XM Radio fails to meet its subscriber goals for 2006. “While satellite radio continues to be one the fastest growing new technologies, it has lost some of its luster among shoppers purchasing the devices at retail. In the fourth quarter XM added some 442,000 new net customers, less than half of its increase of nearly 900,000 in the same period in 2005.”
Tag: 01.05.07
Museum Attendance Soars Because Of Movie
New York’s American Museum of Natural History saw nearly 20 percent more visitors over the Holiday season, the result, most likely of the hit “Night at the Museum” movie.
And Just Why Did La Scala Cancel Candide?
“Revising Candide is nothing new. This has been a work in progress ever since Lillian Hellman – burned by her grilling by the notorious House Un-American Activities Committee in Washington about alleged Communist ties – decided to collaborate with Bernstein on a work that would update Voltaire and ridicule the witchhunt of the Senator Joseph McCarthy era.”
Producers: Canadian Actors Strike Would Be Illegal
The head negotiator for Canadain TV and movie producers intheir talks with the country’s actors’ union ACTRA says the union’s threat of a strike “would be considered an illegal strike and would lead to an immediate court challenge.”
Will Movies Stunt Your Kids’ Brains?
“Because entertainment aimed at children occupies a bigger share of the marketplace, the level of quality tends to be higher than it was, say, back in the heyday of Walt Disney live-action comedies. I would not wish it otherwise, but I also worry that the dominance of the family film has had a limiting, constraining effect on the imaginations of children.”
A Much Loved Director Talks About Saying Goodbye
Robert Woodruff, the American Repertory Theatre’s outgoing artistic director meets with his staff at the theatre for an emotional farewell. “It’s a really hard equation. The challenge between attracting audience, maintaining artistic integrity, and meeting a bottom line. It’s not the North Shore Music Theatre. You can’t just do ‘ The Music Man ‘ with Shirley Jones in the round. I think it’s a very tough row to hoe.”
Why Christopher Wheeldon Is Striking Out On His Own
The famed choreographer is leaving City Ballet and starting his own company. “My friends all think I’m crazy leaving City Ballet. But even though it has been a wonderful home to me, I have found the walls beginning to close in rather than opening out. I need to see what I can do myself.”
Broadway’s Theatre Munchies
“While eating at your seat at a Broadway theater used to be universally forbidden, theaters are increasingly allowing patrons to take their drinks, candy and even crunchy munchies to their seats during a show.”
Opera Night In The Bars
There’s a thriving “circuit of San Diego bars, cafes, and restaurants where amateur, semiprofessional, and professional singers perform. The phenomenon isn’t new, but it’s becoming more common.”