The nominees for the 2004-2005 Ovation Awards have been announced. You can read the full list here. The Ovations are an annual peer-judged awards ceremony for Los Angeles theatre, and are voted on by represesntatives from the member theatre companies of LA Stage Alliance. more ›

We feel like we don't see enough local theatre. In particular, local theatre by stage actors instead of the Hollywood plays that are often a showcase for actors hoping to get a TV or a film role. Tomorrow night is an opportunity to get a look at some true stage acting...we think. more ›

7:00 PM at Dutton’s Brentwood marks the start of an evening with poet J.D. McClatchy and photographer Erica Lennard, who will be signing American Writers at Home, their new book featuring the homes of Ernest Hemingway, Edith Wharton, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Robert Frost and those of 17 other great American authors. more ›