"The deal comes after the union, which represents more than 51,000 stage managers and actors, had announced a strike threat against the Broadway League, which represents industry producers, presenters and general managers, on April 3, at which time a resolution seemed far off." - The Hollywood Reporter
“A lot of us wanted to believe that we had free and open discussions in this country, and that we can talk about anything, and that we can make changes. It sounds great as cocktail-party chitchat, when we are all in the room with the same beliefs.” - Christian Science Monitor
He spent his career at the Paris Opera Ballet, first as a dancer and then as historian, searching the company archives and reconstructing old ballets as well as choreographing new ones. He became known worldwide for arranging Rudolf Nureyev's dramatic airport escape from his KGB handlers and defection. - BBC
We couldn’t ignore that there were more mental health problems among people who play musical instruments and among people who reach higher levels of music engagement. I wanted to see if it was because they were engaged in music, or because they were born with a package. - Van
"PBS said it has suspended posting to Twitter after Elon Musk's social network pinned a 'government-funded media' descriptor to its primary account. The public TV broadcaster joins NPR in ceasing Twitter activity following the Twitter changes, which the organizations say inaccurately represent them." - Variety
What if theatres, instead of expecting new leaders to fix everything, helped surface change opportunities for the next leader within the search process itself? - American Theatre
"Spanish police are investigating four people for fraud after they allegedly tried to sell forged paintings for more than €76 million. … The four forged works, attributed to Francisco de Goya, and a fifth allegedly by Diego Velázquez were accompanied by abundant documentation, which was also fake." - CNN
"Since 2011, Gianandrea Noseda has quietly amassed an impressive collection of string instruments, and since 2019, he's been covertly feeding those instruments into the orchestra. Currently, eight of Noseda's secret stash are in the hands of NSO players – seven violins and one viola." - MSN (The Washington Post)
"Michael Maurello ... falsified payments to employees and funneled museum payroll into his personal bank accounts from 2007 to 2020, the written plea agreement states. To hide the scheme, Maurello kept spreadsheets and notes to track the embezzled funds so later he could make reversals in the payroll system." - MSN (Chicago Tribune)
"Llano County Judge Ron Cunningham announced that the county's library system will stay open. … Commissioners considered whether or not they would shut down their library system rather than complying with a federal judge's order that they must return 17 banned books to the library shelves." - Texas Public Radio
"The (federal) suit … claims that the orchestra, since merging with the Kimmel Center, has engaged in 'unlawful, anticompetitive and predatory conduct' to 'eliminate the Philly Pops as a competitor in and monopolize the market for live symphonic popular concert music' in the Greater Philadelphia area." - MSN (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
"The Uffizi Galleries (in Florence) have hiked their ticket prices because of pressures from rising energy prices, … sparking a debate about how much people should be asked to pay for culture." - The Art Newspaper
The advisory board on cultural issues, which was disbanded by Donald Trump, has among its new members Shonda Rhimes, Jon Batiste, George Clooney, Kerry Washington, and, as co-chairs, producer Bruce Cohen and Lady Gaga. - AP
Synonymous with defining styles of the era, including the miniskirt and hot pants, her colorful and unashamedly sexy clothes for a drastically changing world were adored as much by celebrities like Twiggy and Audrey Hepburn as they were by young girls on the street with new feelings of freedom. - The New York Times
The app features 4,522 stolen objects which are searchable by subject matter, medium, or artist. Many of the works are not photographed, and a simple search returns multiple reproductions of a stock photo of an empty silver frame. - Hyperallergic
