THE commercial theater is famous for "creative differences" — also known as vicious rivalries, titanic egos, abrupt firings, explosive fights and nasty backbiting.
As icing on the cake, Rocco Landesman, the president of Jujamcyn Theaters, announced yesterday that the 22nd Jujamcyn Award, which is worth $100,000 and is given annually to a resident theater for development of creative talent, would be going to the Irish Rep.
By Ian Crouch April 21 , 2010Meryl Streep headlined a group of artists assembled Tuesday night at Alice Tully Hall's sleek and generally splendid Starr Theater for "Poetry & The Creative Mind," the eighth annual benefit for the Academy of American Poets.
New York City had a more robust black theater scene and better-established outlets for creative black people.
The project marks a return to theater for Mr. Armstrong, who was a key creative force behind the 2010 Broadway musical "American Idiot," which was based on Green Day songs, and who is resuming a band tour this month after treatment for substance abuse.
The National Centre for Creative Learning, which will occupy 40 percent of the new wing, will feature a multimedia room and digital studio, a 120-seat lecture theater, two creative studios and a dedicated room for children with special needs.
It remains to be asked: How expansive will the stage become for creative informers and their government directors now working the theater of the Great Recession?
According to a statement from the theater, the creative team has been working on the musical for more than two years, with Mr. Maupin's blessing.
One for creative professionals?
