Arts

They're raffling off their $2-million home for $7 to travel the world: 'If not now, when?'

Lisa Boone — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 10:00:00 GMT

Daniel Leigh and his wife, Lauren Vaknine, are selling their five-bedroom home in England through the online raffle platform Raffall and planning to travel the world with their two kids.

Meet 'Gillian': The untold story of 'Phantom of the Opera's' 2,000-pound chandelier

Eloise Rollins-Fife — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 19:58:18 GMT

After almost 40 years of performances, the 2,000-pound chandelier at the heart of the action in the famed Gothic melodrama "Phantom of the Opera" is a character unto itself. If beads could talk, this would be its story.

Yoko Ono's 'Cut Piece' has lost little of its cutting urgency

Mark Swed — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 17:00:00 GMT

The Broad's Yoko Ono concert at REDCAT in concert with its exhibition reveals just how closely Ono was to John Cage and in the process connects the Broad and Grand Avenue with LACMA.

Sexual kinks are no substitute for human connection in Erik Patterson's 'F— Strangers'

Charles McNulty — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:26:22 GMT

Echo Theater Company presents the world premiere of provocateur playwright Erik Patterson's "F— Strangers," directed by Chris Fields and starring Michael Sturgis, James Tupper, Sean Luc Rogers and Tasha Ames.

20 years and $3.7 million later, a historic Spanish-style Wallace Neff home returns to glory

R. Daniel Foster — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 10:00:00 GMT

Despite buying an 'ugly mess' in 2002, the Lauensteins had high hopes for restoring their Wallace Neff home. A breakthrough came after finding a hidden set of original plans in a cabinet.

The Hollywood Bowl's beast of a new sound system is a work in progress

Mark Swed — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 21:27:30 GMT

The L.A. Phil began the first all-American week of the L.A. Phil Hollywood Bowl season with new works about soccer and Suffs led by Tito Munoz in his Bowl debut and Thomas Wilkins

Vija Celmins, Denis Villeneuve to be honored at LACMA's 2026 Art + Film Gala

Jessica Gelt — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Artist Vija Celmins and filmmaker Denis Villeneuve will be honored at LACMA's 15th annual Art + Film Gala co-hosted by Eva Chow and Leonardo DiCaprio.

Enough about her legacy. At 100, Betye Saar just wants to keep making art in L.A.

Tara Anne Dalbow — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 11:00:00 GMT

As Betye Saar turns 100, she's more interested in creating new work than reflecting on her legacy as one of America's most groundbreaking artists.

'Mexodus,' a live-looping, hip-hop history lesson, reenergizes the American musical

Charles McNulty — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 10:00:00 GMT

Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson bring their award-winning musical 'Mexodus,' a live-looping, hip-hop musical about a fugitive slave who finds freedom south of the border, to Pasadena Playhouse.

The battle over Frida Kahlo: Activists sue to keep her art from leaving Mexico

Patrick J. McDonnell, Cecilia Sánchez Vidal — Tue, 14 Jul 2026 10:00:00 GMT

Many Mexicans worry that an exhibit showcasing paintings by Frida Kahlo and other artists will leave Mexico and never return.

Lucas Museum to give free annual passes to South L.A. neighbors, host community preview day

Jessica Gelt — Thu, 9 Jul 2026 17:00:12 GMT

The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art will give free annual passes to South L.A. neighbors in the 90037 ZIP Code.

Meow Wolf taps famed L.A. animation house for its new Los Angeles venue

Todd Martens — Thu, 9 Jul 2026 17:00:00 GMT

The experiential art firm has entered into a creative partnership with Titmouse, the studio behind popular series such as "Big Mouth" and "Star Trek: Lower Decks."

After her son's death, she found a new purpose. 'He's whispering: Mom, this is your path'

Lisa Boone — Thu, 9 Jul 2026 10:00:00 GMT

After suffering the loss of her child, journalist Esme Saleh leaned into her creative side, painting folk art-inspired taper candles as a way to move forward.

