Last week an article came out in the Downey Patriot titled thus: 'New Era' Off to a Rough Start. It was referring to a comedy night recently held by H&E Entertainment at the Downey Civic Theatre. The show undersold, and the producers were disappointed. They canceled all future bookings for the year, and their disappointment was retold to a Patriot reporter who turned it into a front-page story. What the article didn't say, though, was that the light quote, 'New Era' was quoting this post from here at the Downey Arts Coalition. So since they dragged us into it, I guess I'll respond. I'm never without opinion, after all. First of all, the show had an attendance of 200 out of 350 sold or handed-out tickets. This is not a … Continue reading ‘Rough Start’ at Civic Theatre Premature, Underrated