Arts

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

'Lost Boys,' 'Schmigadoon!' lead 2026 Tony nominations

Malia Mendez — Tue, 5 May 2026 12:58:46 GMT

'The Lost Boys' and 'Schmigadoon!' led the 2026 Tony Awards nominations with 12 each, followed by 'Ragtime,' which earned 11 nods.

Tony Awards 2026: Win or lose, these 10 standout performances and shows are worth celebrating

Charles McNulty — Tue, 5 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT

Moments that stand out from the 2025-2026 Broadway season include performances by Laurie Metcalf, a radical reframing of 'Cats' and John Lithgow's towering performance in 'Giant,' all of which received Tony nominations

Bess Wohl's 'Liberation' wins Pulitzer for drama. Could a Tony be next?

Katie Simons — Mon, 4 May 2026 21:47:50 GMT

Bess Wohl won the 2026 Pulitzer for drama, awarded for her play "Liberation," which premiered on Broadway in 2025.

John Williams returns to North Hollywood High, which honors him with new performing arts center

Tim Greiving — Mon, 4 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT

John Williams cut the ribbon on a new state-of-the-art performing arts center named for him at his alma mater, North Hollywood High School, where he honed his craft in the 1940s.

Holocaust Museum LA will reopen as part of the new $70-million Goldrich Cultural Center

Solvej Schou — Mon, 4 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT

After a nearly eight-month closure and a $70-million campus expansion, the Holocaust Museum LA will reopen as part of the Goldrich Cultural Center, featuring an expanded vision in Pan Pacific Park.

A powerful photo project became a love letter to the workers who built L.A. Metro's D Line

Christopher Buchanan — Fri, 1 May 2026 18:28:52 GMT

With a new exhibition on view, photographer Ken Karagozian and author India Mandelkern discuss their book, "Wilshire Subway," which documents the decades-long ideation and execution of L.A. Metro's D Line.

Broadway musicals: Does 'Cats' have nine lives? Does 'Lost Boys' suck? Does 'Titanique' sink?

Charles McNulty — Fri, 1 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT

A selection of reviews of new Broadway musical productions: "Cats: The Jellicle Ball," "The Lost Boys" and Celine Dion to the rescue of "Titanique."

Lucas Museum unveils inaugural exhibitions curated by George Lucas himself

Jessica Gelt — Mon, 4 May 2026 19:00:00 GMT

When the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art officially opens its doors to the public Sept. 22, guests will be presented with more than 1,200 objects in nearly 20 exhibitions installed across more than 30 galleries.

Broadway's strange season gets a boost from 7 acting powerhouses

Charles McNulty — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:00:00 GMT

Broadway reviews of Adrien Brody and Tessa Thompson in "The Fear of 13," Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf in "Death of a Salesman," Jon Bernthal and Ebon-Moss Bachrach in "Dog Day Afternoon" and John Lithgow in "'Giant."

Small spaces surprise and shine at the 2026 Pasadena Showcase House of Design

Lisa Boone — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:00:00 GMT

Interior designers reimagine a historic 1907 estate for the Pasadena Showcase House of Design in Arcadia.

James Conlon begins his final L.A. Opera stretch as music director with a mission

Mark Swed — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:00:00 GMT

James Conlon begins the final stretch of his 20th season as music director of L.A. Opera with a production of Verdi's 'Falstaff' and a special concert of opera excerpts.

Your guide to free self-care: 8 L.A. wellness events you can't miss in May

Deborah Vankin — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:00:00 GMT

From soundbaths in Leimert Park to sunset yoga in the park, here are the best ways to prioritize your mental and physical health in Los Angeles this month without spending a dime.

A crop of classic musical revivals arrives in LA. this spring. Here's why modern audiences will care

Malia Mendez — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:00:00 GMT

Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Flower Drum Song" and "The Sound of Music" and Lerner and Loewe's "Brigadoon" are all running in L.A. this spring.

Naked and unafraid at 73, she's challenging ideas about aging women on a Hollywood stage

Deborah Vankin — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:00:00 GMT

After watching AI threaten her livelihood and creative future, 'Younger' author Pamela Redmond turned to the most human medium she could find: her body. Her one-woman show 'Old Woman Naked' premieres in L.A. on April 29.

Appreciation: Michael Tilson Thomas embodied and amplified the L.A. musical sensibility

Mark Swed — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 19:56:28 GMT

As conductor, pianist, composer and personality, Michael Tilson Thomas was an embodiment of the L.A. musical sensibility.

Michael Tilson Thomas, L.A.-born maestro who led San Francisco Symphony, dies at 81

Nardine Saad, Jessica Gelt — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:11:26 GMT

Michael Tilson Thomas, the L.A.-born celebrity conductor and 'bad boy' of classical music who led the San Francisco Symphony, has died. He was 81.

