“At 36, [David] Muse, currently associate artistic director of the Shakespeare Theatre Company, will become the youngest chief by far of a first-rank theater company in the capital. … The job, of course, does not come without challenges. It’s never easy, filling the contours of a seat warmed by the person who designed it decades ago.”
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At Middle School, Learning To Write A Pop Song
“The conceit is simple:” The members of a local roots-rock band “conduct a day of workshops with students selected by teachers for their writing and musical skills. … The band returns in a few days to perform the new song in front of the student body, no doubt giving the budding writers and musicians cachet among their peers.”
Broadway Shows Play, Even After Bomb Scare
“There were no evacuations from Broadway theaters. all Broadway matinee and evening shows will go on as scheduled today.”
Movie Box Office Is Great – So Why Is Hollywood Cutting Back?
“So why are the studios capping star salaries, laying off workers and squeezing suppliers? Because none of the gains on the theatrical side, in Blu-ray or via new distribution channels is enough to compensate for the ongoing decline in overall home entertainment, the area from which the studios have drawn their biggest revenues since 1986.”
Is The Time Between Generations Getting Shorter?
“A generation used to last 25 years or so. It was defined by shared experiences, including wars, presidents, music, movies, or various inventions. Larry Rosen, a professor of psychology at California State University, says generations are now changing every few years as new technology creates substantially different experiences.”
What It Takes To Clean Disneyland
“Gone are Mickey and his friends. In their place are about 600 custodians, painters, gardeners and decorators, working to ensure that the 85-acre park meets the squeaky-clean ideals that Walt Disney himself extolled even before he launched the park 55 years ago.”