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With its intricate set design, period costumes and array of delicate powdered wigs, 'Amadeus' might be Pasadena Playhouse's most lavish production yet.
'Brassroots District: LA '74' is part concert, part participatory theater. How it plays out is up to each audience member.
A look at what might be behind the closing of the Kennedy Center, which was created as a political act, and what that could mean.
Jason Alexander directs 'Sweeney Todd,' Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's masterpiece, in a revival at La Mirada Theatre starring Will Swenson and Lesli Margherita.
President Trump says he will move to close the Kennedy Center performing arts venue for two years starting in July for construction.
Playwright Justin Tanner stars in his new solo show, 'My Son the Playwright,' which is having its world premiere in a Rogue Machine production, directed by Lisa James.
Wry, gender-fluid British comedian Eddie Izzard's solo 'Hamlet,' adapted by Mark Izzard and directed by Selina Cadell, arrives at the Montalbán Theatre for the touring production's Los An…
Oakland's Children's Fairyland, which turned 75, is an argument that storytelling, combined with old-fashioned play, has a timeless appeal.
Soprano Julia Bullock presents her song recital, 'From Ordinary Things,' with cellist Seth Parker Woods and pianist Connor Hanick at the UCLA Nimoy Theater.
Patrick Page's traveling lecture-solo show reanimates Shakespeare's villains in master class presentation at BroadStage.
The musical adaptation of "The Notebook," Nicholas Sparks' romantic novel that was turned into a 2004 film starring Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams, undergoes some transformation at the Holl…
Brigitte Bardot, known for her reckless love affairs with men and women, quit acting at 39, devoted herself to animal rights activism and lived out her life in near seclusion. She died at 91.
Skateboarding legend Tony Hawk over the weekend faced an experience 'WAY outside' his comfort zone: performing in the 'Nutcracker' ballet.
Cameron Watson, one of L.A. best stage directors, has been appointed artistic director of Skylight Theatre Company, where his well-received production of 'Heisenberg' is nearing the end of …
Former Arcade Fire multi-instrumentalist Will Butler appeared at Amoeba Music with the cast of the Broadway tour of 'Stereophonic.' Butler composed the music for the play, which follows the …
Michelle Williams stars in a revival of Eugene O'Neill's 'Anna Christie' at St. Ann's Warehouse, staged by her husband Thomas Kail, who directed 'Hamilton'
In an elegant concert directed by Michael Arden, Ben Platt performs a mix of his solo recordings, Broadway favorites, American songbook treasures and pop surprises.
Third Coast Percussion gives the L.A. premiere of Zakir Hussain's last major work, "Murmurs of Time," at the Nimoy, a final ode to the tabla great's vast range
The Hollywood Pantages presents the L.A. premiere of David Adjmi's Tony-winning play 'Stereophonic.' The work, which includes original music by Will Butler, exposes the behind-the-scenes dra…
Broadway superstar Ben Platt discusses returning to L.A. for a 10-day residency at the Ahmanson Theatre, sharing his marriage online but still maintaining boundaries, and the sources of his …
We hang out with L.A. laptop composer Carl Stone in Tokyo as he prepares for the premiere of 'Daimatsu' at the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center.
'Dungeons & Dragons: The Twenty-Sided Tavern' opens at Hollywood's Montalbán Theatre, bringing the tabletop RPG to life with audience participation.
From Gustavo Dudamel to Esa-Pekka Salonen to Claire Chase to Peter Sellars, classical music had many bright spots in 2025.
Palm Springs' historic Plaza Theatre, which first opened in late 1936 with the world premiere of a Greta Garbo film, returns to the spotlight with help from Cynthia Erivo.
Theater critic Charles McNulty selects his top productions in Los Angeles, including "Furlough's Paradise" at the Geffen Playhouse, "& Juliet" at the Ahmanson Theatre, "The Night of the …
