The Shoppers Who Supply Costumes For New York City’s Ballet Companies Rely On The Garment District

And the Garment District is even more specialized, and special, than regular consumers know: “Several of his go-to shops won’t ever be seen by the public — they’re tucked onto upper floors of old commercial buildings. But the people who rely on them — Broadway costume designers, theater shoppers, fabric sellers and buyers, fashion designers and more — are all clued in to Choo’s hidden world.”

The Globe’s Older Romeo Says Everyone Wants To Do Their Best For Emma Rice

Edward Hogg isn’t thrilled about the dismissal of Rice: “It’s very sad, really. Especially at a time like this, you really need your true artists, people like Emma, at the forefront of big theatres like the Globe. I’m such a big Emma Rice fan, so with this we want to do our best not only for ourselves and for our show but for Emma as well.”

What’s Going On With Internal Turmoil At SAG-AFTRA Just As A Writers’ Guild Strike Looms?

Actors who have spent considerable time accusing SAG-AFTRA officials of lining their own pockets do it again, and then add a laundry list of accusations: “Complaints about residuals and foreign royalties trust funds, alleged conflict of interest and such matters as reimbursement of automobile mileage expenses for union travel, frequent flyer mile usage, cellphone plans, ownership of union buildings, the conduct of an independent music royalties organization (SoundExchange), the union’s recent deal with startup Exactuals for residuals direct deposit, reimbursement of bar association dues for the union’s general counsel, attendance at conferences by union executives, the hiring of a top expert on royalties and the fact that union executive director David White is no longer on active status as a member of the California bar (which is only required for practicing lawyers).”

We Could Understand Donald Trump Better Through Reading ‘Richard II’

In medieval times, nobles believed a crowned and invested king had “two bodies” – one that was material and earthly, and one that was heavenly and bestowed by god. But “the character Richard II — like Trump — shows us how this agreement to live by a fiction can go wildly wrong. Richard does not realize that he is not really superhuman but that his subjects only grant him their willing suspension of disbelief if he plays the part he has been assigned.”

Top Posts From AJBlogs For The Weekend Of 04.23.17

Metrics at the museum
The Washington Post‘s Philip Kennicott decided to try visiting the popular Kusama exhibit at the Hirshhorn not as a critic, with all its special viewing privileges, but as an ordinary member of the public. The … read more
AJBlog: For What it’s WorthPublished 2017-04-23

Recent Listening: Cuong Vu Plays Michael Gibbs
Cuong Vu 4TET, Ballet (Rare Noise) Trumpeter Vu and three fellow Seattle adventurers explore pieces by Michael Gibbs. It was guitarist Bill Frisell’s idea to bring the British composer to the University … read more
AJBlog: RiffTidesPublished 2017-04-22

SHIFT — a weird PR gaffe
Resuming my blog after a gap… I’m sorry that I said some provocative things about the SHIFT festival in DC, and then fell silent. I hadn’t planned that. But life intervened, taking me by surprise, … read more
AJBlog: SandowPublished 2017-04-21

Almanac: Igor Stravinsky on music critics
“I had another dream the other day about music critics. They were small and rodent-like with padlocked ears, as if they had stepped out of a painting by Goya.” Igor Stravinsky (interviewed in the Evening … read more
AJBlog: About Last NightPublished 2017-04-21

Smart Move In Brooklyn
A lot of people today are interested in “design.” Unless they are furnishing a home, not all that many are interested in “decorative arts.” They are, of course, fraternal if not identical twins. Yet decorative … read more
AJBlog: Real Clear ArtsPublished 2017-04-20