The many works of playwright William Shakespeare date back hundreds of years, but thanks to a number of local professional troupes, it appears his work is as thriving as ever. These include the Theatricum Botanicum, the Independent Shakespeare Company and Shakespeare by the Sea. Read more...

Photo: Aaron Hendry and Carl Palmer perform a scene from William Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” at the Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum. The company is one of several companies that put on summer productions of Shakespeare’s plays. Along with the Independent Shakespeare Company and Shakespeare by the Sea, they offer Los Angeles residents a chance to see theatrical works at little expense.

In third grade, a young Deborah Landis sewed a harlequin costume for a friend at school out of fabric swatches from her grandfather's fabric book. Read more...

Photo: Deborah Landis, the new chair of the David C. Copley Center for the Study of Costume Design at UCLA, takes a portrait at her house with her rescued golden retriever, Jack.

Incubus is coming home, and the band members are bringing a few people with them. Read more...

Photo: Incubus will play at the Hollywood Bowl today to support its recently released greatest hits compilation album titled “Monuments and Melodies.”