A meal with an animated Mona Lisa? Immersive dining goes high tech — but will L.A. eat it up?

Todd Martens — Wed, 8 Jul 2026 10:00:00 GMT

At the "7 Paintings" experience in West Hollywood, guests are urged to paint with vinaigrettes and unlock a treasure chest of cheese.

8 splendid plays that beg for an L.A. production ASAP

Charles McNulty — Wed, 8 Jul 2026 10:00:00 GMT

8 new plays that deserve to be seen in L.A. include work by Joshua Harmon, Samuel D. Hunter, Nazareth Hassan, Talene Monahon and Ro Reddick.

When, unlike our upcoming 250th anniversary, a bicentennial mattered to orchestras

Mark Swed — Thu, 2 Jul 2026 10:00:00 GMT

Unlike our stingy semiquincentennial, in 1976, the NEA observed the bicentennial by commissioning six major U.S. composers for six orchestras.

DTLA's former Ace Hotel is reborn as a 'creative hub' — and yes, you can still sleep there

Kailyn Brown — Thu, 2 Jul 2026 10:00:00 GMT

Behind the multimillion-dollar renovation is South Korea-based AJU Continuum, best known for its culture-forward Ryse Hotel in Seoul.

'Coriolanus' in Griffith Park: Indie Shakes conscripts Shakespeare's haughty warrior

Charles McNulty — Wed, 1 Jul 2026 10:00:00 GMT

Independent Shakespeare Co. presents a vivid outdoor rendering of William Shakespeare's 'Coriolanus,' directed by David Melville, as part of its Griffith Park Free Shakespeare Festival.

The Sparkletts building is now a historic monument. What's next for L.A.'s mosque-like oasis?

Christopher Reynolds — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 16:33:04 GMT

City officials are hoping to save the former bottling plant, which the L.A. Conservancy calls a bold example of Moorish Revival industrial design.

As L.A. dance spaces shutter, dancers keep moving through a funding drought

Steven Vargas — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT

As major dance institutions like Bodytraffic and L.A. Contemporary Dance Company close their doors, dancers still persevere. Here's how.

Sequins! Dancing queens! ABBA! Go backstage for 'Mamma Mia!'s' 25th anniversary tour at the Ahmanson

Eloise Rollins-Fife — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT

Twenty-five years after its Broadway debut, the veteran BTS creatives of "Mamma Mia!" helps turn the Ahmanson Theatre into an ABBA-fueled, multigenerational dance party.

As construction resumes at L.A. eyesore, creator behind its beloved bird mascot steps forward

Ryan Steven Green — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT

For years, construction stalled at an Eagle Rock site set to become a 31-unit multiuse complex. In the meantime, a mysterious papier-mache bird, nicknamed 'Pinky' took roost. But who made the beloved mascot?

American playwrights are embracing the nation's complexity. Will audiences answer the call?

Charles McNulty — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT

Democracy is in crisis. But writers such as Young Jean Lee, Tarell Alvin McCraney and Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, are stepping up, dramatizing the complexities of what it means to be an American.

Movies, books, art and music to explore as America turns 250

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT

As America celebrates 250 years, we size up how it's been portrayed in, and has shaped, what we watch, listen to and read.

This 99-year-old ballet teacher once taught Parisian royalty. Now she teaches in Pasadena

Katie Simons — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT

Helga Monson de Kansky was once predicted to become ballet's next star. Instead, she chose a life with her family and a career as a dance instructor.

They worked as early Hollywood artists with little recognition — until now

Julius Miller — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 17:35:22 GMT

The UC Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art's latest exhibition highlights uncredited artists who made significant creative contributions to early Hollywood.

California Science Center announces opening date to view Space Shuttle Endeavour in launch position

Katie Simons — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT

On Nov. 13, the California Science Center's Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center will open to visitors as the final phase of its 33-year-long master plan.

