Monster Mash: Detroit Symphony musicians move to end strike; conductor James Levine’s health issues
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Possible end in sight: Musicians of the Detroit Symphony have agreed to end their five-month strike but are demanding binding arbitration. (Los Angeles Times)
Ailing: Conductor James Levine has withdrawn from the remainder of the Boston Symphony’s season due to continuing health issues. (Boston Herald)
Innovative: A look at architect Zaha Hadid’s new Guangzhou Opera House in China. (The Guardian)
Honored: Meryl Streep, Van Cliburn and Quincy Jones are among the newest recipients of the National Medal of Arts. (Los Angeles Times)
Stepping in: Christopher Sieber will step into the role of Georges in the Tony Award-winning revival of ‘La Cage aux Folles,’ replacing Jeffrey Tambor, who abruptly left the production. (Playbill)
Assessing the damage: U2’s Bono, who co-wrote the score for ‘Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark,’ was rumored to have attended a performance of the troubled Broadway show on Tuesday. (Broadway World)
Revisionist history: China’s renovated National Museum in Beijing skips over politically sensitive periods in the country’s history. (Agence France-Presse)
Leading man: Harry Connick Jr. will star in a reimagined production of the musical ‘On a Clear Day You Can See Forever,’ to open on Broadway in the fall. (Theatermania)
Executive art: A painting by former President Jimmy Carter recently sold at auction for $150,000, to benefit the Carter Foundation. (Washington Post)
New leader: Carl Goodman has taken over the role of director of New York’s Museum of the Moving Image, which recently underwent an extensive renovation. (Indiewire)
Corporate art: Google has added an oversized lawn sculpture to its Mountain View headquarters to celebrate the latest Android release. (Los Angeles Times)
Also in the L.A. Times: Trumpeter Terence Blanchard is taking his composing talents to Broadway; a review of the show ‘All of This and Nothing’ at the UCLA Hammer Museum.
-- David Ng
