Adam Nagourney
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A Dormant Dome for Cinephiles Is Unsettling Hollywood
The shuttered ArcLight theater complex, whose striking Cinerama Dome evokes a Technicolor past, is a symbol of a movie industry in turmoil, even in its...
The Los Angeles Opera, Post-Plácido Domingo
The star tenor played a central role at the company from the start. Since his ouster, it has worked to define itself on its own...
California’s Leading Conductors Come Together for a New Festival
Gustavo Dudamel, Esa-Pekka Salonen and Rafael Payare will assemble their orchestras and more for the California Festival: A Celebration of New Music.
Harrison Ford Loves His Craft. ‘1923’ Tested His Limits.
The actor, now 80, is still trying new things, including his first major TV role. Just don’t ask him to get all touchy-feely about it.
One More Project for David Geffen: Building His Legacy
The entertainment mogul has given $1.2 billion to institutions around the nation, including the New York Philharmonic’s transformed Lincoln Center home.
John Waters, an Auteur of Trash, Would Like to Thank the Academy
Curators from the new Academy Museum of Motion Pictures rummaged through his Baltimore home to plan an exhibition on Waters and his cult films.
Singing, and Signing, Beethoven’s ‘Fidelio’ in Los Angeles
The Los Angeles Philharmonic and Deaf West Theater are working on an innovative production conceived for both hearing and deaf operagoers.
After Criticism, Academy Museum Will Highlight Hollywood’s Jewish History
The new Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, which tried to present an inclusive history of film, overlooked the role Jewish immigrants played...
Los Angeles Is Changing. Can a Flagship Theater Keep Up?
Navigating the pandemic and a shift in leadership, the Center Theater Group is trying to get back its old audience, and find a new one,...
From a Burger King to a Concert Hall, With Help From Frank Gehry
The Los Angeles Philharmonic’s ambitious new home for its youth orchestra is the latest sign of the changing fortunes of Inglewood.