Pasadena Playhouse Expands 2026 Education Programs With 16 Community Classes and Two Summer Camps
Pasadena Playhouse will expand its education slate in 2026 with 16 community classes and two summer camps for participants ages 5–105.
Los Angeles Theater Newsroom
The latest news on live theater in Los Angeles from Broadway shows on tour to regional theater.
Review: Last Call Theatre's THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT at Stella Coffee
Produced by Liviera Lim and Michael DiNardo and directed by Ashley Busenlener for Last Call Theatre, The Butterfly Effect is not to be missed by fans of true immersive/interactive theatre or those curious to experience being involved in a show rather than just watching it.
Do LaB Reveals Music Lineup For Lightning In A Bottle 2026
Immersive experience curators Do LaB have revealed the music lineup for North America's original boutique music festival, Lightning in a Bottle, returning to Buena Vista Lake in Southern California during Memorial Day Weekend.
Kernels of Wisdom: Quinn VanAntwerp on the Sweet, Silly Joy of SHUCKED
Longtime Broadway actor Quinn VanAntwerp talks to BroadwayWorld about what it’s like to play the comedic villain in the Tony Award-winning SHUCKED, playing at the Segerstrom Center for the Performing Arts in Costa Mesa through November 23.
John Glover to Star in LIFE, DEATH, AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES at Interact Theatre Company
InterAct Theatre Company will present a special Sunday afternoon staged reading of Life, Death, and Other Opportunities, a new family drama by acclaimed filmmaker and playwright Jeff Kaufman.
DOG MAN: THE MUSICAL is Coming to Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts
The New York Times Critics’ Pick Dog Man: The Musical, based on the best-selling book series by Dav Pilkey, will make its East Bay debut at The Henry J.
Photos: Biko Eisen-Martin, Gail Bean and More in TABLE 17 at Geffen Playhouse
Table 17, written by Douglas Lyons and directed Zhalion Levingston is now playing at Geffen Playhouse.
LA Phil Dedicates the Hollywood Bowl's Stage to John Williams
The LA Phil will dedicate the Hollywood Bowl’s iconic stage to John Williams.
Keiko Agena and More to Star in BREAKING BREAD: An Improvised Family Dinner at Outside In Theatre
Outside In Theatre will present Breaking Bread, a completely improvised theatrical experience that explores the chaos, tenderness, and humor of gathering around the family dinner table.
Review: THE AARON PLAY at Independent Shakespeare Company
Co-produced by Independent Shakespeare Company and Coin & Ghost, THE AARON PLAY will engage theater-goers and Bard-hounds as well as those who embrace stories with ideas.
A DIY HOLIDAY MUSICAL STARRING REX & FRIENDS Comes to The Blue Door in Culver City
ArtsUP! LA and Rex & Friends invite audiences to share the joyful music and sentiment of the season during their new A DIY Holiday Musical starring Rex & Friends.
The Music Center Will Host The Royal Ballet School's First Summer Intensive Course in the U.S.
For the first time in its nearly 100-year history, The Royal Ballet School—one of the world’s most celebrated centers for classical ballet training—will bring its renowned Intensive Course for young dancers to the United States.
Matt Johnson & The New Jet Set Will Bring A JET SET CHRISTMAS! to Sierra Madre Playhouse
Matt Johnson & The New Jet Set will bring A Jet Set Christmas! to Sierra Madre Playhouse for two performances, December 20 and 21, 2025, at 8:00 p.
Review: South Coast Repertory Presents THE HEART SELLERS
An intermission-less, two-character, conversational-centric play that focuses on a pair of women's specific immigrant experiences—marked with loneliness, hopes, fears, and puzzlements big and small—Pulitzer Prize finalist Lloyd Suh's absorbing, touching, and occasionally (thankfully) very funny
Winokur, Chamberlin, Snyder And York Celebrate A VERY BROADWAY CHRISTMAS In Palm Springs
Michael Orland and David Green's Musical Theatre University Team Up With PS Art Museum to bring A Very Broadway Christmas to Palm Springs in the Museum's beautiful Annenberg Theatre for two special nights in December -- December 16 and 17 at 7:00 pm.
SHORT+SWEET HOLLYWOOD Names 2025 Semi-Finalists
The Short+Sweet Hollywood 2025 semi-finalists have been announced, marking what organizers call “one of the best seasons the festival has seen.
STEEL PIER to be Presented at Orange County School Of The Arts
Orange County School of the Arts Hal Struck Musical Theatre Conservatory students will present their rendition of the John Kander and Fred Ebb Tony Award-nominated musical 'Steel Pier'.
ESTHER PEREL RUINED MY LIFE is Coming to IAMA Theatre Company
IAMA Theatre Company will present a workshop production of Mathilde Dratwa’s biting, tender, and tragically modern new play Esther Perel Ruined My Life.
THE COMPLETE WORKS OF JANE AUSTEN, ABRIDGED is Coming to Ensemble Theatre Company
Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara will continue its 47th season 'Truth and Illusion' with the West Coast premiere of THE COMPLETE WORKS OF JANE AUSTEN, ABRIDGED.
Carol Burnett Launches Scholarship at UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television
Carol Burnett has funded a scholarship at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television.
THE BETHLEHEM PROJECT Comes to the Lincoln Stegman Theatre
The world premiere run of the brand-new musical comedy 'The Bethlehem Project' starts in December at the Lincoln Stegman Theatre at 6020 Radford Avenue in North Hollywood.
CASA 0101 Theater to Close Out 25th Anniversary Season with THE PRINCE OF EGYPT: THE MUSICAL
CASA 0101 Theater will present DreamWorks The Prince of Egypt: The Musical to close out their current 25th Anniversary Season.
New Musical LABOR OF LOVE Premieres with Staged Reading in Pasadena
Love, lies, and the American dream collide in Labor of Love, a hilarious and timely new musical will have a staged reading premiere in Pasadena presented by Con Ganas and Blind Toe Productions.
Review: Laughs Fly High in PETER PAN GOES WRONG at La Mirada
Now presenting an even more over-the-top follow up compared to their first go-round in THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG staged here last February, the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts and McCoy Rigby Entertainment revisit the earnestly bumbling folks at the fictional Cornley Polytechnic Drama Socie
RENT Opens at the Zephyr Theatre Los Angeles in December
Just To Be Theatrical Productions will present a limited-run Los Angeles production of Rent by Jonathan Larson on December 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, and 14 at the Zephyr Theatre.
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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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Closing Costs Gil Cates Theater (3/31-5/02) |
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How High the Moon Theatre West (7/24-8/16) |
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Purpose Gil Cates Theater (11/11-12/13) |
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2026 Award Recipients Announced, Celebrating Excellence in Film, Art, and Emerging Media Culver City Theater (6/21-12/31) |
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Stand-up Jesus! Blessed be the Punchlines! Wine and Wafers (the vanilla kind) included! Santa Monica Playhouse (5/23-8/22) |