“One day in 1991, this French rock band member, fashion designer, visual artist and serious clubber went to a dance audition with a friend. Like the character Leroy in the movie Fame, Mr. Rizzo was hired before he realized he had participated in the audition.”
Tag: 05.06.14
Why ‘Wicked’ Keeps Bewitching The Crowds
Evan as all too many well-reviewed musicals close early, Stephen Schwartz’s Wizard of Oz prequel keeps going and going and going. Mark Lawson tries to suss out the show’s secret.
Met Opera’s Union Contract Talks Have Messy Start
“The [initial] meeting almost did not happen. The union took the extremely unusual step of inviting reporters to the negotiating session, which led the Met to file a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board arguing that having reporters present ‘would stifle the atmosphere of free and open discussion that is needed for good-faith collective bargaining’.”
Lost Song By Mendelssohn Discovered
“Mendelssohn wrote the privately commissioned piece, titled ‘The Heart of Man is Like a Mine’, in 1842. It was never published but the original manuscript has now emerged in a private collection in the US.” (includes video performance of song)