Library article

Krystal, Ina and I picked an article by Judith Monk from Musical Opinion, from October 2005, about a woman named Patricia Murray-Bett. We picked this article because we all like music so we wanted something from a musical magazine. We picked this particular article because Ina is Russian and there was a picture from Patricia dancing in a show from “The Tale Tsar Saltan” from The Russian Fairy Tales. Silly reason? Yes indeed, but we all thought it looked interesting.

It’s not really a good article to critique though, because it’s basically just laying out straight facts of what Patricia has done throughout her career. She first joined the firm of London Management which was formally the Grade Organisation. She then joined the Derek Block Organisation, which was the most “profalic” promoter of the decade. Patricia was the one who negotiated the artistes’ fees and produced tour budgets, among other things.

In the 90s Patricia worked with Barry Claymon Concerts and Apollo Leisure, which are major producers of quality shows in many different types of entertainment. They work with artists like Michael Jackson and Prince, and did theater such as Grand Hotel, Aspects of Love, and Barnum. And even did dance shows like Riverdance, The Joffrey Ballet of Chicago, and Moscow City Ballet. Patricia had a particular interest in opera and ballet, and since 1998 has worked as an independent producer working with shows from these fields.