So is Mark Rylance. But all is not well: “Upon receiving the award for best drama series, helmer Peter Kosminsky attacked the U.K. government’s treatment of the BBC, warning that its future was ‘under threat, make no mistake about that.'”
Tag: 05.08.16
What Wins Theatre Awards When Hamilton Isn’t Eligible?
“The Outer Critics Circle, a group of theater writers from outside New York, announced the winners of its annual awards on Monday, giving four prizes to ‘She Loves Me’ and three to ‘Long Day’s Journey Into Night.'” (Full list at Outer Critics.)
Top Posts From AJBlogs For 05.08.16
Kurt Weill’s “Note Concerning Jazz”
# # In Berlin 1929 Kurt Weil wrote a “Note Concerning Jazz” which today reads as both a prediction and a warning.# Weill wrote in part: # “Today it appears to me… … read more
AJBlog: Unanswered QuestionPublished 2016-05-08
AJBlog: Unanswered QuestionPublished 2016-05-08
Weekend Extra: Bing Crosby And John Coltrane
Bing Crosby introduced “Love Thy Neighbor” in a scene with Ethel Merman and Leon Errol when Crosby co-starred with Carol Lombard (both pictured left) in the 1934 motion picture We’re Not Dressing. Crosby followed up… … read more
AJBlog: RiffTidesPublished 2016-05-08
Bing Crosby introduced “Love Thy Neighbor” in a scene with Ethel Merman and Leon Errol when Crosby co-starred with Carol Lombard (both pictured left) in the 1934 motion picture We’re Not Dressing. Crosby followed up… … read more
AJBlog: RiffTidesPublished 2016-05-08
Three Centennial Parties for Harold Norse
Harold Norse, the late poet and memoirist, desperately wanted his name in lights. Now he has it — thanks to Todd Swindell. Swindell’s assiduous effort to memorialize him goes beyond dedicated. He has not… … read more
AJBlog: Straight|UpPublished 2016-05-06
Contraction Action: Sotheby’s & Christie’s Confront New Market Reality (plus Koons &…
The operative words for the art market this season are “correction” and “contraction.” So Sotheby’s can be forgiven for seeking comfort in nostalgia, via this Monday tweet, recalling a past triumph: #OnThisDay in 2012,… … read more
AJBlog: CultureGrrlPublished 2016-05-06
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How Rupert Everett Used A Fat Suit And A Corset To Become Oscar Wilde
In an essay for the Times, Everett recounts how he came to be playing Wilde in David Hare’s The Judas Kiss – and what it was like to do the show the evening that the UK parliament passed marriage equality.
How Can The Met Opera Fill All Its Empty Seats? Here Are Some Ideas
“Channeling their inner impresarios, critics and reporters for The New York Times engaged in a little operatic spitballing, throwing out ideas – including some that the Met is experimenting with and others it might find off the wall – that could help fill the house again.”