For so many parents, childcare is the biggest barrier to attending live shows. Pasadena Playhouse is testing a program to keep the little ones occupied while parents take in a ‘A Doll’s House, Part 2.’
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Jane Fonda lends her dazzling narration to Rufus Wainwright’s enveloping ‘Dream Requiem,’ which provides some spiritual enhancement to L.A. Opera’s flashy ‘Ainadamar,’ centered on the execution of Federico Garcia Lorca.
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The actor, who plays Chandrilan Senator Mon Mothma, breaks down the journey of the future Rebel Alliance leader and her big speech denouncing the Emperor in Episode 9.
The Immersive Invitational, now in its fourth year, celebrates the communal power of interactive fiction. Participating companies have 48 hours to create a 10-minute show.
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Nicholson is a double Emmy contender this season for Hulu’s postapocalyptic drama ‘Paradise’ and Max’s backstage comedy ‘Hacks.’
David and Jessica Oyelowo, whose Yoruba Saxon label is behind Apple TV+ series “Government Cheese,” are “normalizing the marginalized” — even against political headwinds.
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An emboldened president and his allies have launched a vigorous campaign to use levers of government to intimidate an increasingly fragmented and polarized media, experts say.
In the wake of the Palisades fire, should Malibu’s Getty Villa and the Getty Center in nearby Brentwood evacuate — for good?
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The 70-year-old rock singer performed Van Halen classics at the M3 music festival in Columbia, Md. His 1985 replacement in the band, Sammy Hagar, has been vocal lately.
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Review‘Pavements’ takes lovable liberties with the facts, delivering a ’90s indie-rock band in full
Frontman Stephen Malkmus and Pavement always went their own way and now, via filmmaker Alex Ross Perry, they have a witty profile that matches their irreverence.
Filmmaker Alex Ross Perry chose to explore the history of the unconventional ’90s alt-rock icons in an antifactual way, getting at something stubbornly true.
Rape charges leveled against writer-director Paul Haggis in Italy by a female companion have been dismissed. The court said no sex acts occurred without consent.
Glendale-born comedian Jack Jr. will bring 16 years of his funniest material to the Alex Theatre for a hometown special taping May 17.
Bebe Rexha met Azealia Banks’ trademark toxicity with vulnerability, and a revelation about her health, after the rapper shaded her appearance at the 2025 Met Gala.
Liam Payne, who fell from a hotel balcony in Argentina last year, died without a will. A court just gave control of his $32-million estate to his son’s mom.
The image Lester Sloan took of Hockney has become a hall of mirrors, an entrance into the very notion of what a mother means. What it means to lose her.
Evan Halleck says pursuing this project is “the most creatively alive” he’s felt since moving to L.A. 12 years ago to start his film career.
Chloë Sevigny and Alex Wolff play Vice-style journalists in Amalia Ulman’s latest social satire, a take on “Eat, Pray, Love” in which no one learns a thing.
Jimmy Wayne Carwyle, Jennifer Aniston’s alleged stalker, faces felony stalking and vandalism charges. He’s accused of driving his car into the gate of her Bel-Air home.
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