Binge-worthy TV? Must-see opera? Queer art film? Yes, yes, yes, say "Insecure" writer christopher oscar peña, composer Ellen Reid and director James Darrah.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:58PMThe Hollywood Bowl buzzed back to life Saturday with joy, optimism and a tinge of nervousness at a reopening concert celebrating frontline workers.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:48PMJames Darrah has emerged as a key figure in the year of COVID-19, leading digital productions for companies in L.A., Boston and beyond.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:21PMAh, “Madama Butterfly,” Puccini’s classic operatic tale about a Japanese geisha and an American Navy lieutenant who meet in Nagasaki and fall in love as they sing to each other –– …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:00AMWhat happens when the soprano has trouble with her pointe shoes? We go into rehearsal with L.A. Opera and the Joffrey as they prepare for Saturday's opening of "Orpheus and Eurydice," LA Ope…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:30PMThe actress says she jumped at the chance to play Mrs. Robinson in a stage version of "The Graduate" at Laguna Playhouse. "Why not?" she asked.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:00AMThe beloved soprano's one-night-only concert at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion is a mix of opera, Broadway and even a bit of politics at night's end.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 12:55PMBeth Morrison has been obsessed with David Lynch’s “Twin Peaks” for most her life. The black-clad, raven-haired indie opera producer has watched the original series 12 times. “It’s…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 04:40PMEvery good fairy tale has a dark side. Perhaps nobody knew that better than Walt Disney. The creator of “Bambi” and “Snow White” never shied from exploiting the grimmer nature of hum…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 06:00AMWhen Kurt Weill and Maxwell Anderson’s hit 1949 Broadway production of “Lost in the Stars” went on a nationwide tour, black audience members in many Southern cities were required to wa…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:00AMWhen he was 11, Anthony Roth Costanzo already was a working Broadway actor. He sang in his first opera when he was 13. Since graduating from Princeton and the Manhattan School of Music, he h…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:00AMSolea Pfeiffer’s last stage role was in a student production of “Guys and Dolls” at the University of Michigan. Her next is at the Hollywood Bowl. Pfeiffer, 21, has been plucked from r…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:18PMLess than a week after closing its main stage season with a familiar production of Puccini's "La Bohème," Los Angeles Opera is shifting to the smaller REDCAT for the world premiere Thursday…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:21AMThe all-nighter may be a collegiate rite of passage fueled by vending machine snacks and stale coffee, but this weekend six professional playwrights will willingly set aside their sensible a…
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