An anti-nuclear art show opened in L.A. County. Then the U.S. bombed Iran by Chloe Shrager

The Pitzer College art exhibit "Atomic Dragons" speaks to the war in the Middle East in a way the artists never expected " and never wanted " it to.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 6:00am on March 27, 2026☆⚑

'Kim's Convenience' is back onstage after TV success with its sitcom warmth intact by Charles McNulty

Ins Choi's 'Kim Convenience,' the Toronto hit play that inspired a TV show, opens at the Ahmanson Theatre, refreshes a familiar immigrant family drama with warmth and gentle humor.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 6:00am on March 27, 2026☆⚑

This L.A. play wants you to feel the story viscerally " by keeping you blindfolded by Todd Martens

Stripping audiences of their sight, "Poe: Pulse & Pendulum" from Theater Obscura L.A. toys with the fear of anticipation, using light touch and scent to deliver its narrative.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 6:00am on March 26, 2026☆⚑

Pulitzer Prize-winning 'Fairview' comes in a little cloudy in its L.A. premiere at Rogue Machine by Charles McNulty

Jackie Sibblies Drury's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama "Fairview" receives its L.A. premiere at the Matrix in a Rogue Machine production directed by Oz Scott.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 6:00am on March 25, 2026☆⚑

As 'Spamalot' returns to L.A., Eric Idle is feeling sentimental about his epic career by Malia Mendez

As 'Spamalot' returns to the Hollywood Pantages, Eric Idle says of absurdist comedy, 'these are the sort of times when we need it.'

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 9:00am on March 23, 2026☆⚑

Machines replacing workers? What could go wrong? The Actors' Gang revives 'The Adding Machine' by Charles McNulty

Elmer Rice's "The Adding Machine," an expressionist classic on automation and worker insecurity, speaks directly to an age in which livelihoods are threatened by AI innovation.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 9:00am on March 18, 2026☆⚑

Cult play '5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche' becomes an unhinged immersive experience in L.A. by Todd Martens

Covering topics from anxieties due to war and a culture inhospitable to LGBTQ+ communities, the show, set in the late '50s, is a comedic metaphor that resonates in 2026.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 6:00am on March 18, 2026☆⚑

Los Angeles Philharmonic announces new season without Dudamel but as big and bold as ever by Mark Swed

The Los Angeles Philharmonic 2026-27 season is the first without Gustavo Dudamel as music director but remains a visionary leader of the pack

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 9:00am on March 17, 2026☆⚑

Inside Knott's Berry Farm, a tiny theater boasts rowdy shows and alums like Steve Martin by Todd Martens

The historic Bird Cage Theatre, a place for vaudeville-style, fourth-wall-breaking shows, just reopened with a properly enclosed roof and air conditioning.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 6:00am on March 17, 2026☆⚑

'Dragon Mama,' part two of Sara Porkalob's epic Filipina American family saga, reels us in for more by Charles McNulty

Writer-performer Sara Porkalob continues her Dragon Cycle trilogy with the Los Angeles premiere of "Dragon Mama," the second installment of the family epic centered on Filipina mothers takin…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 6:00am on March 17, 2026☆⚑

How this L.A. choreographer's cancer diagnosis deepened his connection to dance by Steven Vargas

Choreographer Jacob Jonas' Stage 4 cancer diagnosis and subsequent battle back to health is reflected in the premiere of a trilogy of new work at BroadStage.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 6:00am on March 13, 2026☆⚑

Daniel Radcliffe goes interactive for 'Every Brilliant Thing' on Broadway by Charles McNulty

Daniel Radcliffe stars in the Broadway premiere of 'Every Brilliant Thing,' an interactive performance piece written by Duncan MacMillan and Jonny Donahoe that meditates on what makes life w…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:00pm on March 12, 2026☆⚑

In major blow to arts scene, one of L.A.'s most vital dance troupes to shutter after 20 years by Steven Vargas

After 20 years of bringing new contemporary dance to Los Angeles, Bodytraffic will cease operations in July. The unexpected news comes a little more than a year after the company received a …