After the Eaton fire, 'In the Gardens of Eaton' finds unexpected beauty in loss

Marah Eakin — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT

In his ongoing series, photographer Kevin Cooley has captured thousands of images of plants and trees blooming and surviving after the 2025 Eaton fire in Altadena.

Hollywood Bowl kicks off season with heartfelt 'Best of Broadway' — though 'best' may be a stretch

Charles McNulty — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:45:25 GMT

The Hollywood Bowl opens for the season with 'The Best of Broadway,' a lavish concert headlined by Halle Bailey, Darren Criss, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Brian Stokes Mitchell and Lea Salonga.

Forget celebrity homes. This Hollywood bus tour haunts the city instead

Eloise Rollins-Fife — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT

New Theater Hollywood's 'California Gothic: A Bus Tour' periodically invites riders to meet ghostly street performers and ponder the death of the California dream.

A fake mountain and real magic transform Paris' oldest bridge

Patt Morrison — Sat, 20 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT

Paris' venerable Pont Neuf has sprouted a snow-capped inflatable mountain, JR's trompe l'oeil 'cave' that turns the city's oldest bridge into a 24-hour walkthrough illusion.

The 29-year-old Spanish painter who rose to fame with a Lily Allen album cover sets her sights on L.A.

Jane Horowitz — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 21:30:15 GMT

Nieves González, the 29-year-old Spanish painter whose meteoric rise was catalyzed by her Baroque-inflected portrait of Lily Allen for the singer's album "West End Girl," will make her U.S. debut at Richard Heller Gallery in Santa Monica on Saturday.

'Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous' lives up to its title, but the plot lumbers

Charles McNulty — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT

LaTanya Richardson Jackson directs the L.A. premiere of Pearl Cleage's 'Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous' at the Geffen Playhouse

James Conlon remains hooked on L.A. as he reflects on his 20 years as music director of L.A. Opera

Mark Swed — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 22:09:29 GMT

James Conlon, whose 20 years as music director conclude with the final 'Magic Flute' on June 21, looks back on how opera has developed in L.A. over two decades.

Appreciation: Architect Lorcan O'Herlihy rethought urban housing and changed Los Angeles for the better

Sam Lubell — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 16:31:57 GMT

Architect Lorcan O'Herlihy died Sunday at the age of 66. The LOHA founder changed L.A. for the better — rethinking, among other things, dense urban housing and its relationship to the city.

LACMA takes its celebration to the streets with a massive art parade down Wilshire Boulevard

Jane Horowitz — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT

LACMA will follow the April opening of its David Geffen Galleries with a large-scale Art Parade that moves beyond the museum walls and into the streets.

L.A. museum highlights Jewish roots that shaped world's most popular soccer styles

Kevin Baxter — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT

As World Cup matches are played in L.A., the holocaust museum unveils an exhibition that explores how World War II upheaval altered global soccer.

Washington National Opera sues the Kennedy Center to recover $17 million in donations

Emily St. Martin — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 22:53:38 GMT

The Washington National Opera has filed a lawsuit against the Kennedy Center, claiming it has been blocked from $17 million in donated funds.

Lessons in letting go: In 'Rheology,' Shayok Misha Chowdhury's secret weapon is his physicist mother

Charles McNulty — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 22:02:50 GMT

The playwright teams up with his theoretical physicist mother at REDCAT for a physics lesson applicable to both art and life

Contributor: David Hockney's paintings gave the world a vision of L.A.

James Cahill — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 19:50:00 GMT

The artist, who died Thursday at 88, came to Los Angeles in the 1960s and created indelible, shimmering images of the city's people, scenes and sunlight.

5 essential David Hockney artworks that capture his glimmering Los Angeles

Jessica Gelt — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 18:23:46 GMT

David Hockney, the towering British-born artist who made Los Angeles his home, turned the city's landscapes filled with glittering pools, rolling hills and lush foliage into consequential art. Here are five of his best works.

