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New York Times

Drama, Live and on the Financial Edge
San Francisco’s Magic Theater, the history-making company behind textbook premieres, is fighting to keep the reaper from its door.

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Exciting shows brighten more than the stage
It doesn't take an economic genius or a dramaturgical Nostradamus to predict tough times ahead for theater providers and ticket buyers.

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel Acting Out Blog

Financially endangered Madison Rep dumps shows

Louisville Courier-Journal

Arts Council faces 23% cut in budget
Grappling with a proposed 23 percent cut in its operating budget, the Kentucky Arts Council faces considerable pressure in maintaining its mission of serving 120 counties in the state. "It is sobering," KAC executive director Lori Meadows acknowledged

Denver Post

Stimulating minds can stimulate economy, too

Los Angeles Times Culture Monster Blog

Arts jobs turn out to be real jobs
Congress settled the question of whether or not arts jobs are real jobs Friday night when it approved a massive stimulus bill that includes a modest $50 million for the National Endowment for the Arts. The money is meant to fund activities that "preserve jobs in the nonprofit arts sector threatened by declines in philanthropic and other support during the current economic downturn."

Laguna Playhouse gives up its expansion dream
The latest casualty of the economic downturn is the Laguna Playhouse's 25-year dream of opening a smaller second stage to complement its 420-seat Moulton Theatre.

Sacramento Bee

It's a struggle to keep the curtain up
The nose-diving economy has forced an unprecedented number of adjustments for area professional theaters. Plays have been canceled, staffs have been reduced and seasons have been shortened.

The Observer

Who said West End theatre was dying?
David Smith: If the slump is getting too much, you can find escape in the once-derided London playhouses

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