Imaan Jalali

424 POSTS
Imaan has been the Arts & Culture Editor of LAexcites since the digital magazine went live in 2015.

Exclusive articles:

Preview: ‘The Magic Flute’ Returns as James Conlon Conducts His Final LA Opera Production

Certain works transcend opera and become part of the broader cultural bloodstream, recognizable even to people who have never stepped inside an opera house....

‘Brigadoon’ Transformed at Pasadena Playhouse — Donna Vivino Discusses the Bold New Adaptation

Only a select group of musicals carry the enduring legacy of Lerner and Loewe’s Brigadoon, which premiered on Broadway in 1947, but Pasadena Playhouse’s...

Reimagining ‘Flower Drum Song’ at Aratani Theatre: A Chat with East West Players’ Emily Kuroda

East West Players closes its 60th Anniversary Diamond Legacy season with the world premiere of playwright David Henry Hwang’s newly updated 2026 book for...

Review: ‘Clara vs. Infinity’ Signals a Bold New Voice in L.A. Theater

At a time when so much of the theatrical landscape leans on familiar titles and recycled intellectual property, Clara vs. Infinity by Zack Rocklin-Waltch...

Preview: Craig Colclough Brings Comic Swagger to Verdi’s ‘Falstaff’ at LA Opera

Giuseppe Verdi’s Falstaff returns to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion for the first time since 2013, serving as the second-to-last production in James Conlon’s farewell...

Breaking

Preview: Opening Night at the Bowl Brings Broadway’s Best to Hollywood

The Hollywood Bowl has never needed much persuasion to...

Review: ‘Primary Trust’ at the Mark Taper Forum Is an Unassumingly Gut-Wrenching Triumph

Some plays ask audiences to expectantly lean forward rather...

Preview: ‘The Magic Flute’ Returns as James Conlon Conducts His Final LA Opera Production

Certain works transcend opera and become part of the...

‘Brigadoon’ Transformed at Pasadena Playhouse — Donna Vivino Discusses the Bold New Adaptation

Only a select group of musicals carry the enduring...
spot_imgspot_img