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Eboni Booth’s “Primary Trust” reviewed

  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...

Fiery “Hell’s Kitchen” musical comes to the Pantages

The multi–Tony Award-nominated (with two wins) musical Hell’s Kitchen has arrived at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre with all the energy, heart, and musical fire one would expect from a production shaped...

Black Photography Art Talks at the Getty in June

  Two upcoming literary Black photography art talk events are happening next weekend, on June 5 and 7, at the Getty Center that focus on race, science, health, history, and artistry. Pictured above: Come...

Skirball’s Three New Exhibitions for Spring 2026

The Skirball’s three new spring exhibitions arrive not as a neatly unified curatorial statement, but as something far more compelling: a meditation on the many ways culture is made, inherited, challenged, and...

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Ionesco’s “Exit the King” at ANW

  “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. It’s a...

OperaFestLA is back

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...

Art on screen at The Getty

Coming to the Getty Center museum in May/June are three upcoming –  free – film screenings that will focus on a variety of artists and their work. The Getty Center has announced the exciting lineup as part...

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