The latest jukebox musical hits Broadway – dance set to the music of Bob Dylan. “Mr. Dylan’s songs have been entrusted to the great choreographer Twyla Tharp, the woman who gloriously redeemed the jukebox genre with ‘Movin’ Out,’ a narrative ballet set to songs by Billy Joel. Ms. Tharp is one of the bona fide, boundary-stretching geniuses of modern dance. And when a genius goes down in flames, everybody feels the burn.
Tag: 10.27.06
UK Actors Get Pay Raise
“Actors across the UK have won a £50 a week pay rise, bringing the minimum rate for commercial theatre in the regions to £350 and paving the way for similar wage increases in the small-scale and subsidised repertory sectors.”
Note To Orchestra: Sign The Conductor Before You Announce The Conductor
The West Australian Symphony Orchestra proudly announced it had snared Edo de Waart as its next music director, announced programs and printed brochures featuring him prominently. Only one problem – they hadn’t signed him yet. Now de Waart has pulled out, and the orchestra is embarrassed.