2,438 stories from Arts Beat LA
Embarking on a major recital tour, that takes her through six U.S. cities, the acclaimed violinist Midori will be performing a Colburn Celebrity Recital at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in…
"The Gallery," a dynamic new culinary and entertainment destination, is opening in DTLA this month. The Gallery is the debut venue chosen by Allureum, a company created by immersive enter…
Opening at the Getty Center, and on view from February 25 to May 25, 2025, is Gustave Caillebotte: Painting Men. Review of the exhibition will follow.
This is the largest display of wor…
The history of farce dates back to medieval times and has evolved over the centuries into a distinct genre of comedy.
Above image: Honoré Daumier (1808"1879)Â Lower the curtain, the f…
Writer/director Eddie Mensore's Hazard exposes the damage that the opioid crisis is costing rural America, as seen through the eyes of its two protagonists.
Like Psycho rewritten for the AI generation, Renner is the story of a repressed genius whose latest computerized creation, Salenus, functions as both his life coach and dominating mother fig…
The legend of one of France's most prestigious wines is a marvelous story that deserves a lush, big screen treatment. Feminist triumph, astonishing innovation and rich historical context are…
"Women are like that…"
LA Opera is presenting a new-to-LA staging of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's hilarious and razor-sharp comedic opera Così fan tutte, conducted by Music Dire…
Powerhouse singers and Tony Award® winning Broadway stars Bernadette Peters and Lea Salonga will grace the Ahmanson stage during late February and early March to present Stephen Sondheim'…
Select highlights of The Soraya's 2025-26 season have been announced. Last week, on the occasion of The Soraya's anniversary, Executive and Artistic Director Thor Steingraber announced selec…
Drink, dine and jive!
Intimate Jazz Club concerts are once again being presented by and at The Soraya in Northridge for their annual Jazz at Naz Festival.
Jazz at Naz returns for it…
Lightning-paced, funny and exhilarating, the action comedy Back in Action marks Cameron Diaz's much-anticipated return to the big screen after a nine-year hiatus.
Here, Diaz teams up once…
From the archives.
Here is my interview with actor Andy Garcia, obtained in Los Angeles, and first published in October, 1995.
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead is a 1995 America…
The epic poem Beowulf is being presented as a solo performance with a twist " reimagining the famous verses as a cautionary tale. FEAST. will have its West Coast premiere for a five-we…
From the archives.
Here is my interview with artist and filmmaker Julian Schnabel and actor Jeffrey Wright, obtained at the Venice Biennale and first published in October, 1996.
Walk…
Two performances remain for Memoryhouse, a haunting modern ballet now at The Wallis in Beverly Hills.
On Saturday February 1, 2025 there will be a Talkback and Audience Q&A immediate…
In honor of Black History Month, enjoy a free recital at the California African American Museum on Thursday, February 27, 2025 at 7pm.Â
Former LA Opera Young Artist Alaysha Fox takes t…
Center Theatre Group has announced its Spring 2025 CTG:FWDÂ programming, featuring a thrilling lineup of theatrical and musical programs. Two productions will be staged at the Kirk Douglas…
The Los Angeles Women's Theatre Festival will take place March 27- March 30, 2025. The overall theme of the Festival this year is STRONGER TOGETHER.
        …
Amidst the current blitzkrieg of corruption currently happening from the new presidential administration in this country, it's difficult to gather focus to write a theater review. I mean, it…
I have said before in these pages that I think Steve Yockey is one of the most original playwrights currently working. His combination of dark humor, oddball subject matter (ghosts, demons, …
A new opera about an American family wrongfully imprisoned in 1942 and the power of collective resistance to injustice, The Camp, is making its world premier in late February / early March a…
The 12th Annual California Women's Film Festival is happening, taking place from February 14"16, 2025, at the Whitefire Theatre in Sherman Oaks.
Find the schedule and purchase tickets he…
The Centre for the Less Good Idea, Johannesburg"headed by co-founders William Kentridge and Bronwyn Lace"presents Three Less Good Ideas in Los Angeles this February.
During the…
Southern California's landmark arts event Pacific Standard Time"now PST ART"returned in September 2024 with more than 70 exhibitions from museums and other institutions across the region, al…
