“2007 will surely be remembered here as the year Steppenwolf came roaring back to life — and reminded the rest of America that Chicago actors are something else entirely.”
Tag: 12.23.07
Eastern Europe Vies For Hollywood Shoots
“In the early 1990s, Eastern European cities could entice Hollywood producers with a simple combination of Old World charm and significant cost savings. Now they must dangle technology, experience and even tax reductions in order to lure the multimillion dollar productions. In Hungary, the government has approved a huge tax break for movie productions, and the Romanians may follow suit.”
Longtime Denver Post Critic Allen Young, 89
“Allen Young saw and heard thousands of ballets, plays and concerts in his life and he never seemed to forget any of them. Young, former music critic at The Denver Post, died Monday at a care facility.”
Changing Of The Guard – 2007 Saw Changes Of Conductors
In New York, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, new music directors were announced. Several other orchestras are still looking…
Three Museums Face Identity Crisis
The Whitney, the Dia, and the Smithsonian museums all face issues that could redefine what they’ll be…
Kansas City Performing Arts Center Budget Goes Up 20 Percent
The guaranteed maximum price — revealed Friday by the center’s board — is $67 million higher than the previous estimate of $326 million in 2004.
Now On YouTube: Queen TV
Queen Elizabeth has set up her own channel on the video-sharing website YouTube and will be posting her annual Christmas Day message on the site this year.
Chicago Sun-Times Slashes Books Section
“Just as the Whos down in Who-ville managed to celebrate their Christmas even after the Grinch stole their stockings and trees and presents and roast beast, we will soldier on and keep covering books even though “the Grinch” stole our pages.
Have Today’s Star Architects Ruined Architecture?
John Silber argues that “a few shamelessly self-aggrandizing architects, most prominently Daniel Libeskind and Frank Gehry, have hijacked an otherwise pragmatic field and, out of naked self-interest, have fostered an ‘absurd’ school of design that fails the functional, aesthetic and economic needs of those it is meant to serve.”
The World’s Oldest Working Showgirl Dies At 90
Beverly Allen, a longtime professional dancer who joined the Fabulous Palm Springs Follies late in life and at 87 was the oldest showgirl regularly performing in a chorus, according to the 2005 Guinness World Records, has died. She was 90.