Posts Tagged ‘L.A. Times’
“Popular” is Not the Opposite of “Relevant”
If you have a moment, read the piece from the LA Times the other day wherein two local LA critics talk about the small theatre scene. It’s worth reading for its own merits, and it is an interesting discussion with a number of really perceptive insights from the two critics, Charles McNulty and Steven Leigh [...]
Three Things Theatres (or anyone) Must Do to Survive and Thrive
I was very sad to hear that the Pasadena Playhouse, just a few blocks away from the Goldstar office, will be closing down and has already laid off the entire staff. (Of course, the building is still a historic landmark and will be used at some point by another performing organization, or a re-organized version [...]
No Hiding the Decline Here
Today in the LA Times’ blog Culture Monster, some NEA stats were revealed about the drops in attendance in several traditional forms of art performances, including classical music, ballet and jazz, and also art gallery and museum attendance. Here’s the key tidbit: “Nearly 35% of U.S. adults – or about 78 million people – attended [...]
With Your Help, We Can Stop Pretendinitis
I talked a couple months ago about the terrible affliction Pretendinitis, in which somebody in the theatre business is gripped with the uncontrollable urge to pretend that shows are sold out that aren’t in fact sold out. Let’s review: shows selling out is the exception to the rule, and it always has been. And, as [...]
“The Conversation” is Alive and Well
In Los Angeles on Friday, Gilbert Cates, Sheldon Epps, and Michael Ritchie, the artistic directors of three of the region’s biggest theatres (Geffen Playhouse, Pasadena Playhouse and the Center Theatre Group, respectively) wrote an open letter (via ‘Culture Monster‘ blog)about the recent firings of arts and theatre personnel at area papers. Here’s the key snippet: [...]
Will There Be a Baseball Recession?
It’s possible, but reading The LA Times’ Bill Shaikin’s article on the topic won’t get you any closer to knowing the answer. First, absurdly, he draws a parallel between the Big Three bosses private jetting to Washington to beg for taxpayer money with Major League Baseball holding its winter meetings in a Vegas casino: “As [...]
Tribune Files for Bankruptcy, Cubs Not Their Problem
Although not an entertainment organization, the Tribune Company (owners of the LA Times, Chicago Tribune, and the Chicago Cubs among other things) filed for bankruptcy today. Wanna bet if you looked closer at the financials, the Cubs wouldn’t be part of the problem? In fact, the Cubbies onsale is seen as perhaps the biggest ticketing [...]
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