http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/arts/?track=rss Headlines from latimes.com en ©2013, latimes.com Thu, 23 May 2013 15:46:00 -0700 By David Ng http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/arts/la-et-cm-henri-dutilleux-20130523,0,1948876.story?track=rss Henri Dutilleux, the French composer whose modernist music has received international acclaim and is performed regularly by major orchestras, died Thursday in Paris. He was 97. Thu, 23 May 2013 15:46:00 PDT By David Ng http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/arts/la-et-cm-mark-taper-forum-what-butler-saw-humor-abuse-20130523,0,5540747.story?track=rss The Mark Taper Forum has scratched a new revival of Joe Orton's "What the Butler Saw" from its schedule and replaced it with the traveling solo show "Humor Abuse." Center Theatre Group, which announced the switch Thursday, said the change was due to a "scheduling conflict." Thu, 23 May 2013 13:06:00 PDT By Margaret Gray http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/arts/la-et-cm-cooperstown-the-road-theatre-company-20130522,0,3161235.story?track=rss Jackie Robinson never appears in Brian Golden’s “Cooperstown,” currently enjoying its West Coast premiere at the Road Theatre Company’s shiny new second stage, but the very idea of him is enough to catalyze powerful changes for the characters of this pleasant if underbaked drama. Thu, 23 May 2013 10:26:00 PDT By Jori Finkel http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/arts/la-et-cm-paul-schimmel-gallery-0130523,0,5959193.story?track=rss Former MOCA chief curator Paul Schimmel has signed on as a partner with the international gallery Hauser & Wirth. And yes, they are coming to Los Angeles. Thu, 23 May 2013 12:55:00 PDT By Mark Swed http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/arts/la-et-cm-mariinsky-die-walkure-20130522,0,182775.story?track=rss Wednesday marked Richard Wagner's 200th birthday, and Bayreuth’s big dude is bigger than ever, which is saying something. Thu, 23 May 2013 09:00:00 PDT By David Ng http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/arts/la-et-cm-harold-shapero-20130522,0,5941945.story?track=rss Harold Shapero, the American composer and pianist who was associated with the neo-classical style of music and who was a longtime professor at Brandeis University, died Friday of complications from pneumonia. He was 93 and lived in Massachusetts. Thu, 23 May 2013 08:28:00 PDT By Sherry Stern http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/arts/la-et-cm-google-doodle-my-best-day-ever-20130523,0,4254851.story?track=rss Each year, Google turns its logo over to school-age kids with its annual Doodle 4 Google, and the timing couldn't be better for today's winner, Sabrina Brady from Sparta High School in Wisconsin. Thu, 23 May 2013 06:36:00 PDT By David Ng http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/arts/la-et-cm-little-miss-sunshine-musical-20130522,0,3132839.story?track=rss The "Little Miss Sunshine" minibus is fueling up to head cross-country again, this time from the West Coast to New York. Thu, 23 May 2013 07:30:00 PDT By Jamie Wetherbe http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/arts/la-et-cm-symphony-carmen-mobile-20130522,0,3563041.story?track=rss First the Bard on iPad and now an all-digital symphony? In an ad for a European bank, the Czech National Symphony Orchestra played "Carmen" entirely on smartphones and tablets. Wed, 22 May 2013 12:35:00 PDT By David Ng http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/arts/la-et-cm-ai-weiwei-music-video-20130522,0,6416700.story?track=rss Not surprisingly, Ai Weiwei's new music video features wall-to-wall profanity and an aggressive anger aimed at China's ruling Communist party. Wed, 22 May 2013 10:31:00 PDT