https://www.latimes.com/topic/arts Arts en-US Thu, 17 Apr 2025 17:29:50 GMT https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2025-04-17/don-bachardy-huntington-review-christopher-isherwood A revelatory show at the Huntington puts Don Bachardy's prolific portrait drawings into a welcome new light. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 17:29:50 GMT https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2025-04-17/don-bachardy-huntington-review-christopher-isherwood https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2025-04-17/a-k-payne-furloughs-paradise-geffen-playhouse DeWanda Wise and Kacie Rogers play estranged cousins in the West Coast premiere run at the Geffen Playhouse through May 18. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 10:00:13 GMT https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2025-04-17/a-k-payne-furloughs-paradise-geffen-playhouse https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2025-04-16/keiko-green-comedy-you-are-cordially-invited-end-world-debut-south-coast-repertory Keiko Green's 'You Are Cordially Invited to the End of the World,' a comedy about family, loss and environmental destruction, has its world premiere at South Coast Repertory in a production directed by Zi Alikhan. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 10:00:22 GMT https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2025-04-16/keiko-green-comedy-you-are-cordially-invited-end-world-debut-south-coast-repertory https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2025-04-15/kennedy-center-trump-mark-morris Visit the embattled Kennedy Center post-Trump purge, and the place can feel abandoned. Leave it to dance provocateur Mark Morris to show a way forward for the national arts center. Tue, 15 Apr 2025 20:31:14 GMT https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2025-04-15/kennedy-center-trump-mark-morris https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2025-04-14/inside-geffen-playhouses-2025-26-season-athol-fugard-pearl-cleage-and-multiple-world-premieres The season includes new works from Roxana Ortega, Rudi Goblen and Beth Hyland, as well as notable premieres of plays by Douglas Lyons and Sara Porkalob. Tue, 15 Apr 2025 03:00:18 GMT https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2025-04-14/inside-geffen-playhouses-2025-26-season-athol-fugard-pearl-cleage-and-multiple-world-premieres https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2025-04-14/in-regency-girls-at-the-old-globe-young-ladies-in-trouble-discover-their-power-on-a-raucous-road-trip "Regency Girls," a musical comedy about young women on a wild road trip in the Jane Austen-era, has its world premiere at the Old Globe in a production directed by Josh Rhodes. Mon, 14 Apr 2025 20:28:05 GMT https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2025-04-14/in-regency-girls-at-the-old-globe-young-ladies-in-trouble-discover-their-power-on-a-raucous-road-trip https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2025-04-13/dazed-and-confused-actor-nicky-katt-dies-obit Katt was a child actor who grew up to comfortably portray villains. Sun, 13 Apr 2025 20:33:57 GMT https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2025-04-13/dazed-and-confused-actor-nicky-katt-dies-obit https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2025-04-11/mark-mothersbaugh-devo-mutmuz-gallery-chinatown Devo's ‘social scientist’ and Hollywood composer wonders ‘Why Are We Here?' in his debut art show at MutMuz Gallery in Chinatown Fri, 11 Apr 2025 10:00:24 GMT https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2025-04-11/mark-mothersbaugh-devo-mutmuz-gallery-chinatown https://www.latimes.com/travel/story/2025-04-09/goodbye-line-pay-phones-los-angeles An art project called the Goodbye Line prompts passersby to make a collect call and say goodbye — to a loved one, a pet or maybe a part of themselves. People are dialing. Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:00:26 GMT https://www.latimes.com/travel/story/2025-04-09/goodbye-line-pay-phones-los-angeles https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2025-04-08/james-joyce-ulysses-elevator-repair-service Elevator Repair Service's stage adaptation of 'Ulysses,' presented by UCLA's Center for the Art of Performance, inspires a rereading of the James Joyce classic. Years later, the takeaways are different. Tue, 08 Apr 2025 10:00:38 GMT https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2025-04-08/james-joyce-ulysses-elevator-repair-service https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2025-04-07/last-repair-shop-lausd-instruments-donation-yo-yo-ma The LAUSD program that provides free working instruments and was featured in the Oscar-winning doc 'The Last Repair Shop' receives $1 million to safeguard its future. Yo-Yo Ma marks the occasion with a mini concert with kids. Mon, 07 Apr 2025 23:37:11 GMT https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2025-04-07/last-repair-shop-lausd-instruments-donation-yo-yo-ma