The latest news on live theater in Los Angeles from Broadway shows on tour to regional theater.
As New York City and the broader United States prepare to welcome the world for a historic stretch of global events — including FIFA World Cup 2026 and America's 250th Anniversary celebrations — BroadwayWorld is expanding its platform to meet that moment in a meaningful way.
Eight nationally recognized slam poets will compete for cash prizes at the INKSLAM INVITATIONAL on April 25 at Greenway Court Theatre in Los Angeles, hosted by 2023 Womxn of the World Poetry Slam champion Ayanna Florence.
This is a visionary and essential new work, a seminal and remarkable achievement of storytelling, music, and dance.
Director Julia Rodriguez-Elliott delivers a production that pulses with quiet power and a moody score.
The Long Beach Shakespeare Company invites audiences to experience a timeless story of friendship, sacrifice, and the extraordinary power of words with its upcoming radio-style production of Charlotte's Web.
American Contemporary Ballet will present SPECTACULAR BALANCHINE! June 4-20 at Bank of America Plaza in Los Angeles, featuring works including Stars and Stripes and Who Cares?, performed with live music.
El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood will present three Star Wars films — Rogue One, Solo, and The Force Awakens — from April 17–28, with tickets starting at $5 on select Tuesdays.
Symphonic Jazz Orchestra has announced that Chanté Moore, the celebrated R&B singer/songwriter, has officially been added to the upcoming 'Tribute to Maurice White.
TRANS MOM VS FAMILY COURT: JUSTICE SEES NO GENDER, a workshop ensemble reading based on Rejyna Douglass-Whitman's 1995 custody battle, will be staged April 12 at Hudson Theatres in Los Angeles.
The Music Center's VERY SPECIAL ARTS FESTIVAL: FAMILY DAY has been rescheduled to May 2, 2026, on Jerry Moss Plaza in Los Angeles, offering free live performances, art-making activities, and a magic show for families of all ages.
Conundrum Theatre Company will stage HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH at the Victory Theatre Center in Burbank, CA, with performances running April 17–19 and April 24–26.
Local 802 and Local 47 AFM presidents Dan Point and Marc Sazer issued a joint statement defending Bruce Springsteen after Trump's personal attacks on the union member, citing musicians' right to freedom of expression.
The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle has revealed the 2025 Season Award winners.
Singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams, Funkadelic founder George Clinton, rock group Heart, and a cappella gospel sextet Take 6 are set to perform at the 2026 Grammy Hall of Fame Gala.
Los Angeles is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings.
MUSE/IQUE will present BACK TO OZ, tracing Oz from the 1939 MGM film to THE WIZ to WICKED, at the Mark Taper Forum in April 2026, led by Artistic Director Rachael Worby.
Writer and director Chance Lang will debut An Ode to Parenting, a cycle of five original one-act plays, running April 10 through April 26, 2026, at Stephanie Feury Studio Theatre in Hollywood.
Overtone Industries will present three operas-in-development at Highways Performance Space in Los Angeles on April 24 and 25, 2026, as part of OperaFest LA, with a public Sitzprobe on April 19.
Neo Ensemble Theatre will present AMAZING GRAVES, two short comedies set in cemeteries, at the Broadwater Second Stage in Hollywood as part of the Hollywood Fringe Festival, with performances running June 5–23, 2026.
Actor Greg Evigan, known for B.
The Los Angeles Master Chorale will present a one-night-only Sondheim concert on March 19, 2027, at Walt Disney Concert Hall, featuring 32 vocalists performing works from the iconic composer and lyricist.
What does it mean to live as your true, authentic self? I spoke with Level Up! playwright Gabriel Rivas Gómez on blending live performance with projection and inventive design to explore identity, family, and transformation.
All new production photos have been released from The Messenger, now playing at the Chance Theater.
Ecos de España will celebrate the vibrant spirit of Spain with a compelling program of Spanish classical and flamenco music and dance on Saturday, May 2, 2026, 11:00 AM.
Macha Theatre/Films will present LOVE STRUCK at the Odyssey Theatre in Los Angeles as a visiting production.
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Next to Normal Phantasma Arts (7/17-7/25) |
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After the Blast The Broadwater Second Stage (8/05-8/13) |
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Catch Me If You Can The Colony Theatre (9/17-10/18) |
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E=MC² Einstein The Musical Kiki & David Gindler Performing Arts Center (7/03-7/26) |
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Emily Skinner: In Concert Feinstein's at the Nikko (8/14-8/15) |
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Fool for Love Santa Monica Playhouse (7/23-7/26) |
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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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Riptide Film Festival James Armstrong Theatre (10/17-10/17) |
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Ni Mi Madre Diversionary Theatre (8/13-9/06) |
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Disney''s Beauty and the Beast Hollywood Pantages Theatre (8/12-9/06) |
