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Copyright: April 10, 2022
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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS GEARING UP FOR VEGAS CONVENTION

Cody Rigsby

The NAB Show will feature exhibits from at least 900 companies, including 160 making their first appearance at the annual event which takes place April 23-27 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

NAB Show is considered "the premier event for content professionals in the media, entertainment and technology ecosystem. It is the ultimate marketplace for those seeking to create superior audio and video experiences. From creation to consumption, across multiple platforms, NAB Show is where global visionaries convene to bring content to life in new and exciting ways."

"You’re Doing Great, Boo: In Conversation With Peloton’s Cody Rigsby" session, takes place Tuesday, April 26.

Rigsby, a Peloton instructor, instructs students to push themselves but to enjoy themselves as well. His classes have attracted more than 120,000 Peloton members to his #BooCrew and 1.5 million social media followers.

After moving to New York City for an internship at the Broadway Dance Center, Rigsby worked as a professional dancer on projects for Katy Perry, Nicki Minaj, Victoria’s Secret, ELLE Magazine and Saturday Night Live. Rigsby was paired with professional dancer Cheryl Burke on the 30th season of “Dancing with the Stars,” where he finished in third place.

Non stop workshops include: Contracts for Creatives. "I signed WHAT?" In this session, attorney Seth Polansky will walk you through the anatomy of a contract and highlight key contractual terms and conditions that you need to understand.

This session will cover:
Key licensing terms and conditions
Key nondisclosure terms and conditions
What to include in your quotes and estimates (that often become your contracts).

TikTok Bootcamp features director of TikTok’s latest marketing campaign, Valentina Vee, sharing tips and trick.

Controversial Advertising Categories. With more states moving to legalize marijuana, CBD and on-line sports betting, how can local stations avoid FCC fines or otherwise running afoul of the law? This discussion will help expand your understanding of this ever-evolving advertising category. Speakers include Leonard Wheeler, President Mel Wheeler Inc. Hosted by Larry Walke Associate General Counsel NAB.

NextGen TV Trends: Lessons Learned from Pioneering and Groundbreaking Application Examples Collection of market trends, challenges, opportunities, and lessons learned during the pandemic.

Retooling Employee Benefits to Entice the Contemporary Workforce. The world of work has changed dramatically in recent years, particularly for benefits.

How Immersive Streaming Experiences use Data to Enhance Mental Well-being and Improve Diagnostic Efficacy. Science-driven, medically-proven experience platform for mental and emotional healthcare.

The Powerhouse of Edutainment - A Conversation with PBS.

Cine-Live Case Study: Super Bowl 2022 Half-time Show.

NAB Diversity Symposium. Removing Bias from the Hiring Process to Diversify Your Talent Pool Are your recruitment and hiring practices eliminating inadvertently eliminating diversity.

A spot check of other workershops include:

Virtual Reality Productions Workshop, Field Workshops - Remote Production & Streaming Workshop - Future of Cinema: The Immersive World of MSG Sphere - New Strategies to Generate Sports Revenue - Interview Lighting: Practical Cinematic Techniques - Virtual Reality Productions Workshop - Future of Cinema: Immersive Experiences & Use Cases - Small & Medium Market Radio Forum - UAV Drone Night Workshop - Cinematography Lighting Workshop.

NAB Showgoers will navigate a convention floor featuring some of the world’s leading brands and companies, as well as first-time exhibitors and innovation zones showcasing the most cutting-edge advancements changing the broadcast, media and entertainment industries.

Exhibitors will occupy distinct destinations throughout the LVCC’s North, Central and newly built West Hall focused on four main verticals associated with the content lifecycle. These destinations and some participating companies are:

Create (North Hall): Blackmagic Design, Adob Systems, Chyron, Ross Video, Wheatstone Corporation

Create (Central Hall): Sony Electronics, Grass Valley, Canon, ARRI, Riedel Communications, FOR-A, Comrex

Connect (West Hall): Verizon, AT&T, Bitcentral, Sencore, Xperi, RCS, Stream VX

Capitalize (North Hall): Dell, Evertz, WideOrbit, ENCO Systems

Intelligent Content (West Hall): Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, MediaKind, Veritone

Chris Brown NAB executive vice president and managing director of Global Connections and Events.

“As a platform for millions of dollars in commerce, the NAB Show is pivotal in ushering in the latest innovations propelling content forward and leading our community into new territory,” said Chris Brown, who added: “We are excited for attendees and exhibitors to experience the curated journeys available on our reimagined convention floor as we get back to doing business face-to-face.”

Other NAB Show floor destinations focus on specific themes and technologies and include:

The ARRI and Fuse Virtual Production Stage includes live demonstrations for a compelling experience in how to take advantage of creative possibilities while optimizing workflows with cost efficiency.

The ATSC 3.0 Pavilion will showcase deployments, consumer products and services, and the opportunity for broadcasters as ATSC 3.0 continues its expansion across the U.S. and the world.

Connected Media|IP showcase is designed to provide solutions to creating a focused and engaged audiences through IPTV, OTT, mobile, social and the cloud.

Future of Delivery is a new destination including an on-floor theater featuring content from industry visionaries looking at topics such as 5G, mobile video, streaming, satelliteIP, LEO satellite and any other technology impacting the future of distribution and delivery in the media broadcast space.

Futures Park is dedicated to presentation of today’s edge-of-the-art media technologies from research and development facilities around the world. The PILOT booth will showcase an Android Automotive Broadcast Radio Interface as well as ATSC 3.0 technologies including broadcast applications running on commercially available NextGen TV sets.

The IP Showcase is designed to guide industry professionals on the advantages of switching to IP, how to implement new infrastructure and make the shift as securely as possible.

NextGen Now is a new attraction on the showcasing broadcast equipment from multiple manufacturers to help broadcasters understand the challenges and opportunities in implementing the ATSC 3.0 in local markets.

