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    Closed by coronavirus, nimble theaters work to roll out recorded performances

    by Ashley Lee, Los Angeles Times Mar 13, 2020 5 minutes

    "Toni Stone" was just stepping up to bat. Lydia R. Diamond's play, which recounts the real-life story of the first woman to play professional baseball, opened at San Francisco's American Conservatory Theater on Wednesday night.

    Hours after the curtain call, California Gov. Gavin Newsom recommended the cancellation of public gatherings with 250 or more people in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus. The cancellations would continue through March - the duration of the "Tori Stone" run at A.C.T.'s 1,040-seat Geary Theater, effectively closing the show.

    By Thursday evening, every major Los Angeles theater, as well as all of Broadway, had also scrapped March shows. Some have refunded tickets; others have postponed runs. Their hand-sanitizing stations, deep-cleaning routines and steep discounts hadn't been enough to overcome a pandemic. Their financial prospects were in free fall.

    But "Toni Stone" - directed by Pam MacKinnon and choreographed by Camille A. Brown

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