Producer Jordan Roth has succeeded Rocco Landesman as President of Jujamcyn Theaters, the owner and operator of five major Broadway theatres. Roth, 33, has taken over leadership of the organization which Landesman presided over from 1987 until his recent confirmation as Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts on August 7. Roth is also acquiring a 50% ownership interest in the privately held company. Gossip maven Liz Smith spoke to Roth about his new position and what excites and inspires him in the world of theatre.
Memphis and Nashville will be on the travel itinterary of National Endowment for the Arts chair Rocco Landesman in November as part of his 'Art Works' Tour announced Wednesday. Landesman announced the launch of his nationwide tour as he delivered the keynote address to close the 2009 national Grantmakers in the Arts Conference: Navigating the Arts of Change in Brooklyn, New York.
National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Rocco Landesman announced the kickoff of a national tour at the 2009 Grantmakers in the Arts conference yesterday, October 21, 2009. Over the next six months, the chairman will visit neighborhoods and towns throughout America to learn and highlight the ways that art can create jobs, stimulate the economy and revitalize communities.
National Endowment for the Arts chairman Rocco Landesman was in Brooklyn today, where he delivered the keynote address at the 2009 national 'Grantmakers in the Arts Conference: Navigating the Art of Change.'
The Las Vegas Production of Jersey Boys is now auctioning a VIP Experience for two to attend a performance of the blockbuster hit at The Palazzo in Las, Vegas Nevada benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
The Las Vegas Production of Jersey Boys is now auctioning a VIP Experience for two to attend a performance of the blockbuster hit at The Palazzo in Las, Vegas Nevada benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
More trouble surrounding the National Endowment for the Arts, the Los Angeles Times reports today. Communications Director for the NEA Yogi Sergant has received a demotion after much chatter surfaced regarding Sergant's alleged recruitment of private arts organizations to get involved with Obama's United We Serve political initiative (which includes the support of his health care reform) on an August 10th conference call .
The Clyde Fitch Report addresses today a nasty he-said-she-said between the Washington Times on the one side and the lobbyist group Americans for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts on the other.
It was announced today that producer Jordan Roth has succeeded Rocco Landesman as President of Jujamcyn Theaters, the owner and operator of five major Broadway theatres. Roth, 33, takes over leadership of the organization which Landesman presided over from 1987 until his recent confirmation as Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts on August 7. Roth is also acquiring a 50% ownership interest in the privately held company.
In a frank and wide-ranging interview with the Chicago Tribune, new NEA Chairman Rocco Landesman said that he plans to focus his oft-beleaguered federal agency's efforts on both the role of the arts in K-12 education and on promoting the arts as an economic engine for cities and towns.
The U.S. Senate issued a unanimous consent confirmation of Rocco Landesman as the next Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts. In this official NEA video, new chief Landesman discusses what is ahead for the organization.
The U.S. Senate issued a unanimous consent confirmation of Rocco Landesman as the next Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts yesterday. In his first sit-down interview since his nomination by President Obama, Landesman spoke to The New York Times about the road ahead as NEA Chairman.
Americans for the Arts President and CEO Robert L. Lynch issued the following statement on the U.S. Senate's unanimous consent confirmation of Rocco Landesman as the next Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts:
The first New York Times Outstanding Playwright Award, a prize to honor an American playwright with a recent professional theater debut in New York City, was awarded to Tarell Alvin McCraney for his play 'The Brothers Size.'
Congresswoman Louise M. Slaughter (D-NY-28), Chairwoman of the House Rules Committee and Co-Chair of the Bi-Partisan Congressional Arts Caucus, issued the following statement today following reports of the White House selection of Rocco Landesman as the new Chairman of the National Endowment of the Arts:
Americans for the Arts President and CEO Robert L. Lynch issued the following statement on President Barack Obama's nomination of Rocco Landesman to serve as Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts:
President Obama said, ?This impressive group of people will add valued voices to my administration as we work to tackle the many challenges our nation faces. I am grateful for their decision to serve, and I am confident they will work hard as we put our country on a path towards prosperity and security.?
