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A beloved holiday tradition returns to Los Angeles with enchanting performances, plus a festive Nutcracker Tea. With the holidays just around the corner, it’s time to start making plans…
Reyes talks about her new film and the growth of performing arts in San Antonio
Launching their sweeping 2026–2027 season of Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center, the first event – Ballet Festival: Jerome Robbins – brought three distinct programs…
AFI FEST 2026: A Cinematic Triumph Celebrating the Power, Imagination and Future of Film Every movie is a miracle. In its landmark 40th edition, AFI FEST presented by Canva delivered a sw…
Complete season schedule: 1. Ballet Festival: Jerome Robbins October 23–25, 2026 Friday, October 23 — 7:30 p.m. Saturday, October 24 — 7:30 p.m. Sunday, October 25 — 2:00 p.m. Venue:…
AFI FEST 2026 PRESENTED BY CANVA ANNOUNCES GRAND JURY AWARD WINNERS The American Film Institute (AFI) announced today the Grand Jury Prize winners and Special Mentions for the 40th edit…
The StageCrafts present SpookyFest 2026 – Hollywood’s Horror Performing Arts Festival – this Halloween! Eleven live productions and a night of horror short films will haunt The Hob…
Downtown L.A. to Turn Into a Free Arts Playground for Grand Ave Arts: All Access Downtown Los Angeles is set to come alive this Saturday, October 24, as the 10th annual Grand Ave Arts: Al…
George Bernard Shaw wrote Heartbreak House during and as a response to World War One. It was first staged in 1920, and in one scene he has a character decry the people in power at that ti…
If you had told me in the past that I’d appreciate and admire a play about an ex-member of the Westboro Baptist Church, I’m not sure that I’d have believed you. The “church,” an…
It was a packed house at Blue Note Jazz club in LA last week when artist Boney James strode onto the intimate nightclub’s stage, joining his band with a huge smile on his face. Greeted …
One of the things I appreciate about The Road Theatre is that it’s not afraid to go big and try different stuff. Over the past couple of decades, The Road has produced shows about drago…
Bizet’s masterpiece arrives onstage in a brand-new production drenched in Spanish Gothic splendor. Passion, jealousy and some of the most irresistible music ever written take center sta…
Filmmaker, designer, and media creator – Jay Rinsky is an artist whose work sits at the thrilling intersection of cinema, live performance, technology, and audience participation. Rins…
The ancient Greek tragedy by Sophocles has been reimagined to incorporate Aztec culture and language. Ingeniously adapted by playwright Evelina Fernández, we are given a completely new t…
Invited guests were on hand last week at the Getty Center for the private blessing ceremony of the 18th century painting Portrait of Mai (“Omai”) where President of French Polynesia, …
The US debut of Sir Joshua Reynolds’s Portrait of Mai is now on view at the Getty Center for the exhibition, Joshua Reynolds’s Portrait of Mai and 18th-Century Portraiture. Events tha…
Noah Blake directs and stars in a new musical supper stage show, A Killer Night in Studio City, now playing at Vitello’s Italian restaurant in the Valley. Unfolding like a mild comedy m…
Los Angeles Ballet is returning to BroadStage in one week’s time with an exciting triple bill tribute to American choreographers Jerome Robbins, Paul Taylor, and Melissa Barak. Save 25%…
A captivating afternoon of dance, music, history, and storytelling. Acclaimed Indian classical dancer and choreographer Rukhmani Mehta took to the stage at Sierra Madre Playhouse this…
What is justice? Is it following the dictates of law? Everyone knows that the law works differently for different parts of society, and that some laws may be legal but are in no way just.…
The Getty has paired two new photography exhibitions under the umbrella “Photography/Fotografía: LA & México,” with both running from September 1, 2026–January 3, 2027 at t…
The final presentation of the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Classical Thursdays’ five-concert series was an absolutely superb experience. We were treated to a screening of Czech fil…
Broadway runs away to the circus in this delightful musical adaptation of Sara Gruen’s bestselling novel, with gasp-inducing acrobatics and puppet magic to rival The Lion King. The so…
One of the conundrums of being a critic is how to review a terrific production of a play that you either have mixed opinions about or just don’t like. You can spend all the time praisin…
