The set happened before the music or story were written, Brotherston says. I designed the world, and then we put people in it. (Ringo H.W. Chiu / For The Times)
After a couple of large-scale, big-budget productions, the sultry reworking of Bizets Carmen, at left, was a stripped-down and industrial contrast. (Lori Shepler / LAT)
Adam Cooper as the Swan in AMP version of Swan Lake at the Ahmanson Theatre (Gary Friedman / LAT)
