(10/23/2025) - Laguna Playhouse will present the second show of its 2025/2026 season with the rolling world premiere comedy, BESIDE MYSELF by Paul Slade Smith. Check out photos here!
(10/20/2025) - Geffen Playhouse raised vital funds for the theater’s education, community engagement and artistic initiatives at its signature Backstage at the Geffen annual fundraiser. See photos!
(10/17/2025) - The Foundation for New American Musicals will present a one-night-only concert of the Tony Award-winning musical comedy Woman of the Year by John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Peter Stone. Check out exclusive photos from rehearsal.
(10/16/2025) - Artists at Play and Latino Theater Company will present the world premiere of नेहा & Neel, a new intergenerational comedy by Ankita Raturi directed by Lily Tung Crystal. See photos of the production.
(10/16/2025) - The new North American Tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s legendary musical, The Phantom of the Opera is getting ready to hit the road! The tour will premiere at the Hippodrome Theatre in Baltimore, MD before traveling to major markets including Minneapolis, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, and more.
(10/15/2025) - Award-winning actress, writer, and producer Niki J. Borger presented two original one-act plays—Just Pull and Ninety Seven Beats—as part of this year’s Playhouse West Originals Showcase. See photos from the show.
(10/14/2025) - International City Theatre’s Los Angeles premiere of Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson–Apt. 2B by Kate Hamill has opened in Long Beach, directed by Jamie Torcellini. See photos of the production.
(10/13/2025) - Currently in previews, “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone” — the second play in Wilson’s extraordinary 10-play “American Century Cycle” and the sixth in A Noise Within’s commitment to stage them all — opens at A Noise Within this weekend. Check out photos of the production.
(10/12/2025) - 5-Star Theatricals has released new production photos from its upcoming production of HAIRSPRAY, directed by Marissa Jaret Winokur, Broadway’s original Tracy Turnblad and Tony Award winner for her performance in the 2002 musical phenomenon.
(10/10/2025) - Now in previews, Mascogos—a bold, historical sci-fi drama by Miranda González—will officially open this Saturday night at The Los Angeles Theatre Center. Check out the production photos below.
(10/09/2025) - Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara opens its 47th season with War of the Worlds: The Panic Broadcast, a thrilling live reimagining of Orson Welles’ infamous 1938 radio play. See photos of the production.
(10/09/2025) - The Latino Theater Company kicks off its fall season with the world premiere of THE LITTLE KING OF NORWALK, written by Israel López Reyes and directed by Geoffrey Rivas. Check out photos of the production.
(10/06/2025) - Geffen Playhouse is presenting the world premiere production of littleboy/littleman, written by Rudi Goblen and directed by NANCY MEDINA. Get a first look at photos here!
(10/04/2025) - Check out production photos from the world premiere of I'LL GIVE YOU MY HEART at the Colony Theatre, running from October 4 through October 19 on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
(09/30/2025) - Performances are now underway for the North American Tour of SUFFS, which officially opened in Seattle, WA at The 5th Avenue Theatre on Friday, September 19, 2025. Check out all new photos of the cast in action here!
(09/26/2025) - The Road Theatre Company will celebrate its 34th anniversary with the world premiere of OTHERKIN, written by N.T. Vandecar and directed by Christina Carlisi. See photos of the production.
(09/20/2025) - Check out production photos of La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts and McCoy Rigby Entertainment's COME FROM AWAY, running through October 12, 2025.
(09/19/2025) - LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE is presenting the first show of its 2025/2026 season, the critically acclaimed, Tony Award-winning musical, A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER. See photos here!
(09/18/2025) - The Odyssey Theatre will present the world premiere of GO PLAY!, a new comedy written and directed by Barra Grant (Miss America’s Ugly Daughter, A Mother, a Daughter and a Gun). See photos of the production.
(09/18/2025) - Geffen Playhouse will present the world premiere production of littleboy/littleman, written by Rudi Goblen and directed by NANCY MEDINA. Check out rehearsal photos here!
(09/18/2025) - The U.S. National Tour of Stereophonic, the 2024 Tony Award-winning Best Play, is getting ready to hit the road! The company just met the press and BroadwayWorld was there for the big day! Check out photos here.
(09/15/2025) - The Soraya launched its 2025–26 season this past weekend with the West Coast premiere of National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene’s Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish, presented in a special concert staging with English supertitles. Check out photos of the production.
