Craig Nakano

Arts and Culture Editor

Craig Nakano is the arts and culture editor for the Los Angeles Times.

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Entertainment & Arts

Grammy nominations in classical go to the L.A. Phil, Gustavo Dudamel and ‘Sustain’

Entertainment & Arts

Grammy nominations in classical go to the L.A. Phil, Gustavo Dudamel and ‘Sustain’

Christopher Rountree and his L.A. ensemble Wild Up also score a nod, while the Yuval Sharon-directed “Lohengrin” is up for best opera recording.
Entertainment & Arts

What time are the Tony Awards? It’s (ridiculously) complicated

Entertainment & Arts

What time are the Tony Awards? It’s (ridiculously) complicated

The 2019 Tony Awards can be seen live at 8 p.m.
Travel

It’s still Mammoth at heart

Travel

It’s still Mammoth at heart

Despite traditionalists’ fears, upscale new development in the ski-centric small town fits comfortably with old-time establishments. Let it snow.
Travel

Finding the nuggets in Gold Country

Travel

Finding the nuggets in Gold Country

Most great drives are about cruising the open road with the wind in your hair and scenery so stunning that you don’t bother with a camera because you know the view will live forever in your memory.
Travel

Want to Book on the Web? Try These Sites

Travel

Want to Book on the Web? Try These Sites

The trend is clear: The number of travelers turning to the Internet for reservations is increasing rapidly.
Travel

Site Seeing: 30 Essential Resources on the Internet

Travel

Site Seeing: 30 Essential Resources on the Internet

We’ve opened our bag of Internet tricks and pulled out 30 sites that savvy travelers may find handy now--or may pack away for future reference.
Entertainment & Arts

Los Angeles has new library card art, and its star is a Dodgers fan

Entertainment & Arts

Los Angeles has new library card art, and its star is a Dodgers fan

The Los Angeles Public Library on Friday released a new card design: a mythological Japanese child of superhuman strength whose fiery red body is attired in Dodger blue.
Entertainment & Arts

Charlotte Rae: Theater world knew the actress could be so much more than just Mrs. Garrett

Entertainment & Arts

Charlotte Rae: Theater world knew the actress could be so much more than just Mrs. Garrett

Charlotte Rae, “The Facts of Life” star who died Sunday at 92, may be inexorably linked to the muffin-baking, wisdom-imparting housemother she played on TV, but the actress did find a place where she finally could shake that typecasting: theater.
Entertainment & Arts

Tony Awards: Races to watch and front-runners to beat

Entertainment & Arts

Tony Awards: Races to watch and front-runners to beat
Entertainment & Arts

Katrina Lenk: Her first Tony nomination, but don’t expect it to be her last

Entertainment & Arts

Katrina Lenk: Her first Tony nomination, but don’t expect it to be her last

It’s a show where practically nothing happens and the prevailing emotion is sadness — an air of isolation and loss, of dreams being dulled by time and slowly getting smothered in desert dust.