The latest theatre news from Los Angeles — show openings, casting announcements, reviews, and touring productions.
Lucy Prebble's THE EFFECT, a play examining love and brain chemistry through two clinical trial participants, will be staged at Thymele Arts in Hollywood, directed by Braden Lynch and Tristan McDaniel.
Midge Lema's solo musical BEAN VS.
JESUS LIVE!, a new musical blending music, storytelling and social commentary, will perform at the Hollywood Fringe Festival at Stephanie Feury Studio Theatre in Los Angeles.
Pacific Jazz Orchestra announced its 2026-27 season, 'Four & More,' featuring five programs with Sutton Foster, David Benoit, Kandace Springs, and others across six Southern California venues.
Geffen Playhouse has released a new rehearsal video for Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous, the new comedy by acclaimed playwright Pearl Cleage.
The West Coast premiere of Grangeville is staged to absolute perfection on all levels including the script, director, actors, and overall technical brilliance at the Ruskin Group Theatre.
The Curtis Theatre and Begins and Ends with A will present The Book of Will, Lauren Gunderson's play about the true story behind Shakespeare's first folio, at the 199-seat Curtis Theatre in downtown Brea, California.
2Cents Theatre's Nilbog! The Troll 2 Musical will return to the Hollywood Fringe for a limited run at The Cat's Crawl in Los Angeles, marking 10 years since the cult musical's debut with new songs and an immersive preshow.
Written and performed by Ally Ibach, the dark-comedy political satire Midnight Cowboy Radio will its late-night radio host character to the Actor's Company in Los Angeles after runs at Edinburgh Fringe and A.
The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills revealed its 2026-2027 season, opening in the Bram Goldsmith Theater in September with the Joshua Redman Quartet, plus more.
Outside In Theatre has extended its world-premiere production of O: A Rhapsody In Divorce following sold-out performances at its Highland Park black box.
The Pasadena Chorale will present its 10th annual LISTENING TO THE FUTURE concert at Pasadena Presbyterian Church, featuring world premieres by high school and collegiate composers.
Actor and writer Johnny Cannizzaro brings IN DEVELOPMENT to the Hollywood Fringe Festival at the Woman's Club of Hollywood, blending original characters, comedy, and storytelling into a personal exploration of identity and self-discovery.
Laguna Art Museum announced the appointment of Rick Baker as Director of Development.
Brand Associates and Brand Library & Art Center will present Brand 54, a national juried exhibition of works on paper selected from over 1,350 submissions, with a free public opening reception in Glendale, CA.
Dylan McCormick's debut play A ROCK FEELS NO PAIN, a dramatic comedy about two actors who discover a dead body on set, will run at the Stephanie Feury Theater in Larchmont Village as part of the Hollywood Fringe.
The lineup of Los Angeles-area community events and partnerships has been revealed ahead of the 2026 LA Pride Parade & Pride Village, including a Pride Night performance of Hell's Kitchen at the Pantages, a special screening of The Birdcage and more.
From Number to Name 3: Welcome Back Home?, directed and devised by Kristina Wong, features formerly incarcerated members of API RISE, their families, and supporters.
Suzanne Andrade and Barrie Kosky’s Magic Flute returns to LA Opera with a whimsical fusion of animations by Paul Barritt.
It's a very rare treat—particularly all the way here in Orange County, California—to hear Broadway songs and the stories behind them performed directly by the legendary composer himself, even for just a one-night-only event.
Greg Evigan, known for Broadway's GREASE and NBC's My Two Dads, will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Young Entertainer Awards' milestone double ceremony at Harmony Gold Theatre in Hollywood.
NewFilmmakers Los Angeles will present its InFocus: LGBTQ+ Cinema program alongside a FIFA World Cup-themed shorts showcase, plus the LA premiere of Honey Lauren's debut feature MISTAKE.
Ammunition Theatre Company will present a staged reading of Lina Patel's dark ensemble comedy BONOBOS, directed by Tina Huang, at Atwater Village Theater in Los Angeles as a fundraiser for the company.
As substantial as its built-in assets are, the two-time Tony Award winner, musical is lacking in other areas.
Alli Herman will make her Hollywood Fringe debut in Bombshell, a one-woman show at Theatre of Note in Los Angeles exploring Anna Nicole Smith's life, fame, grief, and legacy.
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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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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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Fritz Coleman's Unassisted Residency El Portal Theatre (3/01-11/29) |
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Audra McDonald The Soraya (4/03-4/03) |
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The Outsiders Hollywood Pantages Theatre (9/30-10/18) |
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Silent Film "Battleship Potemkin" to be Screened with George Sarah's New Live Score Sierra Madre Playhouse (8/14-8/14) |
