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Michelle Williams stars in a revival of Eugene O'Neill's 'Anna Christie' at St. Ann's Warehouse, staged by her husband Thomas Kail, who directed 'Hamilton'
In an elegant concert directed by Michael Arden, Ben Platt performs a mix of his solo recordings, Broadway favorites, American songbook treasures and pop surprises.
Third Coast Percussion gives the L.A. premiere of Zakir Hussain's last major work, "Murmurs of Time," at the Nimoy, a final ode to the tabla great's vast range
The Hollywood Pantages presents the L.A. premiere of David Adjmi's Tony-winning play 'Stereophonic.' The work, which includes original music by Will Butler, exposes the behind-the-scenes dra…
Broadway superstar Ben Platt discusses returning to L.A. for a 10-day residency at the Ahmanson Theatre, sharing his marriage online but still maintaining boundaries, and the sources of his …
We hang out with L.A. laptop composer Carl Stone in Tokyo as he prepares for the premiere of 'Daimatsu' at the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center.
'Dungeons & Dragons: The Twenty-Sided Tavern' opens at Hollywood's Montalbán Theatre, bringing the tabletop RPG to life with audience participation.
From Gustavo Dudamel to Esa-Pekka Salonen to Claire Chase to Peter Sellars, classical music had many bright spots in 2025.
Palm Springs' historic Plaza Theatre, which first opened in late 1936 with the world premiere of a Greta Garbo film, returns to the spotlight with help from Cynthia Erivo.
Theater critic Charles McNulty selects his top productions in Los Angeles, including "Furlough's Paradise" at the Geffen Playhouse, "& Juliet" at the Ahmanson Theatre, "The Night of the …
The quirky brainchild of Jason Woliner and Eric Notoranicola, 'The Man in the Tuskhut' is an immersive L.A. experience about a hermit living in an Arctic trading post. It's funny and disturb…
Direct-address, an old playwriting technique, has been retooled by a new crop of playwrights (Bess Wohl, Jordan Tannahill, Douglas Lyons) to lend new immediacy to drama.
In troubling times we may seek entertainment to escape and, perhaps, make sense of the chaos. This year was no different. The best in movies, TV, books, comedy, music and arts became part of…
Prohibitive costs and an uncertain market have made filmed versions of Broadway shows a rarity in movie theaters. But new dynamics on Broadway and in Hollywood might change that.
At Sawdust Winter Fantasy, Christmas lights glisten, a communal tree beckons to be decorated, artists sell gift-ready items and a marionette handler wanders the grounds " all in a canyon won…
June Squibb, busier than ever at 96, stars in the Broadway premiere of 'Marjorie Prime.' She also plays the title character in the film 'Eleanor the Great,' released earlier this fall.
Herbert Ross' beloved L.A. Opera production of Puccini's 'La Bohème,' first seen in 1993 and many times revived, is back with a new cast, conductor and director
"The Monkey King," a new opera by Huang Ruo and David Henry Hwang based on a popular Chinese folktale, has proved a major hit for San Francisco Opera.
An appreciation of playwright Tom Stoppard, known for such plays as "Rosencrants and Guildenstern are Dead," "Travesties," "The Real Thing" and the trilogy "The Coast of Utopia"
Starting with "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead" in 1966, through his final full-length play "Leopoldstadt" in 2020, playwright Tom Stoppard crafted a body of work that would be the env…
After announcing major cuts to their East L.A. YOLA site last week, the nonprofit organization has secured funding to keep the program afloat until the end of the school year.
Brahms' viola-infused string quintets and sextets have in them the essence of amber autumn, and three major L.A. institutions coincidentally turned to them over six November days.
Last week, the Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles (YOLA) announced that it would be cutting back on its operations at their Torres site in East L.A.
At 24, Ray Ushikubo gets the rare honor of playing the Playfair violin made by one of the greatest violin makers of all time, Guarneri 'del Gesù,' in 1741.
Shaina Taub's 'Suffs,' which won Tony Awards for best book and score, has its Los Angeles premiere at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre.
