“Wolf Hall / Bring Up The Bodies” Plays Headed To Broadway

Broadway and London producers are in talks about a New York run of the hit British play Wolf Hall and its sequel Bring Up the Bodies, based on the historical novels by Hilary Mantel about Henry VIII and his adviser Thomas Cromwell … Both plays are running in repertory in London’s West End, where they have enjoyed critical acclaim and record-breaking ticket sales.”

Why Ira Glass Moved Into Modern Dance

“Glass has experimented with visual forms before: television, live shows, movies. Until he encountered Monica Bill Barnes & Company, dance was the exception. … But when he first saw Monica Bill Barnes, something clicked. There was confetti, goofiness, turtlenecks, pop music. ‘I really loved it,’ he said. … “It felt so much like the work I tried to do on the radio, and what was surprising about that is that you can’t get further from radio than dance.”

Top Posts From AJBlogs 09.10.14

More Dueling On the Corcoran Gallery
AJBlog: Real Clear Arts | Published 2014-09-11

Artists should not retain copyright in publicly commissioned art
AJBlog: For What it’s Worth | Published 2014-09-11

James Ellroy, The Big Picture
AJBlog: CultureCrash | Published 2014-09-10

Opera in a Small House
AJBlog: OperaSleuth | Published 2014-09-10

Brooklyn Museum in Transition: The Arnold Lehman Years
AJBlog: CultureGrrl | Published 2014-09-10

The Visible Hand
AJBlog: Engaging Matters | Published 2014-09-10

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Why Did U2 Give Away Its New Album At The Apple Unveiling? (A Comment On The State Of The Music Business)

“U2 surprise-release of their new album – for free – last night for iTunes’ 500 million customers globally could be read as a band was no longer certain of their place in the paid music market and so chose to hide behind a marketing gimmick of faux benevolence. But, more realistically, it could also mark the last gasp of a major act using iTunes downloads as the main way to get their music to a mass audience.”