Cirque du Soleil was a scrappy Montreal startup when it first landed in Las Vegas 30 years ago. Today, Cirque shows are featured at casinos up and down the Strip — a reminder that Cirque helped build Sin City into a global entertainment destination.
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The world premiere of ‘Hell’s Kitchen,’ the semi-autobiographical musical by Alicia Keys, features a book by Kristoffer Diaz and sublime vocals by a cast that re-interprets some of Keys’ biggest hits.
Hero Complex
By Ke Huy Quan’s account, his starring role as Ouroboros in Season 2 of ‘Loki,’ his MCU debut, was the realization of a dream and the cap to a year filled with triumph.
‘Doctor Who’ reunites David Tennant and Catherine Tate in three special episodes on Disney+, beginning with the premiere of ‘The Star Beast’ on Saturday.
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Two nominations with no wins might have been dispiriting for Renee Zellweger, but that wasn’t on her mind when she made ‘Cold Mountain.’
“Sometimes I feel critical of the true-crime machine, of the audience with the bottomless appetite for misery. Our need to recreate these horrible human tragedies,” screenwriter Samy Burch says in an essay.
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Throughout his controversial career, McMahon has faced odds and weathered various scandals while building the world’s largest professional wrestling operation.
A team of Los Angeles Times journalists analyzed the Writers Guild of America’s contract with studios, marking it up line by line. See the most significant changes, the pivotal arguments and the key subtexts within this historic document.
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The actor and his co-star didn’t want viewers to connect with their characters even as they played a recognizable married couple in the Nazi Holocaust film.
Wim Wenders is enjoying a peak moment with two new films, the documentary ‘Anselm’ and the fictional drama ‘Perfect Days.’
The actor dubs the film’s central love story as an ‘unconventional, codependent romance for the ages.’
Call it a glitch or a bad joke by the universe, but the Oscar-contending actress initially did not get the role despite a promising phone message.
The film gave the actor words for her co-star and ex love, words that helped her express that there were no regrets.
The San Bernardino County coroner has determined the cause of death for Evan Ellingson, former child star whose credits included ‘CSI: Miami’ and ‘My Sister’s Keeper.’
Former WWE wrestler Tammy “Sunny” Sytch gets 17 years in a DUI crash that left a 75-year-old man dead. Sytch’s blood alcohol was quadruple the legal limit, prosecutors said.
Robert De Niro alleged on the Gotham Awards stage that political lines about Trump and Native Americans in Hollywood had been edited out of his speech.
Mexican artists Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera meet again in the infraworld fantasy of ‘El último sueño de Frida y Diego’ at L.A. Opera.
Paris Hilton and husband Carter Reum ‘surprised’ their families at Thanksgiving by introducing their baby girl, London. Loved ones ‘couldn’t believe it,’ Hilton recalled.
Career guide for Hollywood dreamers
Careers in the entertainment industry can be mysterious for those just starting out, and even for those working in the business. The Los Angeles Times brings you explainers and advice for starting and building your career in Hollywood.