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Westwood's Crest Theatre reopens as the Nimoy, CAP UCLA's ambitious new performance space by Jessica Gelt

Named after late actor Leonard Nimoy, CAP UCLA's renovated, multi-use 300-seat venue at Westwood's historic Crest Theatre will be L.A.'s newest performing arts space.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 6:00am on September 1, 2023

30 must-see arts events in Southern California this fall by Deborah Vankin, Charles McNulty, Christopher Knight, Carolina A. Miranda, Jessica Gelt, Steven Vargas, Mark Swed

Whether visiting a gallery or attending a theater, dance or music performance, the fall is packed with arts events that brim with community and camaraderie.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 6:00am on September 1, 2023

We take an exclusive tour of Hollywood's restored Egyptian Theatre, opening this fall by Glenn Whipp

Hollywood's oldest movie theater was the beginning of everything we associate with glitzy premieres. Now it's reopening, thanks to an unlikely partner: Netflix.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 6:00am on August 30, 2023

Review: Kirk Douglas Theatre's electrifying 'Our Dear Dead Drug Lord' will test your nerves by Charles McNulty

Alexis Scheer's critically hailed and adroitly constructed drama 'Our Dear Dead Drug Lord,' about the savage secret lives of teenage girls, opens at the Kirk Douglas Theatre.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 4:48pm on August 29, 2023

Review: Necessary verbal ruthlessness is in short supply in this rare Harold Pinter revival by Charles McNulty

Harold Pinter's 1959 play 'A Slight Ache' is presented at the Odyssey Theatre in a production featuring Susan Priver, Henry Olek and Shelly Kurtz.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 3:30pm on August 28, 2023

Commentary: GOP debate made it clear that cutting humanities from universities is a danger to humankind by Charles McNulty

The first 2024 Republican primary debate unwittingly made the case for why the humanities are fundamental to our nation's future.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 7:32pm on August 24, 2023

'Mughal-e-Azam,' India's first Broadway-style musical, bows its 14-city tour in Long Beach by Kavita Daswani

'Mughal-e-Azam: The Musical' is about to close its U.S. tour in Southern California, at Long Beach's Terrace Theater on Aug. 26 and 27.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 6:23pm on August 24, 2023

Inside the unsavory, unauthorized Hunter S. Thompson musical with Broadway in its sights by Ashley Lee

The gonzo journalism pioneer could be 'pretty despicable.' And unlike its bio-musical counterparts, a new SoCal show about the author doesn't shy away from it.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 6:00am on August 24, 2023

Did this Will Arbery play about young religious conservatives predict Jan. 6? by Charles McNulty

Playwright and 'Succession' screenwriter Will Arbery's 'Heroes of the Fourth Turning' has its Southern California premiere in a Rogue Machine production at the Matrix Theatre.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 4:38pm on August 22, 2023

Chris Peluso, Broadway actor who had roles in 'Mamma Mia!' and 'Wicked,' dies at 40 by Jonah Valdez

Chris Peluso, an actor who starred in shows on Broadway and in London's West End, has died at age 40. He had stopped working to treat his schizoaffective disorder.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 7:40pm on August 18, 2023

Review: 'Peter Pan Goes Wrong' is spectacularly clumsy. That's meant as a compliment by Charles McNulty

Direct from Broadway, 'Peter Pan Goes Wrong' from the British company Mischief, turns J.M. Barrie's tale into a farcical fiasco.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 2:35pm on August 14, 2023

Playwright August Wilson was ahead of his time. But would he have made it today? by Charles McNulty

August Wilson, the late Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright who chronicled the Black experience in America, gets a stirring biography from Patti Hartigan.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 8:59am on August 11, 2023

Review: A tale of sorrow and survival simmers in Pasadena Playhouse's 'Stew' by Charles McNulty

Lisa Gay Hamilton takes on the stern matriarchal role in 'Zora Howard's Stew,' a Pulitzer Prize finalist for drama in 2021, at Pasadena Playhouse.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 9:00am on August 1, 2023

Review: Stephen Sondheim receives an all-star salute at the Hollywood Bowl's 'Everybody Rise!' by Charles McNulty

Patti LuPone, Sierra Boggess, Sutton Foster, Norm Lewis, Brian Stokes Mitchell and Skylar Astin join forces in "Everybody Rise! A Sondheim Celebration" at the Hollywood Bowl.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 2:58pm on July 31, 2023

'A Strange Loop,' 'Funny Girl' lead Center Theatre Group's 2023-24 season by Ashley Lee

Center Theatre Group announces its 2023-2024 season, which includes 'A Christmas Story, The Musical,' 'Hadestown' and other offerings.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:00pm on July 24, 2023

When theaters went dark in 2020, this L.A. dance residency made inventive use of empty venues by Steven Vargas

The Ghost Light Residency began in 2021 to give artists of color space in empty venues to create new work. Two years later, its growth continues to foster artists' growth without restriction…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:00am on July 11, 2023

Review: The Antaeus production of 'The Tempest' is all sound and fury, signifying nothing by Charles McNulty

Antaeus Theatre Company presents a production of Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' as a quasi-radio play, directed by Nike Doukas and starring Peter Van Norden.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 3:15pm on July 10, 2023

Review: Geffen Playhouse's 'The Ants' reveals just how perilous the horror genre can be by Charles McNulty

Ramiz Monsef's 'The Ants,' a horror drama laden with social commentary, has its world premiere at the Geffen Playhouse.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 5:22pm on July 5, 2023

Review: The Tony-nominated 'Into the Woods' revival " maybe the best in my lifetime " lands in L.A. by Charles McNulty

The Tony-nominated revival of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's musical arrives at the Ahmanson Theatre in a production starring Tony-winner Stephanie J. Block as the Baker's Wife and Mont…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 3:01pm on July 3, 2023

'Rogers: The Musical' brings a charming, Broadway-style show back to Disney California Adventure by Todd Martens

'Rogers: The Musical,' Disney's new Captain America-inspired musical, started as a joke in a Disney+ series and now is part of the resort's big summer offerings.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 2:35pm on June 30, 2023

Review: A powerfully acted play examines Muhammad Ali and Stepin Fetchit's unlikely friendship by Charles McNulty

Will Power's 'Fetch Clay, Make Man' at the Kirk Douglas Theatre summons Stepin Fetchit and Muhammad Ali to the stage in well-acted drama directed by Debbie Allen.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 5:54pm on June 27, 2023

What it's like to lead a national Broadway tour with your spouse by Ashley Lee

Broadway stars Stephanie J. Block and Sebastian Arcelus have been married for 15 years and play a married couple onstage in Stephen Sondheim's 'Into the Woods.' The national tour arrives in …

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 1:44pm on June 26, 2023

Appreciation: Sheldon Harnick, prolific lyricist behind 'Fiddler' and other beloved musicals by Barbara Isenberg

Sheldon Harnick, the Tony-winning lyricist of musical theater, died Friday at 99 of natural causes.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 4:39pm on June 24, 2023

Review: A new play that traces Billie Jean King's inspiring story ought to be a musical by Charles McNulty

The world premiere of Anna Deavere Smith's 'Love All' at La Jolla Playhouse brings to the stage the story of tennis great and equality champion Billie Jean King in production starring Chilin…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 4:15pm on June 20, 2023

Shocking closure at L.A.'s Mark Taper Forum reflects a crisis at regional theaters nationwide by Jessica Gelt

The titan of L.A. theater, Center Theatre Group, is shutting down the Mark Taper Forum for at least a year to save money. Will other theaters follow?

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 4:05pm on June 17, 2023
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