Dataland, the world's first museum of AI arts, sets opening date and first exhibition

Jessica Gelt — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:00:00 GMT

New media artist Refik Anadol announced the opening date for Dataland, which is dubbed the world's first museum of AI arts.

The first installation at LACMA's David Geffen Galleries is a revisionist fever dream

Leah Ollman — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:00:00 GMT

The change represented by the inaugural installation at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art's new David Geffen Galleries goes far beyond a remodel. It's a revisionist fever dream.

Nicholas Christopher's Broadway star shines bright in 'Chess' after years of paying his dues

Charles McNulty — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:00:00 GMT

Nicholas Christopher more than holds his own in the Broadway revival of 'Chess' that also stars Lea Michele and Aaron Tveit.

Talene Monahon's new play 'Eat Me' at South Coast Rep is a foodie wonderland gone down a rabbit hole

Charles McNulty — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:00:00 GMT

'Eat Me,' a new play by Talene Monahon, author of 'Meet the Cartozians,' has its world premiere at South Coast Repertory.

Monica Lewinsky, a saint? This devastatingly smart romance goes there

Julia M. Klein — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:00:00 GMT

In her second novel, Julia Langbein expertly weaves together art history and a fantastical, feminist reclamation of public shame. It's also very funny.

This influential L.A. collector bought the artists no one else would. The art world is finally catching up

Tara Anne Dalbow — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:09:19 GMT

Native Angeleno Eileen Harris Norton's seminal collection of artwork is on view through August at Hauser & Wirth in downtown L.A. Few people have done more than Norton to shape city's art scene over the last 50 years.

More is more is more in this L.A. 'barn' exploding with thrifted finds and maximalist flair

Lisa Boone — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:00:00 GMT

Interior designer Meeshie Fahmy turned a barn-style home in Inglewood into a bold, colorful space filled with secondhand furniture and plenty of art.

Early visitors share first impressions of LACMA's sprawling new building

Iris Kwok — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:00:00 GMT

Too expensive, too gray: The critiques of David Geffen Galleries have been swirling for years. But on opening day, we spoke to LACMA members who got an early inside look about their first impressions.

Trigger warning? 'For Want of a Horse' gives new meaning to the term 'animal lover'

Charles McNulty — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:00:00 GMT

Trans playwright Olivia Dufault tackles the taboo of zoophilia in the Echo Theater Company world premiere of 'For Want of a Horse' at Atwater Village Theatre.

L.A. Times Book Prize honorees named — many celebrate resistance: 'When people rise, empires always fall'

Malia Mendez — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 05:58:54 GMT

At the L.A. Times Book Prizes ceremony, authors and presenters celebrated writing as a potent form of political resistance.

Inside LACMA's lavish opening gala for the David Geffen Galleries with George Lucas, Ed Ruscha and Jeff Koons

Jessica Gelt — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:12:25 GMT

LACMA's opening gala for its $724 million David Geffen Galleries created a gravitational pull for art and film heavyweights, including the building's namesake along with George Lucas, Ed Ruscha, Lauren Halsey, Tom Hanks, Bob Iger, Will Ferrell, Ava DuVernay, Jeff Koons and more.

Gagosian Beverly Hills hosts first Frank Gehry show since the iconic architect's death

Malia Mendez — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMT

The Gagosian's Beverly Hills gallery in partnership with Frank Gehry's family will showcase the famed architect's rarely seen sculptures.

An Athol Fugard classic lives again in exquisite production at the Geffen Playhouse

Charles McNulty — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:00:00 GMT

"'Master Harold' … and the Boys," Athol Fugard's classic drama set in apartheid South Africa, opens at the Geffen Playhouse in a production starring John Kani, a Tony-winning interpreter of Fugard's work.

'L.A. has changed me,' says architect of LACMA's divisive David Geffen Galleries

Sam Lubell — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:00:00 GMT

In a wide-ranging interview with architecture critic Sam Lubell, Peter Zumthor talks about the evolution of LACMA's new David Geffen Galleries, how L.A. changed his practice, and why certain criticisms of the building are overblown.

His wild, theme park-style home in L.A. is full of joy. It even has a Disneyland room

Lisa Boone — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:00:00 GMT

Theme park fan Brandon Shahniani created the dream life he's always wanted to live — at home in L.A.

Erewhon to open at LACMA's new David Geffen Galleries

Jessica Gelt — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:38:47 GMT

Erewhon, Los Angeles' trendy health food cafe and retailer, will bring its signature smoothies, matcha and coffee to Los Angeles County Museum of Art's new David Geffen Galleries.

California Science Center completes construction of new building housing Endeavour shuttle

Malia Mendez — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Construction on the California Science Center's new Samuel Oschin Air & Space Center, home to the Endeavour shuttle, is complete.

