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A starry evening with Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig
Culture MonsterWhen "A Steady Rain" opened last night on Broadway, you could almost feel the heat from New York all the way in California. Keith Huff's drama features the sparest of sets and only two characters who play lifelong friends and...... -
Maurice Sendak and his 'Wild Things': The legacy of their 1963 rumpus
The Hero ComplexScott Timberg has written wonderful articles this year on noted authors and the legacy of their work in film. Especially memorable were his enlightening piece on John D. MacDonald and his smartly written survey of Arthur Conan Doyle's posthumous... -
Five ideal stage roles for George Clooney
Culture MonsterGeorge Clooney has three new movies making the international festival rounds -- "Up in the Air," "Fantastic Mr. Fox" and "The Men Who Stare at Goats" -- but maybe what he really wants to do is return to the stage....... -
Substantial Whiting Awards given to 10 up-and-coming writers
Jacket CopyEach year, the Mrs. Giles Whiting Foundation presents 10 writers with a tremendous boon: the gift of $50,000. The substantial prize is designed to allow these promising authors, all at early stages of their careers, to focus on their work....... -
Monster Mash: Art critics name top 2009 exhibitions; Tony Kushner's new play; China looking for looted artifacts
Culture Monster-- Best in show: The International Assn. of Art Critics names its best exhibitions for 2009. (Art Info)-- Sidelined: Tony Kushner's latest play no longer appears on the fast track for a Broadway engagement this spring. (Minneapolis Star-Tribune) -- They..... -
Frank Gehry's New York theater complex moves closer to reality
Culture MonsterFrank Gehry's involvement with the Atlantic Yards project may have come to an end, but another of the architect's New York assignments took a significant step toward reality today. The off-Broadway Signature Theatre Company said that the city of New...... -
KCRW-FM to broadcast 'The Ring and I'
Culture MonsterLos Angeles Opera's production of "The Ring of the Nibelung" is a challenging and artistically far-out staging that is likely to be confusing for newcomers to the 19-hour (including intermissions) epic cycle. So where can beginners go to get their...... -
Glimmerglass Opera announces changes under Francesca Zambello
Culture MonsterOne of the country's leading summer cultural festivals, Glimmerglass Opera in Cooperstown, N.Y., will welcome its new artistic director, Francesca Zambello, in September. The prolific opera and theater director said Monday that the festival will undergo... -
The afterlife of Tony Kushner's 'Angels in America'
Culture MonsterEver since âAngels in America,â Tony Kushner has had to bear the burden of being the Great American Playwright. Fairly or unfairly, critics (including myself) have held him to an impossibly high standard. Itâs not entirely unreasonable. There have... -
Monster Mash: LACMA to end year with budget surplus; LAUSD's arts education cuts less drastic
Culture Monster-- Improving picture: The Los Angeles County Museum of Art will end the fiscal year with a modest surplus. (Los Angeles Times) -- Less drastic: The L.A. Unified School District is to cut elementary school arts program budgets by a...... -
'A Steady Rain' pours on the charm
Theater CriticThat roar swelling over Broadway these days is the sound of fans lined up behind police barricades at the stage door for "A Steady Rain." This is the play -- make that event -- that opened Tuesday at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, with Hugh Jackman...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Theater, Weather, Daniel Craig, New York Weather
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Can 'Up in the Air' turn USC Scripter into a win at Oscars?
Gold Derby"Up in the Air" won the USC Scripter Award on Saturday, competing against three of its competitors at the Oscars -- "District 9," "An Education" and "Precious" -- as well as "Crazy Heart." The fifth Oscar nominee is the adapted script for "In the Loop."...
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