In Brazil, Artists And Musicians Are Leading The Resistance To Bolsonaro

“‘We can’t become anaesthetised and think, ‘Oh, he won [the election]. There’s nothing we can do,” said [Edu] Krieger, who has written songs for some of Brazil’s most celebrated female voices. ‘At least through our music we can pester them a bit and make some noise. This is the most efficient kind of resistance we can mount right now … We can’t just passively accept the kind of situation they are trying to impose.'” – The Guardian

Audible And Publishers May Soon Reach A Deal About Those ‘Captions’

Remember when this lawsuit started, and we discovered that Audible was transcribing every word that its readers – who were, presumably, usually, reading the book word for word – read aloud, in other words, recreating the entire book through “captions”? Settlement may come as early as January 13. (Meanwhile, Audible – that is, Amazon – defends its right to do just this recreation of the book with its own service.) – Publishers Weekly

Broadway Remembers Jerry Herman

Everyone from Harvey Fierstein to Chita Rivera has something to say about the man who deeply understood his craft. Betty Buckley, who played Dolly Levi in the 2018-19 national revival tour of Hello, Dolly!, said, “The lesson for me in doing the show — and I owe him a debt of appreciation — was that joy is a choice. It’s not something you wait to happen to you. You choose it, and you work really hard to sustain that commitment.” – The New York Times

The French Government Has Offered Concessions To The Paris Opera Dancers Who Have Been On Strike

The massive strike, in its 24th day and spread throughout the country, went viral last week when dancers and the orchestra performed selections from Swan Lake in front of the Paris Opèra. “The special retirement plan for the Paris Opera, which allows dancers to bow out at age 42, was introduced in 1698 by king Louis XIV — making it among the oldest in France.” – France24

Kelly Fraser, Singer Who Gained Fame For An Inuit-Language Cover Of A Rihanna Song, Has Died At 26

Fraser “wrote or translated songs into Inuktitut, an Inuit language, [and] a key aim was to ‘use pop music as a platform to strengthen her language,'” her producer said. “She also wanted to make the music as accessible to as many people as possible, he said, so she mixed English and Inuktitut in her recordings and blended traditional Inuit sounds and themes with contemporary pop.” – Seattle Times (AP)