The cancellation of the 2020 Hollywood Bowl season comes with more painful news: layoffs of seasonal workers and furloughs for more L.A. Phil staff.
The Hollywood Bowl played through world wars and the Great Depression, but it couldn’t beat COVID-19. How L.A. is losing its beloved symbol of summer.
Smith and Samuel said there is no doubt that the L.A. Phil and the Bowl will survive. The path to a better future just will take a great deal of sacrifice, Smith said.The L.A. Phil is drawing $20.6 million from its endowment, listed as about $281 million in the tax filing for 2017, the most recent year records are publicly available. The organization is launching a $35 million fundraising campaign called “Play Your Part,” aimed at supporting the L.A. Phil Assn.
Ticket holders are being asked if it’s within their means to donate the value of their tickets to the L.A. Phil, or to hold on to them for a future season, rather than seek a refund. “This is an unprecedented crisis — and we will get through it,” said Smith, adding that his team is concentrating on modeling ideas and contingency plans. Remaining flexible and responsive, he said, is essential as the organization tries to envision what the future will look like.
Following the cancellation of Season No. 99, the Bowl will mark its 100th summer next year, and Smith and Samuel said they are both looking forward to that milestone.“We will have to come together and celebrate, and remind ourselves what is so essential about gathering together and experiencing these art forms as a community,” said Smith. “That’s what is being lost right now — that unique sense of electricity we feel when hearing music with someone close to us.
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