“Museum officials on Tuesday offered a sneak peek at the 400,000-square-foot museum, the 19th of the Smithsonian Institution, that’s next to the Washington Monument. President Obama is expected to cut the ribbon on the dramatic space, which features layers of galleries focused on slavery, segregation and the civil rights movement as well as music, entertainment, sports and politics.”
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Michael Billington: Why Star Ratings Are A Very Bad Idea For Theatre
“For works of art it is extremely unhelpful as we all know works of arts are enigmatic, complicated things.” He went on to argue that stars did not leave much room for “ambiguity” with certain productions, where a “wonderful play has been given a poor production” or vice versa.
White Woman Sues Getty For Discrimination. Don’t Laugh, This Could Change Diversity Hiring Programs
“The discrimination lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court is no laughing matter. If the case were to be decided in court, it could be precedent-setting, affecting the ways that private foundations approach issues of diversity.”
Paris Wants To Make The Seine Swimmable By 2024
The plan was announced as part of Paris’s bid for the 2024 Olympics, and there’s even talk of staging the triathlon’s swimming event in the river. But cleaning up the Seine will be complicated and expensive, and it’s not certain that the city could pull it off.
New York’s Bloody Shakespeare Riot Of 1849
“The affair began as a grudge match between two actors, but escalated into a street riot outside the Astor Place Opera House in which at least 22 people died. The Astor Place Riot still counts as one of the bloodiest episodes in New York’s history. The cause of the incident seems, by contemporary standards, hard to credit: who played the better Macbeth – an Englishman or an American?”
Ballet Star Lashes Out At Reviewer’s Alleged Criticism Of His Ginger Hair And Pale Skin
Edward Watson of the Royal Ballet in London: “There’s one particular tw** who still writes, ‘Oh, he’s still there with his horrible ginger hair and his horrible pale skin’ and you just think, is it really relevant to talk about someone’s skin and hair in a review? I find that kind of ridiculous.”
La Scala’s Ballet Dancers Publicly Object To New Director’s Program For Next Season
“At the close of today’s press conference at La Scala to announce Mauro Bigonzetti’s 2016-2017 season, fifty or so company dancers arrived to protest at the repertoire proposed. … [They complain] that the season has ‘too little classical [ballet] and wasn’t in line with company’s tradition.'”
Here Are The Issues Surrounding The BBC And The Renewal Of Its Charter
Steven Erlanger explains for us overseas folks the controversy surrounding the public broadcaster and the Conservative government’s plans for it.
After A 70-Year Career In France And Worldwide, Charles Aznavour Tries His First American Musical
“Of course, the subject is French: the artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec cavorting in the scandalous Montmartre district of Paris. And the show’s music brings the sound of Gallic authenticity. But there are also major Broadway names attached to the work, titled My Paris, which opens at the Long Wharf Theater [in New Haven] this week.”
Sylvia Kauders, 94, Philly PR Legend Who Took Up Acting In Her 60s
After a decades-long career as director of special events for the city of Philadelphia, Kauders decided to try for the career she’d secretly wanted since second grade. She went on to play bit parts in dozens of TV shows, from Law and Order: SVU to The Sopranos, and in films ranging from Witness to American Splendor to Predator 2 (she’s the one who went after the alien with a broom).