DTLA—In 1978, Center Theater Group mounted Zoot Suit at the Mark Taper Forum. The play, written and directed by Luis Valdez, was nurtured by late CTG head Gordon Davidson as part of his effort to ...

Gibson Guitar, the world's premier musical instrument maker and leader in music technology, and Steve Perry of the veteran Ska band Cherry Poppin' Daddies are making a Zoot Suit music riot.

DTLA - It’s unlikely that any homegrown show in Los Angeles theater history holds more significance, engenders more ardent fans, and carries more weight of expectation than Luis Valdez’s Zoot Suit.

A quarter of a decade after the band’s inception, the Cherry Poppin’ Daddies blend of swing, ska, big band and punk rock continues to resonate with audiences. While known best for its mid-1990s ...

A suit lands in the United States on the back of an exiled king. It is copied, amended and upgraded, embraced by Hollywood actors in search of the fashionable. As it travels the country in the late ...