Chris Willman

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‘Amadeus’ Review: Jefferson Mays Shines as a Funny and Frothing Salieri in a Gorgeously Mounted, Essential Revival at the Pasadena Playhouse

Peter Shaffer’s “Amadeus” is, at heart, a great love triangle. At one vortex, there’s 18th century composer Antonio Salieri, wavering between piety and murderous peevishness. At another corner, there’s the God...

CMA Fest Announces 2026 Stadium Lineup, Including Ella Langley, Zach Top, Cody Johnson, Tim McGraw, Shaboozey and Red Clay Strays

The lineup for the nightly Nissan Stadium shows at CMA Fest 2026 has been revealed, including a slew of the young stars that are currently helping drive the genre’s popularity,...

‘Melania’ Producer Marc Beckman on the Jonny Greenwood Dispute, the Tricky Politics of Licensing Stones or Prince Songs, and the First Lady’s Forthcoming Docuseries:...

When a dispute arose over orchestral music originally composed for “The Phantom Thread” appearing in the new Melania Trump documentary, “Melania,” aficionados of music, film and politics all stood to pay...

Viva Baz Vegas! Baz Luhrmann on the Burning Love That Went Into ‘EPiC’: ‘We Are Giving Elvis the World Tour He Dreamed Of, Playing...

Baz Luhrmann is about to dive back into his long-aborning Joan of Arc movie. But before he does, he had to return to the Elvis well, and the King’s new and...

Kid Rock Predicts God Will ‘Cut Down’ Journalists for Reporting (Accurately) That He’s Charging Up to $5,000 for Tour Tickets

Kid Rock wasn’t kidding around when sang a song about finding Jesus to conclude the recent Turning Point USA alternative halftime show. He got religious again on social media Friday, although...

How Much Are Bruce Springsteen Tickets? The Promised Range for ‘The Promised Land’ Is $87-$3,007, With Nearly Row-by-Row Variations In-Between

Another Bruce Springsteen tour on-sale; another bout of elation among those who procured tickets. Along with, of course, another round of debate over how easy it was or wasn’t to get...

Barry Manilow Reveals ‘Very Depressing’ Surgeon’s Orders to Postpone More Shows, Extend Recovery Time After Cancer Treatment

Barry Manilow expected to be back on the road a week from now for the resumption of an arena tour. But life and his surgeon had other ideas. Manilow took to...

‘Here Lies Love’: David Byrne and Director Snehai Desai on Adapting the Dance Musical for L.A.’s Taper, and Why Imelda Marcos’ Story Nervously Parallels...

Fascism has arrived and settled into Los Angeles. And before you say “Tell us something we don’t already know,” this refers to the opening on this coast of “Here Lies Love,”...

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