The Streaming Experience is the largest showcase of its kind with demos of more than 50 streaming video platforms and devices. From smart TVs and streaming boxes to game consoles, attendees can test OTT services side-by-side and get their questions answered.

NAB Show will also feature new experiential zones in every exhibit hall – starting and check-in points where attendees can gain valuable insight into broader industry trends. Designed around themes of inspiration, innovation and implementation, Experiential Zones will offer a variety of activities, from free learning sessions to hands-on demos to unique networking opportunities, to prepare attendees before they dive into various exhibits on the show floor.

Startup companies, PILOT Innovation Challenge winners and NAB Show partners participating within the Experiential Zones are:

Create: Yella Umbrella, Advanced Image Robotics, iRomaScents, Northeastern University, Spalk

Connect: Vivoh, BEAM Dynamics, Townsquare Media, Michigan Radio

Capitalize: tallio.io, CatapultX

Intelligent Content: Gyrus AI

Guided tours of the show floor will also be offered to NAB members. In addition, CIM Tours will offer a series of industry tours led by industry experts. These curated tours will explore dedicated topics relevant for attendees ranging from business executives to live content creators to engineers and IT professionals.

Members of the press are invited to experience Vu’s LED Volume and virtual production solutions across three unique activations on the NAB Show floor. This opportunity allows for attendees of the NAB Show to see multiple implementations of Vu’s innovative and state-of-the-art technology in action, including a 100 foot LED Volume as the home for Vu Theater - the largest LED Volume soundstage at NAB’s Annual Show.

Attendees will be able to peruse new products and see trailblazing technologies through interactive exhibits and live demonstrations.

The NAB Show will feature a host of NextGen TV exhibits, demonstrations and sessions, including a "how-to" overview of NextGen TV workflows.

Next Gen TV, also known as ATSC 3.0, is now available in more than 40 TV markets covering 45% of U.S. households.

The NextGen TV related offerings will include NextGen Now, presented by Heartland Video Systems, Inc. (HVS), which will provide a "how-to" overview of Next Gen TV workflows as they are being used today.

As an experienced integrator involved in over thirty Next Gen TV market launches, HVS will provide expert real-world guidance on implementing NextGen workflow. HVS will also showcase broadcaster equipment from multiple manufacturers and explains their function within the air-chain.

In addition, the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) will be showcasing the latest generation of NextGen TV receivers. At its booth in the Future of Delivery section of the West Hall, the ATSC will also be providing an update on the implementation progress of the standard at stations throughout the country and advanced applications that broadcasters have been developing.

NAB will demonstrate the scalable video coding feature of the standard, in which a base layer of high definition content is delivered through over-the-air broadcasting while an ultra high-definition enhancement layer is delivered via broadband, with the TV set combining the two layers into unified ultra high-definition content. The demonstration will take place in Futures Park.

On Sunday, April 24, the Broadcast Engineering & Information Technology (BEIT) Conference will feature presentations on technical papers regarding NextGen TV in addition to several panels on various topics related to the standard in the Connect Inspiration theater in the West Hall.

Other related panels include "What’s Now and What’s Next with NEXTGEN TV," moderated by Pearl TV Managing Director Anne Schelle on Sunday, April 24, and a question-and-answer session designed to inform station managers and sellers about new opportunities available through the technology.

At its NAB Show booth Fujifilm will showcase its latest lens technology facilitating virtual production and augmented reality technologies and capabilities in partnership with Mo-Sys and APG Media, as well as introduce attendees to several Fujinon cinema and broadcast lens products and accessories.

"We look forward to not only connecting with our industry colleagues in person at NAB 2022, but also exhibiting our world-class lens range with this critical group of industry experts,” said Stosh Durbacz, national sales manager, Fijifilm North America Corporation, Optical Devices Division. “We are also excited to bring attendees into the world of virtual production and augmented reality on site by displaying and demonstrating products designed to improve production workflows."

At its NAB Show booth, April 23-27 in Las Vegas, Fujifilm will showcase its latest lens technology facilitating virtual production.

Fujifilm’s role in the growing world of virtual production and augmented reality will be on display in partnership with Mo-Sys - renowned creator and manufacturer of advanced and innovative camera robotics and virtual production technologies - and APG Media, industry experts on LED videowall technology.

Using Fujinon broadcast and cinema lenses with Mo-Sys StarTracker camera tracking technology and a state-of-the-art 1.5mm pixel pitch LED wall from APG Media, Fujifilm will showcase an end-to-end LED production workflow, highlighting the benefits of designing a solution specifically for cinematic and broadcast virtual production.

"More than ever, and within the last two years especially, virtual production and augmented reality have proven to be a growing, important part of our industry,” said Durbacz. “We are proud to partner with Mo-Sys and APG to educate the NAB Show community about the technology and capabilities available and required to accommodate the needs of this emerging market segment."

Fujinon product debuts at NAB 2022 include:

UA107x8.4AF (Auto Focus) lens for fast and accurate subject-tracking performance, placed on a Mo-Sys U50 Remote Head.
Large Format Premista Series cinema lenses with new Chrosziel Drive Unit and ZEISS eXtended Data, a unique technology that creates opportunities to streamline and increase the accuracy of the lens data.
Portable broadcast zooms equipped with S10 digital drive units to support modern remote and robotic shooting needs.
UA125x8 4K-compatible broadcast lens with the world's highest zoom ratio of 125X
UA46x9.5 portable 4K broadcast lens with Super 35 Musashi expander, delivering an incredible range of 24-1100mm at a relatively light weight (about 12 pounds), ideal for wildlife, sports and any environment where reach and portability is needed.
Updated zoom and focus controllers for FUJINON box and portable lenses.

