With Verdi's 'La Traviata' and Huang Ruo's 'Book of Mountains and Seas' as well as other projects, L.A. Opera is attempting to cover all operatic bases. Can opera thrive here?

Sculptor Camille Claudel was more than a tragic figure. Her art influenced her titanic mentor, Auguste Rodin. A smart L.A. exhibition explains how

Filmmaker Jon M. Chu will find familiar material in his Broadway debut as he directs a musical adaptation of author Kevin Kwan's 'Crazy Rich Asians' trilogy.

Christian St. Croix's 'Monsters of the American Cinema' has its Los Angeles premiere at the Matrix Theatre in a Rogue Machine production directed by John Perrin Flynn.

Klaus Makela, appointed music director of the Chicago Symphony at the age of 28, has been likened to Gustavo Dudamel. Why orchestras' chasing of youth could have downsides.

The newsboy who was part of the Harrison Gray Otis monument gone except for two bronze shoes, one intact and the other mangled.

Gregg T. Daniel directs a muscular revival of 'King Hedley II," a difficult play done well. Veralyn Jones' performance is extraordinary.

Terminal Island may be best known for the Japanese American village tragically uprooted by government order. A new book mines its history as that a but also as resort, artists colony and more.

The Broadway production of 'Fat Ham,' James Ijames' Pulitzer Prize-winning riff on 'Hamlet,' has its West Coast premiere at the Geffen Playhouse in L.A. It's gripping, outrageous fun.

The LACMA show 'Ed Ruscha / Now Then' is the first comprehensive retrospective in more than 20 years of a quintessential American artist.

'Ride,' at San Diego's Old Globe through April 28, is part of a wave of small-cast musicals whose lower costs can spell high rewards for cash-strapped theater companies.

The Broadway touring production of Michael Mayer's 2022 revival of "Funny Girl" arrives at the Ahmanson Theatre with a star-making lead performance from Katerina McCrimmon.

Love him or hate him, Philip Glass is inescapable. His 20 piano etudes have become essential listening, his impact on three generations of artists indelible.

Sage Against the Machine is an L.A.-based band of punk-rock native plant nerds who might do for native plants what the Beach Boys did for surfing.

Michael Stuhlbarg previewed his Broadway show 'Patriots' on Monday, a day after a 27-year-old man allegedly threw a rock at the actor's head in New York.

Native plants don't just provide color and habitat in our yards, they also create beautiful, long-lasting, fragrant bouquets with the right preparation.

The Broad has announced a $100-million expansion due to be completed before the 2028 Summer Olympics. What will it mean for the museum and downtown?

Movies and TV shows have fetishized close friendship to the point that the real, often fraught rhythms of such relationships have been lost. Not so in 'Merrily We Roll Along.'

Famed American artist Richard Serra, who died Tuesday, was known for creating large-scale, site-specific sculptures made of steel. Here's where to see them in Southern California.

Kerry Washington, First Lady Jill Biden, Halle Berry, Kesha and Cord Jefferson make for an unlikely gathering of voices in 'A Day of Unreasonable Conversation.'

The Broad museum in downtown L.A. has been a huge hit. Will a bigger building be worth the $100-million budget?

The $100-million Broad museum expansion will rise directly behind the existing structure and is expected to be complete ahead of the 2028 Summer Olympics.

The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego appears to be in default on its agreement with the city, which can take back the downtown property.

The famed Italian pianist Maurizio Pollini died Saturday. Listen to his music, and you'll still hear life in every note.

From cult magazine to Sawtelle storefronts to a biannual art event with a massive following, Giant Robot has defined generations of Asian pop culture fandom.

Albert Frey's Aluminaire House built in 1931 finds its way to the Palm Springs Art Museum following uncertainty about its future.

Alex Edelman has spent six years revising and performing "Just for Us," but now he's ending it with an encore run in L.A. that coincides with its HBO special on April 6.

Bill Bushnell, who guided the Los Angeles Theatre Center, a beacon for diversity and multicultural storytelling, into existence in the 1980s, has died.

The fate of site-specific artworks by Maya Lin, Robert Irwin and Richard Serra remains in question, as does the public's ability to see them.

Kensington Palace confirmed that Catherine, Princess of Wales, has resumed charity work amid speculation of her whereabouts, according to the Telegraph.