Tarell Alvin McCraney is facing the future of the Los Angeles theater scene.
The Academy Award-winning screenwriter and playwright was recently named the new artistic director of the Geffen Playhouse.

New television releases are arriving with the cool, autumn wind.
Alongside the changing leaves, the fresh stirring shows of the season are sure to put audiences in the spirit of fall.

The March on Washington is being revisited through a cinematic lens 60 years later.
On Thursday, the UCLA Film & Television Archive will be hosting a virtual screening of “The March,” the 1964 documentary capturing the historic political demonstration at the height of the Civil Rights Movement.

The Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers arrived at a tentative deal on Sunday. 
Negotiating parties for the WGA and AMPTP reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year contract, according to an emailed statement sent to WGA union members Sunday night.

A magician may never reveal their secrets, but the Magic and Illusion Student Team is ready to break the rules.
Bringing spectacles from Bruin Walk to the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, MIST is a student-led organization dedicated to sharing the art of performance magic with the UCLA community.

“Aladdin” is granting audiences far more than three wishes to come true.
Based on Disney’s 1992 animated film, the hit Broadway musical “Aladdin” has returned to Los Angeles, parading a fresh yet familiar approach to the Academy Award-winning comedy.

The age-old concept of dinner and a movie is embracing a new meaning at the UCLA Film & Television Archive.
Friday will open the inaugural weekend of the archive’s ongoing “Food and Film” series, a program developed in partnership with the Hammer Museum and chef Alice Waters.

This post was updated Aug. 6 at 6:15 p.m.
“Les Misérables” has been revitalized with a fervor beyond audiences’ wildest dreams.
Producer Cameron Mackintosh’s reconception of the beloved musical has reached California on its North American tour, bringing a galvanizing French drama to the heart of Los Angeles.

This season, musicians are catching rays and producing waves.
Now that summer has officially arrived following the solstice, shimmering sunlight is replacing the June gloom. From starlit, rock-infused ballads to folk songs by the hellfire, artists are bringing the lyrical heat this season.

This post was updated July 9 at 8:54 p.m.
“The Ants” is strikingly intelligent – and far from artificial.
Developed by Ramiz Monsef with the Geffen Playhouse’s Writer’s Room program, the horror-comedy play finds Nami (Nicky Boulos) trapped inside his brother Shahid (Ryan Shrime) and sister-in-law Meredith’s (Megan Hill) luxury home, equipped with an ultramodern security system known as The Brain (Hugo Armstrong).