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The Broad Stage presents two United States poet laureates, both Pulitzer Prize winners, in Rita Dove and Tracy K. Smith: Poetry at the Crossroads, on Thursday, May 20 at 6pm PT, presented in partnership with esteemed Los Angeles based publisher Red Hen Press. It is moderated by interdisciplinary creative, activist and educator Amber Flame. Rita Dove and Tracy K. Smith will share their thoughts on the crossroads of poetry that we now find ourselves in -- as a new generation of poets build on and elevate the form whose foundation is made of, in part, these two poets themselves. Dr. Kate Gale, ...

Print Welcome to the Ooops I Forgot to Write the Newsletter edition of Essential Arts. I’m L.A. Times arts editor Craig Nakano filling in for columnist Carolina A. Miranda, who as you’ll see has been immersing herself in architectural solutions for people who are unhoused. This week has been bizzz-eee as California kicked its reopening into a higher gear, so there’s much to share. I’m sitting down to write at an hour when I’m usually in a seismic snore. My 2-year-old is asleep, the coffee is hot, the contact lenses are out and the glasses are on. Let’s do this.

Print What do architect Frank Gehry, artist Kerry James Marshall, Tony-winning director Rachel Chavkin and Grammy winner Angélique Kidjo have in common? They are all artist collaborators on five newly commissioned works that the Broad Stage announced Wednesday would premiere over the next three seasons. The Santa Monica stage’s partnerships include a diverse mix of performers, directors, choreographers, composers, librettists and arts venues. They signal a re-imagining of what the Broad Stage can do — and the kind of work it will present — in a post-pandemic world, said Rob Bailis, the...

Sharon Stone with Anderson Cooper Writers Bloc presents an evening with actress Sharon Stone who discusses her book, The Beauty of Living Twice, with CNN's Anderson Cooper. In this memoir, Stone discusses her triumphs and disappointments, her struggle to recover from a massive stroke and her charity work for HIV/AIDS causes and poverty and education in Africa. Attendees are asked to support authors and local bookstores by preordering a copy of The Beauty of Living Twice from Skylight Books. Singer/songwriter Brandi Carlile (L), with British actress Catherine Shepherd, poses with her awards ...

Live theater was left out of California's COVID-19 plan. But now it gets guidelines Jessica Gelt © Provided by The LA Times Ruben Santiago-Hudson with guitarist Chris Thomas King in "Lackawanna Blues" at the Mark Taper Forum in pre-pandemic days. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times) Live theater in California cannot return indoors until each county in question completely cycles out of the color-coded tiers that serve as a blueprint for reopening, the California Department of Health said Friday. The department released updated guidelines for live performances that go into eff...