A singer-songwriter who merges pop and new music sensibilities joins forces on 'Crane Palimpsest' with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, whose music director is Jeffrey Kahane.Gabriel Kahane, best known as an indie singer-songwriter, was his own chari... »
Orange County back in the opera game with 'La Bohème' and a beautiful performance by the Pacific Symphony, Pacific Chorale and Southern California Children's Chorus.In November 2008, as the Great Recession pounded away, Opera Pacific closed its doors. ... »
The veteran actor says the role of Dr. Austin Sloper in the Pasadena Playhouse production hits close to home.Richard Chamberlain is putting a lot of his father, Charles, into his role as Dr. Austin Sloper in the Pasadena Playhouse production of "The He... »
Jacaranda's Mark Alan Hilt cites Olivier Messaien, Richard Wagner, Willa Cather, Radiohead as influences.Since its founding in 2003, Jacaranda has proved itself one of the best and most adventurous chamber music series in the country. Based at the Firs... »
Jean Lenihan reviews the Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève's touring program of Benjamin Millepied ballets at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. »
"Good People" by David Lindsay-Abaire has its West Coast premiere at the Geffen Playhouse. »
The Geffen Playhouse's new season will feature works by Lynn Nottage, Donald Margulies and Joanna Murray-Smith. It will be the Geffen's first complete season since the death late last year of Gil Cates, the company's founder and producing director. »
Philip Brandes reviews the political satire "Early and Often" at the Open Fist Theatre. »
Mark Swed looks at what the Piatigorsky International Cello Festival left out on the local level. That included unconventional West Coast music, a sampling of the West Coast unconventional concert scene and women, conventional or otherwise. »
Thomas Kinkade was a beloved artist for many, but not for art critics, who seemed to take pleasure in belittling his paintings. »
Steven Drukman's "The Prince of Atlantis" has its world premiere at South Coast Repertory. »
Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang completed his explosion show outside the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA. It was called “Mystery Circle.” »
Jordan Harrison's "Maple and Vine" has its West Coast premiere at San Francisco's American Conservatory Theatre »
Philip Glass’ big, new Ninth Symphony is late Glass at his most momentous, a significant symphony. Chalk up another one for the Los Angeles Philharmonic, which was a co-commissioner of the Ninth and which gave the West Coast premiere at Walt Disney Con... »
Organizers of the Tony Awards said Tuesday that Neil Patrick Harris will host Broadway's biggest night for the third time. The awards show is scheduled to take place Sunday June 10 at the Beacon Theatre in New York. »
