated, along with more than a third of the staff and over 10% of the budget. If only that were all she had to deal with ... - San Francisco Chronicle
To reinvigorate the red carpet preshow, Oscars organizers hired members of the Met Gala creative team. Expect much more star power, specialized lighting (to make a process that happens in daylight seem more like evening) and better integration with the theater’s entrance. - The New York Times