David Hockney, whose art celebrated sun-drenched Los Angeles, dead at 88

Jessica Gelt, Barbara Isenberg — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:34:47 GMT

David Hockney, the innovative British artist who celebrated Los Angeles' sun-drenched life and landscapes in colorful, wildly popular paintings, has died.

At Riverside's Mission Inn, former owner departs with historic art — and locals are outraged

Christopher Reynolds — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT

Before the sale of the landmark hotel closed, Kelly Roberts removed two beloved paintings that had been a part of the property for more than a century.

Woody Guthrie's guitar, a Gettysburg photo: 5 must-sees at the Huntington's new America 250 exhibit

Julius Miller — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT

The Huntington will celebrate the United States' 250th anniversary with "This Land Is...," a retrospective exhibition that examines American identities over time.

Yoko Ono's popular 'Wish Trees' at the Broad offers hope to Angelenos in unsettling times

Deborah Vankin — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT

Angelenos are flocking to the Broad to tie their personal hopes to Yoko Ono's 'Wish Trees for Los Angeles' — creating a powerful, moving snapshot of the city's collective mood.

Her water bill was 'insane.' So she tore out her lawn and planted a 'wabi-sabi' wonderland

Lisa Boone — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT

For Julia Lee, tearing out her lawn and replacing it with drought tolerant plants was about more than saving water. It was also an opportunity to connect with her neighbors.

One of L.A.'s most personal theater experiences is disguised as a tarot reading

Todd Martens — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT

Koryn Wicks' 'You Must Be Here for the Reading' relies heavily on audience participation and a willingness to be vulnerable.

Is Hollywood Fringe finally becoming the theater festival that L.A. deserves?

Jenelle Riley — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT

After 16 years, Hollywood Fringe is finally becoming the kind of cohesive festival that L.A. deserves. Most surprisingly, the super-powered new version of the massive theater festival was born out of COVID disruption.

Dudamel's Disney Hall send-off became more than a mere party

Mark Swed — Tue, 9 Jun 2026 22:30:42 GMT

Gustavo Dudamel's final concerts at Disney Hall as L.A. Phil music and artistic director included send-offs from John Williams and John Adams.

Steve Martin, Ann Philbin to curate new Santa Barbara Museum of Art exhibit of 'peculiar' paintings

Eloise Rollins-Fife — Tue, 9 Jun 2026 16:00:00 GMT

'Martin Mull: The Joys of Indoor/Outdoor Living' in Santa Barbara will be curated by comedian-actor Steve Martin and former Hammer Museum director Ann Philbin.

A 'Giant' win, vampires and the Pink of it all: 7 essential moments from the 2026 Tony Awards

Jessica Gelt, Charles McNulty — Mon, 8 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT

"Schmigadoon!" won best musical, during the 79th Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall, Sunday, but fans were also buzzing about Pink's hosting skills, John Lithgow's not entirely expected win and Ali Louis Bourzgui's passionately political speech.

Trump forges ahead with D.C. cityscape transformation against growing resistance

Michael Wilner, Ana Ceballos — Mon, 8 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT

Trump has responded to growing legal and political obstacles to his ballroom, arch and other projects by attempting to force approvals through faster than opponents can challenge them.

Tony Awards 2026: 'Schmigadoon!' wins best musical in a season saved by revivals

Charles McNulty — Mon, 8 Jun 2026 03:13:28 GMT

'Cats: The Jellicle Ball' and Ragtime' were the standout musical winners at the Tony Awards; "Schmigadoon!" took the prize for best new musical.

Tony Awards 2026: 'Death of Salesman,' the prestige hit of the Broadway season, is showered with Tony love

Charles McNulty — Mon, 8 Jun 2026 02:50:56 GMT

The critically hailed revival of 'Death of a Salesman' wins six Tony Awards, including best revival and best featured actress in a play for Laurie Metcalf.

