“They’ve proved that they can give Los Angeles a classical company worth supporting in its growth from an underfunded 31-dancer ensemble offering sporadic performances to the kind of large-scale, year-round institutions that are the source of local pride in cities such as Houston, Boston, Seattle, Miami and San Francisco. They’ve done their job and so have the dancers. The rest is up to Los Angeles itself.”
Tag: 05.27.07
Study: Babies Are Being Saturated With TV
“Researchers said they were surprised not only by the number of hours young children are spending in front of the television but also by the primary reason: Most parents are using television as an educational tool, not for the more conventional explanation of babysitting. Despite nearly a decade of warnings by pediatricians to the contrary, parents believe that the content of programs aimed at babies is good for brain development.”
ABT Through The Decades
American Ballet Theatre holds a reunion of dancers. “To see them was to see the company’s long history, from 91-year-old Annabelle Lyon, who danced with Ballet Theater from 1940 to 1943 and was the company’s first Giselle, to Jamar M. Goodman (1998 to 2003), who, after Ballet Theater’s performance of “The Dream,” was besieged backstage at the Metropolitan Opera House by women in full fairy regalia eager for hugs and the latest news.”
Can Scranton Be The Next Movie Capital?
“If all goes as planned, Scranton would not only be home base to Paul Sorvino’s own Miranda Films but also offer other filmmakers a full-service production house with soundstages, editing and looping rooms and a recording studio. All with costs a fraction of those in Los Angeles or New York.”
Tonys Go Hostless?
“For the second year in a row, it looks as if the Tony Awards telecast won’t have a host. Broadway’s go-to guy, Hugh Jackman, passed on the job. So did Broadway’s other go-to guy, Rosie O’Donnell.”
The Denver Art Museum At Six Months
The Denver Art Museum’s new Libeskind-designed home is pulling record crowds. Still, the crowds aren’t as big as hoped, and the museum recently laid off some staff. “We finished our capital project having it paid off 100 percent. We now have a projected balanced budget for this year. To have built a building as ambitious as ours, to have initiated a program as ambitious as ours and be in the financial position we’re in, I think we are in a very positive and healthy position.”
Shakespeare Flees Toronto
Shakespeare seems to have taken a powder in Toronto. “In the last year, four of our fully professional summer theatres devoted to the Bard have suspended their activities.”
Brown: Theatre’s Awards Problem
It’s difficult to look at recent theatre awards and not conclude that they suck, writes Tony Brown (okay, well, he didn’t say “suck”, but he meant it). The Pulitzers have a big drama problem. And the Tonys: Come on…
Forget The Robert Burns, I Want Rowling
“‘Literary tourism has until recently been dominated by Burns but there’s been something of revolution. It’s moved away and diversified with people like Ian Rankin and JK Rowling becoming increasingly important,’ said Dr Alastair Durie, of Stirling University.”
DC Capitol Design Debacle May Lead To (Bad) Reform
“Needless to say, the American Institute of Architects is deeply concerned that the next Architect of the Capitol may not be a degreed member of their profession. The title has come and gone over the centuries, but at times, especially during major expansions to the building, the job has been done by some of the most storied names in the evolution of the District’s federal look.”