Kicking off the upcoming season at the Mark Taper Forum — which recently celebrated its top-grossing musical ever with “Here Lies Love” — is the world premiere of Zack Zadek’s original musical “The Turning,” a folk thriller set in California’s Sequoia groves. The show, said Center Theatre Group’s artistic director Snehal Desai as the company…
SACRAMENTO — The UCLA women’s basketball team hasn’t lost a game in 120 days. In that time, the Bruins have outscored opponents by a total of 806 points and just one other school — Connecticut — has gone without a loss during the same stretch. Yet somehow, the No. 1 seed in the Sacramento 2 region of…
MIAMI — This is 41. On the same night he tied Robert Parish for the NBA record in regular-season games played, ageless wonder LeBron James had a 19-point, 15-rebound, 10-assist triple-double in Thursday’s 134-126 win over the Miami Heat. The 41-year-old playing in his 1,611th game helped the Lakers (45-25) win their season-best eighth consecutive game while…
p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> Phoenix — A sparse crowd braved the heat, which was approaching 100 degrees when Dodgers right-hander Shohei Ohtani walked off the mound at Camelback Ranch. But those who did were treated to a dominant pitching performance from the four-time MVP in his first start of spring training. They repaid the favor with a…
When Times theater critic Charles McNulty declared Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ Tony Award-winning play “Purpose” the best new drama of 2025, he wrote, “I won’t hold my breath for an L.A. production.” As it turns out, he didn’t have to. The L.A. premiere of “Purpose,” featuring its original Broadway cast, will lead Geffen Playhouse’s 2026-27 season with…
