Archives for: February 2009, 10
2/10/09 [updated 6:26PM EST]
By Andy Propst on Feb 10, 2009 | In Days Top News
EARLY EVENING ADDITIONS
Dallas Morning News Arts Blog
Why Congress hates the arts
An irreverent list from LA Times art critic Christopher Knight:
Miami Herald Drama Queen Blog
Celebrating South Florida playwrights
Two talented, ascendant young playwrights from South Florida keep getting reasons to rejoice -- though not so much here at home.
San Jose Mercury News
“Avenue Q” musical scuttled in San Jose
Team San Jose tried to pull some strings but the puppet tuner “Avenue Q” has been scuttled anyway. In the wake of the demise of the American Musical Theatre of San Jose, Team San Jose, which operates...
Playbill
* L.A.'s Fountain Will Have West Coast Premieres of Photograph 51 and Coming Home
* Albee and Seldes to Read Counting the Ways at March 19 Benefit
TheaterMania
* Paulo Montalban, Heather Parcells, and More Star in Love Inc.
* J.R. Horne, Delia MacDougall, Tyler Pierce Star in Berkeley Rep's Crime and Punishment
Broadway.com
Video: Learn about the new off-Broadway adventure Shipwrecked!
LATE AFTERNOON ADDITIONS
Variety
Canadian theater takes a hit
Economy forces cancellations, seat reductions
Burlesque bow for 'Minsky's'
Much-anticipated musical premieres
Playbill
* Midtown International Theatre Festival Extends Submission Deadline
TheaterMania
* Maltz Jupiter Theatre to Present Wonderland
* Full Cast Set for National Tour of Henry V
Whatsonstage.com
Gossip: Katie Holmes & Tom Cruise in Dual Debuts???
Katie Holmes and husband Tom Cruise could be set to move to London, with possible West End debuts in the pipeline for both. Speaking to the Daily Mirror at the premiere of his new film Valkyrie last month, Cruise said: "It would be a fantastic ...
The Artful Manager
Do arts jobs count as jobs?
Scott Lilly at the Center for American Progress floats a timely reminder to the good folks in Congress currently bristling about the stimulus package: arts jobs are jobs, regardless of your opinion of what they produce. He quotes Rep. Jack Kingston's (R-GA) remarks when complaining about the NEA funding (now removed) from the bill:
MID-AFTERNOON ADDITIONS
Bloomberg.com
Goodbye Zeffirelli: Met Opera Announces New `Tosca,' `Carmen,' Muti Debut Attila the Hun as conceived by Verdi is heading toward the Metropolitan Opera in a show designed by footwear deity Miuccia Prada and Herzog & de Meuron, the architectural firm responsible for converting the Tate’s Turbine Hall in London.
ny1
Star-Studded Tribute Held For Gerald Schoenfeld
DC Theatre Scene
Tin Pan Alley, Dante, Tommy Tune and Broadway Today
Here’s To The Ladies! The Women of Tin Pan Alley, A Dante Rehearsal, Tommy Tune: Steps in Time and Broadway Today. No winter blues here...
Los Angeles Times Culture Monster Blog
Monster Mash: Breaking news and headlines
-- Abbey Theatre to present world premiere of new Sam Shepard play, "Ages of the Moon," starring Steven Rea and Sean McGinley.
Playbill
* Lynda Carter Will Celebrate New CD at Jazz at Lincoln Center in March
* Dori Berinstein to Receive Robert Whitehead Award
* Playwrights Nottage, Lowe, Healy, Meriwether Are Among Blackburn Prize Finalists
* Moreno to Sing Tunes from Chicago and Sunset Boulevard Feb. 19
* Tony Administration Committee to Assemble Feb. 12
TheaterMania
* Nick Blaemire, Manoel Felciano, Lauren Worsham to Appear in Everything Is Nice
* Palm Beach Dramaworks and Aspen Theater Masters Collaborate on New Bridges Fest
Jay Raskolnikov -- half hillbilly, Demi-Culture
Arts Funding For Whom?
Over at the Nonprofiteer, she makes a typically astute argument for framing the debate over public funding of the arts. (And changes her previously held position against public funding for the arts in the process.) ..
The Guardian Performing Arts Blog
Lyn Gardner: In praise of painfully good theatre
Call me sadistic, but it's the real blood, sweat and tears that transform drama into something worth watching
The Stage UK
Mixed reactions to ACE's £2.5m ticket giveaway
Arts Council England's £2.5 million scheme to give away more than half a million tickets to under 26-year-olds across the country has been welcomed by some of the UK's leading performers, but greeted with scepticism in other parts of the industry.
Whatsonstage.com
Gossip: Xanadu Inspires Summer Transfer to London???
Producer David Ian has revealed his plans to bring Broadway hit musical Xanadu to the West End. Speaking on Radio Five Live, Ian hinted that a London transfer could happen as early as August. Xanadu is based on the 1980 cult film of the sa...
Whatsonstage.com - Off-West End & Fringe
Frances Iles On … The Parallel of Paul
As well as being Whatsonstage's very own listings editor, Frances Iles has been acting for most of her life as a member of Flat Four, and is also a member of the Blakehay Actors Company where she recently moved into directing. From 25-28 February Frances is coming to London to appear in ...
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