On a June afternoon, inside a cramped Westminster storefront, the CEO of a global entertainment company tossed around ideas with a choreographer, a music director, and a fashion designer. The talk ...

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Tô Văn Lai, creator of the iconic Vietnamese musical variety show “Paris by Night,” died on Tuesday. Born on May 11, 1937, in Saigon-Gia Dinh, Lai received a bachelor’s in philosophy from the ...

After moving to Pasadena, California, to attend university in 2009, Toc Tien was contacted by Tô Văn Lai and invited to perform on "Paris by Night." Photo courtesy of Thuy Nga / "Paris By Night" ...

Like the birthplaces of most empires, the houses on this street aren't much to look at: single-story, suburban starter homes with gray stucco, peeling door trims, and oil-stained, two-car driveways. A ...

To hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese around the world, "Paris By Night" is more than just entertainment; it’s a tie to the past, a lens for the present, and a taste of the future. “It’s not just an ...