The latest news on live theater in Los Angeles from Broadway shows on tour to regional theater.
LACAE and FYC Independents hosted a special charity screening of the documentary Casting By on April 9, 2026, featuring a post-screening panel with director Tom Donahue, composer Leigh Roberts, and a group of casting professionals.
After six weeks of voting, BroadwayWorld readers have crowned Newsies the Ultimate Best Movie Musical in the 2026 edition of BroadwayWorld's Annual Bracket.
The Neighbourhood have revealed additional dates to their sold-out global THE WOURLD TOUR.
Eileen Barnett celebrates her birthday with a one-night cabaret performance at the Catalina Jazz Club, performing songs by Sondheim, Rodgers and Hart, Randy Newman, Jerome Kern, Jacques Brel, and more.
All new rehearsal photos have been released from the world premiere production of Millennials Are Killing Musicals at The Colony Theatre in Burbank, CA.
Brian Leonard's solo show THERAPIST ZERO, a darkly comedic piece about parenting and mental health, comes to the Hollywood Fringe Festival after sold-out runs off-Broadway and at the San Francisco Fringe Festival.
Sierra Madre Playhouse will present THREE LIVES, a one-man show written, directed, and performed by Alex Xander Luu, tracing his family's escape from Saigon and their search for identity in America.
5 Acorns Productions will present the world premiere comedy THE (NOT SO REAL) HOUSEWIVES OF TRANSYLVANIA at the Actors Company Let Live Theatre in Los Angeles as part of the Hollywood Fringe Festival.
Plaza Mexico in Lynwood, CA will host its annual Cinco de Mayo event featuring a civic ceremony, performances by Plenazo Tribe, Los Caminantes, Buknas de Culiacan, and more, plus an LA Galaxy activation and family activities.
New Art City Theatre will present a four-day festival of new plays in Ventura.
Laura James, Tim Realbuto, and four-time Emmy winner Nigel Lythgoe will lead a staged reading of Bertolt Brecht's MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN at Theatre West in Hollywood, directed by Louis Fantasia.
The Southland has had its share of memorable Fugard stagings, and the newly-opened revival of “MASTER HAROLD” at the Geffen Playhouse boasts an impressive roster of artists and creatives – onstage and off – who bring this tale vibrantly to life.
Cross the bridge from Topanga Canyon Boulevard to Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum and immerse yourself in live outdoor theater.
David Byrne will bring his Who Is The Sky? tour to the Hollywood Bowl for two performances.
Tony Award-nominated performer Josh Groban and Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Teddy Swims will perform at the 2026 Grammy Hall of Fame Gala in a special tribute honoring Warner Records.
Geffen Playhouse announced the cast for Pearl Cleage's ANGRY, RAUCOUS, AND SHAMELESSLY GORGEOUS, directed by LaTanya Richardson Jackson, featuring Michele Shay, Olivia Washington, Deborah Joy Winans, and Charlayne Woodard.
The Los Angeles Children's Chorus will present its annual Spring Concert at Pasadena Presbyterian Church, featuring nearly 400 choristers from six ensembles performing works by Bach, Verdi, Handel, and more.
Greenway Arts Alliance will present SMALL BUT AGGRESSIVE, a multi-character dark comedy written and performed by Denise Moses, exploring grief and loss through humor at Greenway Court Theatre in Los Angeles.
Laugh Factory Hollywood will host a week of comedy programming, including the touring show Laugh Through the Heartbreak.
FOOL IN THE POOL, the Hollywood Fringe Festival-nominated karaoke play starring Edward Kiniry-Ostro, will present four performances at El Condor Restaurant in Los Angeles before the landmark bar closes its doors.
A Role Playing Game, a new play written and directed by Trey Reinheimer, will premiere at the Hollywood Fringe Festival.
The Pasadena Choral Society will present Life of Mozart, a concert performance combining Mozart’s Requiem with a dramatic narrative drawn from the composer’s own writings.
Over 1,200 high school singers from 41 Southern California schools will perform at Walt Disney Concert Hall for the LA Master Chorale's 37th Annual High School Choir Festival, including a tribute to the late architect Frank Gehry.
Center Theatre Group has added ten new members to its Board of Directors: Stephen Cheung, Nancy Dennis, Sutton Foster, Jennifer Lewis, and more, bringing the number up to 56.
Ahead of its debut on April 27, Disney has shared a first look at footage from Songs in Sign Language, its collaboration with the Deaf West Theatre that reimagines songs from Frozen 2, Encanto, and Moana 2.
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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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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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John Lloyd Young Feinstein's at the Nikko (8/21-8/22) |
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How High the Moon Theatre West (7/24-8/16) |
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‘The Great Clown Bank Show’ Atwater Village Theatre (6/27-8/01) |
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"Once Upon a Mattress" Whittier Community Theatre (9/12-9/26) |
