Lea Michele’s star turn in “Chess.” Kara Young as an 8-year-old. A 12-minute monologue delivered from a cloud. These are our favorite scenes from this year.
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16 Best Theater Moments of 2025
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Ryan Coogler on ‘Sinners,’ Chadwick Boseman and Why He Declined to Join the Academy
The director on what he’s thinking of post-“Sinners,” how the loss of Chadwick Boseman affected him and why he turned down the invitation to join the academy.
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Ryan Coogler on ‘Sinners,’ Chadwick Boseman and Why He Declined to Join the Academy
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Rare 15th Century Jewish Prayer Book, Looted by the Nazis, to Be Sold
The illuminated manuscript, confiscated from the Rothschild banking dynasty during the Holocaust, is expected to draw at least $5 million.
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Rare 15th Century Jewish Prayer Book, Looted by the Nazis, to Be Sold
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Why Return to ‘A Christmas Carol’? To Find Something New.
Popping up once a year, works like “A Christmas Carol,” “Amahl and the Night Visitors” and “It’s a Wonderful Life” help us gauge where we are in our lives.
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Why Return to ‘A Christmas Carol’? To Find Something New.
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‘Allison After NXIVM’ Untangles a Cult Disciple’s Years of Delusional Thinking
The actress Allison Mack, who was sent to prison for crimes she committed as a member of NXIVM, tells her story for the first time in the new podcast.
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‘Allison After NXIVM’ Untangles a Cult Disciple’s Years of Delusional Thinking
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“Pluribus” and “The Beast In Me” Put Women Writers Front and Center
“Pluribus,” “The Beast In Me” and “Die My Love” take viewers inside the minds and egos of their complex protagonists.
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“Pluribus” and “The Beast In Me” Put Women Writers Front and Center
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Armed with a laptop, an L.A. composer from Tokyo uses sound to create place
We hang out with L.A. laptop composer Carl Stone in Tokyo as he prepares for the premiere of 'Daimatsu' at the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center.
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Armed with a laptop, an L.A. composer from Tokyo uses sound to create place
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The best of L.A.'s classical music scene in 2025
From Gustavo Dudamel to Esa-Pekka Salonen to Claire Chase to Peter Sellars, classical music had many bright spots in 2025.
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The best of L.A.'s classical music scene in 2025
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The cure to Ben Platt's anxiety? The controlled chaos of performing
Broadway superstar Ben Platt discusses returning to L.A. for a 10-day residency at the Ahmanson Theatre, sharing his marriage online but still maintaining boundaries, and the sources of his anxiety.
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The cure to Ben Platt's anxiety? The controlled chaos of performing
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The best part of 'Dungeons & Dragons' is the storytelling. This L.A. stage show leans in
'Dungeons & Dragons: The Twenty-Sided Tavern' opens at Hollywood's Montalbán Theatre, bringing the tabletop RPG to life with audience participation.
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The best part of 'Dungeons & Dragons' is the storytelling. This L.A. stage show leans in
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I called it a piece of junk. It turned out to be a Frank Gehry L.A. masterpiece
The strange, windowless building at Melrose and Sycamore avenues in Los Angeles, just up from the house where I grew up, was a treasure I failed to recognize.
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I called it a piece of junk. It turned out to be a Frank Gehry L.A. masterpiece
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A desert theater's comeback: Palm Springs historic treasure reopens after $34-million renovation
Palm Springs' historic Plaza Theatre, which first opened in late 1936 with the world premiere of a Greta Garbo film, returns to the spotlight with help from Cynthia Erivo.
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A desert theater's comeback: Palm Springs historic treasure reopens after $34-million renovation