Monster Mash: ‘Spider-Man’ wants critics to wait; Academy of Natural Sciences merging with Drexel
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Patience, please: Producers of ‘Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark’ are asking critics to withhold reviews of the revised Broadway musical until its new official opening date of June 14. (Entertainment Weekly)
Coming together: The Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, the oldest natural history museum in the nation, is merging with Drexel University. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Planning ahead: The Detroit Symphony, having recently recovered from a prolonged musicians strike, has announced its upcoming season. (Detroit Free Press)
Onward and upward: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, the playwright who recently worked on revising ‘Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark,’ reportedly will become a writer for ‘Glee’ and take on a remake of ‘Carrie.’ (Deadline Hollywood)
New leader: The Frick Collection in New York has named a new director. (New York Times)
Familiar face: Charles Desmarais, the former Laguna Art Museum director, will lead the San Francisco Art Institute. (Los Angeles Times)
Uncertain outlook: Board members of the New York City Opera met Thursday to discuss the future of the financially troubled organization. (New York Times)
Virus concerns: An exhibition at the Virginia Historical Society has caused a smallpox scare when it was discovered that a letter featured in the show contained a possibly infected scab. (Wall Street Journal)
Sold: A 1951 painting by American artist Thomas Hart Benton depicting a massive flood in Kansas and Missouri has gone for nearly $1.9 million at auction. (Associated Press, via CBS News)
Expanding: The founders of the Frieze art fair in London have announced a new Frieze for New York. (The Guardian)
Unconventional: An art show in the Boston area is featuring work by low-income and homeless artists. (Boston Globe)
Also in the L.A. Times: A review of the book ‘Chasing Aphrodite’ by Jason Felch and Ralph Frammolino.
-- David Ng
