Los Angeles Theatre Newsroom
The latest theatre news from Los Angeles — show openings, casting announcements, reviews, and touring productions.
Photos: A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER at Laguna Playhouse
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.
IT'S DOROTHY Doc Among Titles at 2025 Edition of Micheaux Film Festival
The Micheaux Film Festival has revealed initial programming for its seventh edition, which includes the Los Angeles premiere of “It’s Dorothy,” a new documentary exploring 125 years of Dorothy Gale’s cultural legacy.
Photo Exclusive: GO PLAY! At The Odyssey Theatre First Look
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).
THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SEARCH FOR SQUAREPANTS Sets World Premiere at AFI Fest
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants, the new film from Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Movies, will have its official World Premiere at AFI FEST 2025 presented by Canva.
Photos: LITTLEBOY/LITTLEMAN in Rehearsal at Geffen Playhouse
Geffen Playhouse will present the world premiere production of littleboy/littleman, written by Rudi Goblen and directed by NANCY MEDINA.
Pacific Jazz Orchestra To Open Season With FLY ME TO THE MOON: A TRIBUTE TO QUINCY JONES
Pacific Jazz Orchestra (PJO), led by GRAMMY-nominated composer/arranger/conductor Chris Walden, will open its 2025–2026 season with Fly Me to the Moon: A Tribute to Quincy Jones.
Ridgecrest Chamber Music Society To Open 2025 Season with IL TROVATORE
The Ridgecrest Chamber Music Society (RCMS) will open its 2025–26 season on Sunday, September 21, 2025, with the return of Dolce Armonia, performing selections from Verdi’s Il Trovatore.
Review: FALLEN SAINTS: TALES OF BLAZE CITY at Sawyer’s Playhouse
What Fallen Saints does so well is create worlds of horror that are only a few steps from where we are in the world ourselves, offering a mirror to the underside of our own lives.
The Soraya to Present TOY STORY Live-to-Film Concert Event
The CSUN Symphony, comprised of CSU Northridge music students, will present Toy Story in Concert featuring a screening of the film with Oscar® and GRAMMY®-winning composer Randy Newman’s musical score performed live by the orchestra.
Interview: Victoria Lavan of THE AGE OF AQUARIUS ’67 TO ’72 at Theatre West
Here's my interview with Victoria Lavan, Creator/Director/Producer about THE AGE OF AQUARIUS ’67 TO ’72 concert event filled with music was beautiful, fun, happy and cool, when singers sang from their souls and instrumentalists played like it was their last song.
Aída Cuevas 50th Anniversary Tour Arrives At The Luckman This Month
A landmark performance by one of Mexico's most enduring and influential musical artists: Aída Cuevas, known as the unrivaled Queen of Ranchera Music, brings her timeless and celebrated artistry to The Luckman.
After Hours Theatre Company to Present DARK LIBRARY: EDGAR ALLAN POE
After Hours Theatre Company will bring audiences back into the shadows this fall with the return of Dark Library: Edgar Allan Poe.
Review: FLY ME TO THE SUN at The Fountain Theatre
Told in the style of a late-night talk show which the brothers share online from their mother’s kitchen, what makes this two-hander starring Geraldo Navarro as BQ and Noé Cervantes as his brother DJ, is the incredibly unique way Navarro brilliantly portrays his Abuela Julia as a hand puppet – o
BLUEBEARD'S CASTLE to Have American Premiere at Odyssey Theatre
Odyssey Theatre Ensemble will present the American premiere of Bluebeard’s Castle, a dark musical thriller inspired by a medieval French fairy tale.
The Los Angeles Philharmonic Reveals 2025/26 Insight Projects
The Los Angeles Philharmonic Association has revealed its 2025/26 Insight festivals and special projects.
Photos: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF IN YIDDISH In Concert At The Soraya
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.
DIAVOLO | Architecture in Motion to Present ESCAPE World Premiere in October
Since 1992, DIAVOLO | Architecture in Motion has been pushing the boundaries of dance, movement, and storytelling for audiences around the globe.
Review: & JULIET Is Revisionist, Gleeful Fun at OC's Segerstrom Center
Fresh off its sit-down engagement at Los Angeles' Ahmanson Theatre, the new(-ish) 2022 Broadway jukebox musical & JULIET is finally making its long-awaited pit-stop an hour south of L.
K-Pop Artist Rain Sets 3-Show North American Tour This Fall
K-pop legend THE RAIN will return to North America this fall with his 2025 THE RAIN TOUR [Still Raining: Encore].
David Ellenstein Resigns as Artistic Director of Laguna Playhouse
David Ellenstein has resigned his position as Artistic Director of the Laguna Playhouse effective November 16, 2025.
Interview: Teddy Bergman of EUREKA DAY at Pasadena Playhouse
“Because of how long it takes to write and develop a play, you need a writer who is a bit ahead of the curve.
BREATHE by Javon Johnson to Open at The Mark Theatre
Breathe, a play written by Javon Johnson and directed by Levy Lee Simon, will be presented by The Mark Theatre under the production of Markietha Ka'Von.
Monday Night Seminars Return to Theatre 40
There will be play readings on Mondays, located in Theatre 40's main venue, the Mary Levin Cutler Theatre on the first floor of 241 S.
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Much Ado About Nothing McCadden Place Theatre (8/07-8/16) |
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After the Blast The Broadwater Second Stage (8/05-8/13) |
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Catch Me If You Can Colony Theatre (9/17-10/18) |
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Emily Skinner: In Concert Feinstein's at the Nikko (8/14-8/15) |
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Gershwin and the Golden Age Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts (The Soraya) (10/11-10/11) |
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John Lloyd Young Feinstein's at the Nikko (8/21-8/22) |
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Julius Caesar Marin Shakespeare Company (8/14-9/13) |
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Liberace & Liza: A Tribute The Plaza Theatre (2/14-2/14) |
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The Marvelous Miss Gender Starring Bosco The Plaza Theatre (7/28-7/28) |
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Oh, Mary! Ahmanson Theatre (11/10-12/06) |