“At this time next year, American Players Theatre audiences will be attending productions indoors as well as out. The company’s board of directors has voted to continue with previously announced plans to erect a 200-seat black box (flexible) all-weather conventional theater that will increase the number and range of productions the Spring Green company will offer audiences.”
Tag: 09.21.08
MTT on Lenny
“As he awoke from a nap and performed his ablutions, you could hear the splashing, singing and kvetching over the whole apartment. It was a ritual for shaking off fatigue and the dread of having to push everything uphill all over again.”
Remembering David Foster Wallace
Wallace was the kind of literary figure whose career was emblematic of his age. He may not have been the most famous novelist of his time, but more than anyone else, he exemplified and articulated the defining anxieties and attitudes of his generation.
Philip Roth At 75
“In the American literary undergrowth, Philip Roth is a big beast as fabulous as the hippogriff, rarely sighted, spoken of with awe, and the subject of wild, sometimes scandalised, gossip.”
Financial Crisis Could Lead To Art Slowdown
The world of arts and culture could face damaging cutbacks as sponsors rein in their spending due to the global financial crisis, industry experts say. The turmoil convulsing world markets has already claimed some victims.
Beaverbrook Heirs Appeal Decision That Gives Art To Canadian Museum
The heirs contend that the judge was biased. “There is no justification for calling New Brunswick’s and the gallery’s greatest benefactor a ‘con artist ‘ who committed a ‘gargantuan fraud’ and was comparable to Goebbels,” say the heirs.
Humor Books – They Ain’t Got No Respect
“If the bookstore has a second floor, the Humor section will be on the second floor, at the farthest point from the entrance. If the second floor has a window that can be jimmied open, and there’s a ledge outside, the Humor section will be at the very end of the ledge.”
What Happens To An Orchestra’s Sound When Prominent Players Retire?
“Whatever happens to the orchestra’s sound, the change is likely to be a matter of gradual metamorphosis rather than a sudden shift in gears. Indeed, the process isn’t just multifaceted; it seems almost mysterious, even to the musicians who produce it.”
Trey McIntyre’s New Company
The Trey McIntyre Project, with a budget of $1.6 million, is a compact ensemble of 10 that he envisions expanding to 12 next year. He is happy working on this scale for the moment. “I don’t want to be making any larger pieces. I also want to be sure that every dancer is challenged and working a lot.”
Some Firsts At The Emmys
“Two period dramas set 200 years apart in American history — “Mad Men” and “John Adams” — claimed a place in the Emmy record books on Sunday while a satire of network TV itself, “30 Rock,” dominated the comedy side of the awards.”