Highland Park has long been the heart of L.A.'s musical bohemia, home to Chicano punk and Billie Eilish. Now, COVID-19 threatens the scene’s very existence.
Interviews with more than a dozen BIPOC performers and staff at the Groundlings and UCB reveal systemic problems within L.A.'s sketch and improv world.
‘It is with a very heavy heart that I inform you that my beautiful wife Kelly [Preston] has lost her two-year battle with breast cancer,’ John Travolta wrote.
What does that final moment for Eliza Hamilton actually mean? Now that ‘Hamilton’ is on Disney+, director Thomas Kail addresses the theories.
Amid nationwide marches for Black lives, Black animation professionals speak about systemic racism in the industry and the need for diversity.
'Hamilton' and more films to watch this week
Now’s your shot to watch ‘Hamilton,’ as the film debuts on Disney+. New to the musical? Catch up with our explainer, review and chats with Leslie Odom Jr. and Renée Elise Goldsberry.
You can also catch ‘John Lewis: Good Trouble,’ a documentary about the civil rights activist and longtime Congress member, and ‘The Outpost,’ a drama following U.S. soldiers stationed in Afghanistan.
Sure, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s ‘Hamilton’ was a massive box office success worldwide, but still, many people will see it for the first time on Disney+.
Here’s how to keep up with pop culture during self-quarantine due to coronavirus concerns.
The Disneyland closure is part of Hong Kong’s effort to contain a resurgent coronavirus outbreak.
An annual PwC report on the podcast industry projects that ad revenues will increase nearly 15% in 2020, piercing $1 billion, versus a pre-pandemic forecast of 29.6%.
Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan says he has tested positive for the coronavirus and is hospitalized in Mumbai.
North American box office will drop an estimated 61% from last year, as the pandemic has Hollywood studios holding off on new releases and theaters scrambling to make audiences feel safe.
Though the Anaheim theme parks remain closed, the Downtown Disney shopping district reopened this week to large crowds of Disney fans eager to return despite surging COVID-19 cases in Orange County.
The 71st National Book Awards ceremony and its preceding events are going virtual due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kid Cudi and Eminem’s collaboration ‘The Adventures of Moon Man & Slim Shady’ sends ‘prayers to George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery’ and roasts Drew Brees.
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Actress Kelly Preston, whose credits included the films ‘Twins’ and ‘Jerry Maguire,’ died Sunday, her husband, John Travolta, said. She was 57.
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The Public Theater’s documentary play “The Line,” about New York’s coronavirus first responders, brings to life a tapestry of suffering and heroism.
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The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art names all women to six key posts. Five are people of color, notable in a museum world still struggling with inclusion.
COVID-19 prompted Sacred Fools to close a production about a Catholic girls’ school performance of “Antigone.” Now the play is getting new life.
An 800-pound marker for the Jefferson Davis National Highway has been removed from view. A college student’s email prompted the change.
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Steve Bing was a complicated, private man, but his suicide came as a shock, bringing a tragic, public end to the enigmatic film producer and philanthropist at age 55.
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Joy Reid will take over the slot vacated by Chris Matthews’ ‘Hardball.’ She becomes the first Black woman to anchor an evening cable news show.
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A new report paints a bleak portrait of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on location shoots in the Los Angeles region.
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Emily Mortimer stars in “Relic,” the directorial debut of Natalie Erika James, which continues a recent run of smart horror dramas.
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Directed by brothers Bill Ross IV and Turner Ross, “Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets” looks at the final night of a dive bar as a makeshift community readies itself to move on.
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Uh, so what really happened to Andy Samberg and Cristin Milioti’s characters at the end of Hulu’s sci-fi romantic comedy ‘Palm Springs’?
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The final scene in “The Old Guard” neatly sets up a sequel. Star and producer Charlize Theron and director Gina Prince-Bythewood drop some more hints about what could come next.
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The rap artist known as Lil Marlo has died, his record label said
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Blues singer Anita White slams the band Lady A, formerly Lady Antebellum, for suing her over the name she’s used for decades.
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The singer released the title track of her forthcoming album, “Smile,” after sharing the album title and cover.
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Nielsen Music’s midyear report shows hip-hop and R&B dominate the streaming market, and albums by men account for nine of 2020’s 10 biggest records so far.
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What’s on TV Monday, July 13: ‘Penn & Teller: Fool Us’ on The CW; MLS Soccer; movies on TV; TV talk shows
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Fox News condemns “horrific racist, misogynistic and homophobic behavior” by “Tucker Carlson Tonight” writer Blake Neff, who has resigned.
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Lin-Manuel Miranda was a fan of the beloved TV astrologer. His “Hamilton” mojo helped white Hollywood execs see the value in “Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado.”
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St. Paul’s boarding school covered up decades of abuse. Crawford discusses her memoir, “Notes on a Silencing,” about her on-campus rape.
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In “Utopia Avenue,” the giant, brilliant multi-novel Mitchellverse alights in swinging-’60s London with a winking rock homage.
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The Washington Post media columnist’s ‘Ghosting the News’ diagnoses the disastrous decline in local papers.
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Andrew Martin story collection “Cool for America” features troubled strivers shuttling between the elite northeast and rough, charming Montana.
