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Former athlete Andre Hardy weaves the dark side of San Diego and Buddhist principles in his compelling debut "Tear the City Down."

L.A. theater director Bart DeLorenzo adapts and directs a new version of Ibsen's savagely timely 'Enemy of the People' at the Odyssey Theatre.

The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction.

For the last year, 'Gracias Gustavo' garlands have adorned Los Angeles. Over the weekend, a supremely happy-seeming Dudamel milked the thanks in a four-concert blowout.

The live-action-animation hybrid is subversive and fun. Maybe that's why it ran afoul of Warner Bros. Will Forte and director Dave Green tell the tale.

There are a million and one reasons to love Dolly Parton but for women of a certain age, her role as Doralee in '9 to 5' tops the list.

We've tapped the expertise of some of the city's most seasoned bookers from major comedy clubs to alt shows to bring us this list of 15 up-and-coming comics to watch.

Over the years, Dolly Parton's appearances on variety shows, specials, TV films and series tracked her evolution from simple country singer to full-service pop star.

The director of 'Alien,' 'Blade Runner,' 'Gladiator' and the new postapocalyptic 'The Dog Stars' turns his eye toward AI, global warming and kindness.

Dolly Parton spent decades gifting books to millions of children. Following her death at 80, the Dollywood Foundation plans carry her mission with Imagination Library forward.

Perez Hilton's brother-in-law shared that the gossip blogger was in a "lucid" state and after receiving treatment for his physical injuries.

Dolly Parton died Tuesday at age 80 after a brief battle with cancer, according to a statement by the country star's representatives.

Dolly Parton loved LGBTQ+ people, and we loved her — in part because she showed us that our country still loves us too.

One writer's quest, with the help of notable singer-songwriters, to understand what makes Pedro Infante's "Cien Años" feel otherworldly.

In a Monday court filing, lawyers for the Justice Department argued that the Kennedy Center may need to be torn down if it doesn't receive the renovations proposed by President Trump.