Rebecca J. Ritzel
@rjritzel.bsky.social
Fellow @rjionline.bsky.social
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Journalist: Arts, culture, health, etc. Bylines: Globe and Mail, New York Times, Dance Magazine, and many more. Cancer and stroke survivor somehow still here. rjritzel@gmail.com https://what-if-arts.ghost.io/
Views = mine
Journalist: Arts, culture, health, etc. Bylines: Globe and Mail, New York Times, Dance Magazine, and many more. Cancer and stroke survivor somehow still here. rjritzel@gmail.com https://what-if-arts.ghost.io/
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Thanks to Rufo for explaining why I have so many Scandinavian friends and respect Nordic artists: Their capacity for empathy.
Chris Rufo is so upset about the Minneapolis protests that he is resorting to anti-Nordic racism christopherrufo.com/p/the-curse-...
January 30, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Thanks to Rufo for explaining why I have so many Scandinavian friends and respect Nordic artists: Their capacity for empathy.
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Livestream at 8pm central time theviolinchannel.com/vc-live-minn...
VC LIVE | Minnesota Orchestra Dedicates Concert to Alex Pretti and Renée Good
World's Leading Classical Music Platform
theviolinchannel.com
January 30, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Livestream at 8pm central time theviolinchannel.com/vc-live-minn...
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Honestly the best thing Peter Gelb can do for the Met is run far the fuck away from that Saudi money and admit it was wrong to entertain it in the first place.
It ain't worth the taint.
It ain't worth the taint.
January 30, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Honestly the best thing Peter Gelb can do for the Met is run far the fuck away from that Saudi money and admit it was wrong to entertain it in the first place.
It ain't worth the taint.
It ain't worth the taint.
North American film journalists: When you are not shoveling snow or toasting Catherine O'Hara this weekend, you should be applying for the True/False film festival critics residency!
January 30, 2026 at 7:11 PM
North American film journalists: When you are not shoveling snow or toasting Catherine O'Hara this weekend, you should be applying for the True/False film festival critics residency!
Very interesting that TheatreWashington picked the chief defender of Mayor Bower's arts policy shenanigans to serve as board chair. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
We are thrilled to announce the appointment of Victoria Murray Baatin as the new Chair of the Board of Directors for Theatre Washington. Victoria is the Principal of Apex Arts Consultants and has… | T...
We are thrilled to announce the appointment of Victoria Murray Baatin as the new Chair of the Board of Directors for Theatre Washington. Victoria is the Principal of Apex Arts Consultants and has serv...
www.linkedin.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Very interesting that TheatreWashington picked the chief defender of Mayor Bower's arts policy shenanigans to serve as board chair. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Completely normal view walking into the Hall of Nations for a National Symphony Orchestra concert.
The other thing was what caused all the road closures and security delays
January 30, 2026 at 5:27 AM
Completely normal view walking into the Hall of Nations for a National Symphony Orchestra concert.
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I'm still like vote NDP but I won't hold that against Hudson and at least our PM is supportive of a gay hockey show (now if only he would support workers)
January 30, 2026 at 3:37 AM
I'm still like vote NDP but I won't hold that against Hudson and at least our PM is supportive of a gay hockey show (now if only he would support workers)
White House press corp may not have been invited to the MELANIA screening but thankfully @musicologyduck.bsky.social is on the scene!
Coming to you live from outside the very special screening of “Melania” at The Donald J. Trump and the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center
January 30, 2026 at 12:16 AM
White House press corp may not have been invited to the MELANIA screening but thankfully @musicologyduck.bsky.social is on the scene!
Journalist friends: If anyone is going to be covering Springfield, Ohio, please shoot me a DM. I went to undergrad there and may have some sources for you.
January 29, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Journalist friends: If anyone is going to be covering Springfield, Ohio, please shoot me a DM. I went to undergrad there and may have some sources for you.
As a cancer survivor who underwent multiple abdominal surgeries, I too need a new butt.
January 29, 2026 at 4:25 PM
As a cancer survivor who underwent multiple abdominal surgeries, I too need a new butt.
Thanks so much my colleagues @kbianews.bsky.social for hosting my BBC Radio 3 interview this morning! Here is my things-are-bad-at-the-Kennedy-Center face.
January 28, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Thanks so much my colleagues @kbianews.bsky.social for hosting my BBC Radio 3 interview this morning! Here is my things-are-bad-at-the-Kennedy-Center face.
I'll be on BBC Radio 3 today talking about my latest Kennedy Center reporting for @washingtonian.com. Tune In to In Tune! 1:15 p.m. Eastern.
January 28, 2026 at 4:08 PM
I'll be on BBC Radio 3 today talking about my latest Kennedy Center reporting for @washingtonian.com. Tune In to In Tune! 1:15 p.m. Eastern.
So much arts news this morning...
🎶 Phillip Glass withdraws a symphony from the Kennedy Center
🎭 Goodspeed Musicals announces "pause" in new show development at its Terris Theatre
🙀 CATS: THE JELLICLE BALL Broadway cast announced
🎶 Phillip Glass withdraws a symphony from the Kennedy Center
🎭 Goodspeed Musicals announces "pause" in new show development at its Terris Theatre
🙀 CATS: THE JELLICLE BALL Broadway cast announced
January 27, 2026 at 5:29 PM
So much arts news this morning...
