For the record - Feb. 28, 2010
“Dreamgirlsâ€: An article about “Dreamgirls†in today’s Arts & Books section says that the musical features music by Tom Eyen and book and lyrics by Henry Krieger. In fact, Eyen wrote the book and lyrics and Krieger composed the music.
High school basketball: A caption with a photograph of two players in the Taft-Crenshaw playoff game in Saturday’s Sports section identified the Crenshaw player as Mark Johnson. The Crenshaw player pictured was Juwan Thomas.
Photographs and copyrights: An article in today’s Arts & Books section about photographs and copyrights refers to photographer David Burdeny as Daniel Burdeny in a caption and a quotation.
Shootout near Fresno: Photographs in Friday’s LATExtra section with an article about the fatal shooting of a Fresno County sheriff’s deputy should have been credited to John Walker of the Fresno Bee, not the Associated Press.
Juvenile probation: An article in the Feb. 21 Section A about abuses against juveniles by Los Angeles County Probation Department officers said the agency has 6,200 officers. The department has 6,200 employees, including 4,400 sworn officers.
NASCAR owner: An article in the Feb. 21 Sports section about NASCAR car owner Chip Ganassi said he shut down driver Dario Franchitti’s Nationwide Series team in 2008. Franchitti’s team was in NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series.
Angels’ success: An article in the Feb. 21 Sports section about the Angels’ rising financial fortunes said the team was entering the fifth year of a five-year, $500-million contract with Fox Sports Net. The Angels are in the fifth year of a 10-year, $500-million contract with the network.
Baldessari art show: A caption accompanying the Guide’s Galleries listings in today’s Arts & Books section refers to the Margot Leavin Gallery. It is the Margo Leavin Gallery.
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