The festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., ended the 2007 season with a $927,000 deficit. “A volatile environment for theatre and tourism led to disappointing early sales to the general public from January through March, creating a box office revenue gap.”
Tag: 01.26.08
What Will TV Look Like Ater The Writers’ Strike?
What will television look like when the strike ends, and how is the next season going to be changed? Beyond the conviction that some scripted television series will be replaced by reality shows, network and production studio executives are expressing hope that one outcome of the strike will be a different, and much cheaper, process for getting scripted shows on the air.
Museum Staff Complicit In Stolen Art?
“Affidavits related to search warrants executed at four Southern California museums on Thursday say that staff members at two of the four museums worked closely with the main targets of the investigation, visiting a storage locker maintained by a smuggler of stolen antiquities and meeting with the sellers of stolen goods — even while acknowledging that the artifacts headed for the museums might be tainted.”
Judge Dismisses Seattle Symphony Lawsuit
Filed two years ago, the suit alleged that a violinist in the orchstra, Peter Kaman, endured “emotional distress arising out of hostile environment and harassment … over a long and extended period of time.” Kaman Says he’ll appeal.