ROCCO LANDESMAN CHOSEN TO HEAD NEA
Submitted by Tommer on May 13, 2009
FROM TODAY’S NYTIMES:
Rocco Landesman, the colorful theatrical producer and race-track aficionado who brought hits like “Big River,” “Angels in America” and “The Producers” to Broadway, has been nominated as the next chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, the White House said on Tuesday.
The appointment, which is expected to be announced on Wednesday, surprised many in the arts world. It ends months of speculation about who would be selected to lead the nation’s largest and most important arts organization.
Better yet, read this piece that Landesman wrote for the Times back in June of 2000. If he hasn’t lost his edge, we could be in for some sparks at the sleepy NEA.