The Ford Theatres, the 97-year-old outdoor amphitheatre nestled in the Hollywood Hills, has finally completed its $72.2-million renovation, and the facility is promising a spirit of collabor…
"Archduke," the title of Rajiv Joseph's new play, sounds like the answer to a high school social studies quiz on 20th century European history. As I hope all of you remember, the assassinati…
In Los Angeles, the pursuit of art and the quest for love share a common denominator: If you find yourself regularly braving the 405 or 10 freeways in search of fulfillment, it must be serio…
Los Angeles actresses Rebecca Mozo and Linda Park have learned what to expect when they tell TV and film colleagues that they're juggling pilot auditions and shooting schedules with theater …
What a difference a year makes. When the 2016 Tony nominations were announced, the suspense was over how many "Hamilton" would get. The show was a lock in most of the major categories, shift…
Laurie Metcalf got a call from producer Scott Rudin on Tuesday morning. It was great news: The actress had been nominated for a Tony Award for her lauded performance as Nora Helmer in playwr…
The complete rundown of 2017 Tony Award nominations can be seen below " a list led by the musical "Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812" with 12, the Bette Midler revival of "Hello, Dol…
The first post-"Hamilton" Tony Award nominations were announced Tuesday morning, and the nominees in the marquee best musical category were "Come From Away," "Dear Evan Hansen," "Natasha, Pi…
The music of "La La Land" is not really the music of La La Land. It may be only in the obvious but narrow sense that this was music written for a film made here and celebrating freeway cultu…
After a month worrying about the fate of funding for the National Endowment for the Arts and the hundreds of community organizations that the agency supports nationwide, the arts world found…
Teachers from a Pacoima middle school camp overnight and are first to score seats for the musical's national tour, but only after a little drama in the ticket line.
MOCA's annual gala was a celebrity and art star-studded affair drenched in vibrant colors and shimmering surfaces worthy of its honoree, Jeff Koons.
Lisa Helmi Johanson talks about juggling personas and hair pieces with aplomb in Fiasco Theater's production of "Into the Woods."
A roundtable conversation with some of the creative minds behind "Bandstand," "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and other new musicals navigating the post-"Hamilton" Broadway landscape.
Annie Baker's new play, "The Antipodes," which is having its world premiere off-Broadway at the Pershing Square Signature Center, gathers professional storytellers around a generic conferenc…
We've got Dolly. We've got groundhogs. And we've got Icelandic music and prickly architects. I'm Carolina A. Miranda, staff writer for the Los Angeles Times, with the week's most necessary c…
The name Gaechinger Cantorey might strike Baroque music enthusiasts as a typo. In fact, as of this season, it is the new spelling of Gaechinger Kantorei, the pioneering choral group founded …
Center Theatre Group will partner with regional theaters in Chicago, New York and London to co-commission works by renowned playwrights including Pultizer Prize winners Lynn Nottage and Paul…
The musical "Allegiance," inspired by the early life of actor George Takei in World War II internment camps, will come to L.A. in 2018, co-producers East West Players and the Japanese Americ…
Andy Karl, the star of the new Broadway musical "Groundhog Day," reported for duty on Monday night at the August Wilson Theatre for the production's official New York opening. It was uncerta…
The Los Angeles Philharmonic is hardly a shoestring operation, with its $255-million endowment and an annual budget of $120 million for the 2015-16 season. The 106-member orchestra led by Gu…
On Saturday night, just 48 hours before the splashy musical adaptation "Groundhog Day" was set to open on Broadway, composer Tim Minchin unexpectedly stepped onstage to address a preview-per…
A door dominates the backdrop of Lucas Hnath's "A Doll's House, Part 2," which picks up the story 15 years after Henrik Ibsen's landmark drama ends. This is the door that Nora slammed (famou…
It's been a busy art week " with stellar plays, Icelandic music and art exhibitions that feature overlooked women. I'm Carolina A. Miranda, staff writer at the Los Angeles Times, with your h…