This year’s UCLA Wind Ensemble is the best one yet ““ at least that’s the claim made by conductor Dr. Thomas Lee. But students will get a chance to find out for themselves on Nov. Read more...

Janet Jackson’s baring performance at the Superbowl. Britney kissing Madonna at the VMA. Risqué moments like these seem almost commonplace now, but in the 1940s, sex was all action and no talk. Read more...

With his starlit gaze and sweet, smooth voice, Max Raabe is a modern-day Rudy Vallee. On stage, the tall and slender baritone’s seductiveness is further accentuated by the elegant 1920s style tuxedo he wears. Read more...

On the night when a deeply divided country clashed at the polls, a couple thousand Americans packed into a concert hall and got on their feet to the tune of “Good Vibrations.” Tuesday night, Brian Wilson’s “SMiLE” tour came to the Walt Disney Concert Hall. Read more...

“Alfie” Directed By Charles Shyer Paramount Pictures Charles Shyer’s remake of the 1966 classic “Alfie,” starring Michael Caine, relocates the action from swinging 1960s London to modern-day Manhattan and chronicles the escapades of a cheeky cockney heartbreaker. Read more...

When Sarah Kane committed suicide in 1999, she was considered to be the “most prominent young playwright in Britain,” according to famed Royal Court director James McDonald. Read more...

Although today’s America strives for gender equality in all areas of professionalism, it cannot be denied that it’s still largely a man’s world. But women are making advances and earning respect in playwriting, at least. Read more...