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Currently celebrating its 35th Season, Everyman Theatre seeks a positive, collaborative, and dynamic leader to serve as its second-ever Artistic Director, helping to shape the artistic footprint of this robust organization, its beautiful facility in downtown Baltimore, and its core Resident Company of Artists. Working in partnership with Everyman’s Managing Director and with an engaged

SAG-AFTRA is putting its video game strike in the rearview mirror. The 11-month strike waged by the performers’ union was brought to a tidy end Wednesday as members voted overwhelmingly to ratify a labor agreement with major interactive companies, which collectively are behind franchises like Call of Duty and Marvel’s Spider-Man. More than 95 percent

This story has been updated with corrected information about the possible per-cigarette tax rate. Local supporters of the arts now have a potential new revenue stream to explore: cigarette sales. Under Ohio’s new, two-year budget for 2026 and 2027, Summit County officials have the ability to ask voters to levy a cigarette tax to fund

Now that Paramount Global has settled a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump against “60 Minutes,” is there a chance the fog surrounding the company’s quest to sell itself to Skydance Media is about to lift? So far, it’s not entirely clear — not even to executives at Paramount Global. The owner of CBS, Comedy

The prosecutor made a bold prediction during her closing argument. “For 20 years, the defendant got away with his crimes — that ends in this courtroom,” declared Assistant U.S. Attorney Maurene Comey last week in the government’s case versus Sean “Diddy” Combs. “It is time to hold him accountable … the defendant is not a

The Gran Teatre del Liceu (Barcelona) has announced the appointment of Jonathan Nott as its next Music Director, beginning with the 2026–27 season and spanning a period of five seasons. He will succeed Josep Pons, who has held the position since 2012 and will become the institution’s Honorary Music Director. Known for his deep engagement

The world’s oldest natural pearl and an 1,100-year-old Qur’an will be among the star exhibits at Zayed National Museum. The mega museum, on Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi and designed by the British firm Foster + Partners, will open in December 2025, it was announced today. The museum centres on the story of Sheikh Zayed

You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers. Or at least more questions. The multi-act Shakespearean drama that is the fate of U.S. TikTok took another turn this week when The Information reported that owner ByteDance was developing a U.S.-specific app —internally called M2 —that would presumably allow it to keep functioning in the United States. This

Ericka Cruz Guevarra [00:01:06] Lily, you’re the Chronicle’s theater critic. What’s the range of theater in the Bay Area? Lily Janiak [00:01:13] Oh my gosh. I could see a show at Counterpulse that ends with two performers lying on the floor making flatulent noises and have that make total sense and be a thing of

The Bayeux tapestry is set to return to the UK for the first time in almost 1,000 years. One of the most important cultural artefacts in the world, it is to be displayed at the British Museum from September 2026. Its significance for history is unquestioned – but you may not think of the Bayeux

Some poets have a talent for drawing. Mark Terrill is one. I am charmed by these sketches of his and have posted another as well. He makes no claims for them. They’re just one of his habits. After seeing these sketches, I asked Terrill’s permission to post them. He gave it and replied: "It's really

I worked for the novelist in her final months. I thought she wanted to kill me. Patricia Highsmith pictured at her home in Tegna, Switzerland, in 1985. Dino Fracchia / Alamy Stock I first read Patricia Highsmith’s novels in the fall of 1994. I was twenty and living in a room in her house in

ImmerseATL offers mentorship, rigorous training and networking to emerging contemporary dancers. (Photo by Synapse Photography) The Windmill Arts Center’s black box was nearly dark. One or two dim stationary spotlights barely and imperfectly illuminated fragments of the stage. Into the murky silence, a performer called, “Where are we going?” Another cried out, “Hello, is anybody

SAG-AFTRA members have ratified the 2025 Interactive Media Agreement by an overwhelming majority, signifying an official conclusion to the nearly yearlong video game strike that first began in July of last year. With a vote of over 95% in favor, the deal’s approval followed last month’s tentative agreement with major video game companies, which then

There is a country where top ballet dancers are treated like rock stars. Hundreds of fans line up at the stage door, waiting patiently to shower them with gifts or ask for an autograph; some even travel the globe to follow their favourites. No, it isn’t France or Italy, where the art form has roots

NEW YORK (AP) — Bill Moyers, the former White House press secretary who became one of television’s most honored journalists, masterfully using a visual medium to illuminate a world of ideas, died Thursday at age 91. Moyers died in a New York City hospital, according to longtime friend Tom Johnson, the former CEO of CNN

San Francisco’s KQED is bracing for a new round of layoffs as the public media outlet aims to address a projected $12 million budget deficit. The move, preceded by a voluntary buyout offer, was announced in a June 4 email to staff from CEO Michael Isip. The buyout window closed June 21, with all employees

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Sippy Films Sholay featured an all-star cast led by Amitabh Bachchan (right) and Dharmendra (left) Fifty years after it first exploded on Indian screens, Sholay (Embers) – arguably the most iconic Hindi film ever made – is making a spectacular return. In a landmark event for film lovers, the fully restored, uncut version of Ramesh