Television
Linda Lavin, a Tony Award-winning stage actor who became a working class icon as a waitress on the TV sitcom ‘Alice,’ has died at age 87.
California
On Tuesday, the council drafted and posted a flurry of proposals for same-day voting — so many that they were buried under one another on a City Hall bulletin board.
Entertainment & Arts
Broadway performer Gavin Creel, who died Monday at age 48, won a Tony for “Hello, Dolly!” and was also nominated for roles in “Thoroughly Modern Millie” and “Hair.”
Hollywood Inc.
As he prepares to leave Sony Pictures, Tony Vinciquerra reflects on his time at the helm of the Culver City film and TV studio and defends “Madame Web” and “Kraven the Hunter.” “These are not terrible films.”
The actor’s career stretched back to ‘Platoon’ and included work on TV series such as “Law & Order” and “Night Court.” Though famous for a gory horror role, Todd was a lover of classic literature.
Politics
Donald Trump’s second term as president comes with the specter of the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, serving as his political enforcer.
Food
This creamy risotto from Dunsmoor restaurant in Los Angeles is fortified with shrimp paste, shrimp stock and plenty of butter and Parmesan cheese.
Dodgers
Dodgers pitchers Dustin May and Tony Gonsolin, who missed this past season because of injuries, agreed to contracts for next season to avoid arbitration.
Broadway producer Adam Epstein, whose credits include ‘Hairspray,’ ‘Amadeus’ and ‘Cry-Baby,’ died this week after months battling a brain tumor.