🎶 Phillip Glass withdraws a symphony from the Kennedy Center
🎭 Goodspeed Musicals announces "pause" in new show development at its Terris Theatre
🙀 CATS: THE JELLICLE BALL Broadway cast announced
🎶 Phillip Glass withdraws a symphony from the Kennedy Center
🎭 Goodspeed Musicals announces "pause" in new show development at its Terris Theatre
🙀 CATS: THE JELLICLE BALL Broadway cast announced
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#democracytuba (yes yes I know, i do have a degree in this, but i'm now trying to hashtag all the brass bands together)
brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
January 27, 2026 at 3:06 AM
#democracytuba (yes yes I know, i do have a degree in this, but i'm now trying to hashtag all the brass bands together)
People don't realize that the tax records of nonprofits are public and anyone with internet can see the Kennedy Center has not been running deficits.
January 26, 2026 at 11:33 PM
People don't realize that the tax records of nonprofits are public and anyone with internet can see the Kennedy Center has not been running deficits.
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Right wing nut jobs: Mamdani is going to impose Sharia law on NYC.
Actual Mamdani: please stay warm by reading the free hockey smut available at your local public library.
Actual Mamdani: please stay warm by reading the free hockey smut available at your local public library.
I’m crying from laughing so much at this. Same as the guy with the yellow folder who is clearly trying to not crack up.
(I love our Mayor)
(I love our Mayor)
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdami advises New Yorkers to stay home and read ‘Heated Rivalry’ during the winter storm
via hearts530
via hearts530
January 25, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Right wing nut jobs: Mamdani is going to impose Sharia law on NYC.
Actual Mamdani: please stay warm by reading the free hockey smut available at your local public library.
Actual Mamdani: please stay warm by reading the free hockey smut available at your local public library.
Didn't get a mention in the Post, but I know from a Hill staffer that my @Washingtonian.com coverage of Holmes Norton's disturbing appearance at Arena Stage last spring stimulated the she-needs-to-step-aside discourse.
Eleanor Holmes Norton ends House reelection campaign
The 88-year-old has served as D.C.’s nonvoting delegate for decades, but faced increased scrutiny and public pleas to retire.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 25, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Didn't get a mention in the Post, but I know from a Hill staffer that my @Washingtonian.com coverage of Holmes Norton's disturbing appearance at Arena Stage last spring stimulated the she-needs-to-step-aside discourse.
This is Geese? People like this atonal baritone moaning?
January 25, 2026 at 5:12 AM
This is Geese? People like this atonal baritone moaning?
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Every time I think about it, I can't believe that Ragtime is currently on Broadway.
A story about the promise of America in spite of the deadly reality of this nation.
Always timely, but, right now, heartbreakingly so. I don't know how they do it eight times a week, but I am glad they do.
A story about the promise of America in spite of the deadly reality of this nation.
Always timely, but, right now, heartbreakingly so. I don't know how they do it eight times a week, but I am glad they do.
January 24, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Every time I think about it, I can't believe that Ragtime is currently on Broadway.
A story about the promise of America in spite of the deadly reality of this nation.
Always timely, but, right now, heartbreakingly so. I don't know how they do it eight times a week, but I am glad they do.
A story about the promise of America in spite of the deadly reality of this nation.
Always timely, but, right now, heartbreakingly so. I don't know how they do it eight times a week, but I am glad they do.
Is there a better feeling in the world than realizing you once saw the mother of a HEATED RIVALRY actor play Lady Gay Spanker at @stratfest.bsky.social?
There is not. Not in 2026
There is not. Not in 2026
January 24, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Is there a better feeling in the world than realizing you once saw the mother of a HEATED RIVALRY actor play Lady Gay Spanker at @stratfest.bsky.social?
There is not. Not in 2026
There is not. Not in 2026
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Wrong Penguin.
January 23, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Wrong Penguin.
@nestruck.bsky.social What are we calling it when actors have been on Slings and Arrows, Kim's Convenience and Heated Rivalry? A hat trick?
January 23, 2026 at 4:20 AM
@nestruck.bsky.social What are we calling it when actors have been on Slings and Arrows, Kim's Convenience and Heated Rivalry? A hat trick?
Does Buffalo have to rename Peace Bridge?
January 23, 2026 at 2:58 AM
Does Buffalo have to rename Peace Bridge?
You know who's not surprised that WICKED: FOR GOOD received no Oscar nominations? My 10-year-old niece, who said of the sequel, "It's trash."
No idea where she gets it. 🙃
No idea where she gets it. 🙃
January 22, 2026 at 4:43 PM
You know who's not surprised that WICKED: FOR GOOD received no Oscar nominations? My 10-year-old niece, who said of the sequel, "It's trash."
No idea where she gets it. 🙃
No idea where she gets it. 🙃
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everyone is going to read about arts administration AND THEY ARE GOING TO LIKE IT
January 22, 2026 at 4:32 AM
everyone is going to read about arts administration AND THEY ARE GOING TO LIKE IT