“The Securities and Exchange Commission has decided not to pursue any action against the Broadway producers of Rebecca, the Gothic musical that was derailed last fall before performances began because of a fraud scheme involving phantom investors.”
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UK’s Ambassador Theatre Group May Start Selling Venues’ Naming Rights
ATG “has revealed that it is looking into selling the naming rights to some of its historic London and regional venues. The move comes as part of a push from the UK’s largest theatre operator to secure sponsorship deals with commercial brands.”
Margaret Atwood On Alice Munro’s Long Road To The Nobel
“Back in the 1950s and 60s, when Munro began, there was a feeling that not only female writers but Canadians were thought to be both trespassing and transgressing. Munro found herself referred to as ‘some housewife’, and was told that her subject matter, being too ‘domestic’, was boring. A male writer told her she wrote good stories, but he wouldn’t want to sleep with her. ‘Nobody invited him,’ said Munro tartly.”
How I Learned To Quit Struggling And Love Alice Munro (It Was Easy)
Laura Miller: “If you are, like me, a reader resistant to the type of fiction Munro writes, then the praise of Jonathan Franzen or James Wood or Francine Prose is probably not going to change your mind. On the other hand, you might just listen to me, someone who once shared your resistance, when I tell you that, this time around, the Swedish Academy has gotten it right.”
Stable At Last, Ballet B.C. Posts Third Consecutive Surplus
“The surplus is significant: Ballet B.C. has spent the past three years rebuilding itself after near financial collapse. [Artistic director Emily] Molnar’s programming and ability to lure top contemporary choreographers is being given a lot of the credit for the successful rebirth of the troupe.”
Even Nicholas Hytner Has Trouble Understanding Shakespeare
“Sir Nicholas … said he will often start to watch a play, thinking ‘I haven’t the faintest idea what they’re talking about”. He added: ‘I’m the director of the National Theatre, so I don’t know how everybody else is coping.”
Get Ready For 3D-Printed Art
“Seeing 3-D printing as a sort of gateway drug en route toward molecular manufacturing, I thereafter decided I’d visually/literally relate the operative ideologies, promises, and hype of 3-D printing to the R&D and forecasts regarding nanofacture.”
A Data Analysis Of Creativity In Movies. Here’s How Today Compares to…
“The amount of pleasure someone derives from a creative piece goes up as its novelty increases. But at a certain point, there is a maximum of enjoyment. After that, something becomes too unfamiliar to stomach anymore.”
No, Classical Music Isn’t In Crisis. Look At LA…
“Have we somehow slipped into an alternate universe only Hollywood could conjure up, where surfers and sun worshipers are so dazed by the latest Santa Ana that they now accept Beethoven as one of the Beach Boys? No, there is no bubble. And, no, classical music is not in crisis.”
Jeffrey Katzenberg Offers $75 Million For More Episodes Of Breaking Bad
Mr Katzenberg hoped the subscription service would prove the “greatest pay-per-view television event for scripted programming anybody’s ever done”.