The latest news on live theater in Los Angeles from Broadway shows on tour to regional theater.
Quick and Funny Musicals, known for their Upright Citizens Brigade comedy shows, will present HEATED RIVALRY: THE MUSICAL PARODY! at the Elysian Theater in Los Angeles, following two sold-out performances.
Hail Mary Harry Productions will present SISTER WIVEZ, a dark polygamist farce by Marta Myers, at the Hollywood Fringe Festival.
South Coast Repertory has released first look footage of EAT ME, the world premiere of Talene Monahon's wildly imaginative new play, now playing through May 3, 2026 at the Julianne Argyros Stage as part of the Pacific Playwrights Festival.
Tierra Legacy, the continuation of pioneering East LA Chicano band Tierra, will perform at Cal State LA's First Annual Car Show and Community Festival, returning to the campus where the original band first performed over 50 years ago.
Gino Gaudio is the great nephew of Hollywood's most famous Warner Bros.
The 4th Annual MENASA Diversity Actors Showcase returned this spring as a dynamic hybrid industry event, connecting actors and entertainment professionals through both a live Los Angeles showcase and a nationwide digital platform.
The star of the show, in the end, is Jacobson’s script, leading us toward the titular HELL MOUTH through five well-drawn characters and their existential crises that mirror our own.
Mary Chieffo, known for Star Trek: Discovery, will present BLOOD BRIDES at The Hobgoblin Playhouse in Los Angeles, a one-woman show written and directed by Ellie Pyle featuring four mythic women from classical theatre.
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.
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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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The House on Mango Street LA Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts (12/02-12/02) |
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John Proctor is the Villain Mark Taper Forum (3/17-4/25) |
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Riptide Film Festival James Armstrong Theatre (10/17-10/17) |
