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We’re all familiar with the most famous those: Whitney Houston’s version of “I Will Always Love You,” a song Parton originally devised as a tribute to Porter Wagoner.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026
Open Dialogue was first devised in the 1980s in Finland.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Working with Venn, Woolley and Woodley, Zucker devised the show to include a rotating cast of clowns, and comedic performers from around the world, including L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
Most arresting was the oldest opera represented here, Mozart’s “Così fan tutte,” given an acute updating by director Eric Einhorn and Kelley Rourke, who devised the brilliantly calibrated English adaptation of the libretto.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
She devised a game in which each number was a family member and the “answer” made a family grouping with a story to it.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
