They Told Me Not to Take that Job: Tumult, Betrayal, Heroics, and the Transformation of Lincoln Center (58 page)

    
lack of in United States organizations,
20–22

    
of nonprofit organizations,
22
,
258–259

    
of politicians,
19
,
21

    
of private foundations,
258–259

Adams, John Luther,
44
,
45
,
58

Aguado, Bill,
86

Aimard, Pierre-Laurent,
44
,
52

Akustiks,
250

Alice Tully Hall

    
diversity of performances in,
75–76

    
fashion shows in,
171

    
IBM 100th birthday celebration in,
164

    
rentals of,
165
,
299

    
reopening of,
109

    
transformation of,
87
,
114
,
116
,
202
,
239–240

The Allen Room,
72

Alpert, Herb,
279

American Academy of Arts and Sciences,
258

The American Table,
76
,
110
,
299

Architects/designers

    
Akustics,
250

    
Billie Tsien,
98
,
106

    
coordination among,
106–107

    
David Rockwell,
77
,
106

    
Diller Scofidio + Renfro,
38
,
73
,
76
,
91–92
,
106–107
,
114
,
115
,
117

    
Fisher Dachs Associates,
76
,
250

    
FXFOWLE,
76

    
Hugh Hardy,
75
,
106

    
Jaffe Holden,
76

    
Norman Foster,
68
,
73
,
112
,
120–121

    
original Lincoln Center architects,
106–107

    
Phillip Johnson,
147
,
200

    
Tod Williams,
98
,
106

    
Vinoly, Rafael,
72

    
Wet Design,
91

Arpeggio,
110

Arup,
76

Ashcroft, John,
231

Ashton Festival,
108

Asphalt Orchestra,
51

Astaire, Fred,
215

AT&T,
7–8
,
13
,
26

AT&T Foundation,
6
,
259

Austin, Ron,
102

Avalon, John,
112

Avery Fisher Hall

    
acoustics of,
119
,
134

    
Alan Gilbert’s view of,
136

    
fashion shows in,
170–171

    
film and TV viewings in,
164

    
food service in,
110

    
Philharmonic’s agreement with Lincoln Center for use of,
122

    
Philharmonic’s dissatisfaction with,
119
,
134

    
renovation, future prospects for,
248–251

    
renovation, original plan for,
119–121

    
rentals of,
165
,
299

Ax, Emanuel,
39
,
44

Baker, Susan,
143
,
148–150
,
223

Balanchine, George,
67
,
109
,
140

Ballmer, Steve,
229

Bamberg Symphony,
52

Bantecas, Alice,
272

Barbara and Donald Zucker Box Office,
99

Barenboim, Daniel,
180

Barnett, Gary,
112

Barnett, Kara Medoff,
40
,
296

Barry, Gerald,
108

Baryshnikov, Mikhail,
62

Bass, Mercedes,
201

Beame, Abraham,
26

Behrman, S. N.,
188

Belfer, Renee,
39

Bell, Joshua,
39
,
52

Benanti, Laura,
39

Benedict, Pope,
221

Benjamin, George,
108

Bennack, Frank A. Jr.