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 2:14pm on March 12, 2026☆⚑

Kennedy Center loses National Symphony Orchestra director to major L.A. performance center by Jessica Gelt

Jean Davidson, the executive director of the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., is stepping down to take the top position at the Wallis Annenberg Center f…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 2:00pm on March 6, 2026☆⚑

Philip Glass' 'Akhnaten' is back at L.A. Opera, this time with a magnificent John Holiday by Mark Swed

Los Angeles Opera revives its Phelim McDermott production of Philip Glass' 'Akhnaten' with a new cast headed by countertenor John Holiday and with Dalia Stasevska conducting.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 7:15pm on March 5, 2026☆⚑

DTLA has a new theater " inside a fake electrical box by Todd Martens

With her Electrical Box Theatre, about 6 feet tall and 3 feet deep, S.C. Mero set out to create an impromptu performance space for artists who no longer have an outlet in downtown L.A.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 6:00am on March 4, 2026☆⚑

How a tiny L.A. theater company frees Hollywood writers from development purgatory by Emma Madden

The tiny Public Assembly theater company is taking community theater to the next level by developing and performing three one-act plays per month. Seeing a show is the only prerequisite to s…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 6:00am on March 2, 2026☆⚑

The women are triumphant in 'Richard III,' A Noise Within's well-timed portrait of a tyrant by Charles McNulty

A Noise Within in Pasadena presents Shakespeare's 'Richard III' in a revival directed by Guillermo Cienguegos that stars Ann Noble as the tyrannical king.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 2:01pm on February 26, 2026☆⚑

Katie Holmes wages sexual warfare in energized new 'Hedda Gabler' adaptation by Charles McNulty

In a new version of Henrik Ibsen's 'Hedda Gabler' by Erin Cressida Wilson, Katie Holmes stars in a taut, modern production at San Diego's Old Globe directed by Barry Edelstein.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 6:00am on February 25, 2026☆⚑

With his first 'Missa Solemnis,' Gustavo Dudamel takes on Beethoven's ultimate spiritual challenge by Mark Swed

Gustavo Dudamel conducts for the first time Beethoven's epic mass 'Missa Solemnis' for the second program in his Los Angeles Philharmonic Beethoven month.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 7:23pm on February 24, 2026☆⚑

Willie Colón, trombone and salsa legend, dies at 75 by Andrea Flores

Throughout his career, Colón released more than 40 albums, pioneering a salsa sound influenced by the streets of New York City and beloved by Latin immigrant households around the globe.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 2:48pm on February 21, 2026☆⚑

David Byrne's Imelda Marcos musical 'Here Lies Love" gets a thoughtful makeover at the Taper by Charles McNulty

David Byrne and Fatboy Slim's 'Here Lies Love' about the rise and fall of Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos has its Los Angeles premiere at the Mark Taper Forum under the direction of Snehal Desai.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:09pm on February 20, 2026☆⚑

Jefferson Mays' complex portrayal of Salieri ignites new revival of 'Amadeus' at Pasadena Playhouse by Charles McNulty

Tony winner Jefferson Mays stars in a new revival of Peter Shaffer's 'Amadeus,' directed by Tony-winner Darko Tresnjak, at Pasadena Playhouse.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 6:00am on February 18, 2026☆⚑

'Here Lies Love' finally lands in L.A. " with its musical take on corruption as relevant as ever by Malia Mendez

'Here Lies Love,' David Byrne's disco-themed musical about Imelda Marcos, opens with an all-Filipino cast Feb. 18 at the Mark Taper Forum.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 6:00am on February 17, 2026☆⚑

Sylvia Plath haunts 'Sylvia Sylvia Sylvia,' an ambitious but shapeless new work, at Geffen Playhouse by Charles McNulty

The Geffen Playhouse presents the world premiere of Beth Hyland's 'Sylvia Sylvia Sylvia,' directed by Jo Bonney.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 6:00am on February 14, 2026☆⚑