| 1. NEW YORK’S FOUR SEASONS RESTAURANT WILL CLOSE LESS THAN A YEAR AFTER REOPENING: The storied Four Seasons restaurant in New York, known for hosting the power lunch, will close on Tuesday, less than a year after moving from the Seagram Building to Midtown Manhattan. Alex von Bidder, the restaurant’s managing partner, said investors made the decision to close, as the restaurant wasn’t getting enough business. The New York Times: “Edgar Bronfman Jr., whose family had established the original Four Seasons and who had been closely involved with the business, said he thought it would be worth a try to keep the brand going when the restaurant lost its lease in the Seagram Building, in 2016, after the developer Aby Rosen took over. … With a group of investors footing the $30 million price tag, Mr. von Bidder and his then-partner of many years, Julian Niccolini, opened a newly built version of the restaurant three blocks away from the original location last August. In mid-December, Mr. Niccolini was removed from his position related to allegations of sexual misconduct. Asked whether the forced resignation of Mr. Niccolini might have had an effect, Mr. von Bidder said, ‘That’s hard to measure.’” 2. TONY AWARDS OFFER A NIGHT OF HISTORIC WINS: The 73rd annual Tony Awards took place Sunday, with Hadestown scoring eight wins, including best musical, and The Ferryman winning best play. The ceremony, hosted by James Corden at Radio City Music Hall, also saw a number of historic wins. Ali Stoker became the first actor in a wheelchair to win a Tony, winning featured actress in a musical for Oklahoma! CNN: “Rachel Chavkin won the Tony for best director of a musical for Hadestown as the only female nominated in that category this year and Elaine May won her first ever Tony Award for best leading actress for her role in The Waverly Gallery. … CNN caught up with Corden earlier in the week to discuss his hosting duties, and he revealed that, believe it or not, he gets incredibly nervous. ‘I get nerves to an almost crippling degree,’ he said. ‘I actually went to see someone about it at one point because it was getting to a point where I was so nervous, it was unmanageable.’” 3. MAKER FAIRE CREATOR SHUTS DOWN OPERATIONS: Maker Media, the creator of science and art festival Maker Faire, has laid off its staff of 22 employees and shut down operations due to financial troubles. Maker Media founder and C.E.O. Dale Dougherty confirmed the shutdown last week. Since 2006, Maker Faire has brought 200 family-friendly events annually to more than 40 countries, offering arts-and-crafts experiences and massive art and engineering installations. TechCrunch: “Microsoft and Autodesk failed to sponsor this year’s flagship Bay Area Maker Faire. But Dougherty is still desperately trying to resuscitate the company in some capacity, if only to keep Make: magazine’s online archive running and continue allowing third-party organizers to license the Maker Faire name to throw affiliated events. Rather than bankruptcy, Maker Media is working through an alternative Assignment for Benefit of Creditors process.” | 