Brainstorm, leading manufacturer of real-time 3D graphics and virtual studio solutions, will showcase the latest version of its flagship products InfinitySet, Aston and eStudio. Suite 5, available now for all Brainstorm users, includes a plethora of new features designed to improve XR content creation and workflows, while adding an even tighter integration with Unreal Engine. "These enhancements will streamline the ability of our clients to improve their virtual content creation regardless if they are using LED videowalls or chroma sets to produce virtual content." The company will demonstrate InfinitySet’s advanced XR workflows using a large LED videowall, with mixed production including chroma sets and live, in-context augmented reality. Live public demonstrations will take place every half an hour, with additional pods for more private demos.

Edison PRO, the company’s virtual studio-in-a-box product designed for live events and presentations, will also benefit from some of the above plus its own features as a result of its upgrade to V5. Edison now includes a wide range of new features aimed at simplifying live presentations and events, which open new possibilities for content creation. New features include workflow and IO enhancements, new virtual lights and actor improvements plus a new chroma keyer that vastly improves the integration of the actors.

Vu Technologies Corp (Vu) is a technology company specializing in virtual production studios for advertising and commercial videos with a fast-growing network of studios across North America.

“The partnership with Vu this year is unlike anything we’ve ever done at NAB Show before. The opportunity to create an immersive Volume to showcase our speakers is an exciting innovation we’re very proud to bring to this year’s NAB Show attendees,” said Melissa Kittson, Manager, Digital Media, Sponsorship & Strategic Accounts for NAB.

Vu’s three primary activations at NAB Show will include:

Vu Theater
The primary speaker stage in Central Hall will be on a giant, 100 foot wide x 20 feet tall Vu Theater, the largest of its kind at NAB, where keynote presentations will be delivered throughout NAB Show.

Vu Exhibit Booth
Located adjacent to the Create Inspiration Zone stage, Vu’s dedicated exhibit booth will provide a forum for conversation with Vu’s subject matter experts, positioned to take attendees deep into the company’s virtual production solutions.

Unreal Ride, powered by Mark Roberts Motion Control & Vu

Attendees will be able to take a ride in this hyper-realistic simulation where they will be able to virtually ride on a motorcycle through a futuristic metropolis. Created in Unreal Engine, this experience utilizes a Vu LED wall for visual display and a Bolt X Robot from Mark Roberts Motion Control for precise motion control. This booth is located in the Central Hall Lobby.

Just across the Vegas strip from NAB Show is Vu Vegas, the fourth location as part of Vu’s virtual studio network. This 40,000 square foot studio features a 140 feet x 20 feet LED Volume, an R&D lab for virtual production and a robotics laboratory that will elevate filmmaking, commercial production, and video capabilities for conferences.

The Berlin-based nanocosmos has more than two decades of experience in the audio/video industry. Their flagship product nanoStream Cloud is an industry reference for B2B interactive live streaming with ultra-low latency on any device. With recent innovations and milestones like Adaptive Bitrate Playback, Live Transcoding, nanoMeet for integrating video meetings into live events, and with the 2021 Streaming Media Award for the best corporate video platform, nanocosmos gets back to in-person shows with NAB 2022.

provider Also establishing a presence is nanoStream Cloud Release 2022.

In addition to commonly used scenarios for interactive live streaming like Webcasts, Online Gaming, Online Auctions, or Live Retail there are now also new ones that require live streaming with ultra-low latency such as interactive events, hybrid events, concerts with audience engagement and virtual VIP fan rooms, town hall meetings with Q&A etc.

"A technical solution is needed that covers business-centric features and components under one roof, so that corporations can integrate the complex workflow of interactive live streaming easily. Along with simple white-label integration and compliance to international legal regulations like GDPR, nanoStream Cloud 2022 offers a new level of virtual interaction with large audiences around the world: The enhanced version of the well-established combination of Global Network (CDN), browser-based Player and Analytics enables subsecond live streaming with higher Quality of Service and Quality of Experience," states the company.

The product can detect streaming irregularities based on factors such as the time a stream runs. To avoid hijacking of streams the new security service included in nanoStream Cloud checks suspicious access and detects irregularities like usage and timing. nanoStream Cloud is created with security and encryption enabled by default. It supports secure access and REST APIs, content encryption, secure access with web hooks and token-based access for certain application scenarios.

Band Pro Film & Digital Inc. will showcase their Optimo Primes new Integrated Optical Palette (IOP) custom look options.

Built with the input of today’s top DP’s & major rental houses industry-wide, the official Angenieux Optimo Primes Integrated Optical Palette (IOP) options have been selected and are now delivering worldwide.

Full frame Angenieux Optimo Primes stand alone among professional cinema glass as the only lenses designed to incorporate Integrated Optical Palette (IOP) technology.

This new revolutionary lens design allows cinematographers to craft their own unique looks by combining IOP options as a painter adds hues to a brush.

Optimo Primes IOP are comprised of Internal Filters, Iris Cartridges, and Rear Filter options. Combining one or more of these dramatically changes the overall look, while allowing the DP to be in complete creative control. Due to their unique position inside the lens, IOP Internal Filters craft new looks not possible with front or rear filtration alone. Equally unique is that this process is easily reversible, returning the lens to its original configuration within minutes.

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ART AND ABOUT

CAMILLA, THE DUCHESS OF CORNWALL

Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall viewing the shirt worn by Colin Firth when he played Mr. Darcy in the BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice commenting: "But he's not in it, that's a bit sad." Photo: utube.

visited the former home of author Jane Austen at Chawton in Hampshire, southeast England. The cottage was Austen's home in the last eight years of her life and is where she wrote all six of her beloved novels.

An appeal was launched in 2020 to save the Austen house in Chawton, Hampshire.

Austen lived at the home - from 1809 until her death in 1817 - with her mother and sister, both called Cassandra, and friend Martha Lloyd.

The duchess heard about the roof restoration, involving reclaimed, handmade clay roof tiles installed by specialist contractors and had followed the progress on Austen's former home.

