The Red Shoes Redux
Matthew Bourne/New Adventures brings the 1948 movie, The Red Shoes, to the stage. Victoria Page (Sara Mearns) “auditions” for Boris Lermontov (Sam Archer on settee) at a party given by her aunt, Lady Nestor (Daisy May … read more
AJBlog: DancebeatPublished 2017-11-04
Unions, Journalism, and the Creative Class
IF we needed another reason to disdain the billionaires who increasingly dominate our political and cultural life: The Chicago Cubs owner Joe Ricketts shut down several news sites, including Gothamist and LAist because the … read more
AJBlog: CultureCrashPublished 2017-11-03
Replay: Herman Wouk appears on What’s My Line?
Herman Wouk, the author of The Caine Mutiny and Marjorie Morningstar, appears as the mystery guest on What’s My Line? John Daly is the host and the panelists are Fred Allen, Bennett Cerf, Arlene Francis, … read more
AJBlog: About Last NightPublished 2017-11-03
Almanac: Thomas Beecham on the purpose of music
“The function of music is to release us from the tyranny of conscious thought.” Thomas Beecham (quoted in Harold Atkins and Archie Newman, Beecham Stories: Anecdotes, Sayings and Impressions of Sir Thomas Beecham) … read more
AJBlog: About Last NightPublished 2017-11-03