Tue, Mar 11, 2008, 10:17pm
The post-Rent generation of American musical theater has constantly busied itself with finding the next big thing, hunting for that pivotal turn, all while fighting against the growing pressure of commercialism in the New York theater scene.
Tue, Mar 11, 2008, 9:47pm
On March 10, 2008 the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted a Columbia alumnus. And no, it wasn’t Madonna. His name is Leonard Cohen, and the odds are good that you’ve never heard of him. Don’t worry. Few have.
Tue, Mar 11, 2008, 9:21pm
Two weeks ago this column concluded by exhorting Columbia’s leaders to inject some verve and vigor into the institution’s endeavors. But you’d be kidding yourself if you thought enthusiasm alone could get us very far.
Tue, Mar 11, 2008, 9:12pm
So the Department of City Planning has a planning problem. It needs to come up with a zoning change that will allow the real-estate industry to score big on 125th Street, Harlem, U.S.A. and simultaneously appear as benign, even artsy-driven, dialoguers.
