The 60th Grammy Awards took place in New York on Sunday and were filled with several water-cooler moments, and, as always, even more head-scratching ones. The ceremony was poised to make Grammy history, with a promising and diverse crop of nominees up for awards in the top categories, but it was...

The CBS telecast of the 60th Grammy Awards was watched by 19.8 million viewers, a staggering 35% decline from last year’s show. The live program from Madison Square Garden in New York, with “The Late Late Show” host James Corden as emcee, drew its smallest audience since 2009, according to Nielsen...

Classical Compiled by Matt Cooper Dudamel Conducts Brahms Gustavo Dudamel leads the LA Phil in Brahms’ Symphony No. 1, Stravinsky’s “Fireworks,” and the world premiere of Joseph Pereira’s “Threshold” for Solo Timpani, Two Percussion and Orchestra. Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S. Grand Ave., L.A.....

Feb. 2 A Ciambra Italian coming-of-age drama with Pio Amato, Koudous Seihon, Damiano Amato. Written and Directed by Jonas Carpignano. Italy's Oscar submission. Braven Action-thriller with Jason Momoa, Stephen Lang. Directed by Lin Oeding. Bucky & the Squirrels Music mockumentary written an..

DANCE Compiled by Matt Cooper Paisaje (Landscapes) Forever Flamenco presents Gerardo Morales and company, with featured dancers Fanny Ara and Timo Nuñez. The Fountain Theatre, 5060 Fountain Ave., L.A. Sun., 8 p.m. $30-$50. (323) 663-1525. Stories of Identity Choreographer Hilary Thomas and Lineage..

When the Grammy Awards are given out at Madison Square Garden on Sunday night, the many pampered Angeleno musicians who’d normally summon an Uber to L.A. Live will be forced to make the treacherous trek eastward to Midtown Manhattan. With thunderstorms forecast and a low expected to be a piercing....

THEATER 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.). Compiled by Matt Cooper. Openings Celebrating Brunch Emmy winner Leslie Jordan is featured in this casual fundraiser for Celebration Theatre....

The number of women accusing actor Jeremy Piven of sexual misconduct rose to eight Saturday as three more women came forward to recount incidents of aggressive and threatening behavior by the “Entourage” star. The new allegations, reported by BuzzFeed News, come two months after a previous story...

How to kick off a salute to Jay-Z on the eve of the Grammy Awards? With a performance by Barry Manilow, of course. That was the typically curious reasoning at work Saturday night in a glittering ballroom at the Sheraton New York Times Square, where the veteran music impresario Clive Davis gathered..