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Freeways 2026 My Birthday Party Lorenzo Viotti in Milan, Italy. <\/p>\n (Vittorio Zunino Celotto \/ Getty Images)<\/p>\n Rachmaninoff\u2019s \u2018Second Symphony\u2019 Picasso: Le Monstre Sacr\u00e9 TJ Shin\u2019s solo exhibition \u201cDelta\u201d is at Ehrlich Steinberg through June 11.<\/p>\n (Ehrlich Steinberg)<\/p>\n TJ Shin The Sound of Music SATURDAY<\/p>\n Ascent Maintenance Artist Wild Up: The Center Is Between Us SUNDAY<\/p>\n Los Angeles Children\u2019s Chorus MOMentum Place Shirley MacLaine, Debra Winger and Jack Nicholson in James L. Brooks\u2019 1983 hit \u201cTerms of Endearment,\u201d which won five Oscars.<\/p>\n (Paramount Pictures)<\/p>\n Terms of Endearment MONDAY<\/p>\n ASCAP Foundation Musical Theatre Workshop TUESDAY Rachel Ward, left, and Jason Patric in \u201cAfter Dark My Sweet.\u201d<\/p>\n (Kino Lorber)<\/p>\n After Dark My Sweet Sarah Andon WEDNESDAY Alexandra Silber adapted a new book for Lerner & Loewe\u2019s classic \u201cBrigadoon.\u201d<\/p>\n (Jason Armond \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n Brigadoon A Sea Symphony THURSDAY<\/p>\n Camerata Pacifica Arts anywhere<\/p>\n New and recent releases of arts-related media.<\/p>\n Open-Door Playhouse \u201cRupert Garc\u00eda: The Making of an American Artist, a Testimonio\u201d by Mario T. Garc\u00eda.<\/p>\n (Rutgers University Press)<\/p>\n Rupert Garc\u00eda: The Making of an American Artist, a Testimonio Arturo Sandoval, who frequently performs in Los Angeles, has a new album, \u201cSang\u00fa.\u201d<\/p>\n (The Wallis)<\/p>\n Sang\u00fa \u2014 Kevin Crust<\/p>\n Culture news and the SoCal scene Maria Wirries and LJ Benet in \u201cThe Lost Boys,\u201d from left; Sara Chase and Brad Oscar appear onstage during curtain call of \u201cSchmigadoon!\u201d on opening night, and Joshua Henry and the cast of \u201cRagtime.\u201d<\/p>\n (Matthew Murphy, left and right; Valerie Terranova \/ WireImage, center.)<\/p>\n Tony Award nominations were announced early this week with musicals \u201cThe Lost Boys\u201d and \u201cSchmigadoon!\u201d leading nominations with 12 each, followed by \u201cRagtime\u201d with 11. Malia Mendez has the full list, here<\/a>, and Times theater critic Charles McNulty followed up with a story on 10 standout Broadway performances and shows worth celebrating<\/a>, including Laurie Metcalf in both Samuel D. Hunter\u2019s \u201cLittle Bear Ridge Road\u201d and this spring\u2019s revival of \u201cDeath of a Salesman.\u201d<\/p>\n The Pulitzer Prizes were announced the day before the Tony nominations, and Bess Wohl\u2019s play \u201cLiberation\u201d<\/a> took home the 2026 Pulitzer<\/a> for drama. The win foreshadowed what would come next: \u201cLiberation\u201d was nominated for five Tonys, including best play and director.<\/p>\n McNulty also rounded up three major Broadway musicals in one handy, sweeping review: \u201cCats: The Jellicle Ball,\u201d \u201cThe Lost Boys\u201d and \u201cTitanique.\u201d<\/a> \u201cCats,\u201d notes McNulty, has managed to distance itself from its kitschy reputation and checkered past to become \u201cone of the hottest tickets of the Broadway season. It didn\u2019t take a miracle, only a complete conceptual overhaul.\u201d Happily, \u201cThe Lost Boys\u201d also won McNulty over despite his \u201cantipathy to vampire schlock.\u201d \u201cTitanique\u201d was not McNulty\u2019s favorite, but he noticed that his fellow theatergoers couldn\u2019t get enough.<\/p>\n Joe Mantello at his home in New York on Friday, April 3, 2026.<\/p>\n (Evelyn Freja \/ For The Times)<\/p>\n There was not one free moment in McNulty\u2019s New York itinerary in early March. While attending a flurry of shows, our critic also sat down to a brunch interview with director Joe Mantello<\/a> during rehearsals for the new Broadway revival of \u201cDeath of a Salesman.