Closing Of Website Brings Backlash An effort at damage control has snowballed into a public relations disaster for a Swiss bank seeking to crack down on a renegade website for posting classified information about some of its wealthy clients.
A Bowl spokesperson confirmed to Playbill.com that Richard Jay-Alexander, the Broadway producer-director who has staged concerts for Bernadette Peters, Barbra Streisand, Betty Buckley and Bette Midler, will direct the Aug. 8-10 performances at the famed outdoor venue.
An effort at damage control has snowballed into a public relations disaster for a Swiss bank seeking to crack down on a renegade Web site for posting classified information about some of its wealthy clients.
When a performer is listed in the program as "award-winning," but no actual awards are named, that sends up a red flag. When the same performer is also the writer, director and star of his one-man show, flares shoot up, strobe lights flash and sirens sound.
They've played the Minnesota Zoo and the 10,000 Lakes Festival. Now Umphrey's McGee , the Midwest's most popular jam band, is settling into First Avenue for a three-night residency.