When Chely Wright came out of the closet in 2010, revealing to Nashville and to millions of country fans that she was gay, that emergence put her in a position to become a spokesperson and a…
The design of the new Los Angeles County Museum of Art, which just opened up to previews for LACMA members and media in the past few days, has reasonably been described as controversial, to …
"You're in the tornado, man." That is Paul Freeman, the principal audio artist at Sphere Studios, talking, offering a plainspoken assurance to cinematic thrill-seekers about the enhanced ver…
Six months after she performed the last concert of the Eras Tour, Taylor Swift was finally ready to shake off her hiatus from the stage " at least for the length of one rousing song " as she…
After months of delays that pushed the venue past its planned spring opening, L.A.'s own branch of the Blue Note Jazz Club now has an opening date in Hollywood set for Aug. 14. But beyond th…
Dolly Parton has not been out on the road since her "Pure & Simple" tour wrapped up in 2016, with only scattered one-off full concerts in the years since. So fans have an understanding o…
It doesn't have to be a Great Depression " yet " for musicians who lack health care to get downtrodden about their prospects. To that end, the Sweet Relief charity has put together a new com…
There was a good share of on-stage comedy happening at Rhiannon Giddens' all-star roots music night Wednesday at the Hollywood Bowl. That much was assured, with Ed Helms hosting the evening,…
The singer for the alternative rock band Red Jumpsuit Apparatus is looking to make the audiences at their shows great again by making their crowds free of outright MAGA supporters again. In …
For the last quarter-century, no one shared more musical moments with Brian Wilson than Darian Sahanaja, who was part of the Beach Boys architect's solo band from his return to live shows in…
Never ask Halsey to be just one thing at a time, whether it's on record or in person. The singer's current outing, dubbed the "For My Last Trick" Tour, is one of this year's most impressive …
The queen of "Defying Gravity" engages in a high level of expectation defiance on "I Forgive You," her exemplary second album as a singer-songwriter and first release since "Wicked" firmly e…
This will not be your father's "Hamlet" " or even your dead-king father's "Hamlet" " when writer-director Robert O'Hara's reinterpretation of the Shakespeare perennial opens at the Mark Tape…
To sleep, or not to sleep? That is certainly a question for Patrick Ball, who will spend his nights during the coming weeks playing the title role in "Hamlet" at the Mark Taper Forum in down…
Morten Harket, the singer for A-Ha who rose to fame with the massive hit "Take on Me," has revealed that he is grappling with Parkinson's disease, and is not sure whether he will be able to …
In some ways, among musicians whose catalogs are not chock-full of universally recognizable hits, Jill Sobule's catalog is exceptionally well-suited for a tribute show. The late singer-songw…
"Jesus Christ Superstar" is getting starrier. The three-night production of the classic Broadway musical that is set for the Hollywood Bowl this summer is adding Adam Lambert to the cast, as…
"Broadway becomes her" is something it's easy to say about Megan Hilty. When the average theatergoer heads to see her in "Death Becomes Her," they may feel, with good reason, that they're bu…
From "Also Sprach Zarathustra" to also sprach LL Cool J… Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Philharmonic managed to pack something for everybody into a guest-filled appearance Saturday eveni…
A major exhibition exploring the life and career of the woman who is arguably country music's biggest living superstar, "Dolly Parton: Journey of a Seeker," will open at the Country Music Ha…
Sara Bareilles, Jackson Browne and Kristin Chenoweth have been added as honorees and performers, alongside the previously announced Wyclef Jean, for a concert gala in New York benefiting Mus…
Adam Lambert is currently living out a dream, playing the role of the Emcee in the current Broadway run of "Cabaret," or, as it's officially known in this production, "Cabaret at the Kit Kat…
There are the ladies who lunch. And then there are the ladies of musical theater who eat everyone else's lunch. "Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends" has plenty of the latter, and as a revue, as …
The LA Phil announced the full lineup for its 2025 summer season at the Hollywood Bowl Tuesday morning, with big names like Hugh Jackman, Juanes, Cyndi Lauper and Diana Ross included in the …
Allison Russell, the Grammy-winning Americana artist, is coming back up from the underground. On Sunday night, she finishes up a 15-week run in Broadway's "Hadestown," which has left her wit…