A distillation of Arts Watch, the weekly e-blast of Americans for the Arts. This week: Michigan money; Baltimore booms; Hawaii gets a high-five.

I’ve lost count of the number of people who’ve said to me, ‘You’re writing a musical about what?’

Removing myth from our idea of American gay life in the 1970s.

My latest contributions to the Moviefone blog at AOL.

My latest posts for AOL TV.

No one idea will revolutionize Broadway marketing. But music videos are a start.

Commercial theater downtown. Yes, it can be done.

A beautiful idea: with varied participation, not repeated participation, come rewards.

A new initiative makes you wonder if the New York Times second-string theater critic had an effect.

A distillation of Arts Watch, the weekly e-blast of Americans for the Arts. This week: Whim you less, stimulus.

Is national pride so great that athletes will go to any length to win — even if they look like sore losers?

GOP objectors could not be more fundamentally hypocritical.

One of Soho’s last non-commercial arts centers will close Aug. 31. The arts community itself is to blame.

This is truly a “back to the future” budget, says Norma Munn.

It’s 1971 and the nation is at war.

More than 111 Republican officials voted against stimulus money, then welcomed it with grasping claws.

The Harlem Globetrotters do not always win, says the actor.

A distillation of Arts Watch, the weekly e-blast of Americans for the Arts. This week: arts-funding gains.

The New York State Legislature should revisit the Historic Preservation Tax Credit one more time — and include some progressive ideas.

Showing leadership when it comes to fixing the very white theatergoing audience of New York City.