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Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara AlegrÃa Hudes explain the reasons behind the musical's biggest tweaks from the stage to the screen.
Michael Ritchie is stepping down as artistic director of L.A.'s most important theater company. What can his replacement " or replacements " do differently?
After 17 years leading L.A.'s most important theater company, and after last year's racial reckoning, Michael Ritchie says it's time to pass the torch.
Tremendous singing propels L.A. Opera's return to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Stravinsky's tough, timely "Oedipus Rex."
Philip Glass' new 'Circus Days and Nights' is the latest example of the composer's operas proving to be a prime source of experimentation during the pandemic.
Why Lin-Manuel Miranda says Chu was right to direct "In the Heights" and the circuitous journey the "Crazy Rich Asians" helmer took to the musical remix.
The Geffen Playhouse's new virtual musical for kids, "The Door You Never Saw Before," deals with pandemic themes in a tender, charming way.
Walt Disney Concert Hall welcomes audiences at long last with a June 26 Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra concert. Here's how it will work.
Live performance returns to the Music Center, and being a face in the crowd rarely feels this good. A dispatch from the scene.
"Oslo" chronicles the negotiations that led to the 1993 Peace Accords. But it can't bring itself to examine what started the conflict in the first place.
We listen in on the first acoustical test of the new Beckmen YOLA Center in Inglewood, which promises to be revolutionary.
Michael A. Shepperd, artistic director of Celebration Theatre, was fired after allegations of sexual misconduct. What he and his accusers tell The Times.
A date finally has been announced for the much-delayed 2020 Tony Awards. But watching it will require a Paramount+ account.
After a year of racial reckoning, an L.A. Times survey shows the quest for equity at museums, theaters and music companies has a long way to go.
Celebration Theatre fires Michael Shepperd after the company's investigation finds allegations of misconduct to be credible.
Metropolitan Museum of Art awakens from the pandemic to questions about its cash crunch and a racial reckoning. "Inside the Met" provides few answers.
What's wrong with using incentives to increase the vaccination rate? The opportunity to see that new musical should be a reward, not a right.
Melanie Andrews is the artistic director of Inner City Shakespeare, a growing network for Black and Latino performers to make it in entertainment.
With a wrenching tribute to "all the beautiful souls" killed by COVID-19, the L.A. Phil performs a stirring free concert for frontline workers.
Tears of joy and plenty of masked smiles could be found at the Hollywood Bowl as it gave its first concert after 18 months of pandemic closures.
The Hollywood Bowl buzzed back to life Saturday with joy, optimism and a tinge of nervousness at a reopening concert celebrating frontline workers.
A news article that pointed out actors' pandemic weight gain spurred a conversation about sizeism throughout the musical theater scene.
Timeline of a comeback: historic cancellation of an entire season, painful layoffs, transformation into a recording studio, a whirlwind race to reopen.
Casting a straight actor in landmark gay role isn't a misstep. It's a recognition of shared struggle.
What ticket buyer wants to spend unnecessary time in a crowded lobby or cramped restroom? Even more important: the broken spell of storytelling onstage.
