The motion picture academy’s annual Scientific and Technical Awards, which were handed out on Saturday evening at the Beverly Wilshire hotel, are like a bizarro version of the Oscars. There is no red carpet. There is no live TV audience of millions around the globe. There are no envelopes to open,...

"Insecure" showrunner and L.A. native Issa Rae returned to her old stamping grounds Saturday afternoon to participate in a conversation and meet-and-greet as part of Macy’s Celebrates Black History Month series. Held at the Macy’s store in Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza, the 40-minute conversation,....

A $500-million deal to sell Harvey Weinstein’s troubled old studio to former Obama administration official Maria Contreras-Sweet hit a major roadblock this weekend after the New York attorney general’s office expressed serious concerns about the sale. New York Atty. Gen. Eric Schneiderman on Sunday..

Put the theater in your pocket. Or your purse. Or wherever you keep your phone or tablet. That is the goal behind the latest move from audio book and podcast company Audible, which this week will announce its first round of commissions for playwrights — 15 emerging theater writers chosen by an...

Capsule reviews are by Philip Brandes (P.B.), F. Kathleen Foley (F.K.F.), Margaret Gray (M.G.), Charles McNulty (C.M.) and Daryl H. Miller (D.H.M.). Openings The Cake A lesbian asks her late mother’s best friend to bake a cake for her same-sex wedding in Bekah Brunstetter’s new comedy. La Jolla...

Astaire Dances American Contemporary Ballet re-creates four of movie legend Fred Astaire’s classic dance routines. The Bloc, 32nd floor, 700 S. Flower St., L.A. Sun., 4 p.m.; Tue.-Wed., 8 p.m.; ends Feb. 14. $40-$105. (213) 304-3408. Louise Reichlin & Dancers/ Los Angeles Choreographers & Dancers....

Baxter Memorial Concerts Chamber music by Brahms and Clara Schumann. First United Methodist Church, 13222 Bailey St., Whittier. Sun., 2 p.m. Free. (562) 698-0022. Camerata Pacifica Works by Schubert, Walter Rabl, Rebecca Clarke, et al.; with pianist Warren Jones and baritone Andrew Garland. Museum...