SHORT+SWEET HOLLYWOOD Unveils 2025 Finalists
Short+Sweet Hollywood has announced the full slate of finalists for its 2025 season, featuring a mix of returning artists and first-time participants.
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The latest news on live theater in Los Angeles from Broadway shows on tour to regional theater.
The Foundation for New American Musicals' ShowSearch 2025 Finalists Revealed
The Foundation for New American Musicals has reveaed the finalists for their annual ShowSearch 2025.
11th Annual Haiti International Film Festival Submissions Now Open
Submissions for the 11th Annual Haiti International Film Festival are now open in honor of today's Haitian national holiday, Battle of Vertières Day, which memorializes the final battle of the Haitian Revolution in 1803.
Sam Clemmett, Lauren Worsham and More Join AMADEUS at Pasadena Playhouse
The full cast and creative team has been revealed for Pasadena Playhouse's upcoming production of Peter Shaffer’s Amadeus, directed by Tony Award-winner Darko Tresnjak.
DIE HEART: THE DIRECTOR'S CUT is Coming to Troubadour Theater Company
Troubadour Theater Company is celebrating its 30th anniversary season by blowing up the holidays with their latest musical comedy event, a newly revised version of its explosive production of Die Heart: The Director’s Cut.
Review: PARANORMAL ACTIVITY at Ahmanson Theatre
Chris Fisher’s illusions are the ace in the hole for this production.
Photos: IAMA Theatre Company's ESTHER PEREL RUINED MY LIFE In Rehearsal
IAMA Theatre Company will present a workshop production of Mathilde Dratwa’s biting, tender, and tragically modern new play Esther Perel Ruined My Life.
Theatricus To Present Free Staged Readings of LITTLE REDS and THESE VIOLENT DELIGHTS
Theatricus will present two free staged readings at the Lamanda Park Branch Library in Pasadena: Little Reds on November 22 and These Violent Delights on December 6.
Gloria Molina Grand Park to Present NYELA 2026 Celebration Featuring Ruby Ibarra, BARDO, and Ceci Bastida
Gloria Molina Grand Park will present its annual NYELA celebration on December 31 with a theme centered on the “Power of One.
Los Angeles Children’s Chorus To Present Annual Winter Concert December 6–7
The Grammy Award-winning Los Angeles Children’s Chorus will present its annual Winter Concert on December 6 and 7 at two Pasadena venues.
Missi Pyle, Barrett Foa, Scott Evans and More to Join A VERY QUEER CHRISTMAS CAROL
Ryan O'Connor and The Los Angeles LGBT Center will present the upcoming ONE NIGHT ONLY concert reading of A Very Queer Christmas Carol, a camp-drenched musical retelling of Dickens' famous Scrooge story.
Plenazo Tribe to Perform at the Odyssey in December
Music at the Odyssey will present Plenazo Tribe, L.
Voting Open to Pick the Top 15 of Next On Stage: Season 6
Voting is now open for BroadwayWorld's Next On Stage, Broadway's biggest national competition for high school and college students.
Review: AN INSPECTOR CALLS Shines Under Cate Caplin’s Direction at Theatre 40
Directed with pinpoint focus and lots of movement by Cate Caplin to keep the play from becoming a typical “talking heads” production, I guarantee An Inspector Calls will keep you captivated until its startling conclusion.
Photos: PARANORMAL ACTIVITY Opens at the Ahmanson Theatre
Paranormal Activity officially opened at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles on Friday, November 14.
THE MOUNTAIN DIGBY Rises Again For A Staged Reading At The Elysian Theater This December
The Mountain Digby, a new, dark, macabre musical, will rise again for a staged reading at The Elysian Theater's Skunk Room on Sunday, December 7 at 2 p.
ICYMI: Watch the Next On Stage: Season 6 Premiere
Earlier this week, BroadwayWorld's Next On Stage, Broadway's biggest national competition for high school and college students, returned with its first live shows, revealing the Top 30 performers in both age groups.
Review: TABLE 17 at Geffen Playhouse
The fervor of a given audience – kind of its own character in this play - probably helps distract from the fact that, its sweet vibes aside, there’s not a lot of there in Lyons’ play.
Plaza Mexico Celebrates Dia de La Virgen de Guadalupe; Procession, LAS MAÑANITAS, Live Performances
Plaza Mexico will mark its annual celebration of Dia de La Virgen de Guadalupe with a procession, Las Mañanitas, Live performances and more, with events on Thursday, December 11, and Friday, December 12.
Review: FRA DIAVOLO at The Highland Park Ebell
While there are ample charms on display in this Pacific Opera Project production of Fra Diavolo, director Josh Shaw seems to lack the right kind of touch for this light-hearted, confectionary romp.
AN INSPECTOR CALLS Begins Performances At Greystone Mansion In January 2026
Theatre 40 will present An Inspector Calls by J.
Photos: PASSION At Chromolume Theatre
Chromolume Theatre will present Passion, the Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine musical, as the final production of its 2025 season at the Zephyr Theatre.
SHREK THE MUSICAL To Open At Fresno Memorial Auditorium In December
Children’s Musical Theaterworks will stage Shrek the Musical at the Fresno Memorial Auditorium from December 5–14, 2025.
Pacific Resident Theatre To Present Daniel Gerroll In DR GLAS Beginning November 16
Pacific Resident Theatre will present Dr Glas, Jeffrey Hatcher’s adaptation of Hjalmar Söderberg’s 1905 psychological thriller, performed by acclaimed British actor Daniel Gerroll.
Eddie Izzard Brings HAMLET To Los Angeles This January
Eddie Izzard will bring Hamlet to Los Angeles for seven performances only at The Montalbán Theatre following runs in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle, and London.
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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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Magic at the Langham with David Minkin The Langham Huntington (5/02-5/02) |
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Cynthia Erivo: Let Me Sing To You Hollywood Bowl (10/15-10/15) |
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Studio Cabaret: Tabitha Meeks George Nakano Theatre (3/05-3/06) |
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Three Days Grace, I Prevail & The Funeral Portrait SAP Center (11/18-11/18) |
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Mount Wilson Observatory presents “Jazz / Carte Blanche to Tom Ranier” Mount Wilson Observatory (8/09-8/09) |