Veteran Broadway Press Agent to Close Up Shop

NYTimes.com: The veteran Broadway press agent Michael Hartman announced on Monday that he was closing his company, the Hartman Group, on Jan. 5, leaving his account executives to quickly find new agencies for, among other shows, the blockbuster “Wicked,” the fan favorite “Rock of Ages,” and the coming musicals “Rocky,” “If/Then,” “The Last Ship” (Sting’s Broadway debut as a composer) and “Houdini” (starring Tony Award winner Hugh Jackman).