\u201d \u201cA two-time Tony-winning director (\u2018Assassins,\u2019 \u2018Take Me Out\u2019), Mantello has a r\u00e9sum\u00e9 so extensive that it can be startling to recall that he\u2019s the original Broadway director of \u201cWicked,\u201d the blockbuster that has allowed him to write his own ticket. There aren\u2019t many theater directors who can pick and choose their projects without worrying about their next paycheck, but he has become the Mike Nichols of our era in terms of the breadth and consistency of his theatrical success,\u201d writes McNulty,<\/p>\n The Times got the scoop that Holocaust Museum LA will reopen June 14 as part of the new $70-million, 70,000-square-foot Goldrich Cultural Center.<\/a> The center doubles the museum\u2019s original 35,000-square-foot footprint and broadens the institution\u2019s \u201cfocus on inclusion and community, with a diverse range of events and ramped-up educational offerings,\u201d writes Times contributor Solvej Schou.<\/p>\n Composer John Williams, 94, attended the dedication ceremony of the new John Williams Performing Arts Center at North Hollywood High on April 29, 2026. <\/p>\n (Genaro Molina \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n Times contributor Tim Greiving, who is also the author of a biography on John Williams, covered a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new John Williams Performing Arts Center at North Hollywood High<\/a> \u2014 the famed film composer\u2019s alma mater. Williams, 94, was in attendance and gave a few brief remarks in front of a crowd filled with other notable school alumni and friends including Kathleen Kennedy.<\/p>\n The Times published an exclusive on Pasadena Playhouse\u2019s new 2026-27 season<\/a>, which includes the post-Broadway debut of \u201cReal Women Have Curves: The Musical.\u201d Other offerings include a new production of Friedrich D\u00fcrrenmatt\u2019s tragicomedy \u201cThe Visit,\u201d the L.A. premiere of \u201cPassing Strange,\u201d and a revival of \u201cCat on a Hot Tin Roof.\u201d<\/p>\n Enjoying this newsletter? Consider subscribing to the Los Angeles Times<\/p>\n Your support helps us deliver the news that matters most. Become a subscriber.<\/a><\/p>\n Comedian Kathy Griffin in 2019.<\/p>\n (Matt Licari \/ Invision Associated Press)<\/p>\n Comedian Kathy Griffin is staging her first-ever residency at the Plaza Theatre in Palm Springs. \u201cCan You Handle This Heat? The Kathy Griffin Palm Springs Residency,\u201d is scheduled to run from Jan. 31 to Feb. 26, 2027. Tickets go on sale today<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Soraya has announced it 2026-27 season<\/a> featuring eight noteworthy debuts and 45 performances, including Sutton Foster with Chris Walden and the Pacific Jazz Orchestra; the eclectic band Snarky Puppy; Majo Aguilar con Mariachi y Banda; Dance Theatre of Harlem; National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine; Los Angeles Philharmonic; Audra McDonald; and the National Symphony Orchestra. The new lineup also introduces Chad Hilligus as the Soraya\u2019s new executive and artistic director.<\/p>\n Grand Performances announced its 40th annual Summer Concert Series <\/a>featuring free outdoor shows in downtown L.A.\u2019s California Plaza from June 6\u2013Aug. 29. Highlights include a June 13 anniversary celebration with Jungle Fire, Healing Gems and DJ Liza Richardson; a tribute to the music of Stevie Wonder with DJ Spinna, Monalisa and MC Cognito; and a tribute to Roy Ayers led by composer Sly5thAve with a 12-piece ensemble including drummer Kassa Overall.<\/p>\n
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra fellows Alejandro Lombo, flute, Eder Rivera, oboe, and Nicol\u00e1s Valencia, viola, and other emerging musicians perform works by Dranishnikova, Piazzolla, Mozart, Dvo\u0159\u00e1k, Gaubert, Julia Moss and Ravel.
7:30 p.m. Colburn School, Zipper Hall, 200 S. Grand Ave., downtown L.A. laco.org<\/a><\/p>\n
Based on stories by Carl Sandburg and Viggo Mortensen, this immersive theatrical experience includes acrobats, aerialists and clowns from Cirque du Soleil and features surprise guests, with music by Veronika Krausas. Opening night performance by Thelma Houston.
