“Mad Men, AMC’s sleek drama set in the advertising world circa 1960, and FX’s legal thriller Damages made Emmy nominations history Thursday as the first programs on U.S. basic cable to gain best-series nods.”
Tag: 07.17.08
Cleveland Orchestra Names New GM
“Gary Ginstling, director of communications and external affairs for the San Francisco Symphony since July 2006 and former executive director of California’s Berkeley Symphony Orchestra, has been appointed general manager of the Cleveland Orchestra.”
Stratford’s Woes Aside, Shaw Having A Good Year
“For the first time in recent memory, the Shaw Festival is doing far better at the box office than its colleagues at Stratford. In fact, the chances are very good that, come year-end, there will be black ink at Shaw and red ink at Stratford: a definite reversal of the colour scheme in recent years.”
The Odd Duck At The Center Of A Shakespeare Scandal
Raymond Scott, the 51-year-old man accused of stealing a 400-year-old Shakespeare folio, is not your garden-variety thief. In fact, he insists that he’s not a thief at all, and points out that if he had actually stolen the volume in question, he probably wouldn’t have walked into a Washington library last month and asked them to authenticate it.
Lincoln Center Gets “Theatrical Garden” To Play With
“Architects Tod Williams and Billie Tsien have redesigned Harmony Atrium between West 62nd and 63rd Streets as a “theatrical garden” featuring 20-foot-high walls of plants and rods of falling water. The goal is to transform the space… into a 7,000-square-foot round-the-clock gathering place and a gateway to Lincoln Center’s performing arts campus.”
West Side Story To Go Bilingual
“More than 50 years after the musical “West Side Story” had its original Broadway premiere, it is set to return in February in a darker, grittier, bilingual revival… Much of the dialogue — both spoken and sung — will be in Spanish.”
New Chief For NY’s Film Society
“Mara Manus, the Public Theater’s top financial executive for the last six years, will take over as executive director of the Film Society of Lincoln Center… Ms. Manus, a former film studio executive who in April announced her decision to step down from the Public, is widely credited with helping to guide the theater to financial stability.”
SAG Stalemate Drags On
“Hollywood studios and the Screen Actors Guild have failed to reach an agreement in their latest meeting over a proposed new pay deal. Neither side made any comment after they met for two hours in Los Angeles.”
WGA Seeks To Represent Scriptless Writers
Hollywood writers are taking their long-simmering dispute with producers of reality TV shows public, protesting at the audition events for the new season of American Idol. “The WGA has sought to represent reality show workers since 2005… The union alleges that employees, such as production assistants and editors, write scenarios and outlines.”
EU Looks To Make Music Royalties Lifelong
“Aging rock stars and session musicians will keep receiving royalties for their old recordings for the rest of their lives under a European Union plan. Performers currently lose the rights to their recordings after 50 years.”