“I do think everything has to feel like an event. And then you have to be clear about the times and the dates. For short runs, it always feels like the word is just getting out and then we’re closing,” said Snehal Desai of Center Theatre Group.
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According to a person familiar with the situation, allegations were made by both parties involving incidents on Feb. 24 and Feb. 25, less than a week after Paul talked to The Times. No charges have been filed in either case.
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Utah’s Draper City Police Department confirmed there is an open investigation involving the pair; a spokesperson for the department declined to share more details amid the ongoing investigation.
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The hook of a 31-year-old mother of three trying to find love — who unapologetically wears her mistakes on her sleeve — was supposed to be what made "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" star Taylor Frankie Paul a desirable candidate for "The Bachelorette." latimes.com/entertainment-…
Despite warnings from early childhood experts against too much screen time, schools' reliance on educational technology for grade levels as low as transitional kindergarten has grown — and frustrated parents. latimes.com/california/sto…
Three L.A. theater leaders —Danny Feldman at Pasadena Playhouse, Tarell Alvin McCraney at Geffen Playhouse, and Snehal Desai at Center Theatre Group — are rethinking the regional theater model to survive economic collapse and cultural shifts. latimes.com/entertainment-…
The catastrophic LA fires are driving change in the insurance industry in California: potential mandatory testing for toxins in smoke damaged homes.
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“I’m on calls with theaters all around the country on a weekly basis. Everyone agrees that the business model doesn’t work. Costs are rising, ticket sales can’t keep up," said Danny Feldman, Pasadena Playhouse’s producing artistic director.
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I wrote about the "rain of fire" in 1985 that was used to halt a subway under Wilshire Blvd for 40 years, delay LA's destiny. The subway ride I thought I'd take as a kid I can now take in May as a middle-aged man! latimes.com/california/new…