City elders in Plymouth, England have joined forces to condemn a production of Jerry Springer, The Opera. “The show has been at the centre of a storm of protest since the BBC broadcast a televised version in January last year. The corporation received a record 63,000 complaints. In light of the controversy, the show’s national tour was postponed. Only last week, Springer’s producers blamed continuing protests by Christian groups, and by the British National Party, for poor ticket sales in the run-up to the now-revived tour.”
Tag: 01.31.06
Still Licking Oprah Wounds, Frey Cancels Dallas Appearance
After getting beat up on Oprah last week, disgraced author James Frey has begun postponing public appearances…
Louisville Symphony, Musicians Head To Arbitration
The Louisville Symphony and its musicians have decided to go to mediation over their contract . But management warns that “forestalling bankruptcy would involve ‘a complete rethinking of our relationship with the musicians, as well as the contract and the operating model for the orchestra’.”