A couple of weeks ago, the
Hollywood Reporter published a story about theater and film giant Scott Rudin and the decades of alleged mistreatment that employees suffered at his hands. This past weekend, the
Washington Post broke the news that Rudin, in a moment of contrition, is planning to step back (whatever that means) from his role as lead producer on shows like
The Music Man and
To Kill a Mockingbird, so as not to disrupt Broadway s long-awaited return.
Rudin s career on Broadway is unparalleled. Tainted now as these shows are by the allegations (which range from the physical violence of throwing objects to verbal and emotional abuse), he s responsible for some of my favorite productions of the past 20 years,
Today s Headlines: Searching for justice
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Welcome to the Ooops I Forgot to Write the Newsletter edition of Essential Arts. I’m L.A. Times arts editor
Craig Nakano filling in for columnist
Carolina A. Miranda, who as you’ll see has been immersing herself in architectural solutions for people who are unhoused. This week has been bizzz-eee as California kicked its reopening into a higher gear, so there’s much to share. I’m sitting down to write at an hour when I’m usually in a seismic snore. My 2-year-old is asleep, the coffee is hot, the contact lenses are out and the glasses are on. Let’s do this.