Rod Blackhurst

“Pee-wee’s Big Adventure” premiered 40 years ago in theaters. Former cast members will reunite for a show at the Alex Theater in Glendale on June 14.

The Hollywood Fringe Festival , now 15 years old, is LA's largest performance art celebration featuring hundreds of unique shows throughout the city.

Kim Masters talks to writer & director Larry Charles about his new memoir Comedy Samurai.

An artist who lost her home in the Eaton Fire is collecting shards from the rubble to create a mosaic project – one she hopes will help the community heal.

The winds that whipped the Eaton Fire into infernos spared precious things: old family photos, postcards, and kids’ art. One Altadena resident tracks down the lost ephemera.

Mariska Hargitay on making the very personal new documentary “My Mom Jane,” screenwriter Scott Z Burns on writing with AI, and Ryan Fleck’s Treat.

Sharon Van Etten returns to KCRW with her new band The Attachment Theory for an extended and invigorating performance of songs from their self-titled LP.

Disney and Universal sued generative AI company Midjourney last week over claims that the startup plagiarized characters from their movies and shows, such as The Simpsons and Star…

We all know the saga of Britney Spears. Her meteoric rise, followed by a grim downfall and a troubling conservatorship. Her story captured a generation.