Jessica Ryan
@jessicaryan
Piratical pioneer of experiences live on the Internet (circa 2013) // CEO Broadway Unlocked, your friendly theatre on the internet // Indefatigable advocate for arts
Jessica Ryan
watch.broadwayunlocked.com
We the Fans: How Our Powers Can Change the World - Pop Culture Collaborative
Deanna Zandtpopcollab.org
Future of Fandom and
"Our goal is to build the best turnkey media operation in venture: a single place where founders acquire the legitimacy, taste, brand-building, expertise, and momentum they need to win the narrative battle online."
The report’s authors conclude by arguing that hybrid (in-person and online) programming must form a key factor in future accessibility improvements: the more routes that exist for engaging with arts and culture, the easier it is to engage with, and the more inclusive it can become.
Adrian Leguina • Digital Access to Arts and Culture
this is a 1996 guide on how to help someone use a computer. it’s strikingly resonant with ‘how to be a parent’, or really ‘how to help anyone with anything’. a nice example of “the universal within the particular”
This is shockingly close to how we approach building internet-driven live experiences with our collaborators and clients today 🤯
The Pandemic Has STILL Shifted the Types of Cultural Entities People Prefer to Visit
Colleen Dilenschneidercolleendilen.com
Live Digital and
When the lyricist-composer duo behind “The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical” stepped onstage Sunday to accept their Grammy for best musical theater album, the list of people they wanted to thank did not start with a record label or producer, but with their social media followers.
Julia Jacobs • TikTok to the Grammys: How a ‘Bridgerton’ Musical Beat Broadway (Published 2022)
What does it mean to apply our power to promote our values? It means that we can have an impact on our shared political and cultural life. It means that we can support and care for each other. It means we can stand up, individually and together, and say “no” against the injustices in the world. It means that we have the ability to initiate the... See more
Shawn Taylor • We the Fans: How Our Powers Can Change the World - Pop Culture Collaborative
neural networks and
Mara Isaacs and Octopus Theatricals announce creation of genre-fluid media platform
Michael Abourizkbroadwaynews.com
“In the entertainment industry, the various genres tend to live in separate and isolated ecosystems,” Isaacs said in a statement. “As a producer and builder of worlds, I’m interested in bringing people together. The artists we work with refuse to limit their vision to any one sector, and Octoverse Media will be there to support them regardless of genre.”