“Harper Lee’s sister says the author of To Kill a Mockingbird has indeed co-operated with a memoir about her. And the publisher has set a release date: fall 2013.”
Tag: 05.24.11
Questions Pile Up Over New York City Opera’s Departure From Lincoln Center
“Wherever the company moves, the logistics are daunting and the questions rife. What about old sets that don’t fit? Where can City Opera find theaters with a pit, offstage space and the necessary rigging and lighting? Where will the staff have offices?” And what does Lincoln Center do about all that dark time at the Koch Theater?
Edinburgh Festivals’ Benefit To Scotland Is A Quarter-Billion Pounds, Says Study
“Edinburgh’s festivals are worth £261 million to the Scottish economy, creating thousands of jobs and generating spending of more than £40m on accommodation alone, according to a new report.”
Orlando City Council Gives Go-Ahead For Arts Center
“Four years after celebrating approval of a new downtown performing arts center, the Orlando City Council on Monday signed off on a new, post-recession financing plan that allows the stalled project to start construction.”
Three Classic American Novels, 22 Minutes, One Big Mash-Up
As part of the New York Public Library main building’s centennial celebration, the theater troupe Elevator Repair Service took to the periodicals room and performed a simultaneous condensed reading of Faulkner’s The Sound and the Fury, Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises, and Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby.