“The federal Conservatives continued their road-show of announcing support for the endowments of non-profit cultural organizations yesterday with a visit to Toronto announcing a contribution of $3.63-million this year to 11 arts groups in and around the city.”
Tag: 05.04.09
NY Drama Critics Circle Hands Ruined Another Win
“‘Ruined’ took the award for play and Brit import ‘Billy Elliot’ scored the laurel for tuner, while Scottish production ‘Black Watch’ nabbed the title for foreign production. A special citation went to director Matthew Warchus and the cast of ‘The Norman Conquests’ on Broadway. Career citations went to Angela Lansbury, currently appearing in ‘Blithe Spirit,’ and to Gerard Alessandrini, creator of the long-running ‘Forbidden Broadway’ series of legit spoofs.”
Libraries Ask Court For Safeguards On Google Settlement
“Three organizations representing 139,000 libraries today asked the judge overseeing Google’s settlement with authors and publishers to make sure that the company doesn’t violate the privacy of readers who would use its vast digital books collection. They also petitioned U.S. District Court Judge Denny Chin to ensure that Google doesn’t set the price for access to its digital books ‘beyond the reach of many libraries.'”
Madoff Victim Puts A Picasso On The Block
“A collector who lost money in Bernard Madoff’s $65 billion Ponzi scheme is quietly selling a major Picasso painting on Wednesday at Christie’s International in New York. Jerome Fisher, co-founder of the footwear company Nine West Group, has anonymously placed a yolk-yellow, nearly 5-foot-tall 1968 Picasso titled ‘Mousquetaire a la pipe’ on the block, estimated to sell for $12 million to $18 million.” And, yes, he got a guarantee.
TV Networks Fear Big Drop In Ad Sales
“One prominent analyst estimated that the major broadcast networks could be down as much as 15% to $7.4 billion for prime-time advertising sales for the fall season.”
Broadway’s First Green Theatre
The 1,055-seat theater, on 43rd Street between Avenue of the Americas and Broadway, was built on the site of a theater planned by the actor Henry Miller, which opened in 1918. Over the decades, the original theater fell into disrepair and was used as a movie house and a disco before Roundabout produced the musical “Cabaret” there in 1998, followed by a run of “Urinetown.”
Broadway’s Boom-And-Bust Season
“Broadway has had bust-and-boom cycles before, but based on a review of this season’s grosses, attendance and production, none in recent memory has been quite like the 2008-9 season, which unofficially ended Thursday with the eligibility deadline for the Tony Awards.”
Two Million Canadian Children Sing Together
“On Monday afternoon close to two million children across Canada will be singing the same song — at the same time. They’ll be singing, shouting, hollering and chanting Sing Sing, an existing song written by Juno-award winning singer-songwriter Serena Ryder.”
How The Internet Is Changing Textbook Sales
“Student Monitor’s fall 2008 survey of full-time undergraduates reveals that 16 percent of undergraduates “bought most of their textbooks online,” up from 12 percent in fall 2007. Additionally, Student Monitor reports that “the share of students who purchase most of their textbooks from their on-campus bookstore continues to trend down: fewer than six in ten students (57 percent) purchased most of their textbooks at their on campus book store,” compared to 64 percent in fall 2006 and down from 72 percent in fall 2005.”
Susan Boyle’s One Perfect Moment
“She may find the attention at times overwhelming and a touch bewildering, but after years on stages, from karaoke pubs to church choir risers to “Britain’s Got Talent,” she doesn’t mind at all that people are interested in listening to her. Nor, village louts notwithstanding, does she come across as even slightly crazy.”