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Scott Rudin apologized after allegations of abusive workplace behavior, but he’s not the only one. Broadway, it’s time to straighten up your act.
A doc illuminates the dark hold of Sondheim’s ‘Assassins’ in a Classic Stage Company benefit reminding us why theater has been such a pandemic loss.
Our rundown of shows to see includes the L.A. Phil, Maria Bamford in a benefit for the Downtown Women’s Center and dance co-created by men in prison.
Two new versions — a National Theatre film coming to PBS and a Public Theater podcast out now — bring new life to Shakespeare’s romantic tragedy.
Angélique Kidjo, Wayne Shorter, Esperanza Spalding and Frank Gehry power artistic partnerships shaping a new direction, the Santa Monica company says.
Center Theatre Group will reopen after 20 months of pandemic closure. The lineup includes ‘Dear Evan Hansen,’ ‘Hadestown,’ ‘Everybody’s Talking About Jamie.’
What’s the role of artists in times of social upheaval? Chilean playwright and director Guillermo Calderón returns to REDCAT with a micro-documentary.
Our weekend picks also include drive-in opera, an in-person screening of “Singin’ in the Rain” and a dance party with BLM co-founder Patrisse Cullors.
BIPOC and LGBTQ actors including Jeremy Pope and Guillermo Diaz will read the Larry Kramer play in an event organized by USC’s ONE Archives.
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What will the first shows at the Music Center look like? Imagine family pods, outdoors, with masks. Lineup includes ABT, Paul Taylor and Alonzo King.
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The ‘Made in L.A.’ biennial has its pandemic-delayed premiere this weekend, at long last, at the Hammer Museum and the Huntington.
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The Hollywood Bowl and L.A. Phil stage comebacks, plus L.A. Stage Alliance shuts down over diversity issues and more in our weekly culture newsletter.
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Long-shuttered theater companies, music groups and others were shocked Tuesday by plans for full reopening by mid-June. How realistic is the timeline?
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Jully Lee, a nominee for a recent L.A. theater award, pronounces her name like “Julie.” It matters in the theater industry and in the world at large.
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The 46-year-old theater association collapses after more than 50 members pull out. Critics say Ovation Awards mistakes reflect long-standing problems.
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Anna LaMadrid’s “The Oxy Complex” and Sheila Carrasco’s “Anyone But Me” explore pandemic loneliness and so much more.
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Playwright Arthur Kopit, known for “Indians,” “Wings” and “Nine,” an adaptation of the Federico Fellini’s film “8 1/2,″ has died.
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Dealing with homelessness by forced removal doesn’t work. Plus, equity at the Huntington, Amy Sherald’s first West Coast show.
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Indoor live events and performances can resume in California this month with limitations amid declining COVID-19 rates and continuing vaccinations.
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Ovation Award organizers mistake nominee Jully Lee for a different Asian actor. In protest, the city’s largest theaters pull out of the L.A. Stage Alliance.
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Your weekend watch list also includes a profile of Twyla Tharp, a classic concert by Jessye Norman and an interactive murder mystery set in East L.A.
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A prequel to the hit HBO fantasy series “Game of Thrones” is headed to Broadway, developed by George R.R. Martin and playwright Duncan Macmillan.
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Newly issued guidelines make live theater and music possible in pop-up outdoor venues beginning April 1. Here’s what that will look like.
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MOAH’s “Golden Hour” gives a view of a less-examined California. Plus, how theater may function and an art project in support of skid row, in our weekly arts newsletter
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Dr. Anthony Fauci says the U.S. will likely move to resume Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine this week after reports of six rare blood clot cases.
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In-person schooling looks very different from neighborhood to neighborhood, especially at the elementary school level.
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The Los Angeles County Department of Health reported 527 new coronavirus cases and 29 related deaths on Saturday.
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Liliana Carrillo’s unraveling over the last year alarmed people in her life.
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California has entered another drought. But depending on who you ask, the last one may have never really ended.
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Sharon Osbourne, who’s kept a low profile since getting booted from “The Talk,” will chat Friday on “Real Time” with cancel-culture critic Bill Maher.
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