As in After-Lloyd-Webber. He’s dominated the British musical theater scene for a generation. But now a new crop of musical theater practitioners have come on the scene and made their presence felt. London Telegraph
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SURVIVING AMERICAN MOVIES
French film has survived the Americans but is increasingly threatened. Is the dirty little secret that the French prefer American? Are French movie makers spoiled? What to do, what to do … New York Times
MISUNDERSTANDING IMPRESSIONISM
“As the dwindling of art supplies forces onto the auction scene the less conventional works that were hitherto conveniently ignored, the neat labeling we had become accustomed to becomes increasingly irrelevant.” ARTNewspaper.com
MAKING NEW FRIENDS
The interior makeover of LA’s Norton Simon Museum is aimed at cultivating the art of conversation. Christian Science Monitor
WHY ARE PEOPLE SO QUICK TO DECLARE PAINTING DEAD
A critic goes looking for evidence to the contrary and finds three shows he likes. Financial Times
MARY BOONE ON HER ARREST FOR DISTRIBUTING LIVE AMMO IN HER GALLERY
“Honey, you don’t stage 30 hours in jail as a publicity stunt — not without hair and makeup!” New York Times
MOMA BUYS A VAN GOGH
Museum of Modern Art lost two Van Goghs from its collection last year. Last week bought a drawing for $8.5 million at Sotheby’s. New York Times
THE WHAT-MIGHT-HAVE-BEENS
Critic fantasizes about artistic collaborations that might have taken place this century but didn’t. Leonard Bernstein and Barbra Streisand? The Independent
TOP 100
National Public Radio releases its list of the 100 most important musical works of the 20th Century, as voted on by 14,000 NPR listeners. – NPR
GREAT GATSBY:
John Harbison’s new opera, set to open Dec. 20, is the Metropolitan Opera’s first contemporary opera since 1992. Harbison describes his piece as “a version of the musical opportunities in the book.” – Boston Phoenix