Arts & Entertainment
Funding Shortfall Forces Bay Area Children's Theatre To Suspend Season
Arts organizations, hard-hit by the pandemic, have been struggling just to survive. Now, one of them has had to make a tough decision.

May 8, 2023
BERKELEY, CA —Arts organizations, hard-hit by the pandemic, have been struggling just to survive. Now, one of them has had to make a tough decision.
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When COVID-19 shut down Broadway for 18 months, it felt like the curtain was coming down on the arts community everywhere. Now, live theater is back but -- just as with the disease -- there are lingering problems.
The Bay Area Children's Theatre production of "Giraffes Can't Dance" is a dazzling musical about a giraffe named Gerald who discovers his potential when he learns how to dance but first he has to overcome some pretty daunting obstacles, like the other animals who doubt his ability.
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