Newly installed Poet Laureate of Los Angeles Brian Sonia-Wallace today announced an art installation If These Stalls Could Talk, which will be available on Jerry Moss Plaza at The Music Center in Downtown Los...
One performance only! This coming Saturday, May 16, at 7:30pm, the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts presents Bang on a Can All-Stars in a powerful live tribute, Ryuichi Sakamoto, 1996. Tickets...
“Why was I born if it wasn’t forever?” In case anyone is ever in need of a reminder of their mortality, Eugène Ionesco’s 1962 play, Exit the King, has helpfully been provided to the world as a reminder...
The atomic age, the space race, the prospective colonization of the moon—the post-war years of the mid-Twentieth Century ushered in a thrilling era, shimmering with the promise of interstellar...
OperaFest LA is back! Continuing the collaborative celebration of opera across Los Angeles with numerous linked events. First launched in 2024 alongside the OPERA America Conference and World Opera Forum, the festival...
Tickets are now on sale for Japanese rock star Yoshiki’s two classical concerts this summer at The Music Center’s Walt Disney Concert Hall on July 16 and 17, 2026. Purchase tickets here. Named one of the TIME100: Most...
Shared reality is a concept I was just introduced to last week, when I was one of the lucky few to be invited to a preview of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone at Cosm LA. The experience was so dazzling, I...
A mashup of multiple genres, this intriguing but sometimes confusing film about earthling/alien love could use more of a linear structure.
LA Opera’s revival production of Falstaff opened last Saturday night to a rapturous audience, proving to be a successful, high-energy showpiece for the talented company. Falstaff is a late work by Giuseppe Verdi...
Thousands of hands built this place. Opening to the public on May 4th the LACMA’s David Geffen Galleries were designed by Swiss architect Peter Zumthor and twenty years in the making. This grand new wing is both...
:: STOP PRESS:: Hell Mouth has been extended through June 6, 2026 I am a longtime fan of Tom Jacobson’s theatrical work. I think he’s one of Los Angeles’ best playwrights, and he has been for decades. He’s...
These days, when I read that a particular play has won the Pulitzer Prize, I unfairly become a bit more dubious of that work’s quality. The same applies to the Tony awards – I’ve just seen so many bad or mediocre plays...
An engaging and moving story about identity, courage, and acceptance, Latino Theater Company’s technically innovative new play Level Up! is a wonderfully entertaining experience for all ages. Desi López (Mathias Brinda)...
Nominees for the fifth annual OCTG Theatre Awards were officially announced. Winners will be revealed at the awards ceremony on Monday, May 11, 2026, at the Samueli Theater at Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa...
Pauline Adamek
Terry Morgan
Kurt Gardner
