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What better way than with music to remember Daniel Pearl, the boy who could read notes before he read words, the classically trained violinist who loved bluegrass and the blues, the foreign correspondent who seemed to know the right song to befriend strangers wherever he went? Read more

LEZ BROTHERSTON loves a challenge. Read more

HEATHER WOODBURY loves words. Read more

Two decades ago, having defied the odds by creating a vibrant regional company in Orange County, South Coast Repertory decided to pursue what co-founder David Emmes called “our next great passion” – developing works for the American theater. Read more

BE they corny or sublime, we’ve got a soft spot for dance stories. Read more

ONE sultry night last summer the air conditioning at the Celtic Arts Center conked out, turning the tiny Valley Village theater into a sauna. Read more

RACHEL is a genius. Read more

AFTER “Open Window,” Deaf West Theatre’s next project will be a quirky update of the fairy tale “Sleeping Beauty,” a collaboration with the rock band GrooveLily and librettist Rachel Sheinkin, who won a 2005 Tony for “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.” Read more

Before each evening’s show, the cast and staff of “Radio Golf” form a circle on the Mark Taper Forum stage and share prayers, thoughts and favorite lines of dialogue in honor of their missing friend and mentor. Read more