Amber Gray-Led HEARTWORM to Play at 2026 Dances With Films Festival
Heartworm, a new sci-fi drama featuring Tony Award nominee and Rocky Horror star Amber Gray, will hold its SoCal Premiere at the 29th Annual Dances With Films: LA.
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KIM'S CONVENIENCE & More Lead Los Angeles' Summer 2026 Top Theatre Shows
Los Angeles is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings.
F**KING STRANGERS World Premiere to be Presented at Echo Theater Company
The Echo Theater Company will present the world premiere of F**king Strangers, a dark comedy by Erik Patterson, commissioned by the company and directed by artistic director Chris Fields
THE ASSET to Make World Premiere at Dances with Films Festival
Director Ravit Markus's short documentary THE ASSET, following trauma surgeon Dr.
ENORMOUS THINGS: THE MUSICAL to Return to Hollywood Fringe at Second Place Studios
Really Big Spoon Productions will present ENORMOUS THINGS: THE MUSICAL at Hollywood Fringe, a cardboard-filled bio-musical about sculptor Claes Oldenburg featuring an evil Jeff Koons, directed by co-creator Sarah Lew.
AMERICAN IDIOT to Open at Hollywood's Broadwater Theater with Conundrum Theatre Company
Conundrum Theatre Company will present the two-time Tony Award-winning rock opera AMERICAN IDIOT at the Broadwater Theater Main Stage in Hollywood, featuring Green Day's punk rock album brought to life with a cast led by August Broussard.
Photos: THE REVOLUTIONISTS to Open at International City Theatre in Long Beach
“The Revolutionists,” a sharp-tongued makeover of the French “Reign of Terror” by playwright Lauren Gunderson, at International City Theatre in Long Beach in a production directed by Jamie Torcellini.
Around The BroadwayWorld: Top News, Reviews, Interviews & More from May 2026
Around the BroadwayWorld is our monthly snapshot of the biggest stories making waves across the global theatre community.
BroadwayWorld Launches Producer Fantasy Game
BroadwayWorld's new Producer Fantasy Game lets fans draft six Broadway shows and earn points from real box office grosses, awards, and weekly predictions.
TANK AND THE BANGAS to Perform at Skirball Cultural Center for U.S. 250th Anniversary
Grammy-winning New Orleans band Tank and the Bangas, with an opening set by Butter Funk Family, will perform at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles to mark the 250th anniversary of the United States.
DRES THE THIEF to Make World Premiere at Dances With Films Festival
Descendants of Thieves, the men's fashion label, is expanding into animation with its debut short film, screening at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood as part of the Dances With Films Festival.
WHERE WE PLAYED: VOICES FROM THE FIRE to Make World Premiere at Dances With Films
Co-directed by Nat Wolff and Austin Cauldwell, WHERE WE PLAYED: VOICES FROM THE FIRE documents children's firsthand experiences of the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires and will screen in the Doc Shorts Block at TCL Chinese Theatre.
Opera Laguna to Present THE STUDENT PRINCE at Laguna Playhouse
Opera Laguna will present a one-night-only semi-staged concert of The Student Prince on July 3 at the Laguna Playhouse.
THE DO OVER to Make Hollywood Fringe Debut With Rachel Austin's Solo Show
Rachel Austin's THE DO OVER, a comedic disco solo show about grief and loss, will make its world premiere at the LGBT Center on McCadden as part of the Hollywood Fringe Festival.
LA Children's Chorus to Launch 40th Anniversary West Coast Tour with Free Pasadena Concert
The Grammy-winning Los Angeles Children's Chorus will kick off a 12-day West Coast Tour with a free public send-off concert in Pasadena before performing in Vancouver, Seattle, Eugene, and San Francisco.
THE COMEDY OF OPERA to Be Presented by Guild Opera Company at Flappers Comedy Club
Guild Opera Company will present THE COMEDY OF OPERA at Flappers Comedy Club in Burbank, featuring comedic divas Diana Lucas and Gracie Moore alongside guest artists performing comic opera gems.
Photos: ROMEO AND JULIET Set In The Gilded Age Opens Outdoor Summer Season At Theatricum
Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum opened its 2026 summer repertory season in rustic Topanga Canyon with “Romeo and Juliet.
Video: ANASTASIA at La Mirada Theatre First Look
La Mirada Theatre released a new video offering a look inside its upcoming production of ANASTASIA The Musical, which is scheduled to run for several weeks in summer 2026.
Video: THE MONSTERS at La Jolla Playhouse First Look
La Jolla Playhouse has shared a new clip from its current world premiere production of THE MONSTERS, offering a closer look at the sibling drama that opened earlier this month at the Mandell Weiss Forum in La Jolla, California.
CUMMING DOWN THE MOUNTAIN to Have World Premiere at Hollywood Fringe
Two Cups Theatre's inaugural production, Cumming Down the Mountain, a 60-minute queer comedy about a church wilderness retreat, will have its world premiere at the Hobgoblin Playhouse as part of the Hollywood Fringe Festival.
Paula Poundstone to Perform at The Wallis Annenberg Center in Beverly Hills
Comedian Paula Poundstone, known for NPR's 'Wait, Wait… Don't Tell Me' and her role in Pixar's 'Inside Out,' will perform for one night only at the Bram Goldsmith Theater in Beverly Hills.
Review: OC's Segerstrom Center Welcomes New Tour of THE SOUND OF MUSIC
You may ask yourself—is seeing a touring stage production of the globally and generationally ubiquitous 1959 musical THE SOUND OF MUSIC still worth experiencing live on stage in 2026? While the stage musical in its current touring form certainly doesn't offer anything revolutionary or new to the s
THE MONSTERS Trailer Released Ahead of La Jolla Playhouse World Premiere
Playwright Ngozi Anyanwu stars alongside Sullivan Jones in THE MONSTERS, a new play about estranged siblings reunited through the world of mixed martial arts, exploring forgiveness and family at La Jolla Playhouse in 2026.
Dillon Klena Takes on Dmitry in ANASTASIA at La Mirada Theatre
Dillon Klena has been cast as Dmitry in La Mirada Theatre's upcoming production of ANASTASIA, the musical based on the beloved story of the Russian grand duchess.
Photos: First Look At ANASTASIA At La Mirada Theatre
La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts & McCoy Rigby Entertainment started their preview performances of a gorgeous new production of ANASTASIA, book by Terrence McNally, music by Stephen Flaherty, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens.
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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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Roald Dahls: Matilda The Musical The Lewis Family Playhosue (7/18-7/26) |
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"Once Upon a Mattress" Whittier Community Theatre (9/12-9/26) |
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Jazz Vocalist Sidney Jacobs Appears at Sierra Madre Playhouse, 8/2 Sierra Madre Playhouse (8/02-8/02) |
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An Evening of Gilbert and Sullivan James Armstrong Theatre (4/25-4/25) |