Matt Cooper

Listings Coordinator

Matt Cooper compiles the Los Angeles Times’ theater, classical music, dance, museum and gallery listings, and the movie openings and events & revivals listings, in addition to writing the TV This Week column and Weekend Picks. In his spare time, he enjoys seeing live theater, classical music and dance, visiting museums and galleries, going to the movies and watching TV.

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What’s on TV This Week: ‘The Simpsons,’ ‘Watchmen,’ the World Series and more

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What’s on TV This Week: ‘The Simpsons,’ ‘Watchmen,’ the World Series and more

TV highlights for Oct. 20-26 include “The Simpsons’” annual “Treehouse of Horror” episode, baseball’s 2019 World Series, HBO’s new superhero drama “Watchmen,” Eddie Murphy in “Dolemite Is My Name” on Netflix and the American Humane Hero Dog Awards on Hallmark Channel
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8 best things to do in L.A., including a Day of the Dead show with Lila Downs

Entertainment & Arts

8 best things to do in L.A., including a Day of the Dead show with Lila Downs

Mariinsky Ballet performs “La Bayadère,” Pasadena Symphony and L.A. Master Chorale kick off their seasons, and “Little Shop of Horrors” ends its run.
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Theater in L.A. this week: Mike Birbiglia, ‘Department of Dreams’ and more

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Theater in L.A. this week: Mike Birbiglia, ‘Department of Dreams’ and more

Theater openings, Critics’ Choices, etc. for Oct. 20-27 include Mike Birbiglia’s “The New One” at the Ahmanson and “Department of Dreams” at City Garage
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Classic movies in L.A. this week: ‘The Sixth Sense’ and more

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Classic movies in L.A. this week: ‘The Sixth Sense’ and more

Classic movies, film festivals, etc., in L.A. for Oct. 13-20 include an outdoor screening of “The Sixth Sense” and the Taiwan Biennial Film Festival
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Museums in L.A. this week: A Stanley Kubrick exhibit at the Skirball and more

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Museums in L.A. this week: A Stanley Kubrick exhibit at the Skirball and more

New museums exhibits in L.A. for Oct. 13-20 include “Through a Different Lens: Stanley Kubrick Photographs” at the Skirball and “Shirin Neshat: I Will Greet the Sun Again” at the Broad
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Movies opening in L.A. this week: ‘Maleficent,’ ‘Zombieland’ sequels and more

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Movies opening in L.A. this week: ‘Maleficent,’ ‘Zombieland’ sequels and more

Movies opening in L.A. for Oct. 13-20 include the sequels “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil” starring Angelina Jolie and “Zombieland: Double Tap”
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Dance in L.A. this week: Mariinsky Ballet’s ‘La Bayadère’ and more

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Dance in L.A. this week: Mariinsky Ballet’s ‘La Bayadère’ and more

Dance performances in L.A. for Oct. 13-20 include Mariinsky Ballet’s “La Bayadère” and Louise Reichlin & Dancers / Los Angeles Choreographers & Dancers’ 40th anniversary celebration
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Classical music in L.A. this week: Beethoven, Salonen and more

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Classical music in L.A. this week: Beethoven, Salonen and more

Classical music performances in L.A. for Oct. 13-20 in the “Beethoven” 250" festival at the Colburn School and Esa-Pekka Salonen with the LA Phil in DTLA and Orange County
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Theater in L.A. this week: ‘Lady Day,’ ‘Little Shop’ and more

Entertainment & Arts

Theater in L.A. this week: ‘Lady Day,’ ‘Little Shop’ and more

L.A. theater highlights for Oct. 13-20 include Betty Buckley, “Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill” and “Little Shop of Horrors”
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What’s on TV This Week: A Judy Garland doc, a Democratic debate and more

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What’s on TV This Week: A Judy Garland doc, a Democratic debate and more

TV highlights for Oct. 13-19 include a Judy Garland documentary, the next Democratic debate, the “Bourne"-inspired series “Treadstone,” “CMT Artists of the Year 2019,” Steven Soderbergh’s “The Laundromat” and the country music bio-drama “Patsy & Loretta”