Camilla was treated to a tour of the museum property by director Lizzie Dunford who said it was a "privilege" to show the duchess around the home - started the tour in the drawing room, where she viewed a precious first edition of Pride and Prejudice. The author had read aloud from her personal copy of Pride and Prejudice the day before its publication in 1813.

The wife of Prince Charles also saw the dining room, where Austen's writing table remains as well as first editions of novels and two of her letters.

The shirt worn by actor Colin Firth in the BBC adaption of Pride and Prejudice is also on display at the museum.

The duchess left no secret that she was a fan of the BBC's 1995 adaptation. She appeared delighted to see his infamous white shirt displayed alongside other examples of Regency underwear from TV and film adaptations. One of the most famous scenes was when Firth emerged from a lake in the wet garment following a swim. "But he's not in it, that's a bit sad," Camilla joked, according to news outlets.

Camilla, who is a passionate reader, recently named Austen's protagonist Elizabeth Bennett as "a heroine of mine" while picking five literary characters to join her for a dinner party.

Afterwards Camilla visited the new Southampton center of Maggie's, a charity which supports cancer patients and their families. She opened the center, which is based in the grounds of University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust.

PIPILOTTI RIST: YOUR BRAIN TO ME, MY BRAIN TO YOU

Pixelwald Motherboard (Pixelforest Mutterplatte), 2016. Installation view, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles,‘Pipilotti Rist: Big Heartedness, Be My Neighbor, Los Angeles CA, 2021. Photo: Zak Kelley © Pipilotti Rist Courtesy the artist, Hauser & Wirth and Luhring Augustine

is a new large-scale, site-specific installation by internationally renowned Swiss artist Pipilotti Rist. The immersive video installation is the artist’s first in the Middle East.

This exhibition contains flashing lights that may cause discomfort and/or trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy and other conditions with sensitivity to light.

Curated by Tom Eccles and Bouthayna Baltaji, the installation invites visitors to embark on a journey of self-discovery through a multisensory experience that inspires introspection and awe. Your Brain to Me, My Brain to You symbolizes humanity’s collective unconscious and the power of the mind.

A key feature of the installation is the “pixels” that comprise 12,000 LED lights strung on cables throughout the gallery for visitors to navigate. Representing neurons, constantly firing and communicating with each other, the pulsing resin-encased bulbs have been programmed in choreography with a soundscape and video installation featuring abstract footage of Qatar’s landscapes.

As they make their way through the exhibit, visitors are encouraged to turn off their personal devices and prepare to experience the journey fully, shifting their focus towards activating different senses.

“This work is both a collective and individual experience. We want to understand what is happening inside the brain of the other, and culture is the main way to try to understand each other beyond language. “Pipilotti Rist.

Aetist Acknowledgments - "Pipilotti Rist works with a lovely team of specialists, some of whom she has collaborated with for many years. The project lead and designer of Your Brain to Me, My Brain to You is Kaori Kuwabara, a light designer based in Zurich. She has developed the prototype, the technical concept of the work and is responsible for programming, production and installation. In the studio in Zurich, Nike Dreyer, and Dave Lang are steering the boat, and on the video side Danielle Küchler Flores and Victoria Holdt are a professional joy to work with."

On exhibit at the Nation Museum of Qatar in Qarar, UAE.

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SWEET CHARITY

THE LATIN GRAMMY CULTURAL FOUNDATION

Lin-Manuel Miranda

in partnership with Grammy-winning songwriter and producer Lin-Manuel Miranda and the Ford Motor Company Fund, the philanthropic arm of Ford Motor Company, donated musical instruments valued at $40,000 to George Washington Educational Campus in Washington Heights, New York.

The donation was part of the first live, in-person Latin Grammy In The School educational program since 2020, and featured a conversation and performance in honor of Miranda. A Q&A with students moderated by award-winning Broadway actress and television personality Bianca Marroquín followed.

Eight-hundred enthusiastic music students from George Washington Educational Campus received the surprise of a lifetime when Miranda arrived to watch their performance of We Don’t Talk About Bruno and the Oscar-nominated single Dos Oruguitas, written by Miranda for the Oscar-winning Disney animated feature film, Encanto.

"We live in a world with little room for creativity, and the arts allow our students to explore their creative brilliance and limitless possibilities," said Zulaika Velázquez, Artistic Director & Teaching Artist at George Washington Educational Campus. "We are incredibly grateful and honored by the generous donation from the Latin Grammy Cultural Foundation, Ford Motor Company Fund, and Lin-Manuel Miranda. Welcome to our theater family!"

The performing arts program at George Washington Educational Campus was launched by Velázquez in 2015, in partnership with former principal Juan Villar. Together, they saw a unique opportunity to leverage musical theater as a holistic learning tool where students would cultivate performance skills in a safe space and develop their confidence, learn and improve fluency in English, and gain a better understanding of complex subject matters in a creative and immersive environment. The program has continued to grow thanks to the incredible support of the new administration and current principal, Sofia Russo.

Their vision includes plans for built-in music and TV studios at George Washington Educational Campus which are nearing completion. Over the last seven years, Velázquez and her students have been hard at work bringing productions to life. As a result of their efforts, the program will be expanding this fall to include a teacher who will focus on dance and choreography that has been in place since 2015 but did not have a full-time teacher. Willi Mena, the new teacher and choreographer, has been collaborating with Velázquez for years in other productions. Over the course of the next school year, each department will work together to execute new productions. The theater department will focus on the acting company of characters, the technical theater department will develop lighting and set design, the music school will master the score and the dance department will center on the choreography. In the future, the program aims to also incorporate a costume department.

Since the beginning of the Latin Grammy Cultural Foundation's partnership with Ford Motor Company Fund in 2014, more than 28,660 students have benefited from donations exceeding $560,000 worth of musical instruments to schools in U.S. cities such as Aransas Pass, Dallas, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami, and New York; as well as internationally in Buenos Aires, Argentina; Mexico City, Mexico; Arecibo, Humacao, Yauco, and San Juan, Puerto Rico.

HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE READING The Diary of Anne Frank. On April 20, Pasadena Playhouse in Pasadena, CA will host the 6th annual National Jewish Theater Foundation Holocaust Theater International Initiative - Remembrance Readings with The Diary of Anne Frank - a reading by the JFed Players, presented by the Jewish Federation of Greater San Gabriel and Pomona Valleys.

This reading commemorates the week of Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) April 27-28, which will honor the victims and survivors of the Holocaust. Their collective goal is to keep alive the memories, stories, and must-never-be-forgotten lessons with theater serving as a moral compass for future generations.

SPREADING THE WORD

CONOR MCGREGOR

Conor McGregor

the former featherweight and lightweight world championhas appeared in Blanchardstown District Court (Dublin) on April 7, 2022 for six traffic offenses which took place last month. The 33-year-old arrived to the court in his Rolls Royce and with his security detail.

He was first charged with two offenses; driving a 2019 D registered Bentley Continental in a manner that was dangerous or likely to be dangerous to the public at two locations on March 22, 2022. He was further charged with four additional road traffic offenses.

Judge David McHugh remanded Mr McGregor on continuing bail to appear again at Blanchardstown District Court on June 23, 2022 to plead to the charges or contest them, a date will be set for trial. McGregor did not speak during the brief hearing.

Conor McGregor raked in the moola in 2020 and 2021 to become the world's highest-paid athlete.

Shortly before the 2021 UFC 264 trilogy fight between Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor, Dana White used Instagram to preview one of ESPN‘s features on what a McGregor fight does for the city of Las Vegas.

In the clip, several Vegas resorts such as the Red Rock Casino and Circa Resorts are interviewed and compare Conor’s fights to massive events like the Super Bowl or March Madness.

"There’s so much traffic in the city for a McGregor fight that Red Rock’s suites can climb up to $6,000 USD a night, where only guests with a credit line north of $250,000 USD, or A-list celebrities can book. Getting into the city is also a nightmare as the Federal Aviation Administration requires special notices at the private airport due to the number of private jets attempting to land. The nightlife scene also sees a surge in business as Derek Stevens of Circa Resorts comments that the bars are just as busy at 4 p.m. as they are at 4 a.m."

PRINCE CHARLES EVER THE GENTLEMAN

Prince Charles and Camilla (center) with the cast of EastEnders.

while he didn't drape his coat over a mud puddle, the Prince of Wales did offer it to EastEnders star Letitia Dean after he noticed she was cold, during a visit he and his wife Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwall, made to the set of EastEnders.

The royal couple visited the set of EastEnders to meet the cast and crew of the long-running popular BBC drama, which premiered in 1985, as they filmed a special scene connected to his mother, Queen Elizabeth. In that scene the residents of Albert Square are celebrating the Queen's Platinum Jubilee at a street party, just as those around the nation will be celebrating Queen Elizabeth's milestone in June.

During their visit, Charles and Camilla met and chatted with the cast, including Gillian Taylforth, who has appeared on every show since the first episode, and deaf actress Rose Ayling-Ellis, who plays Frankie Lewis, and competed on Strictly Come Dancing (the U.K. version of Dancing with the Stars!). Camilla even disclosed that the royal family watched, rooting for Ayling-Ellis on the reality series.

Charles unexpectedly shared his knowledge of the show's story-lines when he talked about how one of EastEnders' beloved couples are no longer together. "Today was a very special day for all at EastEnders. As a company, we are all incredibly proud of the show we make but to have a visit from the royal family makes it all the more special," according to Dean on The EastEnders official Twitter account.

"To have the opportunity to mark the Queen's upcoming Platinum Jubilee with a visit from The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall was just beautiful and it will go down in EastEnders history but it was made all the more special for me when The Prince of Wales handed me his coat to keep me warm – what a gentleman, what a couple, what as we say in EastEnders a proper family," Dean added.

Executive producer, Chris Clenshaw, commented: "We at EastEnders are all so incredibly grateful that The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall came to visit EastEnders as we filmed our special episode that shows the residents of Albert Square celebrating the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, just as those around the country will be doing this summer."

"We cannot thank them enough for taking the time to come to Walford, this is one moment that will go down in EastEnders history as we all celebrate 70 years of Her Majesty's reign. Today was truly an honor."

They toured Albert Square on the BBC Elstree set before meeting the soap’s cast and crew.

Ayling-Ellis also presented Camilla with a bouquet of flowers, adding that it was an "honor" to meet the duchess.

After the meet-and-greet, the actress said: “It was really funny because she’s a huge fan of Strictly Come Dancing and she mentioned that she voted for me which is so lovely, and her grandchildren watch it.

“It is amazing, so lovely. I mean come on, its the Royal Family voting for me, sometimes you forget how many people watch the show, I am mind-blown.”

During the meet-and-greet, Camilla told actress Gillian Taylforth, who plays Kathy Beale, that she used to watch her on EastEnders when it first aired.

Taylforth told the press: “She said we were a lot younger then, and that it’s nice to see the old faces. I said I was in it for 15 years and then left and came back from the dead.

Brian Conley, who plays Tom Cotton/Terry Cant in the soap, was wearing a union jack suit in honor of the Queen’s jubilee.

After speaking with Camilla, the show posted him saying: "I explained I am wearing a nylon costume and she said she had handwarmers inside her gloves and didn’t want to shake my hand too hard in case I caught on fire with all the static, which was very funny.

"It’s not like they dashed in and dashed out, they spent much time here meeting everyone, not just in front of the camera but behind."

Danny Dyer, who plays Mick Carter in the show, also met Camilla, explaining that he will be exiting the show after nine years.

"I used to make movies before moving into soapland, but I’m leaving this year. Maybe I will come back, who knows," he added.

