Monster Mash: Details of Philadelphia Orchestra bankruptcy; injured ‘Spider-Man’ actor returning
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Money woes: More details emerge on the Philadelphia Orchestra’s bankruptcy proceedings. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Recovering: A lead producer of the Broadway musical ‘Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark’ says the actor who was badly hurt when he fell from the stage in December is expected to be back rehearsing Monday. (Associated Press)
What money can buy: Times art critic Christopher Knight on Mexico City’s new Soumaya Museum, the creation of billionaire Carlos Slim. (Los Angeles Times)
Joining the club: The New Mexico Symphony has filed for bankruptcy, surprising some of its musicians. (KOAT Albuquerque)
Infiltrated: An online petition to free Chinese artist Ai Weiwei was attacked by Internet hackers in China, according to the operator of the site. (Bloomberg)
Touchy subjects: The Smithsonian has announced its speakers for its panel talks on the controversial exhibition ‘Hide/Seek.’ (Washington Post)
Hitting the road: Poland will let Leonardo Da Vinci’s ‘Lady with an Ermine’ travel on a tour. (Agence France-Presse)
New job: Anthony Freud, general director of the Houston Grand Opera, will succeed William Mason as general director of the Lyric Opera of Chicago starting in October. (Chicago Tribune)
Stylish: The Denver Art Museum will be the only U.S. venue to host the traveling exhibition ‘Yves Saint Laurent,’ a retrospective of the late French designer’s fashion creations. (Denver Post)
For sale: A self-portrait by Andy Warhol made shortly before the artist died could sell for as much as $40 million at auction next month. (Reuters)
Flop: ‘High,’ the new Broadway play starring Kathleen Turner, has posted an early closing notice. (Los Angeles Times)
Good cause: Actor Ben Stiller is teaming up with New York art dealer David Zwirner on a benefit auction called ‘Artists for Haiti.’ (Associated Press, via NPR)
Also in the L.A. Times: Music critic Mark Swed reviews the Tokyo String Quartet and Dilijan; theater critic Charles McNulty reviews ‘Cyclops: A Rock Opera’ at the Carrie Hamilton Theatre.
-- David Ng
