Rube Goldberg News

Lehmann Maupin presents Peak, an exhibition of new works by Tony Oursler, on view at 201 Chrystie Street, 7 October - 4 December 2010. Peak continues the artist's exploration into the ways in which technology affects the human psyche. Focusing on humankind's obsessive relationship to computers and other virtual platforms, the works in this exhibition are microcosmic scenes that convey the varied nature of these relationships, such as obsession, escapism, isolation and sexual fetish. The installations reference dynamic systems and models, such as flowcharts, Rube Goldberg machines and astronomical orreries. Oursler's projections combine glass, clay, steel and other raw materials with a synthesis of performance language and rhythmic editing.

The DEADLINE CLUB, the New York City chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), honored the best of the best in New York area journalism at the Annual Dinner of the DEADLINE CLUB AWARDS, one of New York City's most prestigious journalism awards, at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.

This week we are taking a look at the just-released cast album of the new Andrew Lloyd Webber musical sequel, LOVE NEVER DIES, which has proven to be among many phans and theatre fans, in a word, divisive. Be sure to check out last week's Phantom Round-Up for a rundown of the original PHANTOM OF THE OPERA as it stands on disc if only because it is beneficial to have at least a tertiary knowledge of that show‘s score in order to fully appreciate the music here... And what rich, rapturous music it is!

WaterTower Theatre (WTT) is pleased to announce the artists and schedule for the 2010 Out of the Loop Fringe Festival.

A memorial event for Susan Gregg will be held at the Loretto-Hilton Center for the Performing Arts (130 Edgar Road, Webster Groves) on Monday, September 14, 2009 at 4 pm. The event is free and open to the public, as friends and colleagues from St. Louis and across the nation gather to share memories of Ms. Gregg's life and work.

A memorial event for Susan Gregg will be held at the Loretto-Hilton Center for the Performing Arts (130 Edgar Road, Webster Groves) on Monday, September 14, 2009 at 4 pm. The event is free and open to the public, as friends and colleagues from St. Louis and across the nation gather to share memories of Ms. Gregg's life and work.

Grin like a fool and feel like a kid all over again when 'Birdhouse Factory' comes to Midland Center for the Arts on Friday, June 5 at 7:30 p.m. as part of the MATRIX:MIDLAND Festival. Join in the madcap fun as 12 acrobats of Cirque Mechanics transform the stage into a wondrous birdhouse factory, complete with uniformed unicyclists and acrobatic assembly lines in this enchanting story of laughter, love, flight - and the quest to build the perfect birdhouse!