Tony Awards 2026: An upset win delivers the night's most political speech (with vampires as a metaphor)

Jessica Gelt — Mon, 8 Jun 2026 02:32:01 GMT

Ali Louis Bourzgui scored an upset win for performance by an actor in a featured role and went on to make a passionate speech in support of Palestine and immigrants — using vampires as a metaphor.

Tony Awards 2026: Three's a charm, John Lithgow, Laurie Metcalf achieve Tony trifectas

Jessica Gelt — Mon, 8 Jun 2026 01:31:55 GMT

John Lithgow won his third Tony Award for "Giant," while Laurie Metcalf took home her third statue for "Death of a Salesman" at the 2026 Tony Awards.

Tony Awards 2026: Bess Wohl's Pulitzer-Prize-winning 'Liberation' is crowned best play

Charles McNulty — Mon, 8 Jun 2026 01:22:44 GMT

'Liberation,' Bess Wohl's playful imagining of her mother's feminist consciousness-raising group in 1970s Ohio, deservedly wins the Tony for best play

Tony Awards 2026: The complete winners list

Kevin Crust — Sun, 7 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMT

'Liberation,' 'Schmigadoon!', 'Ragtime' and 'Death of a Salesman' were the big winners at the 2026 Tony Awards.

How to watch the 2026 Tony Awards and everything else you need to know

Eloise Rollins-Fife — Fri, 5 Jun 2026 19:15:59 GMT

The 2026 Tony Awards, hosted by pop star Pink, will air live Sunday on CBS. Here's everything you need to know about the ceremony.

James Conlon turns to Mozart and magic for his L.A. Opera farewell

Mark Swed — Fri, 5 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT

L.A. Opera reprises its inventive Barrie Kosky silent-movie production of Mozart's "Magic Flute" for James Conlon's farewell as the company's music director.

Dataland defies expectations. But will L.A. embrace the world's first AI arts museum?

Shana Nys Dambrot — Fri, 5 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT

Dataland, the world's first museum of AI arts, is set to open in downtown L.A. on June 20. Arriving as debate about AI reaches new heights, Dataland seeks to place an experience of the natural world squarely in the digital realm.

9 free dance performances at iconic SoCal landmarks, from LACMA to Hollywood Forever

Steven Vargas — Thu, 4 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT

Choreographer Benjamin Millepied's L.A. Dance Project is taking its work to the streets of Los Angeles over a period of two weeks with free performances at LACMA's David Geffen Galleries, Hollywood Forever Cemetery and Hollyhock House at Barnsdall Art Park.

The Gustavo goodbye express keeps rolling

Mark Swed — Wed, 3 Jun 2026 18:29:46 GMT

Gustavo Dudamel's penultimate week as L.A. Phil music director includes world premieres by Angelica Negron and Roberto Sierra with Yo-Yo Ma as soloist.

Is the past ever over? The two estranged half-brothers in Samuel D. Hunter's 'Grangeville' find out

Charles McNulty — Wed, 3 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT

The Idaho-set play has its West Coast premiere at Ruskin Group Theatre in a production directed by John Perrin Flynn and starring Tim Cummings and Jeff LeBeau.

L.A. Times Concierge: 'I'm interested in photography. What great L.A. historic sites should I capture?'

Kailyn Brown — Mon, 1 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT

Looking for things to do in L.A.? Ask us your questions, and our expert guides will share highly specific recommendations.

Alicia Keys' glorious music fuels blazing 'Hell's Kitchen' at the Hollywood Pantages

Charles McNulty — Sat, 30 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT

The Broadway hit delivers all the bangers in telling the R&B star's New York coming of age story in L.A. premiere.

Judge orders removal of Trump's name from Kennedy Center, halts closure

Jessica Gelt — Fri, 29 May 2026 19:52:26 GMT

A federal judge has ruled that President Trump's name was illegally added to the Kennedy Center and blocked the administration from closing the cultural and arts venue for major renovations.

