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Music Review | John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey: A Witty Musical Marriage Riding a Wave of Springy Pop-Jazz
Posted: September 11th, 2008, 6:33am GMT by By STEPHEN HOLDEN
John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey, the wittiest, most musically savvy husband-and-wife team in pop-jazz, transformed Café Carlyle into a silk-covered magic carpet that floated up and away to screwball heaven.
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In Toronto, Sampling Realism’s Resurgence
Posted: September 11th, 2008, 6:31am GMT by By A. O. SCOTT
There is still plenty of strong work to be found at the Toronto International Film Festival, especially in the flourishing world of truly independent filmmaking.
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Stuart Cary Welch, Scholar and Collector of Islamic and Indian art, Dies at 80
Posted: September 11th, 2008, 6:10am GMT by By MARGALIT FOX
Mr. Welch, a scholar, curator and collector of Islamic and Indian art, brought many masterworks of these traditions to the attention of the West.
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Theater Review | 'What’s That Smell: The Music of Jacob Sterling': Let ’Em Scoff, Baby; You Keep Singing
Posted: September 11th, 2008, 6:05am GMT by By CHARLES ISHERWOOD
For connoisseurs of atrocious musical theater — and/or whip-smart satire — the fictional Jacob Sterling is a godsend to be eternally grateful for.
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Seattle’s Conductor Plans His Departure
Posted: September 11th, 2008, 5:58am GMT by By DANIEL J. WAKIN
Gerard Schwarz will step down as music director of the Seattle Symphony Orchestra when his contract expires in 2011.
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Arts, Briefly: ‘Fringe’ Numbers
Posted: September 11th, 2008, 5:55am GMT by Compiled by JULIE BLOOM
“Fringe,” Fox’s new science fiction drama series from the producer J. J. Abrams, garnered winning ratings on Tuesday but not by much.
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Arts, Briefly: Young Jeezy Tops Chart
Posted: September 11th, 2008, 5:53am GMT by Compiled by JULIE BLOOM
Young Jeezy is No. 1 on this week’s Billboard album chart with his third release.
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Arts, Briefly Compiled by Julie Bloom: Montclair Theater Announces Lineup
Posted: September 11th, 2008, 5:53am GMT by Compiled by JULIE BLOOM
The pop band Hanson will open the renovated Wellmont Theater in Montclair, N.J.
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Arts, Briefly: Maxine Hong Kingston Honored by Foundation
Posted: September 11th, 2008, 5:52am GMT by Compiled by JULIE BLOOM
The author Maxine Hong Kingston has been named the recipient of the 2008 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters.
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Arts, Briefly: American-Abu Dhabi Film Fund Is Formed
Posted: September 11th, 2008, 5:51am GMT by By MICHAEL CIEPLY
Imagenation Abu Dhabi, a new film finance unit backed by the Abu Dhabi government, is joining Participant Media, an issues-oriented movie company formed by eBay’s co-founder Jeff Skoll.
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Arts, Briefly: Nominees for Latin and Country Music Honors
Posted: September 11th, 2008, 5:51am GMT by By BEN SISARIO
Nominees for the Latin Grammy Awards and the Country Music Association Awards were announced on Wednesday.
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Arts, Briefly: ‘Hair’ Headed to Broadway
Posted: September 11th, 2008, 5:50am GMT by Compiled by JULIE BLOOM
“Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical” will move to Broadway this season, the Public Theater announced.
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Richard Monette, Artistic Director for Shakespeare Festival, Dies at 64
Posted: September 11th, 2008, 5:36am GMT by By BRUCE WEBER
Mr. Monette led the the Stratford Shakespeare Festival and led it into the most robust artistic and financial period in its history.
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Advertising: Like ‘The Real World,’ With More Computers
Posted: September 11th, 2008, 4:59am GMT by By STUART ELLIOTT
MTV’s mtvU channel and Hewlett-Packard will present “Engine Room,” a TV series that will follow contestants as they produce digital art using products sold by H.P.
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Books of The Times: An Aura of Grief Surrounds a Stunned Family
Posted: September 11th, 2008, 4:06am GMT by By JANET MASLIN
Francine Prose’s tale of a childhood summer tainted by tragedy transcends its formula, offering an unexpectedly rich, tart, eye-opening sense of its 13-year-old protagonist’s world.
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Bridge: University Title Is Won by the Netherlands
Posted: September 11th, 2008, 4:05am GMT by By PHILLIP ALDER
The fourth World University Bridge Championship ended on Tuesday in Lodz, Poland.
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Dance: Splits or Backbends, Strike an Acrobatic Pose
Posted: September 11th, 2008, 4:05am GMT by By ALASTAIR MACAULAY
The exhibit of Frank Capri’s photographs of dancers at the World Financial Center is monotonous: Its emphasis is on the sensational, and generally on the acrobatic.
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Music Review: An Epic Symphony, a Legion of Musicians and an Amphitheater Up to the Task
Posted: September 11th, 2008, 4:04am GMT by By ANTHONY TOMMASINI
Esa-Pekka Salonen conducted the Los Angeles Philharmonic in a vibrant performance of Mahler’s “Symphony of a Thousand” at the Hollywood Bowl on Tuesday.
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New York’s Great Big Party for Technoheads
Posted: September 11th, 2008, 4:04am GMT by By MELENA RYZIK
This weekend a pair of underground promoters will try to prove that the city can support its own mini version of Mutek, the annual electronic music and “digital creativity” festival in Montreal.
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Video Game Review: Download the Game, Then Keep the Change
Posted: September 11th, 2008, 4:03am GMT by By SETH SCHIESEL
The world needs more video games like Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty.
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Music Review | Soheil Nasseri: No Record Deal, No Problem: A Pianist Plays, Regardless
Posted: September 11th, 2008, 4:03am GMT by By STEVE SMITH
Soheil Nasseri, an Iranian-American pianist, has presented 18 recital programs at Alice Tully Hall and Weill Recital Hall since 2001, all under his own steam.
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Movie Review | 'Able Danger': A Conspiracy Theorist, Closing in on That Smoking Gun
Posted: September 11th, 2008, 4:02am GMT by By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS
Modeled on noir and executed on acid, “Able Danger” is a paranoid fantasy of geek superheroics that lunges desperately for political relevance.
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Television Review: Minute by Minute: Real Terror in Real Time
Posted: September 11th, 2008, 4:00am GMT by By NEIL GENZLINGER
History’s “102 Minutes That Changed America,” which airs Thursday, is a harrowing, painful reconstruction of that morning compiled from professional and amateur video and audiotapes.
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At the Court of the Sun King, Some All-American Art
Posted: September 11th, 2008, 4:00am GMT by By ELAINE SCIOLINO
America has invaded the gilded chambers and sculptured gardens of the Château de Versailles in the form of a much-debated exhibition by the American superstar artist Jeff Koons.
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Bolshoi Ballet’s Loss Is American Ballet Theater’s Gain
Posted: September 11th, 2008, 3:53am GMT by By DANIEL J. WAKIN and ROSLYN SULCAS
Alexei Ratmansky, the artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet and one of the ballet world’s major talents, will join American Ballet Theater as its resident choreographer.