8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday, through May 7. Fais Do-Do, 5257 W. Adams Place, L.A. playwithsprung.com<\/a><\/p>\n![\"Lorenzo](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778295254_765_.jpeg\")
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In his L.A. Phil debut, flamboyant Italian-Swiss conductor Lorenzo Viotti and violinist Lisa Batiashvili join the orchestra for a fiery program of late-Romantic works.
8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S. Grand Ave., downtown L.A. laphil.com<\/a><\/p>\n
Peter Tate\u2019s solo performance piece, adapted by the actor and director Guy Masterson from Terri D\u2019Alfonso\u2018s \u201cThe Loves of Picasso,\u201d explores the complicated artist\u2019s legacy from within.
8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday, through May 17. Odyssey Theatre, 2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd. odysseytheatre.com<\/a><\/p>\n![\"TJ](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778295255_180_.jpeg\")
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The L.A.-based artist\u2019s solo exhibition \u201cDelta,\u201d rooted in game theory, consists of a multi-channel video installation, drawings and a newly commissioned text by writer and professor Sunny Xiang.
11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, through June 11. Ehrlich Steinberg, 5540 Santa Monica Blvd., L.A. ehrlichsteinberg.com<\/a><\/p>\n
The Hollywood Hills (and San Diego and Costa Mesa) are alive with the sound of Rodgers & Hammerstein on this tour of the latest revival of the classic romantic musical set in Austria as Nazi Germany moves to annex it.
Through May 24. Hollywood Pantages Theatre, 6233 Hollywood Blvd.; May 26-31. San Diego Civic Theatre, 1100 Third Ave.; June 2-14. Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. soundofmusicontour.com<\/a><\/p>\n
This world premiere of a play by the late Henry Ong details the true story of aerospace engineer and cyberneticist Qian Xuesen, who co-founded Jet Propulsion Laboratory and was instrumental in United States\u2019 World War II efforts before being unjustly forced to return to China. Direction and dramaturgy by Diana Wyenn.
8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays; 3 p.m. Sundays, through June 14. Skylight Theatre Company, 1816 \u00bd N. Vermont Ave, L.A. skylighttheatre.org<\/a><\/p>\n
The Laemmle \u201cCulture Vulture\u201d series continues with a 2025 documentary about Mierle Laderman Ukeles, who, inspired by Marcel Duchamp, inaugurated the idea that routine activities could be seen as performance art. Directed by Toby Perl Freilich.
10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday; 7 p.m. Monday. Laemmle Glendale, 207 N. Maryland Ave.; Laemmle Town Center 5, 17200 Ventura Blvd., Encino; Laemmle Monica Film Center, 1332 2nd St. laemmle.com<\/a> 6 p.m. May 16. Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Drive, L.A. getty.edu<\/a><\/p>\n
The eclectic ensemble performs Robert Ashley\u2019s \u201cThe Park\u201d and \u201cThe Backyard,\u201d narrated live by Christopher Rountree, from the 1978 avant-garde spoken work album \u201cPrivate Parts,\u201d before being joined by the santoor and tabla duo of Kamaljeet and Jas Ahluwalia, along with cellist Chris Votek, for new work.
8 p.m. UCLA Nimoy Theater, 1262 Westwood Blvd. cap.ucla.edu<\/a><\/p>\n
LACC presents two spring concerts: Sunday, featuring the Apprentice Choir, Intermediate Choir and Chorale; and May 17 with the Concert Choir, Young Men\u2019s Ensemble and Chamber Singers.
7 p.m. Sunday and May 17. Pasadena Presbyterian Church, 585 E. Colorado Blvd. lachildrenschorus.org<\/a><\/p>\n
Celebrate Mother\u2019s Day in the great outdoors with aerial and circus performers, dancers and musicians, preceded by a brunch from chef David Gussin and Prose Restaurant.
Brunch, noon; performance, 2 p.m.; Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga. theatricum.com<\/a><\/p>\n![\"Shirley](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778295256_77_.jpeg\")
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James L. Brooks won Academy Awards for writing, producing and directing this adaptation of Larry McMurty\u2019s novel, which should resonate with anyone who has or had a challenging relationship with their own mother on this Mother\u2019s Day. Featuring a stacked cast including Oscar winners Shirley MacLaine and Jack Nicholson, and nominees Debra Winger and John Lithgow, as well as Jeff Daniels and Danny DeVito. Presented in 35mm.
