Monster Mash: Breaking news and headlines

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--For sports fans who thought they didn’t like theater: Alabama Shakespeare Festival premieres a play about Alabama’s legendary coach Paul ‘Bear’ Bryant.

--A survey of art museums across the U.S. finds that most institutions have lost at least 20% of the value of their endowments, and directors are retrenching amid the worsening economic crisis.

--Controversy arises over an actress in blackface at a Wooster Group production at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago.

--Curbed LA reveals renderings of Daniel Libeskind’s ‘top secret’ tower planned for downtown L.A.

--Archaeologists find mummy of what may be an Egyptian queen.

--Recession hits Miami City Ballet, which performed in L.A. last October.

--The new chief executive of Pasadena orchestras lays out his plans for a turnaround.

--Vienna’s Albertina museum faces financial ‘catastrophe.’

--Producers of Broadway’s “In the Heights” recoup their $10-million investment.

--What was it like to work with Harold Pinter? Five actors share their memories.

--Lisa Fung

Caption: Alabama coach Paul ‘Bear’ Bryant gets a ride on the shoulders of his team after Alabama beats Nebraska in the 1966 Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. Credit: Associated Press