08.18.2009 1:44 am

Rocco does Peoria

St. Louis-born Rocco Landesman is coming home to the Central Time Zone. The recently confirmed Director of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) smeared Peoria theater, and by extension all small-town theater, in a pre-confirmation interview with New York…

Tags: Eastlight Theater, Henry Gates, Kathy Chitwood, National Endowment for the Arts, NEA, Peoria, President Obama, Robin Pogrebin, rocco landesman, Sgt. James Crowley, Stake 'n Shake, theater

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05.18.2009 3:29 am

Rocco Landesman at NEA

By David Bonetti

Is anyone else disappointed that President Obama appointed a Broadway producer to head the National Endowment for the Arts? In my opinion, Broadway theater has done more to debase American taste in the arts than any other single force, even taking “American…

Tags: American Idol, Broadway theater, President Obama, rocco landesman, The Muny

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Rocco does Peoria

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