Camilla asked Dyer about his exit storyline, to which he coyly replied: "Tune in, it’s going to be a big one."

After meeting with Charles, Natalie Cassidy, who plays Sonia Fowler, said that he was "so personable and lovely".

"I said I’ve been here for a long time, since 1993, 29 years on and off, and he said, 'Oh wow, how amazing' and he said: 'You were so small, how did you feel when you got here?'

"I just said sometimes it’s easier being 10, you don’t really know what you’re coming into, and we had a bit of a laugh and he was really, really lovely.

"Camilla, she actually came over and made a beeline to me to say, 'I know you, you’ve been in it a long time haven’t you?' so that was really sweet.

'They were very interested in all aspects and I think that is what’s amazing about them, they make every conversation seem fresh," she added. Tameka Empson, who plays character Kim Fox, added that Charles commented on the feather boa she was wearing, and asked: 'What happened to the chicken?'

MESSIAH ON GOOD FRIDAY Experience Handel's finest work with the return of this beloved Easter tradition. Friday, April 15 at Royl Albert Hall in London.

ACTORS CLAIRE FOY AND PAUL BETTANY visit 92Y in New York City on Wednesday, April 13 to discuss A Very British Scandal, the new Prime Video series in which they star – following a screening of the first episode.

Following the true story of the tumultuous media circus surrounding the divorce between the Duke and Duchess of Argyll in 1963, A Very British Scandal is both a riveting courtroom drama and a scathing look at sensationalism and misogyny in the 1960s British press - anchored by Bettany and Foy’s brilliant performances.

The actors will provide an insider’s look at the making of the show, discuss how they prepared for their roles, how the case changed British media culture, and more.

WATERLOO six locals share with you their creative lens on life behind the towers.

Developed and adapted through in-person and online workshops over the last 12 months, these six original short films are created and performed by residents of the Waterloo Housing Estate in Australia.

Films launch online Wednesday April 20 and are accessible through their milkcratetheatre website.

Directed by James Dalton and Bethany Simons. Produced by Jessica Saras, Milk Crate Theatre. Presented by Milk Crate Theatre.

This project is proudly supported by City of Sydney, Australian Turf Club Foundation, Debtfix, RISE Australian Government Special thanks to Counterpoint Community Services and 107 Projects.

PINK MARTINI FEATURING CHINA FORBES on stage Tuesday, April 12 at the Kulttuuritalo in Helsinki, Finland. Thursday's show is at the Cirque Royal - Koninklijk Circus in Brussels, Belgium. On Friday, April 15 they can be enjoyed at the L'stelier in Luxembourg, Luxembourg.

AN AMERICAN IN LONDON SERIES at the Crazy Coqs Cabaret live music venue located inside the Brasserie Zedel in Soho London headlines Lillias White April 14-23, and Billy Stritch April 14-18.

I AM WOMAN: A CELEBRATION OF WOMEN IN HIP HOP takes place April 15 in the Concert Hall of The Kennedy Center in Washington, DC.

Hip Hop icon and Founding Kennedy Center Hip Hop Culture Council Member MC Lyte presents an incredible evening of sisterhood and celebration. As part of the Kennedy Center’s 50th Anniversary, this one-night-only event features Da Brat, Trina, Remy Ma, Monie Love, Mumu Fresh, Yo Yo, Mama Sol, and more.

VIVA LAS VEGAS ROCKABILLY WEEKEND takes place April 14th -17th at The Orleans Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

Called the Largest Rockabilly Event in the World, this year 80 bands, 30 DJs, and multiple events include a Classic Car Show, Burlesque Showcases hosted by John Waters, a Burlesque Competition, Vintage Fashion Show, Dance Lessons and Competition, Tiki Pool Parties, Swimsuit Contests, Burlesque Bingo, a Pin-Up Contest, over 120 Vendors, Record Hops till 7am, and more.

OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY

BLOOMINGDALE SCHOOL OF MUSIC raised nearly $50,000 at the community concert and spring benefit A New Bloom on Tuesday, April 5, 2022 at The Riverside Church Assembly Hall. A New Bloom honored the legacy of Timothy McCullough, Bloomingdale School of Music Resident Teaching Artist and longtime faculty member, who passed away on November 22, 2021.

Each year, Bloomingdale School of Music organizes a spring benefit punctuated with inspiring performances by BSM students and faculty. At this year’s event, New York City Councilwoman Gale A. Brewer provided remarks, and the evening featured a variety of performances, including a tribute performance for Timothy McCullough, as well as performances by students from the Music Access Program, the PS75 Partnership, and guest star Angela Birchett. This annual event raises money for Bloomingdale’s programs and Student Scholarship Fund to provide access to music education for students who otherwise would not be able to afford it, and this year is more important than ever.

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PREMIERE STAGES the professional theatre company in residence at Kean University, has selected its four finalists for the 2022 Premiere Play Festival. Now in its 17th year, the Festival is an annual competition for unproduced scripts that offers developmental opportunities to playwrights with strong affiliations to New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Delaware. This year's finalists were selected from 655 submissions.

This year’s finalists are:

Satellites by Erin Breznitsky, an O'Neill Playwrights Conference semi-finalist; Classic Six by Leigh Flayton, a 2021 National Playwrights Conference finalist; a home what howls (or the house what was ravine) by Matthew Paul Olmos, a three-time Sundance Institute Fellowship/Residency recipient; and The Gift of BS by Dave Osmundsen, a recipient of the Blank Theatre and Ucross Foundation’s inaugural Future of Playwriting Prize.

All finalists will receive professional readings, as part of Premiere’s 17th annual Spring Reading Series April 21-24, and will be considered for expanded development in Premiere’s mainstage season. One of the four plays will be selected for an Actors’ Equity Association (AEA) 29-Hour Reading and the most promising play will be awarded a full AEA production as part of Premiere's 2023 season. All finalists receive cash awards ranging from $1,000 to $3,000. Readings are offered by invitation only.

