The producers behind “American Idol” and the best-selling “Now That’s What I Call Music!” albums say they will work together on a television series.
Original post by Compiled by DAVE ITZKOFF
January 31, 2009
Arts, Briefly: Layoffs and Budget Cuts at Los Angeles Museum
The struggling Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles announced staff layoffs and budget cuts on Friday.
Original post by By JULIE BLOOM; Compiled by DAVE ITZKOFF
Arts, Briefly: Psst! Spend Your Regards to Broadway
Theater industry leaders and city officials on Friday announced a new advertising campaign to urge people in the city and the tristate area to see more shows.
Original post by By PATRICK HEALY; Compiled by DAVE ITZKOFF
January 30, 2009
Arts, Briefly: Casting News for ‘Hair,’ ‘Heroes’ and ‘Chicago’
Casting for the coming Broadway transfer of “Hair” has been completed, the Public Theater announced.
Original post by Compiled by DAVE ITZKOFF
Exhibition Review | ‘On the Money: Cartoons for The New Yorker’: In Tough Times, Finding the Humor in Value
An exhibition of New Yorker cartoons at the Morgan Library & Museum pokes fun at the power and precariousness of money.
Original post by By EDWARD ROTHSTEIN
Bridge: In a Friendly Game of Chicago, a Pair of Interesting Choices
Look at only the auction and the West hand in the diagrammed deal.
Original post by By PHILLIP ALDER
Music Review | New York Philharmonic: A Swirling Symphony From the Vault
The New York Philharmonic performed a masterly revival of Scriabin’s Second Symphony on Thursday at Avery Fisher Hall.
Original post by By VIVIEN SCHWEITZER
Music Review | Focus!: Sounds of California, Varied and Vivacious
The Juilliard School’s Focus! festival this year celebrates a century of music from California.
Original post by By ALLAN KOZINN
Music Review | Kings of Leon: Good Old Southern Rock, With Some Modern Touches
Kings of Leon, who played a sold-out concert at Madison Square Garden on Thursday, replace the older generation’s sprawling jams with snappier beats.
Original post by By JON PARELES
Dance Review | ‘Air Splice’: Two Choreographers Share Stage but Not Style
Shannon Gillen and Ursula Eagly share virtually no artistic terrain, making Thursday’s split bill at Dance New Amsterdam an exercise in switching gears.
Original post by By CLAUDIA LA ROCCO