A “politico” in a three-piece suit and gas mask was expected to recite the Gettysburg Address under the influence of laughing gas at the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Green Umbrella concert at Walt Disney Concert Hall on Tuesday night. The bodies of a couple of nude women on film were employed as...

Sinclair Broadcast Group has told the Federal Communications Commission that it will divest the New York, Chicago and San Diego TV stations it plans to acquire from Tribune Media in order to meet the government’s ownership limit on broadcast outlets. The Baltimore company made its intentions known...

Pretending to be sisters for several hours a day can build a quick friendship. For proof, just listen to Sharon Lawrence and Meredith Baxter, who didn’t actually meet until a few weeks ago, when rehearsals began for the Ensemble Theatre Company’s production of “The City of Conversation.” “Our paths..

Here's an exclusive early look at the Hollywood Bowl's summer lineup, which features more dance (including Savion Glover and Lil Buck), some big classical names (Thomas Adès) and throwback moments galore.

On Oscar nominations morning, Yance Ford sat on his couch with his partner, Amanda, watching the telecast. One hundred seventy documentary features had qualified for consideration last year, and Ford’s “Strong Island” had already made it to a pre-nominations shortlist of 15. As announcement hosts....

This was a great weekend for punk rock in Los Angeles, and it couldn’t have come at a more necessary time. With so much bad news in America right now, any occasion to howl into some kind of communal void can be cathartic. On Friday, the longtime L.A. post-hardcore band Touche Amore played the thous..

Sometimes you don’t know how much you need Anton Chekhov until you re-encounter him. “Uncle Vanya,” one of the Russian writer’s four dramatic masterpieces, is on view here at the Old Globe’s Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre in a spectacular production that brings together the Russian translation...