A wide swath of cancellations
As the novel coronavirus continues to spread, a new kind of cancel culture is taking hold in the entertainment industry. In recent weeks, movie releases, film festivals, concerts and other events involving public crowds and international travel have taken a hit from the spread of the COVID-19 respiratory illness. Here are some of the latest local events and TV programming affected:
Cultural arts hits the pause button
Two titans of the L.A. arts scene — the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Los Angeles Opera — confirmed Thursday morning that they are canceling performances in response to the spread of the coronavirus.
The L.A. Phil canceled performances and events through March 31, including programming for its Power to the People! festival and its Piatigorsky International Cello Festival concerts.
Los Angeles Opera canceled the Saturday performance of “Roberto Devereux.” Other theater closures: Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at the Music Center is canceling all performances through March 31.
REDCAT, which presents experimental performance in the Disney Hall complex, will present nothing through April 12.
A Noise Within’s remaining performances of “The Winter’s Tale” and “Alice in Wonderland” have been canceled, as well as Noise Now performances and all other public events through the end of April.
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra canceled Friday concerts.
Colburn School in downtown L.A. has suspended all in-person instruction, performances and events until April 13.
The Soraya at Cal State Northridge has canceled all public activity through April 17. This includes all presented events, rental events, and arts education activities.
Boston Court Pasadena has postponed performances of “Passion,” which will resume April 2.
The Long Beach Opera’s production of “The Lighthouse,” set to open in mid-March, has been postponed until further notice.
Musco Center for the Arts in Orange has canceled all scheduled performances through early May.
Los Angeles Master Chorale canceled “The Fauré Requiem” on March 28 and a gala on April 18.
On TV
“The Ellen DeGeneres Show” producer Telepictures announced that the talk show will suspend audience attendance during tapings effective Monday.
All of ViacomCBS’ Entertainment & Youth Brands’ L.A.-based shows, including Comedy Central’s “Lights Out With David Spade” and “Tosh.0” will film without an audience starting Monday, according to a spokesperson. MTV’s “Ridiculousness” was set to begin taping without an audience as of Thursday.
Syndicated talk show “Dr. Phil” has indefinitely suspended its live-audience tapings on the paramount lot in Hollywood, which usually draw 300 audience members Monday through Wednesday. Fellow CBS Television Distribution program “Rachael Ray” taped Wednesday without an audience before going on a previously scheduled week-and-ahalf hiatus, according to a source with knowledge of the decision.
L.A.-based late-night shows “The Late Late Show With James Corden” (CBS) and “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” (ABC) announced that they would forgo live audiences beginning Monday. Daytime talk show “The Talk” will do the same.
Production on AppleTV+’s “The Morning Show,” which stars Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon, will go on a precautionary two-week hiatus due to the coronavirus outbreak. The series films on the Sony Lot in Culver City. The series was in the early stages of production on Season 2.
Other
Live Nation Entertainment and AEG Presents, which overwhelmingly dominate the global concert industry, on Thursday suspended all touring activities. Celine Dion and Billie Eilish are among the artists who had been scheduled to play in Southern California in the days ahead.
PaleyFest, the annual festival saluting popular TV series that draws thousands of fans, has been postponed. The event had been scheduled to kick off Friday at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.