“Rebecca, based on the Daphne Du Maurier novel, has died multiple deaths on Broadway before ever opening and it now looks like producers are trying one more time to bring the show to New York.”
Tag: 07.24.13
There Will Be No More Bunheads On TV
After several months of holding back on a final decision, the ABC Family network decided to cancel “its comedy-drama series about aspiring young dancers and their unconventional mentor after only one season, during which the series had developed a modest but passionate fan base.”
Decoding Late-Period Woody Allen
Richard Brody: “These later movies fall into two patterns. There’s Analogue Woody … and Symbolic Woody … The difference is simple: the former films are stories of motives, the latter, stories of theories. The former emphasize writing as a way of exemplifying character; the latter films use situations and devices to embody ideas.”
Amazon’s Devoted (Not To Say Obsessive) Citizen Classical Music Reviewers
“Who on Earth would write, almost daily, these 1,000-word overviews of composers and music that most of the general population has never heard of and probably don’t care to know about?”
The Link Between Creativity And Eccentricity
“Creativity and eccentricity often go hand in hand, and researchers now believe that both traits may be a result of how the brain filters incoming information. Even in the business world, there is a growing appreciation of the link between creative thinking and unconventional behavior, with increased acceptance of the latter.”
Not Just Streaming – The Whole Compensation System For Musicians Is Broken
“Musicians can’t simply rail that streaming services should pay higher fees. They must also explain how to create a more rational system of payments to ensure they receive those higher fees in the first place.”
Christopher Knight: Jeffrey Deitch’s Downfall Was Inevitable
“MOCA leaders framed their unprecedented decision as an example of the risk-taking for which an adventurous contemporary art museum had become widely admired. In reality, though, the choice just seemed naive.”
Arizona Theatre Company Head Steps Down
“Mark Cole’s decision comes less than two months after longtime artistic director David Ira Goldstein announced he will be retiring in December. It also comes after ATC — the state’s largest producer of live theater, serving Phoenix and Tucson — posted a $1 million deficit for the fiscal year that ended June 30.”
A New Publishing Model For Composers
“According to ScoreStreet’s CEO Marc D. Ostrow (himself a composer as well as an intellectual property rights attorney who was formerly a senior attorney with BMI and the general manager of the New York office of the publisher Boosey & Hawkes, Inc.), the goal behind creating such a platform for new music is to eliminate the gate-keepers and put composers and consumers directly in control.”
A Difficult Criticism
“It’s no wonder that theater-makers and institutions recoil from criticism. How often have productions died due to bad reviews? But in order for theater to become more relevant, it needs to get out of its poverty and survival mode.”