L.A. Past and Present Boasts Some Crazy Architecture
Giant doughnuts? Burgers that eat entire cities? Los Angeles’ distinctive landscape is full of buildings you just can’t miss. By Andrea Richards. Anyone who has spent more than five minutes […]
Q&A: Josh Groban Embraces Harmony in the Therapeutic Power of Music
By Vicki Arkoff Golden-voiced Josh Groban was a talented and terrified 17-year-old senior at Los Angeles County High School for the Arts when his big break came. His vocal coach […]
L.A. Architect William Hefner Finds Classical and Modern Inspiration
Celebrating the diversity of residential architecture, in Los Angeles, architect William Hefner finds inspiration in both classical and modern themes. By Joseph Lemoyne. Architect William Hefner is best known for […]
Classical Centennial: The Los Angeles Philharmonic Turns 100
How does one orchestrate a 100th anniversary celebration for a cultural institution like the Los Angeles Philharmonic? By Vicki Arkoff With a 2018/2019 season filled with an all-star lineup of […]
Give Yourself the Gift of Art at These 5 L.A. Galleries
With galleries catering to every type of art collector—from the budget shopper to the serious investor, including those with a penchant for the quirky and the provocative—Los Angeles is an […]
Performing Arts Superstitions Guard Against Bad Luck
By Libby Slate. Not long after operatic soprano So Young Park came to the United States from her native South Korea, she auditioned for roles wearing a deep-purple dress. She […]
L.A. Phil’s Youth Orchestra Los Angeles Has Helped Careers and Confidence Blossom
By Libby Slate. When Daemon Williams first began playing clarinet in the L.A. Phil’s YOLA (Youth Orchestra Los Angeles) after-school program, he was an 11-year-old sixth grader with this mindset: […]
Performers’ Entrances and Exits Help Define Characters and Conceits
By Libby Slate. At the beginning of the horror/ghost story The Woman in Black, which has been running in London’s West End for nearly 30 years, a man wanders onto […]
Los Angeles Philharmonic Celebrates Its Centennial Season
By Libby Slate. The pairing of artificial intelligence and the L.A. Phil might seem odd. Yet it makes sense as the orchestra celebrates its 100th season in 2018-19: Besides honoring […]
Exhibitions Give Intimate Glimpses of Performers and Creators
By Libby Slate. In a case in the exhibit Leonard Bernstein at 100, at the Skirball Cultural Center in West Los Angeles through Sept. 2, is a conductor’s baton, broken […]