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LOS ANGELES — It was once a prospering kingdom, the envy of all the land. But in crept an invisible menace.It could be the story line for a classic Disney movie. Instead, Disney is living it — and happily ever after is nowhere in sight.After a decade of spectacular growth, the entertainment conglomerate has been devastated by the coronavirus pandemic. Its 14 theme parks (annual attendance: 157 million) delivered record profits in 2019. They’re now padlocked. Its movie studios (there are eight) controlled a staggering 40 percent of the domestic box office last year. Now, they’re sitting at a near standstill.“From great to good to bad to ugly,” Michael Nathanson, a leading media analyst, wrote in a report of Disney’s extreme reversal in fortunes. “Recession will cause further pain.”On Tuesday, Disney’s new chief executive, Bob Chapek, and Robert A. Iger, Disney’s executive chairman, will offer their first assessment of the damage. Disney is scheduled to report quarterly results after the stock market closes. Analysts are expecting per-share profit of 88 cents, down 45 percent.The true scale of the pandemic’s impact on Disney will not be known until late summer, when Mr. Chapek reports results for the current quarter — the one in which Disney has furloughed an estimated 100,000 employees, slashed executive pay up to 50 percent and taken out a $5 billion line of credit to bolster its liquidity (on top of $8.25 billion secured in March). The Disney board must decide in June whether to pay the company’s usual summer dividend; management is unlikely to recommend it.Disney turned itself into a colossus over the last 14 years. It bought Pixar, Marvel and the “Star Wars” franchise. Most recently, to withstand Silicon Valley’s incursion into Hollywood, Disney swept up media properties like “The Simpsons” and National Geographic with its $71.3 billion purchase of 21st Century Fox assets.Now, however, Disney’s vastness has become a liability, creating a mind-boggling collection of holdings, some of which are often overlooked: four TV studios that together produce about 70 shows; 42,000 hotel rooms and time-share units across three continents; the world’s largest licensing business, with annual merchandise sales of $55 billion; a publishing arm that churns out children’s books, magazines and digital products in 68 countries and 45 languages; a chain of 25 Disney English schools in China.And that is just the tip of Mickey’s toe. Here is a look at the state of some of its operations:ABCThe good news? ABC, which Disney bought in 1995, has been outperforming rival broadcast networks in recent weeks, according to Nielsen data, as young-adult viewers have flocked to comfort-food ABC shows like “Grey’s Anatomy,” headed toward its 17th season, and “American Idol,” one of the few series still shooting. A whipped-together special, “The Disney Family Singalong,” attracted 13 million total viewers, a big number that underscored the power of the Disney brand, especially among families starved for new content during the shutdown. A second singalong is scheduled for Mother’s Day. More

Here are a few of the best events happening on Monday and how to tune in (all times are Eastern Daylight).A Virtual Celebration of Met Galas Past6 p.m. on YouTubeThe first Monday in May has long marked one of fashion’s biggest nights: The Met Gala. This year, with the Metropolitan Museum of Art closed and the gala canceled, Vogue is hosting a virtual event in its place called “A Moment With the Met,” a retrospective of the gala’s most memorable moments and iconic looks. It will feature an address by Anna Wintour, a live performance by Florence and the Machine, and a DJ set from Virgil Abloh. Vogue will make a donation to the museum’s Costume Institute, and viewers can contribute as well.When: 6 p.m.Where: Vogue’s YouTube channel.‘Love, Loss, and What I Wore’ With Tracee Ellis Ross, Natasha Lyonne, Rosie O’Donnell and Others8 p.m. on 92Y OnlineWhat will wearing sweatpants for months on end eventually say about us? At least we were comfortable, right? The play “Love, Loss, and What I Wore” — written by Nora and Delia Ephron, and based on Ilene Beckerman’s book — is a funny, touching look at the stories of women’s lives through their clothes, which may have a special resonance nowadays. In 2017, Lucy DeVito, Tracee Ellis Ross, Carol Kane, Natasha Lyonne and Rosie O’Donnell, who all at one time appeared in the production, came together at the 92nd Street Y for a one-night-only performance, directed by Karen Carpenter. Now the 92Y, in association with the Tony Award-winning producer Daryl Roth, is releasing it online. Tickets are $10.When: 8 p.m., and it will be available to stream through to May 25.Where: 92Y Online. Buy tickets here. More

Sam Lloyd, a longtime television and film actor who appeared in the television shows “Scrubs” and “Desperate Housewives,” died at the Barlow Respiratory Hospital on Thursday in Los Angeles. He was 56.Kevin Turner, a representative for Mr. Lloyd, confirmed his death on Saturday. He died of complications from lung cancer, his family said in a statement.In January 2019, Mr. Lloyd began experiencing headaches and sought medical attention, according to a GoFundMe set up for the actor.A scan revealed a mass on his brain, and he soon underwent surgery, but the tumor was “too intertwined” to be removed, the website said. Mr. Lloyd was told that the cancer in his brain had metastasized from his lungs. Additional scans showed that the cancer had spread to his liver, spine and jaw.Samuel Lloyd Jr. was born on Nov. 12, 1963, in Springfield, Vt., to Marianna McGuffin and Samuel Lloyd Sr.The son of two aspiring actors, Mr. Lloyd spent his life in theater and in music, said his sister, Laurel Lloyd.In Vermont, he was a part of their mother’s children’s theater group, the Green Mountain Trolls, and later a member of the Weston Playhouse, where he continued to act on the stage as recently as 2017.Mr. Lloyd’s sister said the actor had had an innate sense of humor that he honed over time. His deadpan comedy and pratfalls were Mr. Lloyd’s craft, his wife, Vanessa Villalovos, said, but the man she knew “was just a tender, genuine soul.”On Saturday, she praised her husband’s looks: “If he had hair,” she said, he would rival some of the most handsome actors in Hollywood.Mr. Lloyd acted in dozens of television shows and films, including 95 episodes of “Scrubs” as Ted Buckland, a sad-sack lawyer with a hangdog look and low self-esteem.Zach Braff, one of the stars of “Scrubs,” said on Twitter on Friday that Mr. Lloyd was one of the funniest actors he had worked with.“Sam Lloyd made me crack up and break character every single time we did a scene together,” he said.Mr. Lloyd also appeared in several episodes of “Desperate Housewives” as Dr. Albert Goldfine, according to IMDb; in episodes of “Seinfeld,” “Modern Family,” “The West Wing,” “Cougar Town” and “Malcolm in the Middle”; and in the films “Flubber” (1997) and “Galaxy Quest” (1999).Mr. Lloyd was also a musician, according to his talent agency, Daniel Hoff Agency.He sang in the Blanks, an a cappella group that made several appearances on “Scrubs” as the Worthless Peons, the agency said in a statement. Mr. Lloyd also played bass guitar in the Butties, a Beatles tribute band.In addition to his wife, Mr. Lloyd is survived by his son, Weston; his stepmother, Barbara Lloyd; sisters, Laurel Lloyd, Robin Lloyd and Sandy Yaple; and his uncle, the actor Christopher Lloyd.“It doesn’t feel real,” Ms. Villalovos said. “It never will. It just feels like he will walk through the door.” More