Eboni Booth's Pulitzer Prize-winning 'Primary Trust' is the play we need to restore our souls

Charles McNulty — Fri, 29 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT

The small-town story about a lonely man in a lonely world has its L.A. premiere at the Mark Taper Forum in a production directed by Knud Adams.

Marilyn Monroe left behind a now-100-year-old mystery we're still trying to unravel

Mary McNamara — Thu, 28 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT

Art and artist, creation and creator, Marilyn Monroe left behind a now-century-old mystery we're still trying to unravel.

Die Walkure, Gustavo Dudamel and Frank Gehry attempt Wagner history at Disney Hall

Mark Swed — Thu, 28 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT

Gustavo Dudamel began his final stretch as L.A. Phil music director leading a full production of Wagner's "Die Walküre" with sets by Frank Gehry.

'The future of art': A first look at the video installation that'll light up LACMA's Wilshire bridge

Solvej Schou — Wed, 27 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT

A new permanent public art installation is in the works for LACMA's new David Geffen Galleries. The large-scale video projection by Diana Thater was shot in Claude Monet's gardens and will light the underside of the building where it bridges Wilshire Boulevard.

New cities, same dreams: Alicia Keys brings 'Hell's Kitchen' to Los Angeles

Katie Simons — Tue, 26 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT

The jukebox musical inspired by Alicia Keys' life will open at the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles at the end of May.

Photographer Catherine Opie is everywhere all at once this spring

Jane Horowitz — Tue, 26 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT

'Holding Blue,' a new exhibit of Catherine Opie's photography, opens May 28 at Regen Projects in L.A. Her work will also appear at the Autry Museum, Hauser & Wirth and others.

At SoCal newest children's museum, kids can dig for mammoth bones or face a giant Lite-Brite

Deborah Netburn — Fri, 22 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT

At KidSTREAM, the first museum of its kind in Ventura County, immersive exhibits highlight the area's unique industry and geography.

Turning 90, Philip Glass gets revelatory tributes that show his work in new light

Mark Swed — Thu, 21 May 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Taylor Mac and Lucinda Childs honored Philip Glass and his work with poets during a special performance, one of several celebrations ahead of the composer's upcoming 90th birthday.

Part root vegetable, part deity: Inside Everything Is Terrible's new Meow Wolf L.A. installation

Marah Eakin — Wed, 20 May 2026 13:00:00 GMT

The found footage collective Everything Is Terrible has big, immersive plans for the soon-to-open Meow Wolf L.A. Here's what we know about its installation, "the N.E.S.T."

Get a first look at the immersive art taking over 80 rooms in a shuttered downtown L.A. hospital

Jane Horowitz — Wed, 20 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT

A new immersive art project in Los Angeles is set to occupy the shuttered St. Vincent Medical Center, turning a site in transition into a large-scale environment organized around human emotion.

For Bob Baker Marionette Theater, 'Choo Choo Revue' is more than a show. It's a statement

Todd Martens — Wed, 20 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT

For the iconic L.A. troupe, this fantastical representation of a cross-country train trip is a bold look toward the future.

Two Golden Age musicals get makeovers: 'Brigadoon' transcends time, 'Flower Drum Song' falters between eras

Charles McNulty — Wed, 20 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT

'Brigadoon' soars at Pasadena Playhouse but 'Flower Drum Song' only intermittently comes to life at Little Tokyo's Aratani Theatre despite best intentions.

As Gustavo Dudamel prepares to leave L.A. Phil, his love affair with L.A. isn't over

Mark Swed — Tue, 19 May 2026 13:00:00 GMT

As Gustavo Dudamel begins his final weeks in Walt Disney Concert Hall as L.A. Phil music director, he talks about what lies ahead and how he got there.

This Miles Davis centennial exhibit features photos even his family had never seen

Julius Miller — Tue, 19 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT

"Miles Davis: A Century of Cool" debuts at Musichead Gallery on Sunset Boulevard, tracing the legendary jazz musician's evolution.

