Modern pop charts show that artists still stick to the three- to four-minute mold, though radio restrictions are no longer as ironclad. For that, musicians can thank Bob Dylan.
Month: November 2014
Iconic “Casablanca” Movie Piano Sells For $3.4 Million
It is one of the most famous pianos in the world, the piano Ingrid Bergman was close to when she delivered one of Hollywood’s unforgettable lines: “Play it, Sam. Play ‘As Time Goes By.’ ” It is the short little upright from Rick’s Café Américain in the movie “Casablanca.”
A Working Formula For Selling Books In LA
“We used to sell books,” Cecilia Ng says. “Now we’re more like 7-Eleven for Chinese people.”
Cuba To Stage Its First Broadway Musical Since The Revolution
Rent – in Spanish, with a full staging – opens on Christmas Eve for a three-month run at the Centro Cultural Bertolt Brecht in Havana.
William H. Scheide, 100, Prolific Philanthropist
“[He] was 28 when his father died and he inherited the family fortune. Over the next seven decades, he also passed down his passions, but to far more beneficiaries. Before his death on Nov. 14 at 100, Mr. Scheide devoted his life to philanthropic and artistic pursuits striking in their range and depth.”
Stage Directions: How Much Of Them Should Playwrights Include?
Ibsen and Shaw included lots of them; Eugene O’Neill wrote so many that they’ve been made into a play by themselves. Sinmon Stephens (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time), on the other hand, says his play couldn’t have become what it is if he had written out how he thought it should look and sound. Lyn Gardner considers the issue.
The Betrayal Of Jasper Johns: How An Ambitious Assistant Earned His Trust – And Stole His Work
How James Kelly managed both to forge his boss’s work and to swipe some originals.
San Diego Symphony’s Music Director Announces His Departure
“Jahja Ling, the conductor responsible for rebuilding and revitalizing one of the region’s keystone cultural institutions, is stepping down.” Said the maestro, “After the 2016-17 season, I look forward to pursuing more international guest conducting, … teaching and continuing my volunteer work in Christian mission.”
Minnesota Opera CEO Resigns
“The Minnesota Opera, which has become a national leader in generating new work, appears to be less than stable at the executive level. President and General Director Kevin Ramach resigned this week after about 2½ years in the role. Ramach himself had succeeded Allan Naplan, who quit in 2012 after a year in the job.”
Creative Workers In A Post-Industrial Society (They’re Living, Breathing Metaphors)
“The conversion of defunct factory spaces into art spaces is a powerful metaphor for the conversion of U.S. cities from places where thousands of people made stuff to places where a few hundred creatives toil, typically for low wages.