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Theater day-camps urge kids to act out
In our celebrity-obsessed culture, there will never be a shortage of parents who secretly believe that their children have what it takes to become the next Miley Cyrus or Daniel Radcliffe. Well, they might just be on to something. Instead of letting your young ones laze about this summer playing Guitar Hero, why not enroll them in a performing arts day camp?.
Studios kick SAG to
the curb
The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) has abruptly broken off contract negotiations with the Screen Actors Guild, setting the stage for an increasingly inevitable actors’ strike.
While an official statement from the AMPTP pointed to SAG’s “continued adherence to unreasonable demands” as the reason for the suspension, Hollywood insiders speculate that the studios’ new contract talks with the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists are actually to blame. Both SAG and AFTRA’s contracts with the studios expire on June 30.,....more Alice Still Lives Here: After 22 months of renovations and a $159 million facelift, Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall will reopen in February. The 1,087-seat performance venue will sport a three-story glass lobby, custom-made seats and a state-of-the-art mechanized stage extension, as well as a larger box office, additional restrooms and an adjacent café and bar.....more NYC Could Get ‘Ugly’ New
York City’s thriving production industry may lure another major production away
from Los Angeles, thanks to the recently expanded tax credits. Last week, ABC
announced that it is considering relocating production of its hit “Ugly Betty”
to the Big Apple, which is where the show is set.....more
INSIDE INK
By John Rowell
OBIE WON KANOBE
There’ll be plenty of stars (of the off- and off-off-Broadway variety) and hopefully no star wars when the winners are announced at the 53rd Annual Village Voice Obie Awards on Monday, May 19, which take place beginning at 8:00 p.m. at Webster Hall. Now here’s the cool thing: You can watch the Webcast live for the first time ever by logging on to or www.iclips.net. www.villagevoice.com/obiesHosted by downtown favorites Elizabeth Marvel and Bill Camp, the show will also feature a performance from the company of Passing Strange, the rock musical that has become one of this season’s most talked-about transfer hits, thus virtually guaranteeing that the Obies will rock......more
PICTUREHOUSE AND WIP ARE GONERS
In surprising news last week,
Variety reported that Warner Bros. is shutting down Picturehouse and Warner
Independent Pictures — two revered indie film distributors. The folding of the
companies that brought you “March of the Penguins,” “The Science of Sleep,” “La
Vie En Rose” and “Pan’s Labyrinth” will mean 70 lost jobs, including the
termination of Picturehouse helmer, Bob Berney. Berney, who had been running
Picturehouse since 2005, has a long, impressive career in the indie film biz:
He started IFC Films, ran Newmarket Films and earned a reputation as a
distribution guru, with feathers such as “The Passion of the Christ,” “My Big
Fat Greek Wedding,” “Memento” and “Monster” in his cap. In a release, Warner
president and COO Alan Horn stated, “After much painstaking analysis, this was
a difficult decision to make, but it reflects the reality of a changing
marketplace and our need to prudently run our businesses with increased
efficiencies.” Apparently, the independent film business just isn’t that
prudent or efficient. Now, try telling that to Jon $100-Million-Opening-Weekend
Favreau....more
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