The following semifinalists were also honored in this year’s competition:

The Difference Between Big Girls and Little Girls by Serena Berman, I Got You by Suzanne Bradbeer, The Beautiful Things Are Gonna Kill You by Amara Brady, Dupe by Adrienne Dawes, Homesick by Ryan Drake, Landscape by Emma Durbin, Speak Freely by Andrea Feist Stein, Cataract by Dominic Finocchiaro, If Nobody Does Remarkable Things by Emma Gibson, The One, Percy Ent by Tariq Hamami, The Flower and The Fury by Alexa Jordan, Ravage by Nina Ki, Eelpout by Paul Kruse, Wyrd by Mat Minnicino, The Savior and The Queen of Uruk by Michael Monroe, Lilith: Maria by Laura Neill, Juggernaut by Ciara Ni Chuirc, The Dust by Brian Otaño, Stay Safe by Stav Palti-Negev, The Varieties of Religious Experience by Brendan Pelsue, Black Doves by Reynaldo Piniella, The Agency by Lia Romeo, Take My Hand and Wave Goodbye by Tammy Ryan, Diaspora by Phaedra Michelle Scott, I Love Television by Matthew Paul Smith, Joseph Cook by Jeff Talbot, The Buzzer by Chandra Thomas, Ashland: A Shakespeare Play by Melissa Toomey, Laws of the Universe by Suzanne Trauth, Half of Chopsticks by Stephanie Kyung Sun Walters and Jay and the Contest by Matt Webster.

In the seventeen seasons since its founding, the Premiere Play Festival has received over 6,500 submissions and developed more than eighty plays. Multiple plays produced at Premiere have been honored by the American Theatre Critics Association, selected for agency representation, and/or been published by Concord, Dramatists Play Service, Dramatic Publishing Company, Playscripts, and Broadway Play Publishing. A number of Play Festival winners and finalists have subsequently been produced in New York, internationally and at regional theatres across the country.

THEATRE COMMUNICATIONS GROUP (TCG) the national organization for theatre, has announced the recipients of the second round of the 2021-22 Edgerton Foundation New Play Awards. The awards, totaling $731,000, allow 16 productions extra time for the development and rehearsal of new plays with the entire creative team, hoping to extend the life of the world premiere play after its first run. This round represents the second iteration of the New Play Awards after theatres’ seasons were canceled by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The second round of the 2021 Edgerton Foundation New Play Awards were presented to:


Darlin’ Cory Book by Phillip DePoy, Music by Kristian Bush, Lyrics by Phillip DePoy and Kristian Bush. Directed by Susan V. Booth at Alliance Theatre.

WILD: A Musical Becoming Book by V (formerly Eve Ensler). Music by Justin Tranter & Caroline Pennell with contributions by Eren Cannata. Lyrics by Justin Tranter, Caroline Pennell & V (formerly Eve Ensler). With contributions by Idina Menzel at American Repertory Theater.

Change Agent by Craig Lucas at Arena Stage.

American Prophet by Charles Randolph-Wright, Marcus Hummon at Arena Stage.

The High Ground by Nathan Alan Davis at Arena Stage.

English by Sanaz Toossi at Atlantic Theater Company & Roundabout Theatre Company.

This Much I Know by Jonathon Spector at Aurora Theatre Company.

Goddess Conceived by Saheem Ali. Music and Lyrics by Michael Thurber. Book by Jocelyn Bioh. Additional Material by Mkhululi Z. Mabija. Choreographed by Darrell Grand Moultrie. Directed by Saheem Ali at Berkeley Repertory Theatre.

In the Upper Room by Beaufield Berry at Denver Center for the Performing Arts.

Georgina and Kitty: Christmas at Pemberley by Lauren Gunderson, Margot Melcon at Marin Theatre Compan.

Manor by Moira Buffini at National Theatre.

Middle by David Eldridge at National Theatre.

The Father and the Assassin by Anupama Chandrasekhar at National Theatre.

Camp Siegfried by Bess Wohl at The Old Vic.

The Mirror and The Light adapted by Hilary Mantel and Ben Miles at the Gielgud Theatre, London's West End Co-produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company and Playful Productions.

In Every Generation by Ali Viterbi at Victory Gardens Theater.

Over the last 16 years, the Edgerton Foundation has awarded over $15,116,000 to 474 productions, enabling many plays to schedule subsequent productions following their world premieres. Thirty have made it to Broadway, including: Curtains; 13; Next to Normal; 33 Variations; In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play); Time Stands Still; Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo; A Free Man of Color; Good People; Chinglish; Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike; Bronx Bombers; Casa Valentina; Outside Mullingar; All the Way; Eclipsed; Bright Star; Hamilton; The Columnist; In Transit; A Doll's House Part 2; Indecent; Dear Evan Hansen; Oslo; Escape to Margaritaville; The Prom; JUNK: The Golden Age of Debt; SUMMER: The Donna Summer Musical and Head Over Heels.

Sixteen plays were nominated for Tony Awards, with All the Way; Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike; Hamilton; Dear Evan Hansen, and Oslo winning the best play or musical awards. Eleven plays were nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, with wins for The Hot Wing King (2021), Cost of Living (2018), Hamilton (2016), The Flick (2014), Water by the Spoonful (2012), and Next to Normal (2010).



TWO BY SYNGE by John Millington Synge.

Directed by Charlotte Moore.

With Ciaran Bowling, Terry Donnelly, Sean Gormley, John Keating, and Jo Kinsella.

Two by Synge pairs early masterpieces by JM Synge, In the Shadow of the Glen and The Tinker's Wedding.

inspired by the stories he heard and witnessed while living among poor Irish peasants (at the behest of none other than WB Yeats) at the turn of the twentieth century. Synge celebrates the hardscrabble lives of country people, especially the headstrong and powerful women.

