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LZ Granderson: It's not just Mark Taper Forum. Since the pandemic, this nation is coming unglued

High school student Jocelyn Shek, left, performs with actors Maria Dizzia, right, and Mike Iveson, center, on stage in "What the Constitution Means to Me" during dress rehearsal at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles, California, on Jan. 10, 2020.

Reports that L.A.'s Center Theatre Group was suspending production at the Mark Taper Forum because of low revenue were shocking but not unprecedented. Many of the country's most prominent regional theaters have struggled since the days of quarantine.

The good news is Broadway attendance is up 45% from a year ago and ticket sales are back to pre-pandemic level.

The bad news is not everyone makes it to Broadway. That goes for talent

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