The latest theatre news from Los Angeles — show openings, casting announcements, reviews, and touring productions.
The Soraya announced its 2026-27 season featuring 45 performances, eight major debuts including Sutton Foster, Snarky Puppy, Audra McDonald, and Dance Theatre of Harlem, plus the introduction of incoming Executive & Artistic Director Chad Hilligus.
Billboard-charting artist Twinkle Time will perform a bilingual pop-rock family concert at Sierra Madre Playhouse, blending English and Spanish lyrics with hip-hop beats.
Road Theatre Company announced an extension of HELL MOUTH, the world premiere written by Tom Jacobson and directed by Ann Hearn Tobolowsky, closing at the Road Theatre in North Hollywood.
The Riot Stage, a teen-founded Shakespeare theater and film company led by 15-year-old Samantha Leeds, will present its second season at the Odyssey Theatre Ensemble in West Los Angeles, blending live performance with filmed sequences.
This marks the second triumph for co-creator-director-choreographer Scott Thompson, following his sensational “One For My Baby” at the same venue last year.
Emmy-winning director Linda Mendoza will present her comedic memoir CURSED: MY ROAD TO HOLLYWOOD at Hudson Guild Theatre in Hollywood as part of the Hollywood Fringe Festival, recounting her rise directing Brooklyn Nine-Nine, The Good Place, and more.
The Latino Theater Company will present a one-week extension for its world premiere production of The Storyteller of East L.
The Mainstage offerings for the 2026/2027 Season of Pasadena Playhouse has been revealed! The Mainstage Season kicks off with an all-new Pasadena Playhouse production of Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s chilling classic The Visit.
Sonder Theatre Company will present THE WOMEN OF LOCKERBIE by Deborah Brevoort at Covina Theatre, directed by Christina Harris.
The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts will present Bang on a Can All-Stars performing RYUICHI SAKAMOTO, 1996, a live tribute featuring new arrangements of the late composer's most celebrated works.
The Festival of Arts Fine Art Show will return to Laguna Beach, featuring over 120 Orange County artists, new weekly music series, and special events including Cultural Arts Day and Battle of the Arts.
Comedian Lily Kerrigan and her boyfriend Matthew Marcus will present their two-person stand-up show Matt & Lily Get Together at The Actors Company's Little Theater in Los Angeles as part of Hollywood Fringe.
Chico's Angels will present their new stage show, CHICO'S ANGELS 2: LOVE BOAT CHICAS, at Cavern Club Cabaret in Los Angeles, featuring Latina drag queens Kay Sedia, Chita Parol, and Frieda Laye solving a murder mystery aboard The Love Boat.
Hyper SoCal, the regional arts initiative based at Brand Library & Art Center in Glendale, will present festivals, performances, and exhibitions across more than 40 partner spaces spanning five Southern California counties.
Resilient Brain Productions will present the world premiere of MOYAMOYA BABY: A TRILOGY OF STROKES, BLOOD FLOW, AND F*CKBOYS, a solo comedy written and performed by Nilsa Reyna, directed by Daphnie Sicre, at the Broadwater Theatre as part of Hollywood Fringe.
Westside Ballet of Santa Monica will present its Masters of Movement performances and Spring Gala, featuring American Ballet Theatre principal dancer Calvin Royal III alongside Los Angeles Ballet dancers and an incoming artistic director.
Director Meyer keeps things moving at a fair clip without ever seeming rushed, and he serves up real scares.
A Noise Within has released production photos for EXIT THE KING by Eugène Ionesco.
Long Beach Shakespeare Company announced its 2026 NEW WORKS FESTIVAL, featuring staged readings and workshop presentations of original plays across three weekends at the Helen Borgers Theatre.
The Braid, recognized as the nation's leading Jewish storytelling theatre, will present L'CHAIM AMERICA!, a National Endowment for the Arts-supported production touring Los Angeles, New York, and beyond.
Chance Theater in Anaheim has extended the run of SANCTUARY CITY through May 31, with new production photos now available.
Writer Annika Hoseth's THE UNOFFICIAL 'MEET THE ROBINSONS' MUSICAL PARODY will present all-original songs and live accompaniment at the Broadwater Main Stage during the Hollywood Fringe Festival.
Tampa-based performer Mandy Keen will bring MAGGIE, a physical solo show blending clown comedy and character work, to The Stray Theater in Los Angeles for the Hollywood Fringe Festival.
Red Sky, a sci-fi musical about how life endures in the aftermath of the end of the world, will debut its next staged reading on May 23, 2026 at The Colony Theatre in Los Angeles.
The LACHSA Foundation will present LACHSApalooza, a charitable arts and music festival and 40th anniversary celebration in support of the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (LACHSA), taking place on May 30th at The Greek Theatre.
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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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Riverdance 30 – The New Generation Ahmanson Theatre (4/13-4/18) |
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P3's August Cozy Cabaret: I've Seen This Sh!t Before The Broadwater Second Stage Theatre (8/10-8/10) |
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Water for Elephants Hollywood Pantages Theatre (9/08-9/27) |