'Now is the time': Bob Baker Marionette Theater to make Highland Park its forever home

Todd Martens — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:00:00 GMT

The beloved troupe with thousands of handcrafted puppets — a saucy black cat in heels, a fish out of water that can't help but wiggle — has entered into an agreement to purchase its current location.

Everything to know about David Geffen Galleries as a new LACMA emerges

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:00:00 GMT

The divisive new building opens to members April 19 and widely May 4. Learn more about its architecture, must-see art, things to do and $724 million price tag.

As Trump rains down terror on Iran, Sanaz Toossi's Pulitzer-winning 'English' has its L.A. premiere

Charles McNulty — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 10:00:00 GMT

'English,' Sanaz Toossi's Pulitzer Prize-winning play set in Iran, has its L.A. premiere at the Wallis.

Surprise! Pink will host the 2026 Tony Awards

Iris Kwok — Thu, 9 Apr 2026 21:07:16 GMT

Raise your glass, pop singer Pink will host the 2026 Tony Awards on June 7.

LACMA spent nearly $724 million on the David Geffen Galleries — here's how it was all used

Jessica Gelt — Wed, 8 Apr 2026 13:00:00 GMT

LACMA's David Geffen Galleries will open April 19 after about six years of construction. The building cost nearly $724 million — here's where that money went.

One of LACMA's first commissions finds new life at David Geffen Galleries

Jessica Gelt — Wed, 8 Apr 2026 13:00:00 GMT

LACMA first commissioned Alexander Calder to create 'Three Quintains (Hello Girls)' for its 1965 opening in Hancock Park. The beloved fountain was reinstalled more than 60 years later to anchor the museum's new David Geffen Galleries.

Come for the Jeff Koons living sculpture, stay for the wine: A map of LACMA's David Geffen Galleries

Jessica Gelt — Wed, 8 Apr 2026 13:00:00 GMT

A colorful map to help guide visitors around LACMA's new David Geffen Galleries, including the best way to the wine bar and how to get a great view of Jeff Koons' 'Split-Rocker' topiary sculpture.

Red-hot director Knud Adams brings his Pulitzer touch to L.A. with 'English' and 'Primary Trust'

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

Director Knud Adams, one of the most sought after directors of new plays, brings his acclaimed productions of 'English' to the Wallis and "Primary Trust' to the Mark Taper Forum. Both plays, making their L.A. premieres, won the Pulitzer Prize for drama.

Exercise is vital to your health, but so are the arts. Here's how to reap the benefits

Keith Wagstaff — Wed, 8 Apr 2026 10:00:00 GMT

Regular participation in the arts improves cognition, lowers blood pressure and reduces stress, according to "Art Cure: The Science of How the Arts Save Lives."

Anna Handler to become the Los Angeles Philharmonic's conductor-in-residence

Mark Swed — Tue, 7 Apr 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Anna Handler, a rapidly rising young conductor, will be given the new title of conductor-in-residence for the next three seasons.

This beloved pop culture art gallery in L.A. is closing after 20 years — is AI to blame?

Marah Eakin — Tue, 7 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT

Dubbed 'the first pop culture-focussed art gallery in the world,' Gallery 1988 is closing after more than 20 years. The small storefront specialized in official licensed art exhibits for franchises and TV shows including 'Lost,' and 'Star Wars.'

Formerly incarcerated artist Mr. Wash paints Compton's past—and is building a $15 million center for its future

Jane Horowitz — Tue, 7 Apr 2026 10:00:00 GMT

'The City of Compton: Then & Now,' an exhibition by Compton artist Fulton Leroy Washington — known as Mr. Wash — opened late last month. It's part of the formerly incarcerated artist's efforts to raise $15 million for a community arts hub.

L.A. Times Concierge: Where can we go for a fun morning out with our toddler before nap time?

Kailyn Brown — Mon, 6 Apr 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.

What would the New York Philharmonic, Met and Armory do without L.A. artists?

Mark Swed — Fri, 3 Apr 2026 10:00:00 GMT

As Gustavo Dudamel prepares to leave L.A. for NYC, Los Angeles invades the New York performance scene with major projects by Dudamel at the NY Philharmonic, Yuval Sharon at the Met and LA Dance Project at the Park Avenue Armory.

A tale of two Arthur Miller plays: One nails it, one misses the moment entirely

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

As Arthur Miller's plays surge in popularity, 'Death of a Salesman' dismally disappoints at A Noise Within while 'The Price' thrives in the intimacy of Pacific Resident Theatre.

Shepard Fairey is not afraid of AI art and other lessons from the High Desert Art Fair

Jessica Gelt — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:00:00 GMT

During a hot weekend in Pioneertown, the High Desert Art Fair drew creatives in droves, including Shepard Fairey and Mark Mothersbaugh, to a region long celebrated for attracting artistic misfits prone to experimentation.