April 13 – May 22, 2022 in the W. Scott McLucas Studio Theatre of The Irish Rep in New York City.

HANGMEN Martin McDonagh’s Olivier Award-winning and New York Drama Critics' Circle Award-winning comedy.

Directed by Matthew Dunster.

Featuring Alfie Allen in his Broadway debut opposite David Threlfall who is returning to Broadway for the first time in 25 years. Hangmen also features two-time Olivier Award winner Tracie Bennett, Owen Campbell, Jeremy Crutchley, Olivier Bursary Award winner Gaby French, Josh Goulding, John Hodgkinson, Richard Hollis,John Horton, Olivier Award and Drama Desk Award winner Andy Nyman, and Ryan Pope, with Sebastian Beacon, Peter Bradbury, Gina Costigan, Katie Fabel and Colin McPhillamy.

In his small pub in the North of England in 1965, Harry is something of a local celebrity. But what’s the second-best hangman in England to do on the day they’ve abolished hanging? Among the cub reporters and pub regulars, people are dying to hear Harry’s reaction to the news when an intriguing stranger, Mooney, from London -with a very different wardrobe and motive - enters their world.

The creatives include Olivier Award- winning set design by Anna Fleischle, who also won the Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Designer; with lighting design by Joshua Carr and sound design by Olivier Award winner Ian Dickinson.

At Broadway’s Golden Theatre in New York City.

CHASING ANDY WARHOL in the East Village, New York City, officially opened on April 7, 2022.

Chasing Andy Warhol follows on the heels of Bated Breath Theatre Company’s award-winning production Voyeur: The Windows of Toulouse-Lautrec, the longest-running pandemic immersive show in New York City last summer.

"The 70-minute immersive walking production employs Bated Breath’s unique multimedia approach as scenes inspired from Andy Warhol’s enigmatic life unfold on the streets, behind windows of area businesses, and inside secret locations along the route. The show uses a distinct blend of immersive theatre, dance, film, art, and puppetry to peek into the life of the iconic artist. Chasing Andy Warhol goes beyond the hype and into the deepest feelings of a profoundly complex person – whose legacy continues to bombard our senses at every turn."

RIVERDANCE 25TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW "a powerful and stirring reinvention of the beloved favorite, celebrated the world over for its thrilling Irish and international dance and its Grammy Award-winning score. Composer Bill Whelan has rerecorded his mesmerizing soundtrack while producer Moya Doherty and director John McColgan have completely reimagined the ground-breaking show with innovative and spectacular lighting, projection, stage, and costume designs. "

The cast will include lead dancers Amy-Mae Dolan, Will Bryant, Maggie Darlington, Anna Mai Fitzpatrick, Fergus Fitzpatrick, James Greenan and Meadhbh Kennedy; troupe members Brandon Asazawa, Belle Brenton, Kieran Bryant, Morgan Bullock, Gerard Byrne, Keeva Correy, Matthew Gardiner, Michael Gardiner, Emma Mannion, Jordan McCormick, Faith Moore, Olivia Nactigal, Cian Porter, Dylan Scholls Zoe Talbot, Mairead Trainor, and Elle-Mae Wheeler; Russian dancers Ana Turcan, Eugeniu Turcan, Christine Lesnikova, and Alexander Safonov; tappers Tyler Knowlin and Dharmesh Patel; and Flamenco dancer Rocio Dumset.

The company includes TikTok sensations Matthew and Michael Gardiner and Morgan Bullock, whose performance of Megan Thee Stallion’s "avage Remix" went viral on the platform in 2020 and will make her professional U.S. stage debut in this production. The cast will also feature, for the first time, children of original Riverdance cast members, Cian Porter and Faith Moore.

Three performances at the State Theatre of New Jersey in New Brunswick, NY April 19-21, 2022.

DEAD MAN'S CELL PHONE by Satah Ruhl.

Directed by Brandon Weinbrenner.

An incessantly ringing cell phone in a quiet café. A stranger at the next table who has had enough. And a dead man. So begins Dead Man’s Cell Phone, a wildly imaginative comedy by MacArthur “Genius” Sarah Ruhl (The Clean House). An off-the-wall play about the odyssey of a woman forced to confront her own assumptions about morality, redemption, and the need to connect in a technologically obsessed world.

Featuring: E;izabeth Bunch as Jean - Michelle Elaine as Hermia - Chris Hutchison as Gordon - Melissa Pritchett as The Other Woman - Christopher Salazar as Dwight - and Todd Waite as Mrs. Gottleib.

The creatives include: Michael Locher Scenic Design - Tricia Barsamian Costume Design - Isabella Byrd Lighting Design - Matt Starritt Sound Design - Rebecca R. D. Hamlin Stage manager - Emily Bohannan Assistant Stage Manager.

April 15 – May 8, 2022 at the Alley Theatre in Houston, Texas.

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FINAL OVATION

Tony-winning character actress died April 6, 2022 in her sleep of natural causes. She was 95

Allen got her start on Broadway after graduating from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1947.

Allen won the Tony Award, for Best Featured Actress in a Play for And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little, she had two prior Tony nominations, including one for Best Featured Actress in Damn Yankees in 1955 and for the same category in Traveller Without Luggage in 1967. She appeared in the original Broadway production of Damn Yankees as the nosy reporter Gloria and recreated the role in the film adaptation, in both of which she introduced the song "Shoeless Joe from Hannibal, Mo." She moved to television and film roles in 1958. She portrayed Quintina Blundetto in a recurring role of The Sopranos. Other numerous roles included The Untouchables; Car 54, Where Are You? and All In the Family, on which she portrayed Edith Bunker’s cousin Amelia DeKuyper as well as in Soap; Grey’s Anatomy; NYPD Blue; Reign Over Me and Seinfeld.

Her last credited TV appearances were in two episodes of Vampire Mob in 2011.

Allen is survived by her nieces Laura and Betty Cosgrove.

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