Stirring photography, music inspired by the Silk Road and everything you needed to know about the Tony Award nominations but were afraid to ask. The Tony Award nominations have landed! Times culture reporter Ashley Lee breaks down who got what , who got snubbed a lot of high-profile names and what industry peeps have to say about it.
Times theater critic Charles McNulty analyzes what the nominations mean in an eclectic and erratic season. I think Charlie is ready to optionโฆ. Because we are handy that way, The Times has the full list of Tony noms. Your support helps us deliver the news on the culture stories that matter most. Subscribe to the Los Angeles Times. After 20 years, the cross-cultural ensemble is at a thematic and professional crossroads , writes Times classical music critic Mark Swed.
When the late Paul R. Williams designed a botany building for UCLA in the s, it included plans for a square foot mosaic lobby mural echoing the banana leaf print wallpaper the architect had installed at the Beverly Hills Hotel. When L. Little Tokyo is home to a gallery in a kiosk: the artist-run Astronaut has been around for five months. I spent some quality time with the current exhibition, which features a hypnotic video about a cultish, corporate egg , courtesy of the mysterious Wong Group.
On Tuesday, a Los Angeles judge ruled against them. This week, I got the news that former Times art and music reporter Mike Boehm had died unexpectedly from a cardiac condition. Mike and I only intersected for two years, but in that short time, he was a tremendously generous and good-natured colleague. Even after he left The Times in , Mike remained engaged, sending me notes about some of my stories and offering tips on others he thought I should be pursuing. He remained engaged with other subjects too.
The world will be a less-informed place without Mike. In his honor, I may have to download some s โฆ and start making calls. Get our big stories about Hollywood, film, television, music, arts, culture and more right in your inbox as soon as they publish. You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. Carolina A. Miranda is a former Los Angeles Times columnist who focused on art and design, with regular forays into other areas of culture, including performance, books and digital life.