https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2025-04-07/bruce-naumans-pensive-conceptual-art-from-the-1970s-seems-topical-again Bruce Nauman's celebrated Conceptual art ripened during the decade he worked in Pasadena. A fine gallery show assembles two dozen examples with political and social dimensions that speak to present day. Mon, 07 Apr 2025 13:17:45 GMT https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2025-04-07/bruce-naumans-pensive-conceptual-art-from-the-1970s-seems-topical-again https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/newsletter/2025-04-18/art-spiegelman-janinah-burnett-los-angeles-southern-california-arts-culture-this-weekend-essential-arts-arts-culture The Getty Center's hands-on exhibition, Erik Gernand's small-town-set play, a tribute to Philip Seymour Hoffman and more arts headlines and happenings. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 15:00:40 GMT https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/newsletter/2025-04-18/art-spiegelman-janinah-burnett-los-angeles-southern-california-arts-culture-this-weekend-essential-arts-arts-culture https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/newsletter/2025-04-14/essential-arts-essential-arts-arts-culture Classical music to calm your fried nerves? Give it a try Mon, 14 Apr 2025 15:00:45 GMT https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/newsletter/2025-04-14/essential-arts-essential-arts-arts-culture https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/newsletter/2025-04-11/william-finn-falsettos-la-arts-culture-newsletter-essential-arts-arts-culture Altadena's jazz scene, new murals at the California Science Center, a new name for the Huntington and more arts headlines and happenings. Fri, 11 Apr 2025 15:00:35 GMT https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/newsletter/2025-04-11/william-finn-falsettos-la-arts-culture-newsletter-essential-arts-arts-culture https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2025-04-12/coachella-2025-photos-best-fashion-outfits Finding the perfect Coachella fit is an art. These are some of the best festival outfits we saw on the field at the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Sat, 12 Apr 2025 20:48:04 GMT https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2025-04-12/coachella-2025-photos-best-fashion-outfits https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-04-10/cheviot-hills-license-plate-readers-lapd Some police officials are pushing back after a wealthy community gifted the department scores of controversial, high-tech cameras that scan license plates. Thu, 10 Apr 2025 10:00:09 GMT https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-04-10/cheviot-hills-license-plate-readers-lapd https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-04-18/teen-slaying-devastates-l-a-immigrant-community The killing of a 13-year-old boy and criminal charges against his trusted soccer coach have profoundly shaken this Latin American immigrant community in Los Angeles. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 10:00:44 GMT https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-04-18/teen-slaying-devastates-l-a-immigrant-community https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-04-12/beware-credit-card-debt-doesnt-disappear-when-you-die Credit card debt doesn’t just disappear when you die. The debt would become the responsibility of your estate. Sat, 12 Apr 2025 13:00:11 GMT https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-04-12/beware-credit-card-debt-doesnt-disappear-when-you-die https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-04-18/love-letters-gene-hackman-betsy-arakawa-revealed The correspondence of Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa was humorous, sad, moving and mundane, offering a glimpse into the couple's private life. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 10:00:37 GMT https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-04-18/love-letters-gene-hackman-betsy-arakawa-revealed https://www.latimes.com/travel/list/silver-lake-neighborhood-guide-things-to-do With indie art spaces, Modernist architecture and nightlife that thrives on on Sunset Boulevard, meet the hip hillside hub with a renegade spirit. Thu, 19 Oct 2023 10:00:56 GMT https://www.latimes.com/travel/list/silver-lake-neighborhood-guide-things-to-do https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-04-18/venezuelans Lawyers for Venezuelan detainees said they were poised for removal presumably to an El Salvadoran prison. Sat, 19 Apr 2025 02:40:04 GMT https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-04-18/venezuelans https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2025-04-14/the-30-best-fiction-books-of-the-last-30-years To celebrate the 30th edition of the L.A. Times Festival of Books, we asked authors, editors, critics and scholars to select the 30 best fiction books since the festival was inaugurated. Mon, 14 Apr 2025 10:00:24 GMT https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2025-04-14/the-30-best-fiction-books-of-the-last-30-years