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When Harper Lee wrote her novel To Kill a Mockingbird in 1960, she didn't think it would be a big success. Sixty-two years later, the book has been taught to millions of students in schools,…
Creative theatre director, noted for his unique contemporary stagings of classical and contemporary operas and plays, Peter Sellars is to direct the Los Angeles Philharmonic performances of …
The oldest surviving book of the Americas, Códice Maya de México, is now on view at the Getty Center.
This exhibition is presented in Spanish and English. Esta exhibición se pre…
The epigraph of E. M. Forster's 1910 novel, Howards End, is "Only connect…" This motto mainly referred to opening oneself up to the world and other people for greater understanding and pot…
Geffen Playhouse presents The Inheritance, performing now through November 27, 2022.
You can read Terry Morgan's review here.
The Inheritance is a play by Matthew Lopez that is inspir…
Now playing at the Garry Marshall Theatre in Toluca Lake is a fabulous, family-friendly musical based on the classic fairy tale Cinderella. A re-staging of their original 2008 production, Ci…
A vibrant celebration of Black women artists in collaboration and community, the Rock My Soul Festival celebrates both historical and present-day collaborations between supportive women arti…
Coming to the Bowl in October is a night that's set to rock the venue. Headliners the Yeah Yeah Yeahs will be backed by support sets from Japanese Breakfast and The Linda Lindas.…
In my experience, ninety percent of the time that there's an issue with a theatrical production, the problem is the play itself. It's surprisingly rare for the main trouble to be with the ac…
The Art of Moviemaking: The Wizard of Oz and Director's Inspiration: Spike Lee, both part of the Academy Museum of Motion Picture's acclaimed Stories of Cinema exhibition, will c…
Alanis Morissette changed the world with her ground-breaking album Jagged Little Pill, released in 1995, when she was only 21 years old. It marks an astonishing debut for the Canadian-Americ…
Following the roaring success of his Beatles tribute Pepperland, Mark Morris teams up again with musical collaborator Ethan Iverson (The Bad Plus) for The Look of Love, a wistful and h…
A new play commissioned and produced by CalArts Center for New Performance (CNP) has been chose to launch its 20th anniversary season, commencing on Thursday, September 29, 2022.Â
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Viola Davis dominates the screen, leading an equally powerful ensemble cast in the historical drama The Woman King. Stocky and stacked, her formidable and intense presence is riveting to wat…
Supreme entertainer Harry Connick, Jr., is ranked among the top 60 best-selling male artists in the United States, with 16 million in certified sales throughout his illustr…
Such a cute play, eliciting some fantastic belly laughs " what a cast, what a script!
A delightful piece of whimsy is now playing at the Whitefire Theatre in Sherman Oaks, on Saturdays un…
Norwegian playwright Henrik Johan Ibsen's creaky old play Ghosts gets a slight updating and a marvelous staging at The Odyssey. The production, brilliantly cast and directed by Bart DeLor…
A bold mélange of dance, music, prose and sound"with an olfactory experience thrown into the mix"promises to be a unique theatrical experience. Set to be staged in Downtown LA over three ni…
Wynton Marsalis"the acclaimed performer, composer, educator, bandleader, and nine-time Grammy winner"strides across all genres to create a body of work that places him among the world's most…
"History is Written by Victors." This pithy quote frequently gets attributed to world leader Winston Churchill, but its origins are not certain. The quote implies that history is not grou…
GRAMMYⓇ-winning pianist/composer Hiromi is considered one of today's most popular jazz musicians.
Hiromi will be joined by the extraordinary string quartet PUBLIQuartet to form…
It's a long obscured fact that African Americans have always been participating " and present " in creating cinema since its late 1800s birth. Too often marginalized and neglected, these co…
Experience the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience in awe-inspiring locations throughout Los Angeles with the Candlelight Concerts series. With over 11,000 events around …
Grammy®-winning musician and composer Marcus Miller teams up with award-winning producer/director Reginald Hudlin for a soulful celebration of music and movies, with film clips presented …
Club music, flashing lights and illicit drug use " it's not your typical opening to a Shakespearian play, by any means. This is the National Theatre's Henry V, staged at the Donmar Warehouse…
