Last week’s interesting news articles!

August 10, 2009 • No Comments

 

Just in case you missed them, here are interesting articles from last week’s newspapers and periodicals!  For the day’s best in blog discussions check out this page and if you missed any of the blog discussions they are archived here.

 

Arena Stage gets $1.1 Million grant to support new works development program. http://bit.ly/v77IO
Huffington Post: The Obamas: An Opening in the Arts http://is.gd/2aDYl
Chicago theater productions are lighting up NY’s stages: http://bit.ly/Z4XJr
Growing trend to train artists as entrepreneurs – http://bit.ly/8XH27
Cheap Seats: Theater Discounts Without Standing in Line http://bit.ly/P052b
Obama gets that arts & culture play a role. But more needs to be done http://bit.ly/12WV53
Bill Maher: New Rule: Smart President ≠ Smart Country http://bit.ly/18x3Bs
Toying with engaging in a new lifestyle, career, artistic endeavor or life burn your boats http://tinyurl.com/mz5jhc
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia on the Road – NYTimes.com – http://shar.es/8doq
Arts Programs in Academia Are Forced to Nip Here, Adjust There. http://bit.ly/oezAF
Broadway Spidey Hits a Bump http://bit.ly/5B7WJ
A report on what factors influence Broadway runs http://bit.ly/8EzgW
Prospecting: Americans’ Spending Unlikely to Rebound Anytime Soon, Survey Finds http://bit.ly/4cy8Ox
NYT Spoon-Fed Cinema quantity of tickets purchased [not] the quality of the experience http://bit.ly/XufW1
Malcolm Gets Joins Off-Broadway ‘Vigil’: Malcolm Gets will star in Vigil http://bit.ly/4E1JXV
NEA chair Rocco Landesman kicks butt, plans to muscle up the agency: http://bit.ly/3WCKJ0
As Classrooms Go Digital, Textbooks May Become History – NYTimes.com http://ow.ly/jsUN
Provoking Arts Politician blog Dizzying Steps of Dance Education Patronage & Advocacy http://tiny.cc/051p4
Linda Winer on bad audience behavior: http://bit.ly/19RY21
Variety: Longevity key to Off-Broadway success http://bit.ly/12WBI5
The Tides Foundation funniest, edgiest marketing from a community foundation: http://bit.ly/UfYSR
Ben Cameron’s keynote to the IAA http://tiny.cc/Tj567
Variety: "Theater is nothing but 2nd acts for creatives looking to jumpstart careers" – http://bit.ly/BXa0b
Blogging American Theatre Critics Association’s response to Tonys cutting out critics. http://is.gd/26Zla
Senate confirms Rocco Landesman as NEA head http://bit.ly/97mlT
Broadway’s Hair Recoups Investment http://bit.ly/zeiBG
Variety – Spider Man musical halted? Producers insist show will go on http://bit.ly/TOFCU
Embattled Skylight Opera Managing Dir Eric Dillner Resigns. http://bit.ly/RMpJz
CNET article about saturation in social media space http://bit.ly/3wEIPR
Investing in the arts is "not only good business, it is good for business." http://bit.ly/11wWZd
Justice? What do you think? RT @CBCArts: Livent founders sentenced to prison http://bit.ly/zmLzu
Financial Straits for Arts Companies in Ottawa and Minnesota http://bit.ly/3mXrmS
Does The United States Have Its Priorities Wrong? http://bit.ly/Mimzl
Tony Awards Management & Administration Committees. http://bit.ly/17tSX4
A free social media guide for NPOs; of interest to even the experienced. http://bit.ly/18T7bl
Charitable donations are down – it’s not (just) the economy http://bit.ly/3OBuYr
LA Times article on how A list directors and actors are making way less money now http://tinyurl.com/ku4ex9
Toronto’s real life Bialystock/Bloom show ends with tomorrow’s sentencing. http://bit.ly/8Sr5D
The turnaround king for struggling arts orgs, Kaiser of Kennedy Cntr on BBC. http://bit.ly/XYCBe
Kresge Commits $600,000 to Promote Arts, Cultural Projects in Economically Challenged Cities http://bit.ly/b6wRX
Pittsburgh production of ‘History Boys’ to stream online: http://tinyurl.com/myysbe
Michael Moore planning to star in a one-man show on Broadway in the next 24 mos: http://bit.ly/hYo62
Milwaukee Theater Has Drama of Its Own http://bit.ly/137Wn7
Big Opening for Epilogue to The Laramie Project http://bit.ly/mAbkV
Economy Pushes Fund Raisers’ Confidence to New Lows http://twurl.nl/v2xw40
For Companies, a Tweet in Time Can Avert PR Mess – WSJ.com http://bit.ly/wFvu6
Charities Use Movie Trailers to Draw Money and Attention to Their Causes http://bit.ly/ZMdBa
"Stagecraft," magazine of Heinz Endowments Pittsburgh arts orgs in survival mode http://bit.ly/3Nagkp
"American Idiot" cast announced! X the digits this moves as planned to Broadway! http://bit.ly/zMLK1
Producer ‘thrilled’ w/New Orleans premiere of ‘White Noise’ http://bit.ly/8B7Nw
Finally, a Way to Hide Your Gmail Addiction – Bits Blog – NYTimes.com http://ow.ly/iT7M
Now on YouTube – Local News – NYTimes.com – http://shar.es/iH7L
A number of West End theatres are now employing bouncers… http://tinyurl.com/lkv5dj
"On the Real: Fatebook and Whit MacLaughlin | London Theatre Blog" http://ff.im/-62vqV
Karen Brooks Hopkins: Respect for the Arts–Please New NEA Chair – http://shar.es/zbsJ
B’way-bound billing has pros, cons – Entertainment News, Legit News, Media – Variety – http://shar.es/zHHe

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