On the first of three sold-out evenings, composer Joe Hisaishi was welcomed to the Hollywood Bowl by an enthusiastic audience that reflected the remarkable reach of his music. Lifelong classical concertgoers...
Normally with a play title such as this, I’d remove the asterisks, but F**king Strangers is how it appears in the press release and on the program, so I’m assuming that the official title includes the...
‘Love letter to undocumented, Indigenous, and trans people’: Poet féi iká shumarí celebrates launch of new essay collection CHABÓCHI DOLL By Thomas Emick On Thursday, July 9, poet féi iká shumarí...
When museums talk about “immersive experiences,” it’s easy to imagine hidden speakers or sound installations woven through the galleries. That’s not what’s happening at LACMA’s new David Geffen...
When I first read about the premise of the musical Mexodus, which was the statement that there was a lesser-known Underground Railroad that freed four to ten thousand enslaved people by getting them to Mexico between...
The Music Center’s acclaimed 2025/2026 Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance season concludes with an extraordinary celebration of ballet as BalletNOW: Superstars of Paris featuring Hugo Marchand & Friends arrives at Walt...
“Be careful what you wish for” is the adage that rings true in Adam Hoelzel's clever psychological drama.
The Roots Picnic Experience is now one of the Hollywood Bowl’s Greatest Summer Traditions Three summers ago, in 2024, I reviewed The Roots Picnic—an all-star celebration of hip-hop—and ended with one simple...
Thrilling escapades, sword fighting, high spirits on the high seas, and heroic exploits! Robert Louis Stevenson’s rollicking “boy’s own adventure” story Treasure Island comes to the outdoor stage at Will Geer Theatricum...
Free Outdoor Shakespeare Returns to Southern California, Bringing World-Class Theatre Under the Stars for Families and Arts Lovers Shakespeare by the Sea (SBTS), one of Southern California’s most cherished summer...
Rubeli's play, 'Dinosaurs' encores at HFF26 before heading out to Edinburgh.
PAC LA Brings Photography and Sculpture Into Focus with Special Preview by LACMA Curator Eve Schillo The boundaries between photography and sculpture are more fluid than ever, and on June 10, art enthusiasts will have a...
The world seems to be suffering an empathy shortage lately, or at the very least the lack of that quality in our current leaders. Worse, there is an impression in some parts of society that empathy is simply another...
One never knows where inspiration will strike. Eboni Booth’s play, Primary Trust, is partly set in a tiki bar that is its protagonist’s favorite place on Earth. Although the story is set in New York, Booth...
Pauline Adamek
Terry Morgan
Kurt Gardner
