[ad_1] Detroit — Ten years after founding the Industry, America’s most mind-changing opera company, Yuval Sharon in 2020 improbably accepted the role of artistic director of Michigan Opera Theatre. He now divides his time between sustaining the Industry in L.A. and disrupting opera in Detroit, where he changed the formerly conventional company’s name to Detroit Opera.… Continue reading Yuval Sharon brings John Cage’s ‘Europeras 3 & 4’ to Detroit
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A daughter brings home a white boyfriend in ‘One of the Good Ones’
[ad_1] Guess who’s coming to dinner at the home of a wealthy Latino family in Pasadena. A well-mannered, painstakingly progressive, sensitive-to-a-fault white dude. Cue the comic mayhem in Gloria Calderón Kellett’s “One of the Good Ones,” which is having its world premiere at Pasadena Playhouse under the direction of Kimberly Senior. The playwright turns the… Continue reading A daughter brings home a white boyfriend in ‘One of the Good Ones’
Kate Middleton’s cancer announcement brings messages of concern, support
[ad_1] Catherine, Princess of Wales, has an undisclosed form of cancer. She announced the news after months of speculation about her condition and whereabouts, which resulted in intense public pressure for the British royal family. The princess, in a video posted online Friday, said that after undergoing “major abdominal surgery” in London in January, she… Continue reading Kate Middleton’s cancer announcement brings messages of concern, support
Christian Cooper brings ‘Better Living Through Birding’ to L.A. Times Book Club
[ad_1] Christian Cooper, who gained fame as the Central Park Birder after a racially charged run-in with a dog walker, joins the L.A. Times Book Club Aug. 16 to discuss his memoir, “Better Living Through Birding: Notes From a Black Man in the Natural World.” You can watch Cooper in a livestreamed conversation with Times… Continue reading Christian Cooper brings ‘Better Living Through Birding’ to L.A. Times Book Club
SAG-AFTRA brings its labor fight to New York
[ad_1] New York City — SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher came home Tuesday to New York as striking actors gathered outside of City Hall in a show of support nearly three weeks after they staged a nationwide walkout against the Hollywood studios. The Queens, N.Y., native and star of “The Nanny” was joined by other SAG-AFTRA officials… Continue reading SAG-AFTRA brings its labor fight to New York
Disney brings back Staggs, Mayer in ESPN consulting role
[ad_1] Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Bob Iger has hired two former lieutenants — Tom Staggs and Kevin Mayer — as consultants to help the company analyze strategic options for ESPN, according to a person familiar with the plans who was not authorized to comment. The former Disney colleagues, who now run Los Angeles-based Candle… Continue reading Disney brings back Staggs, Mayer in ESPN consulting role