Monster Mash: Breaking news and headlines

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--Associated Press hopes for money and credit for Shepard Fairey’s iconic Obama poster.

--Rude Guerrilla Theatre in Santa Ana is disbanding next month, eight months earlier than previously announced.

--Balanchine-trained dancer Darci Kistler announces plans to retire from New York City Ballet.

--Claude Monet painting of his wife, Camille, sells at auction for $16.2 million, well below its estimate.

--Critics question whether the economic stimulus bill will create jobs in the arts.

--Rolando Villazon drops out of Metropolitan Opera’s simulcast performance of ‘Lucia di Lammemoor.’

--Who deserves a spot alongside Leonardo DiCaprio, Judi Densch and Peggy Ashcroft in the Shakespeare Hall of Fame?

--Broadway’s ‘Shrek’ having a monster of a problem pulling in the green.

--‘British invasion’ on Broadway finds critical praise and commercial success.

--During financially tough times, less could be more at the opera.

--Shhhh--new directive urges museum staffers to stop ‘shushing’ children.

--Lisa Fung