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PEOPLE & ARTS Tuesday 22 OcTOber 2019
For Springsteen, 'Western Stars' made sense after book, play

By JOHN CARUCCI Springsteen laughed at the
Associated Press notion of incorporating re-
NEW YORK (AP) — "Western cent social and political
Stars" was just the change upheavals in the lyrics of
of pace that Bruce Spring- the band's new music. He's
steen needed after baring leaning toward the person-
his soul over the past few al. Most of what he's written
years. so far "ruminates a little bit
First, he shared his darkest about some of the things
secrets in his memoir, "Born from my past," Springsteen
to Run." Then he spent more said. "I think it's a little more
than a year telling his story forward looking than writ-
five nights a week in Spring- ing the memoir or doing a
steen on Broadway. So, an play," he said.
album set in the American At 70, Springsteen still im-
West, with an accompany- presses audiences around
ing documentary seemed the world with his energetic
like the perfect bookend. concert performances, but
"I see it like that myself, be- equally as important is his
cause for me, there was ability to create an album
the book and then from the and film like "Western Stars."
book we did the play. And At some point, even the
out of the play really came most established artists stop
this film," Springsteen told making new music and be-
The Associated Press on the gin resting on their previous
blue carpet Wednesday accomplishments, despite
for the film's New York pre- Singer-songwriter and co-director Bruce Springsteen attends the special screening of "Western having successful tours.
miere. The film opens in the- Stars" at Metrograph on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019, in New York. Springsteen's manager Jon
aters on Oct. 25. The album Associated Press Landau said The Boss' ap-
was released in June. own life. Springsteen's ly surprise," Scialfa said. me from day one, and liter- proach to his craft is what
The songs of "Western Stars" voice accompanies ar- The presence of the Ameri- ally we knew we had some- precludes him from ever
reveal characters experi- chive footage and home can Southwest is felt in the thing different. Because being a nostalgia act.
encing love and loss, need- movies of his family. Several music with hints of Glen the sonic landscape of this "Never gonna happen. The
ing family and partners but amusing scenes from their Campbell and Jimmy music, the strings, the feel- magic is that he's an art-
sometimes feeling lonely honeymoon touched wife, Webb and in the vast ex- ing of the West, we knew ist. He's an artist every day.
and uncertain. In the film, Patti Scialfa, who missed panses of land shown in the that was different than He's not looking back, he's
Springsteen performs in last month's world premiere film. 'Springsteen on Broadway,' looking forward. I mean he
front of a live audience un- at the Toronto International Thom Zimny, who shares di- and all other projects that loves to go on tour, and he
der the cathedral ceiling of Film Festival. recting credit with Springs- we worked with, together," loves to play his favorite
his family's giant old barn "I was surprised, because I teen on the film, knew they Zimny said. songs. He loves for his audi-
with a backing band and hadn't seen it in so long. I had something special. Springsteen has no plans ence to hear him. But if he
orchestra. hadn't even remembered "Working on 'Western Stars' for a "Western Stars" tour, wasn't pursuing new things,
Between each song he that we did all those silly was an interesting time, be- instead he's heading back none of that would matter.
shares commentary and things. So, it's actually very, cause it was a different col- into the studio to work on a It's the new things that keep
draws connections to his very sweet. It's really a love- laboration. Bruce was with new E-Street Band record. him young," Landau said.q

2nd Sesame Street Place park opening in San Diego

By MIKE SCHNEIDER Aquatica San Diego, which pertise and we collaborate
Associated Press will have its final season together to make it work,"
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — There next year. Youngwood said.
are plenty of sunny days to Monday's announcement SeaWorld announced the
sweep the clouds away is part of an expanding end of its breeding pro-
where SeaWorld is opening partnership between Sea- gram in March 2016, af-
its next theme park. World and Sesame Street, ter years of pressure from
Officials with SeaWorld En- which is celebrating its animal rights advocates
tertainment and Sesame 50th birthday this year. and shifting public opinion
Workshop announced SeaWorld's Orlando park about orcas being held in
Monday that they are opened a Sesame Street captivity.
opening the country's sec- section earlier this year. The protests intensified af-
ond Sesame Place park in Officials wouldn't disclose ter the release of the 2013
San Diego in spring 2021. the cost of the park. Steve documentary "Blackfish," This undated artist rendering provided by PGAV Destinations
The first Sesame Place Youngwood, president of which focused on the life shows a depiction of the new SeaWorld and Sesame Workshop
theme park opened almost media and education and of Tilikum, a killer whale re- theme park, which is scheduled to open in San Diego in 2021.
40 years ago outside Phila- chief operating officer of sponsible for killing a trainer Associated Press
delphia. Sesame Workshop, the when he dragged her into during the 2018 fiscal year, for visitors with autism, and
The new 17-acre (6.5-hect- nonprofit behind Sesame a pool in front of shocked as was revenue. Sesame Place San Diego
are) Sesame Place will be Street, said the two brands visitors in 2010. For the first half of this year, will also offer those services.
an adjacent park next to have common objectives. The company in the past attendance was up 1.7%. The San Diego park will
Sea World San Diego. The "We want to engage and year, though, has seen a In the past year, SeaWorld be slightly larger than the
space is currently occu- educate families. We mutu- reversal of fortune. also has been offering spe- Sesame Street park outside
pied by the water park, ally respect each side's ex- Attendance was up 8.6% cialized services at its parks Philadelphia.q