Talks between Broadway producers and the stagehands union ended Tuesday morning without a deal after a second consecutive night of marathon talks.
Tag: 11.27.07
Shakespeare’s Globe Expands After Record-Breaking Season
“The addition of two productions to the Globe’s 2008 line-up follows a record breaking 2007 season, which saw it take more than £5 million in ticket sales, a rise of £520,000 on 2006’s figures.”
Why London’s National Gallery Chose The Right Leader
He’s Nicholas Penney. “He is at once a surprise appointment and the obvious choice to lead the National Gallery into the next decade. What do we know about Penny beyond the fact that he identified the Madonna of the Pinks as a Raphael, sparking a campaign to save the work for the nation? And why should the appointment be such a cause for optimism?”
An Astonishing Art Theft – 13 Years Ago
“Among the paintings that disappeared from a municipal art gallery in Catania, on Sicily, were a Rembrandt and a painting by the great Italian Baroque artist Guido Reni. But what is unusual about this particular alleged theft is that it took place 13 years ago – and has only just been discovered.”
Dance Phenom – Dancing With the Stars Gets Huge Audience
“Here the TV industry has spent millions, maybe billions, to stay in the prime-time pop culture game with zany concepts like “Pushing Daisies” and an ever-increasing incidence of hip, trendy, casual sex. And it turns out that viewers would rather watch ballroom dancing?”
Michael Ondaatje Wins Fifth Governor General’s Award
It’s for his latest novel, Divisadero. He “is now tied with novelist and essayist Hugh MacLennan for the most GG trophies under his belt, with five.”
Greece Drops Charges Against Former Getty Curator
“A three-judge panel dismissed the case Tuesday against former J. Paul Getty Museum curator Marion True, saying that the period of limitations for the charges has expired.”
NYC Ballet, Opera Agree On Theatre Changes
“The productivity of the recent talks between the opera and the ballet signals a decisive shift in relations between the tenants, which alternate seasons at the State Theater.”
Fixing Up America’s First Shopping Mall (Not So Much)
“From the outside, the freshening hasn’t added any distinction to what debuted in 1950 as the nation’s first mall — it was then open to the sky — and since has undergone several expansions and makeovers. Like most old malls, it’s an architectural mess, a chaotic collision of styles and look-at-me retail kitsch.”