Monster Mash: Broadway’s ‘Sister Act’ gets a script doctor; Sotheby’s reports strong earnings, HuffPo strike
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Script doctor: Producers of the Broadway-bound ‘Sister Act’ have hired playwright Douglas Carter Beane (‘Xanadu’) to rework the book for the musical. (Broadway World)
Profits: Sotheby’s auction house reported fourth-quarter earnings that rose 31%, beating analysts’ estimates. (The Wall Street Journal)
Overseas: The Broadway musical ‘Fela!’ that tells the life story of late Nigerian afrobeat musician Fela Kuti will be staged in his home country in April. (Agence France-Presse)
Court order: A Montana truck driver who destroyed a lithograph that supposedly depicted Jesus Christ in a sex act must pay about $3,000 in restitution. (Denver Post)
Speaking out: Arts writers have declared a ‘strike’ against the Huffington Post, demanding to be paid for the work they contribute to the site. (Los Angeles Times)
Back in the playhouse: ‘The Pee-wee Herman Show’ on Broadway, which was taped live at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre New York in January, will air March 19 on HBO. (Playbill)
Wealthy: Billionaire Carlos Slim provided a sneak peek of his new Soumaya Museum in Mexico City. (Bloomberg)
Explicit: A painting of a large penis on a bridge in the Russian city of St. Petersburg has been dropped from the shortlist for an art prize. (Reuters)
Major gift: The Perot Museum of Nature & Science in Texas has announced a $10-million challange grant from an anonymous donor. (Dallas Art News)
Honored: The nominations have been unveiled for the Helen Hayes Awards, the annual honors for Washington-area theater. (Washington Post)
Also in the Los Angeles Times: the 2011-12 season at the Pantages Theatre will include ‘Billy Elliot,’ ‘Memphis,’ ‘La Cage aux Folles’; music critic Mark Swed reviews the Vienna Philharmonic in Berkeley.
-- David Ng
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