L.A. director Yuval Sharon extends Detroit Opera contract
DETROIT — Yuval Sharon, founder and co-artistic director of the acclaimed L.A. opera company the Industry, has extended his contract as artistic director of the Detroit…
‘Peter Pan’ musical updated for Indigenous representation
Raye Zaragoza was just a child when she first auditioned to play Tiger Lily. It was the late ’90s, yet another “Peter Pan” project was…
Nigeria tries to curb rising drug production and trafficking
CN Ops 23 Nov 14 On 23 Nov 14, as part of her APT(N) deployment, HMS ARGYLL interdicted a fast boat suspected of trafficking narcotics.…
‘Sing Sing’ review: Prisoners perform theater and are reborn
A film like “Sing Sing” is a rare, precious achievement — a cinematic work of unique empathy and hand-turned humanity, hewed from the heart, with…
White House grants $1.7B to automakers to boost electric vehicle production
1 of 2 | The White House on Thursday announced a $1.7 billion investment to encourage automakers to ramp up their electric vehicle production. File…
Kennedy has weapons to repeat as Valley Mission football champions
When quarterback Diego Montes of Granada Hills Kennedy High passed for 1,850 yards and 14 touchdowns as a sophomore last season, some might have been…
Wildfires boost Canadian crude oil prices as Suncor cuts production
Article contentCanadian heavy crude prices strengthened for a second day after Suncor Energy Inc. curtailed production at its Firebag oilsands site due to a nearby…
Ian McKellen cancels ‘Player Kings’ tour amid fall recovery
Ian McKellen will not push forward with his “Player Kings” commitments, despite the production’s announcement last month that he would. The “X-Men” and “Lord of…
Sumitomo Looks to Tap US Shale Boom Despite Exiting Production
Breadcrumb Trail LinksPMN BusinessJapanese trading firm Sumitomo Corp. sees opportunities in US shale oil and natural gas despite exiting production there three years ago.Author of…
World leaders launch programme to boost vaccine production in Africa | Health News
Initiative announced in Paris will incentivise and offset start-up costs for vaccine manufacturing in the continent. French President Emmanuel Macron has joined several African leaders…
CNN is sharing its presidential debate with rivals. But there are strings attached
CNN’s deal to produce the first debate of the 2024 presidential election cycle is a major coup for the news network. It won’t let viewers…
Ron Simons dead: Actor and Tony-winning producer was 63
Ron Simons, the actor-turned-producer whose repertoire included Tony Award-winning Broadway shows as well as Sundance Film Festival selections, has died. He was 63. Simons’ New…
In ‘Hit Man,’ Adria Arjona found the role of a lifetime
Adria Arjona went skydiving to get over the heartbreak of missing out on a coveted role. “It’s a little extreme, but it worked,” Arjona, 32,…
Low demand forces GM to trim EV production target
U.S. Ambassador Charles Rivkin gets into a new Chevrolet Volt in Paris in 2011, when it was introduced there. GM is lowering its 2024 EV…
Column: L.A. is transforming opera. OperaFest LA is half the story
Los Angeles is not, historically, an opera city. Only in 1986 did it finally found a resident company, Music Center Opera, now Los Angeles Opera.…
CNL, AECL and AtkinsRéalis Agree to Collaborate on Heavy Water Production
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Center Theatre Group 2024-25 season reopens Mark Taper Forum
It’s official: Center Theatre Group is reopening the Mark Taper Forum in the fall. The prominent Los Angeles theater organization announced Sunday night that the…
Tesla Q1 profit crashes more than 50% to $1.1B as production woes hit deliveries
Tesla CEO Elon Musk visits the company's gigafactoy in Gruenheide near Berlin in March as production resumed. The company blamed a shutdown at the plant…
Crew members injured on Eddie Murphy movie ‘The Pickup’
Several crew members were recently injured in a crash on the Georgia set of an Amazon MGM Studios film starring Eddie Murphy, the Associated Press…
Review: A potent Eddie Redmayne can’t save Broadway’s ‘Cabaret’
NEW YORK — If ambience were the secret to theatrical success, the new Broadway revival of “Cabaret” that opened on Sunday at the August Wilson Theatre…