“In our agreement, the News & Record has committed to publishing at least 70 stories about local arts topics during the next year. That’s 70 more stories than we would have published without this agreement.”
Tag: 06.23.14
Sondheim Responds To Concerns About Changes In “Into The Woods” Movie
An article in The New Yorker misreporting my “Master Class” conversation about censorship in our schools with seventeen teachers from the Academy for Teachers a couple of weeks ago has created some false impressions about my collaboration with the Disney Studio on the film version of “Into the Woods.”
Soprano Fired By Opera Australia After Online Anti-Gay Tirade
“Opera Australia has released soprano Tamar Iveri from her contract following a furore over ‘unconscionable’ homophobic comments posted on the singer’s Facebook page.”
UK National Gallery’s Director To Retire
“The National Gallery in London is on the hunt for a new director after Nicholas Penny announced his intention to retire after six years … in which visitor numbers reached record highs.”
How Being A Professional Ballerina Helped Me Succeed As A CEO
Leigh Thomas: “If you start every day with a class, followed by rehearsals, then performances evenings and weekends, you know what work is.”
‘Girl With A Pearl Earring’ Heads Home As Mauritshuis Reopens
The museum in The Hague reopens on Friday “after a €22m renovation and expansion project begun in 2008,” and its director hopes that being back in business, and the return of the famous Vermeer from a world tour, will remind people that Girl With A Pearl Earring is not, in fact, at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.
Stephen Sondheim Backpedals On Disney’s Changes To ‘Into The Woods’
After last week’s New Yorker post, Sondheim has released a statement saying that the article “has created some false impressions about my collaboration with the Disney Studio … The fact is that James [Lapine, who wrote both the show and the movie] and I worked out every change from stage to screen with the producers and … director.”
Top Posts From AJBlogs 06.23.14
Maybe The Ka-Nefer-Nefer Dispute Isn’t Over
AJBlog: Real Clear Arts | Published 2014-06-24
From Jeffrey Nytch: Entrepreneurial transformation (1)
AJBlog: Sandow | Published 2014-06-24
Another Great Job Opens Up — In London
AJBlog: Real Clear Arts | Published 2014-06-24
Why The Morgan’s Roger Wieck Is A Surprising Proselytizer
AJBlog: Real Clear Arts | Published 2014-06-23
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When Stephen King Writes A Book With The Same Title As Yours, How Do You Spend Your Unexpected Royalty Money?
“Last night Stephen King responded to Entertainment Weekly about this project of mine. He graciously said, ‘I’m delighted for her, and I’m going to order her book.’ So I bought his book too.”
After 100 Years, Does Chaplin Still Matter?
“Charlie Chaplin was famous in a way that no one had been before; arguably, no one has been as famous since. At the peak of his popularity, his mustachioed screen persona, the Tramp, was said to be the most recognized image in the world.”