“New York Theater Workshop said on Thursday morning that Trey Parker and Matt Stone of South Park have teamed up with Robert Lopez, the Tony-winning composer of Avenue Q, to create a new musical that will run in August and September. The theater would not provide any other details, other than that it would be a new musical.”
Tag: 01.28.10
Perfectionism: Helpful Asset Or Crippling Obstacle?
“Adaptive perfectionism” (the good kind) correlates with “striving for excellence, organizational skills, tendency to plan ahead and holding others to high standards”; “maladaptive perfectionism” with “concern over mistakes, need for approval, tendency to ruminate over past performances and perceived [external] pressure.”
How A Theatre Critic Witnesses The Passage Of The Years
Ben Brantley: “‘Wait a minute!’ I’ll say to myself in the middle of the performance. ‘That actress playing the withered old aunt, isn’t she the one I saw as Juliet when I was in college?'”
Aging Audiences? Hey, Who’re You Calling ‘Old’?
“Those people in your audience who are currently 60, the ones who get hammered as ‘conservative’ and ‘unimaginative’? They were born in 1950, which means they were graduating from high school in 1968. Maybe you’ve read about 1968 … it was the year America was on fire.”
Deaths Of The Rich And Famous (And Why We Love Them)
“When it comes to topics that transfix, death and celebrities are pretty high on the list. Deaths of celebrities has to rate even higher. And deaths of celebrities by their own celebrity hands? A whole other stratosphere. We feel we know these souls so well and, upon hearing of a celebrity suicide, wonder as a collective pop culture-fixated nation what brought them to such a dire final choice.”
Cocktails And Couperin: An Orchestra Plays A Nightclub
“The formal silence and respect associated with classical performances is being thrown out by the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. The ‘Night Shift’ performance held at the Roundhouse in London allows the audience to sit and chat, perhaps mingle a little, while Beethoven is played.” Conductor Vladimir Jurowski and two OAE violinists talk about atmosphere, informality, noise levels and other aspects of this experiment.
This Is Why Prop Masters Use Fake Booze Onstage
“A performance at Frankfurt’s prestigious Schauspielhaus theatre ended in chaos after four of Germany’s top actors decided ‘as an experiment’ to substitute vodka for water during a performance of a play described in the programme notes as a ‘crazy depiction of one of the most famous alcoholic benders in world literature’.”
Ruling: Berlin Museum Can Keep Nazi-Looted Posters
“Berlin’s court of appeals upheld an earlier ruling that Peter Sachs, the son and heir of Hans Sachs, is the rightful owner of the collection, which is valued at 4.5 million euros ($6.3 million). Yet the appeals court overturned a decision that Sachs is entitled to demand the return of the posters,” which are in the Deutsches Historisches Museum.
If City Of L.A. Cuts Jobs, Arts Will Be Hit Harder Than Most
A plan to cut 1,003 jobs in Los Angeles government would fall disproportionately on the arts. “Libraries would see a 10% reduction in staff,” while the city’s “Cultural Affairs Department would experience a loss of 30 employees, or 48% of its workforce.”
How Top Museums Came Out Of 2009
For example: “The Art Institute of Chicago is looking forward to a rise in its endowment of 12% from last year, when it suffered a loss of nearly 24%,” while “[t]he Museum of Fine Arts, Houston is estimating a budget decrease of $2m, despite a 13% boost to its endowment.”