(09/08/2025) - The Geffen Playhouse will open Am I Roxie? on Thursday, September 11, 2025, following previews September 3–10. Written and performed by Roxana Ortega (Nickelodeon’s The Casagrandes, The Groundlings) and directed by Bernardo Cubría, the one-woman show runs through October 5 at the Gil Cates Theater. See photos of the show.
(09/06/2025) - Now in previews, Brian Quijada’s charming, semi-autobiographical “Fly Me to the Sun,” featuring beats and remixes by Marvin Quijada and Brian Quijada, opens at the Fountain Theatre on Saturday, September 6.
(09/06/2025) - The City of West Hollywood’s Free Theatre in the Parks! and Coeurage Ensemble will present a new adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Pericles. There will be six performances only on Saturday and Sunday at 4pm from September 6–21.
(08/26/2025) - Just Another Day, a joyous and deeply moving love story about the complexities of aging, makes its Los Angeles premiere this weekend at the Odyssey Theatre. See production photos from the show below.
(08/26/2025) - The world premiere of Masala Dabba, a powerful and moving new play by Wendy Graf, officially opened this weekend at International City Theatre in Long Beach, directed by Marya Mazor. Check out photos of the show.
(08/22/2025) - Pen Pals officially opened its strictly limited engagement at the DR2 Theatre this week, and BroadwayWorld has your first look at photos from the celebration.
(08/21/2025) - Rehearsals have officially begun for the upcoming North American tour of The Sound of Music. Cast members Cayleigh Capaldi, Christiane Noll, and more gave BroadwayWorld an inside look at numbers from the beloved musical, including the iconic 'Do-Re-Mi' and 'My Favorite Things.' Check out photos from inside the event here!
(08/08/2025) - Performances of Wine in the Wilderness join the outdoor summer repertory “Season of Resilience” at Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum beginning August 9 and continuing through October 12. Check out photos here!
(08/04/2025) - Hollywood Bowl presented Cynthia Erivo as Jesus and Adam Lambert as Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar, featuring lyrics are by Tim Rice and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. See photos here!
(07/26/2025) - Edward Allan Baker’s Face Divided made a powerful return to the Hollywood Fringe Festival this June, delivering an electrifying and emotionally charged performance that deeply resonated with audiences and critics alike.
(07/24/2025) - The Group Rep has released photos of its production of the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-Winning modern comedy THE HEIDI CHRONICLES, written by Wendy Wasserstein, directed by Brent Beerman and produced by Melissa Strauss for The Group Rep.
(07/23/2025) - Playwright and TV writer Lynn Rosen’s offbeat comedy series GASBAG celebrated its West Coast premiere at Dances With Films: LA on Saturday, June 28 at the TCL Chinese Theatre. Check out photos of the production.
(07/21/2025) - Sweet Talk Productions is presenting a world premiere play, MÉNAGE À QUATRE, written by Peter Lefcourt and directed by Ryan O’Connor. See photos here!
(07/20/2025) - Chromolume Theatre has announced the next production of its 2025 Season of Musicals — A Season of Love and Romance (and Adultery) — the Broadway musical The Bridges of Madison County. See the photos here!
(07/18/2025) - The Hollywood Museum has unveiled a new, one-of-a-kind exhibit honoring the legendary Marx Brothers. Titled “Legends of Laughter: The Marx Brothers,” the expansive showcase offers fans an unprecedented glimpse into the lives and careers of Groucho, Harpo, Chico, Zeppo, and Gummo Marx, featuring original and screen-used costumes, props, family photographs, memorabilia, and rare artwork. See photos from the opening celebration.
(07/18/2025) - The West Coast premiere of Angelica Chéri’s “Berta, Berta.” a sensuous love story that was inspired by a prison chain gang song from Parchman Farm, opens this weekend at the Echo Theater Company in a production directed by Andi Chapman. See photos of the production.
(07/17/2025) - Wisteria Theater Company is presenting radically reimagined production of XANADU, directed and designed by Brayden Hade. Watch photos of the production.
(07/14/2025) - Chance Theater has released photos of its production of Spring Awakening. Directed by Jocelyn A. Brown, Spring Awakening is based on Frank Wedekind’s groundbreaking play Spring's Awakening.
