The quirky brainchild of Jason Woliner and Eric Notoranicola, 'The Man in the Tuskhut' is an immersive L.A. experience about a hermit living in an Arctic trading post. It's funny and disturb…
Direct-address, an old playwriting technique, has been retooled by a new crop of playwrights (Bess Wohl, Jordan Tannahill, Douglas Lyons) to lend new immediacy to drama.
In troubling times we may seek entertainment to escape and, perhaps, make sense of the chaos. This year was no different. The best in movies, TV, books, comedy, music and arts became part of…
Prohibitive costs and an uncertain market have made filmed versions of Broadway shows a rarity in movie theaters. But new dynamics on Broadway and in Hollywood might change that.
At Sawdust Winter Fantasy, Christmas lights glisten, a communal tree beckons to be decorated, artists sell gift-ready items and a marionette handler wanders the grounds " all in a canyon won…
June Squibb, busier than ever at 96, stars in the Broadway premiere of 'Marjorie Prime.' She also plays the title character in the film 'Eleanor the Great,' released earlier this fall.
Herbert Ross' beloved L.A. Opera production of Puccini's 'La Bohème,' first seen in 1993 and many times revived, is back with a new cast, conductor and director
"The Monkey King," a new opera by Huang Ruo and David Henry Hwang based on a popular Chinese folktale, has proved a major hit for San Francisco Opera.
An appreciation of playwright Tom Stoppard, known for such plays as "Rosencrants and Guildenstern are Dead," "Travesties," "The Real Thing" and the trilogy "The Coast of Utopia"
Starting with "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead" in 1966, through his final full-length play "Leopoldstadt" in 2020, playwright Tom Stoppard crafted a body of work that would be the env…
After announcing major cuts to their East L.A. YOLA site last week, the nonprofit organization has secured funding to keep the program afloat until the end of the school year.
Brahms' viola-infused string quintets and sextets have in them the essence of amber autumn, and three major L.A. institutions coincidentally turned to them over six November days.
Last week, the Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles (YOLA) announced that it would be cutting back on its operations at their Torres site in East L.A.
At 24, Ray Ushikubo gets the rare honor of playing the Playfair violin made by one of the greatest violin makers of all time, Guarneri 'del Gesù,' in 1741.
Shaina Taub's 'Suffs,' which won Tony Awards for best book and score, has its Los Angeles premiere at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre.
In the world premiere musical adaptation of 'Working Girl,' Cyndi Lauper and Theresa Rebeck rely heavily on '80s nostalgia in a production directed by Christopher Ashley that cheapens the Mi…
The Master Chorale performs the L.A. premiere of David Lang's 'before and after nature,' concerned with environmental sustainability and social justice
Jessica Stone, who was nominated for her direction of the Broadway musicals 'Kimberly Akimbo' and 'Water for Elephants,' was appointed to succeed Christopher Ashley as the next artistic dire…
Based on the Paramount Pictures horror movie franchise, 'Paranormal Activity,' written by Levi Holloway, mixes the supernatural with the everyday to terrifying effect.
Shaina Taub is a triple threat, having written the music, lyrics and book for 'Suffs,' a musical about the women's suffrage movement that's staging its L.A. premiere at the Pantages.
Writer-director Robert Icke's modern retelling of 'Oedipus' opens on Broadway, with Mark Strong and Lesley Manville reprising their acclaimed London performances.
Zubin Mehta, at 89 an L.A. icon, returns to the L.A. Phil, of which he is conductor emeritus, to conduct one of his specialties, Bruckner's massive 8th Symphony
'The Hunger Games: On Stage' debuts Wednesday at a custom-built London theater designed as an interactive arena with moving seats and immersive effects, which amplify the novel's brutal them…
Tony-winner Michael Arden directs the Broadway premiere of the musical adaptation of the 2012 documentary film 'The Queen of Versailles," which unites the show's star, Kristin Chenoweth with…
NBC's musical special featured performances from Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo and other members of the "Wicked" cast. Here, we highlight some of the best moments.