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Notes from Arden
As The Corona Virus Charges Back, Theaters Hedge Their Bets
What the reversed County policy does, however, is throw shade on the hundreds of indoor productions being planned – including the entire Hollywood Fringe Festival, which uses tiny indoor spaces — and the accompanying confidence that the pandemic is behind us.
Featured Column
Karen Eilbacher Shines a Light on LGBT Community in “Fun Home”
“As individuals and as a nation, we could all use a little more soul-searching of the nature Eilbacher describes. The musical’s subtle advocating for understanding and connection are needed now more than ever in a country (and world) that is increasingly divided. Though, Eilbacher cautions against labeling the show more relevant simply because of political climate. ‘It just so happens that our world really, really needs a show like this,’” she says. BY MAUREEN LEE LENKER
Got It Covered
“The five-theater complex, which includes the Lillian, Asylum and Elephant theaters, had closed in September after the building’s owner completed a deal to sell the property that subsequently fell through.” — By PAUL BIRCHALL
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Around Town
In her own prolix and pixilated way, Churchill achieves a mastery of economic tone. By contrast, in his immensely satisfying latest play, The Painted Rocks at Revolver Creek, Athol Fugard, perhaps our greatest living playwright, condenses his dramatic gestures beyond the merely epigrammatic into concentrated essences. — BY MYRON MEISEL