    
annual assessment of Levy’s performance,
267

    
attempt to advise New York City Opera,
148–150

    
fund-raising,
81
,
82

    
handling of Gelb’s complaints about Fashion Week,
173

    
mentioned,
7
,
90
,
227
,
244
,
246
,
247

    
relationship with Gary Parr,
135

    
trustees, building relationships among,
104

Bennetts, Leslie,
2

Benno, Jonathan,
38
,
110
,
299

Bergerman, Wilton M.,
131–132

Berlowitz, Leslie Cohen,
258

Bernanke, Ben,
232

Bernstein, Jed,
256

Biederman, Dan,
165

Big Apple Circus,
47
,
105

Bing, Rudolf,
188

Bishop, Andre,
17
,
75
,
105
,
109
,
238

Blades, Ruben,
51

Blaine, David,
247

Blanchett, Cate,
56

Bloomberg, Michael,
5
,
15
,
87
,
210–213
,
242

Bloomberg News, on New York City Opera’s bankruptcy,
156

Blythe, Stephanie,
44

Boeko, Jack,
226

Bondy, Luc,
179

Boston Symphony,
188

Bragin, Bill,
51

Brantley, Ben,
58

Breslin, Jimmy,
125

Brewer, Gail,
100

Brodsky, Daniel,
89
,
90
,
92
,
112
,
203

Brown University,
40

Brown, Kathy,
159–161

Brubeck, Dave,
51

Bruno, Joe,
200

Budapest Festival Orchestra,
44

Bush, George W.,
228
,
231

Business Improvement District (BID),
74
,
101

Business Week,
interview with Golub,
225

Calder, Alexander,
59

Cardiff, Janet,
62

Carey, Hugh,
26

The Carlyle Group,
206
,
219

Carnegie, Andrew,
204

Carpenter, Cameron,
52

Carreras, José,
153

Carter, Jimmy,
228

Causen, Robert,
180

The Cellists of Lincoln Center,
109

Centro Dramatico Nacional,
58

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center,
17
,
18
,
70
,
72
,
83
,
108
,
109

Channel
13
, as tenant at Lincoln Center,
36
,
299

Chaplin, Charlie,
215

Charles Benenson Grove,
96

Charles H. Revson Foundation,
256
,
259

Charles Revson Fountain,
61
,
90–91
,
166
,
202

Charlie Rose Show,
245
,
275

Checker, Chubby,
51

Chekhov, Anton,
56

Chenault, Ken,
225

Cheney, Dick,
228

China Advisory Council,
300

Christie, William,
45
,
180

Claffey, James (Jimmy),
46–48

Claire Tow Theater,
75
,
78
,
106
,
238

Clark Studio Theater,
299

Cleveland Orchestra,
58

Cohen, Bill,
214

Colicchio, Tom,
110
,
299

College or university presidents, challenges of,
261

Collegium Vocale Gent Choir and Orchestra,
52

Comey, James,
231

Compania Teatro Cinema,
58

Consolari,
41

Cooper, Michael,
191
,
251

Corcoran Gallery of Art,
258

Counsel’s Council,
295

Cozen, Allan,
46

Crain’s New York Business,
study of prominent civic and corporate leaders,
83

Crawford, Bruce

    
annual assessment of Levy’s performance,
267

    
on executive parking,
85–86

    
Joe Volpe and,
103–104

    
at Levy’s farewell gala,
244

    
parking garage access, negotiation of,
103–104

    
as partner to Levy,
66
,
70

    
Paul Guenther, meeting with about future of Philharmonic,
119–123

    
welcoming back the Philharmonic,
134–135

Credit Suisse Bleacher,
96

Crimp, Martin,
108

Cromwell, Oliver,
229

Cumming, Alan,
56
,
217

Cunningham, Bill,
50

Curry, Aaron,
61

Damrosch Park,
49–50
,
99
,
105
,
165
,
167

Dance in Cinema series,
299

David H. Koch Theater.
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New York State Theater

David Rubenstein Atrium,
18
,
100
,
106
,
110
,
165
,
166
,
171
,
299

Davidson, Justin,
46
,
62
,
87
,
144

Davies, Peter,
46

Davis, Gordon J.,
1
,
2
,
28
,
71
,
227

De Vecchi, Bob,
226–227

Deitch, Jeffrey,
257–258

Dicterow, Glenn,
113
,
134

Diller, Elizabeth (Liz),
73
,
90
,
115–116
,
239
,
243

Diller + Scofidio,
73
,
83–84
,
115

Diller Scofidio + Renfro (D S+R),
38
,
73
,
76
,
91–92
,
106–107
,
114
,
117

Dine, Jim,
60

Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola,
72

Docomomo International,
101

Domingo, Placido,
153

Donaldson, Bill,
295

Donnellan, Declan,
55

Dostoyevsky, Fyodor,
57

Dresden Philharmonic,
52