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Heartbeat Opera's "Breathing Free" weaves music from Beethoven's "Fidelio," spirituals and works by Florence Price, Harry T. Burleigh and Anthony Davis.
The reading actor isn't a thing of the past, but a refined literary sensibility is valued less than social media savvy today.
The new L.A. Arts Recovery Fund initiated by the J. Paul Getty Trust will support small and medium-sized arts nonprofits.
As the Senate impeachment trial gets underway, Shakespeare's tragedy illuminates the politics of rebellion and the quest to maintain a grip on power.
Christopher Plummer, who portrayed Capt. Von Trapp in "The Sound of Music" and won an Oscar for "Beginners," died early Friday with his wife at his side.
Though the "virus hunter" is the only character onstage, "The Catastrophist" is actually a clever celebration of not just science but also the arts.
Streaming this weekend: sea shanties, border art, Anna Netrebko, Billy Porter and a Zoom talk with the California African American Museum.
Mike Kelley Foundation is giving $400,000 in grants to help small, pandemic-hit groups paying salaries, making rent and 'just keeping the lights on.'
Lin-Manuel Miranda, John Legend, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Dolly Parton lend their pandemic support to L.A.'s largest nonprofit theater.
Why doesn't Disney+'s filmed adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda's "Hamilton" qualify for an Academy Award? It's all in the details.
Adrienne Kennedy, a Black playwright who's more influential than produced, is celebrated in a rare digital festival not to be missed.
Hal Holbrook's acclaimed Twain re-creation on Broadway was part of an acting career that won him Tony and Emmy awards and an Oscar nomination at 82.
Bernstein had friendly and fraught relationships with U.S. presidents. But his White House musical flopped. Missed was its exploration of race and slavery that's more timely than ever.
As artist in residence at L.A. Opera, Thomas will curate programming, perform a leading role each season and run two training programs for young artists.
Theater has suffered from placelessness in the digital era. Mark O'Rowe's "The Approach" roots us somewhere theatrically real.
Randy Rainbow, Wynton Marsalis and Elvis Costello support a storied jazz club. Musical fans are invited to a "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" watch party.
Shine On Collective pivoted from immersive theater to puzzle-box experiences during the pandemic. It's one example of how gaming is a growing aspect of new theater works.
Same stage, different script: For a theater critic watching President Biden's inauguration, the most notable part of the performance is its humility.
The overdue creation of a Cabinet-level Secretary of Culture would give the country a lift we all crave. Here's who I think would rise to the challenge.
The Mellon Foundation grants nearly $1 million to Lula Washington Dance Theatre, part of an effort to correct systemic inequality in arts funding.
The nation's overlapping crises have sparked the notion that audiences want to be uplifted, more than anything else. I disagree.
The 2021 Kennedy Center honorees Debbie Allen, Joan Baez, Garth Brooks, Dick Van Dyke and Midori will be honored with a scaled-down gala in May.
The 2013 multimedia stage version of George Orwell's novel "1984," which has been adapted many times, is being developed as a five-part limited series.
The Fountain in East Hollywood gets city permission to turn its parking lot into an outdoor theater with distanced seating for up to 84 people.
The TikTok musical based on Pixar's "Ratatouille" film generated millions for relief efforts launched by the Actors Fund amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
