“Forbidden Broadway, the satirical revue of the New York theater scene, regularly updated with the passing seasons, has spoofed and skewered the best and worst theatrical performances since Gerard Alessandrini introduced it in 1982.” But the show will finally end its run in January after more than 9,000 performances.
Tag: 09.13.08
ABT Snaps Up Ratmansky
Alexei Ratmansky, the outgoing director of the Bolshoi Ballet, has been appointed artist in residence at American Ballet Theater. Observers hope that the innovative Russian choreographer will shake up the ABT’s “largely stale” offerings of recent years.
SF Opera To Receive Record-Setting $40m Gift
“The San Francisco Opera has received a commitment from board Chairman John A. Gunn and his wife, Cynthia Fry Gunn, for a gift of $40 million. It is the largest single gift by individual donors in the company’s history, and is believed to be the largest ever made to any American opera company.”