Gillian Murphy, Jose Manuel Carreno to lead ABT's 'The Sleeping Beauty' in L.A.

The ballet will get five performances at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in July » Read More

Prized private L.A. art collection expected to sell for more than $150 million


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Music review: St. Lawrence String Quartet performs John Adams at the Broad Stage

The quartet performs the composer's peppy take on Ravel. » Read More

Music review: Los Angeles Master Chorale's 'St. Matthew Passion'

Music director Grant Gershon's deft handling of his resources helps turns Disney Hall into a sacred space in a powerful yet subtle performance of Bach's complex work. » Read More

Autry Center President John L. Gray to retire

During his tenure, he oversaw the Western history center's transformation, including its merger with the Southwest Museum. During his tenure, he oversaw the Western history center's transformation, including its merger with the Southwest Museum. » Read More

Ken Takemoto: East West Players' Mr. Fix-It

The troupe relies on its prop master to provide the perfect piece. Hey, what's in that Dumpster? To understand why East West Players loves Ken Takemoto, ask about "the duck." The fake fowl -- a Rube Goldbergian contraption he created for a 2008 revival of "Pippin" -- shows just how clever, conscientious and cheap the 75-year-old prop » Read More

Yoshitaka Amano solo show

Selections of the Japanese artist's work, reflecting his love of American Pop culture, can be seen at LeBasse Projects in Culver City. An art exhibition may not be the standard setting for the type of fanfare associated with sci-fi conventions. Japanese artist Yoshitaka Amano, who gained attention designing ch » Read More

Raimund Abraham, Austrian-born architect, theorist and teacher, dies at 76

Abraham, whose Austrian Cultural Forum building in New York is among the most forceful architectural pieces of the last decade, had taught at the Southern California Institute of Architecture. Raimund Abraham, an Austrian-born architect known for his powerfully enigmatic drawings and fierce idealism, and whose narrow, blade-like 2002 » Read More