11 stories by "Special To The Los Angeles Times"
Carl Orff's 'Carmina Burana,' boisterous, unrefined yet recognizable, will be performed by L.A. Master Chorale, led by Grant Gershon."When I was in high school and first heard the piece I im…
The musical premieres at the Old Globe as a mild story of broken family ties, not a judgment of U.S. mistakes related to the internment of Japanese Americans in the 1940s.SAN DIEGO — L…
She defies conventional thinking about older actresses, appearing last year in 'I Never Sang for My Father' at New American Theatre and 'All My Sons' at Matrix Theatre Company, and currently…
For two decades, the small, Hollywood-based company has presented plays and musicals by students 19 and younger. A previous participant was just a finalist for a Pulitzer.Playwright Stephen …
Orange County back in the opera game with 'La Bohème' and a beautiful performance by the Pacific Symphony, Pacific Chorale and Southern California Children's Chorus.In November 2008, as the…
The actors star as a separated couple in 1964 Jackson, Miss., in the world premiere at Geffen Playhouse.The late Robert Altman, while he was making a movie of Sam Shepard's play "Fool for Lo…
Bruce Norris' play revisits 'Raisin's' neighborhood, but the state of African Americans is unfortunately left out of the conversation.In the program for "Clybourne Park," Bruce Norris' Pulit…
Vocalists from the Domingo-Thornton Young Artist Program and young musicians at the school put their talents to work together for a concert at Zipper Hall.Vocalists from the Domingo-Thornton…
The troupe stages surprise performances in public, sometimes drawing police attention.The troupe stages surprise performances in public, sometimes drawing police attention.
The late choreographer planned his troupe's demise. But the final performances this week may lead to new beginnings.Reporting from New York —
Playwright Lydia R. Diamond dives head-on into the tricky terrain of race, class and the African American experience, issues in full view on 'Stick Fly,' opening on Broadway.Playwright Lydia…