Monster Mash: L.A. approves Cirque du Soleil loan; Zaha Hadid’s Pavilion arrives; more Jeremy Piven
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-- Bending over backwards?: The L.A. City Council has approved a $30-million loan intended to bring Cirque du Soleil to Hollywood’s Kodak Theatre.
-- Finally: Architect Zaha Hadid’s Millennium Park Pavilion in Chicago has arrived after extended delays and setbacks.
-- It’s jail: Broadway moguls Garth Drabinsky and Myron Gottlieb, who headed the company Livent, have been sentenced to prison in a Canadian court after being convicted of fraud and forgery in March.
-- Theatrical fun, part one: A new musical about the L.A. porn industry is being developed by the Civilians and Center Theatre Group.
-- Theatrical fun, part two: ‘The Piven Monologues,’ at New York’s Public Theater in September, will explore Jeremy Piven’s sudden departure last season from the Broadway revival of ‘Speed-the-Plow.’
-- Hey, Mike Antonovich: The Bard Festival in New York has decided to balance out its focus this year on Wagner by adding works by Mendelssohn and Meyerbeer.
-- Optimism: After reporting worse-than-expected second-quarter earnings, Sotheby’s CFO declares that the art market has bottomed out.
-- Big grant: The Woodruff Arts Center in Georgia has won a $12-million grant for its education programs from the Goizueta Foundation.
-- Going wireless: The Edinburgh Fringe Festival, along with other festivals tied to the city, has launched an iPhone application designed to help users navigate the various events.
-- Oops, they did it again: ‘Timberbrit,’ a new rock opera, features the songs of Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears performed at an ultra-slowed down tempo.
-- Rock on: American Idol’s Constantine Maroulis has extended his contract with the Tony-nominated ‘Rock of Ages’ through the summer of 2010.
-- Second chance: Claudia Shear’s ‘Restoration,’ which recently premiered at the La Jolla Playhouse, has secured a spot on New York Theatre Workshop’s upcoming season.
-- David Ng
