The city’s Panel for Education Policy the 15-member body created by state law as an independent oversight body for the DOE was scheduled to hold its first meeting on Jan. 26. But earlier this week, the Education Department postponed the meeting to Feb. 16 because the panel doesn’t yet have enough panel members for an eight-person quorum, officials said.
Matthew Bourne s Romeo and Juliet is premiering Thursday, FEBRUARY 18 at 5:00 p.m. and streaming Friday, FEBRUARY 19 at 5 and 8 pm; Saturday, FEBRUARY 20 at 2, 5 and 8 p.m. and Sunday, FEBRUARY 21 at 1 and 6:30 p.m. (all times Pacific). Available for $10 at www.centertheatregroup.org/digitalstage/premium-events/matthew-bourne-romeo-and-juliet/.
A production from 2019, never before seen in Los Angeles, Matthew Bourne s Romeo and Juliet is a passionate and contemporary re-imagining of Shakespeare s classic story of love and conflict. Set in the not-too-distant future in The Verona Institute and mysteriously confined against their will by a society that seeks to divide and crush their youthful spirits, our two young lovers must follow their hearts as they risk everything to be together.