Elizabeth Blair

Familiar Folks Make Up A Play's 'Good People'

Elizabeth Blair — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 04:48:00 +0000

How we end up in life has a lot to do with where we came from. That theory gets a good workout in the play Good People, from Pulitzer Prize-winner David Lindsay-Abaire. When the show was on Broadway two years ago, the trade magazine Variety proclaimed that "If Good People isn't a hit, there is no justice in the land."

As it turns out, justice has been served: Good People is the most produced play in America this theatrical season.

In Moscow, Scandals Shake A Storied Ballet

Elizabeth Blair — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 00:58:00 +0000

It's a story right out of the movies: The artistic director of one of the most prestigious ballet companies in the world is violently attacked. His attacker and the motive are shrouded in mystery. But behind these sensational headlines is a ballet company that is both legendary and plagued with scandals and infighting.

Last month in Moscow, Sergei Filin, the Bolshoi Ballet's artistic director, was attacked by a masked man who threw acid in his face, causing severe burns and nearly blinding him.

For Would-Be Sundancers, Kickstarter Can Fuel Films

Elizabeth Blair — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 07:46:00 +0000

If you want to make a movie, you generally need a lot of money. And filmmakers have to be creative about raising it.

Just ask the filmmakers at the Sundance Film Festival, taking place this week in Park City, Utah.

World War II Exhibit Asks Visitors, 'What Would You Do?'

Elizabeth Blair — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 10:34:00 +0000

For many, the stakes and the scale of World War II are hard to fathom. It was a war fought around the world, against powerful, determined regimes in Europe and the Pacific; some 65 million people died.

Etsy Crafts A Strategy For Staying Handmade And Profitable

Elizabeth Blair — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 08:21:00 +0000

Etsy has gotten very big, very fast. This year, sales are at about $800 million.

"Their growth on all the major metrics you want to look at has accelerated really consistently," says journalist Rob Walker.

Walker recently wrote a story for Wired Magazine with the headline, "Can Etsy Go Pro Without Losing Its Soul?" Here's why: Etsy makes money from its sellers: 20 cents every time they list an item and 3.5 percent of every sale.