2 p.m. Academy Museum, 6067 Wilshire Blvd. academymuseum.org<\/a><\/p>\n
Three new musicals presented as live readings with musical accompaniment and expert feedback panels: \u201cLilyville\u201d by Antonius Anand Nazareth (Monday); \u201cThe Waiting\u201d by Maria Isabella Andreoli and EmmaLee Kidwell (Tuesday); and \u201cLegendary\u201d by Cheeyang Ng (Wednesday).
7 p.m. Monday-Wednesday. The Wallis, 9390 N. Santa Monica Blvd., Beverly Hills. thewallis.org<\/a><\/p>\n![\"Rachel](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778295256_284_.jpeg\")
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Actor Jason Patric presents a screening of his personal 35mm print of director James Foley\u2019s 1990 neo-noir adapted from the Jim Thompson novel. Introduced by Alex Winter and followed by a Q&A with Patric and writer\/film critic Travis Woods.
7:30 p.m. Vidiots, 4884 Eagle Rock Blvd. vidiotsfoundation.org<\/a><\/p>\n
\u201cEclectic Engagement: Explorations in Sound, Space, and Collaboration\u201d features the L.A.-based flutist and an all-star ensemble, including percussionist Nick Terry, pianists Todd Moellenberg, Bryan Pezzone and Aron Kallay, flutist Sarah Wass, violinist Shalini Vijayan and electronicist Cristina Lord performing works by Toru Takemitsu, Sungji Hong, Gabriela Lena Frank, Nicol\u00e1s Lell Benavides, Herman Beeftink, Jerry Goldsmith, Ennio Morricone and Nino Rota.
8 p.m. Monk Space, 4414 W. 2nd St., L.A. brightworknewmusic.com<\/a><\/p>\n![\"Alexandra](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778295256_187_.jpeg\")
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Tyne Daly headlines this new adaptation by Alexandra Silber of the classic Lerne & Loewe musical about a mysterious Scottish village that only appears once a century. Directed by Katie Spelman, with original dances created by Agnes Demille.
Through June 14. Pasadena Playhouse, 39 S. El Molina Ave. pasadenaplayhouse.org<\/a><\/p>\n
Pasadena Chorale performs Walt Whitman\u2019s words with Vaughan Williams\u2019 music, featuring solos by sopranos Rachel Adcock and Asha Srikantiah and baritones Eric Werner and Tobin Sparfeld.
7:30 p.m. First United Methodist Church Pasadena, 500 E. Colorado Blvd. pasadenachorale.org<\/a><\/p>\n
The ensemble performs a program that includes works by Beethoven, De Mey and Bunch, and concludes with Shostakovich\u2019s \u201cSymphony No. 15 for Piano Trio and Percussion,\u201d arranged by Viktor Derevianko.
8 p.m. Thursday. Colburn School, Zipper Hall, 200 S. Grand Ave., downtown L.A.; 7 p.m. May 15. Academy of the West, 1070 Fairway Road, Santa Barbara. 8 p.m.; 3 p.m. May 17. Bank of America Performing Arts Center, Scherr Forum, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd.; 7:30 p.m. May 19. The Huntington, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino. cameratapacifica.org<\/a><\/p>\n
Playwright Bernadette Armstrong launched this online venture during the pandemic to help other authors get their work heard by audiences. The endeavor has continued, producing dozens of audio versions of 10-minute and one-act plays delivered as podcasts. The latest release, \u201cHoly Hell,\u201d written by Barbara Lindsay, features a man (played by Gary Lamb, who also directed) and a woman (Elaine Mello) separately recounting the tragedy that united them. Open Door Playhouse is free, relying on listener donations.
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An oral history 30 years in the making, the book chronicles the life and career of the American Chicano visual artist and activist, whose work as a painter, pastellist and screen printer both documented and galvanized cultural movements from the 1960s onward. The book\u2019s author, historian Mario T. Garcia of UC Santa Barbara, will be in town for a book signing at 7:30 p.m. on Friday at Vroman\u2019s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena. vromansbookstore.com<\/a>
Rutgers University Press: $35, 215 pages.<\/a><\/p>\n![\"Arturo](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778295258_488_.jpeg\")
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Trumpeter, bandleader and composer Arturo Sandoval\u2019s latest album \u2014 the title is a malapropism of \u201csounds good\u201d made during the studio sessions \u2014 features 12 tracks of Afro-Cuban funk, blending bebop, fiery jazz fusion and bat\u00e1-inspired rhythms. Sandoval will perform June 4-7 at Blue Note Los Angeles.
Self-released: digital download, $9.50. arturosandoval.com<\/a><\/p>\n![\""The](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778295258_932_.jpeg\")
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