Immersive theater has become a steady fixture in Downtown Los Angeles, with various productions putting audiences inside themed spaces, with actors interacting with visitors. Now a new production is taking immersive techniques, plus unconventional staging, to present a unique musical experience. 

During the final days of World War II, mankind bore witness to one of the most infamous actions committed against its fellow man.

Thanksgiving has its staples: turkey, pumpkin pie, professional football, and marathons of “The Twilight Zone.” The first two parts usually involve long hours in the kitchen cooking and assembling the meal. If that’s not in the cards for Thursday, Nov. 28, there are plenty of spaces in Downt…

Since 2013, Tease, If You Please has been a staple of the Downtown nightlife scene, from monthly shows in the Historic Core to participating in the now-defunct Night on Broadway festival.

For years, the future was cyberpunk. That’s the science-fiction aesthetic that imagined a near-future ruled by corporations, dominated by East Asian culture, and soaked in rain and neon. It’s the dystopian vision dreamt up in part by works such as William Gibson’s book Neuromancer and Ridley…

Downtown’s Ahmanson Theatre has begun this season with back-to-back self-deprecating solo performances by male comedians joking about family issues.

This Saturday, the collection of museums, schools and performance halls that dot Bunker Hill’s Grand Avenue corridor are bringing back their collaborative street festival Grand Ave Arts: All Access.

For photographer and filmmaker Shirin Neshat, feeling disconnected from home has been a thread of her life for decades. Born in Iran in 1957, Neshat first came to the United States in 1975 to study at the University of California, Berkley. Eventually exiled from Iran due to the 1979 Iranian …

Downtown Los Angeles has become a destination for the Halloween season. Different venues are transforming their spaces into macabre and festive party locations while neighborhoods come together for fun, all-ages activities. 

Choreographer George Balanchine is one of the most celebrated figures in the ballet world, having created shows that have become staples for numerous companies. His work has been well represented at Downtown’s Music Center, including the Royal Ballet’s July production of Romeo and Juliet. 

Last year Two Bit Circus opened its doors, unveiling its first “micro amusement park” in the Arts District on Mateo Street. The 37,000-square-foot space offers arcade games, high-tech versions of circus attractions and a number of virtual reality systems, as well as “story rooms,” similar to…

One of the biggest recent additions to Downtown this year is the Alamo Drafthouse. The two-story space opened at The Bloc shopping center in August. Along with its 12 theaters, the venue offers its Video Vortex bar and arcade on the lower floor. Aside from first-run blockbusters and independ…

Much of the horror genre is rooted in the fear of the unknown. Monsters, ghouls and spooky stories play on humanity’s limited knowledge of the natural world and anxiety of what hidden forces might be beyond our understanding. A new exhibition at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles dive…

1. Did you grow up wishing that you could take part in Nickelodeon’s slime-spewing game show “Double Dare?” It may be too late for you, but the kids still have a shot when the game show swings by the Microsoft Theater on Friday, Oct. 18 for a live show. Kids can sign up online to be a contes…