One of the most powerful emotional experiences this critic has had in the theater was during the United States premiere production of “Ragtime: The Musical” at Los Angeles’s now demolished Shubert Theatre. That was 1997 and that stirring production – based on the 1975 E.L.
For those of us who call California our home, we’ve noted some political changes since the 21st Century arrived. Although at one time the Republican and Democratic parties vied somewhat equally for political dominance, it’s no longer a contest.
The remaining members of the Sunnyside Cemetery board of directors have made it public that unless they get some type of help they will have to padlock this historic site and walk away.
The Gods are obviously smiling down on California, as our economic fortunes seem to know no bounds. When Governor Gavin Newsom submitted his first state budget on January 10, 2019, he proposed the allocation of $80.7 billion – an all-time high – for K-12 education spending.
Peter Quilter is a playwright whose scripts are typically premised on biographical subjects, such as his “End of the Rainbow” about the sad last days of the multi-talented Judy Garland and “Glorious!,” based on the American socialite and amateur soprano, Florence Foster Jenkins.
