Thursday, July 17, 2025
Alexandre Desplat made his North American conducting debut at the Hollywood Bowl last Tuesday night, leading the LA Philharmonic through an evening of highlights from his movie scores. The a…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 02:54PMTuesday, July 15, 2025
Director’s Inspiration: Bong Joon Ho is the first exhibition dedicated to the internationally acclaimed, Oscar®-winning director. The detailed exhibition showcases the visionary filmmaker…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 04:48PMLast weeks to catch Away in the Catskills: Summers, Sour Cream and Dirty Dancing, a personal recollection and recollection of past memories now on view at the Skirball Cultural Center until …
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:42PMSaturday, July 12, 2025
More than 50 years since its debut, the rebellious spirit and iconic score of Jesus Christ Superstar still resonate. Cynthia Erivo and Adam Lambert are starring in a dazzling new revival of …
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 08:54PMFriday, July 11, 2025
In the fall of 2021, Bethune Arts Elementary School and Children’s Theatre Company (CTC) began a partnership with the objective of providing quality arts programming at every grade level. …
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 06:24PMTuesday, July 8, 2025
The Santa Fe Opera, internationally recognized for its extraordinary open-air performances in the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, has officially announced the complete casting, …
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 04:54PMThursday, July 3, 2025
TAIKOPROJECT has announced their 25th Anniversary Celebration set for Saturday, July 19 at 7:00 PM at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. Purchase tickets here.
The evening will feature perform…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 06:06PMTuesday, June 24, 2025
Pulling Paint Murals is a creative studio transforming LA’s walls into striking, hand-painted tributes to community, culture and identity. From neighborhood storefronts to state-recognized…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:32PMMonday, June 23, 2025
Two new exhibitions:
Immerse yourself in the stories of LGBTQ+ artists and explore vivid accounts of queer representation with two exhibitions now on view: Queer Lens: A History of Photogra…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 04:24PMA multimedia love letter to the City of Angels, If I Awaken In Los Angeles is a vibrant and soul-stirring tribute to the City of Angels is coming to life for one night only this summer. If I…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:06PMThursday, June 19, 2025
Forest Lawn Museum’s Persona: Exploring Self-Portraiture exhibition, is now on view through August 10, 2025. Boasting 125 years of selfies across artistic genres, the exhibition bridges ti…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 10:24PM Sinister, menacing and timely—LA Opera’s 2025 revival of Rigoletto reimagines Verdi’s 1851 tragedy with a dark, noir aesthetic that feels both politically charged and emotionally pot…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 10:24PMThursday, June 12, 2025
“California knows how to party”
The chill grooves of the mid-nineties were on display last night at the famed Hollywood Bowl. On Saturday, June 8, the Hollywood Bowl transformed into a …
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 02:02PMTuesday, June 10, 2025
The Getty has announced the completion of a complex, three-year conservation treatment of a rescued Artemisia Gentileschi painting. Five years after surviving a massive explosion in Beiru…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 08:32PMGet drumming!
Alliance of Black Orchestral Percussionists (ABOP) is hosting its 3rd Annual ABOP-in-LA in June, in preparation for their Smithsonian Folklife Festival appearance the following…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 04:06PMWednesday, June 4, 2025
In a move that’s got the entertainment industry quacking with excitement, the Tea Duck Talent Agency has swooped in to announce the signing of two new actors to its talent pool: Croco and …
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 02:12PMMonday, June 2, 2025
Considered one of the most important and iconic ballets in the classical repertoire, Swan Lake represents a perfect storm of music, dance, and drama. Composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, an…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 06:06PMThursday, May 22, 2025
Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House (1879) is one of the foundational works of modern drama. The play was written and first staged during the Victorian era, which was a time where rigid gender…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 02:32PMTuesday, May 20, 2025
A timeless tale of betrayal and revenge, Rigoletto is a cornerstone of the operatic repertoire, featuring some of Giuseppe Verdi’s most beloved arias. LA Opera will present Giuseppe Verdi…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 06:54PMSunday, May 11, 2025
Shafts of light, ethereal music set to pounding beats and paired with dynamic photography captured in remote locations—the Cercle Odyssey concerts landed in Los Angeles after a successful …
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 08:06PMSaturday, May 10, 2025
Now in its 10th incredible year, the Hollywood Queer Short Film Festival (formerly the CMG Short Film Festival) continues to shine as a powerful platform for bold, authentic, and groundbrea…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 02:36PMMonday, May 5, 2025
Nimble, athletic and graceful, Brazil’s modern dance troupe Grupo Grupo delighted audiences this past weekend as part of Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center, a TMC Arts progr…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 06:54PMNow on view at the Skirball Cultural Center is Jack Kirby: Heroes and Humanity. An artist with a distinct style, Jack Kirby (1917-1994) is the mastermind behind iconic comic book characters …
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 05:48PMMonday, April 28, 2025
The anticipation is over—the Tony Award®-winning phenomenon LIFE OF PI is sailing into Los Angeles for a strictly limited run at the Ahmanson Theatre, May 6 to June 1, 2025, after which t…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 08:32PM Following a memorable evening last year that wowed the enthusiastic audience in attendance, legendary hip hop outfit The Roots are set to host another concert this summer to celebrate the…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 08:32PMBare feet, loose hair, grace and fluidity—this past Saturday evening, April 26, The Soraya’s stage ignited with brilliance as LA Dances Graham100 delivered a dazzling celebration of Mart…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 07:12PMGet Ready, Los Angeles: The Blue Note Jazz Festival Returns to the Hollywood Bowl in 2025!
The iconic Blue Note Jazz Festival is coming back to the Hollywood Bowl in 2025—and it’s shapi…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 07:12PMSaturday, April 19, 2025
New murals on view in Crenshaw!
These murals are a key element of @DestinationCrenshaw, a reparative public-private community development project that aims to solidify 1.3 miles of Crenshaw…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 03:06PMWednesday, April 16, 2025
This may be surprising to some, but I am not an expert on Irish WW2 history. I was aware that Ireland had a policy of neutrality during the war, but according to playwright John Fazakerly, t…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 02:24AMMonday, April 14, 2025
Last Saturday night, the eleventh Breakthrough Prize awards celebrated outstanding scientific achievements, honoring scientists driving remarkable discoveries in gene editing, human diseas…
SOURCE: Arts Beat LA at 07:03PMOdyssey Cercle, a unique series of immersive solo shows.
Odyssey Cercle is a series of live concerts visual presentations. Similar (in concept – but actually more ambitious) to the Sp…
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