In her Silver Lake ADU, this L.A. artist turns glass and clay into something magical

Lisa Boone — Mon, 18 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT

Los Angeles artist Julie Burton hand-crafts elegant glass jewelry, ceramics and home decor in her Silver Lake ADU.

L.A. vs. New York vs. UK punks and so much more at a sprawling new Skirball exhibit

Siran Babayan — Mon, 18 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT

The Skirball exhibition, "Outsiders, Outcasts, Rebels + Weirdos: Punk Culture 1976–86," traces the rise of punk across key scenes in the U.S. and the UK, and tells singular stories of the musicians and artists who made the iconoclastic scene tick.

Billboards celebrating peace will arrive in L.A. as part of the Broad's Yoko Ono exhibit

Julius Miller — Thu, 14 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT

The Broad's latest Yoko Ono exhibition features iconic works from the artist alongside a timely citywide billboard campaign promoting peace.

The delusional monarch of 'Exit the King' holds a cracked mirror up to our absurdist times

Charles McNulty — Wed, 13 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT

Michael Michetti directs a revival of Eugène Ionesco's absurdist classic "Exit the King" at A Noise Within in Pasadena.

Coronado's new hotel is a maximalist dream — with lush lagoons and iridescent clamshell beds

Christopher Reynolds — Wed, 13 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT

From the hospitality group behind the unapologetically glamorous Lafayette in San Diego's North Park, Baby Grand is ready to make a splash in stately Coronado.

Gary Baseman serves up quirky drawings on real restaurant menus at iconic L.A. coffee shop

Iris Kwok — Tue, 12 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT

Gary Baseman's new exhibition at the historic Johnie's Coffee Shop features 40 drawings on menus of local restaurants including Canter's and Max & Helen's.

Massive and made of fiberglass, Muffler Men are a Route 66 classic — and they're multiplying

Christopher Reynolds — Tue, 12 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT

First erected in the early 1960s as an advertising gimmick, these giants are rising again thanks to preservationists, kitsch aficionados and savvy entrepreneurs.

What the postcards leave out: 5 moments in history that still echo along Route 66

Jasmine Desiree — Tue, 12 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT

And where you still find remains of these events, from the Dust Bowl exodus to Japanese American incarceration.

You can order a Diet Coke or bomb Iran in latest anti-Trump protest art

Jessica Gelt — Mon, 11 May 2026 19:56:45 GMT

Secret Handshake, the satirical arts and activism group behind the Trump-Epstein statues, has created a video game about the Iran war called 'Operation Epic Furious.'

Houston and Brooklyn show what Robert Wilson still means to LA28

Mark Swed — Mon, 11 May 2026 17:30:03 GMT

For the first time since visionary artist Robert Wilson's death in July, his work is being produced simultaneously at Houston Grand Opera ('Messiah') and BAM ('Moby Dick').

Culver City's Wende Museum of the Cold War announces major expansion in Hawthorne

Deborah Vankin — Sun, 10 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT

The Wende Museum of the Cold War announced a $16-million expansion in Hawthorne, featuring a new research institute and a "living archive."

Meet four artists behind the public art you'll see at L.A. Metro's new D Line stations

Iris Kwok — Fri, 8 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT

L.A. Metro's three new D Line extension stations will feature nine public artworks. The artists include Eamon Ore-Giron, Fran Siegel, Karl Haendel and Todd Gray.

'Real Women Have Curves' makes post-Broadway debut as part of Pasadena Playhouse's 2026-27 season

Malia Mendez — Thu, 7 May 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Pasadena Playhouse producing artistic director Danny Feldman says next year's lineup will be 'bigger than our Sondheim season.'

Director Joe Mantello scales 'Death of a Salesman' on Broadway with Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf

Charles McNulty — Wed, 6 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT

Two-time Tony-winner Joe Mantello, who directed 'Wicked' on Broadway, takes on one of his biggest challenges -- Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman" starring Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf