Winter Park Playhouse Receives National Stand for the Arts Award
Ovation TV and Spectrum revealed the recipients of the 2025-2026 Stand For The Arts Awards, which recognizes local arts, cultural and educational organizations and programs.
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The latest news on live theater in Los Angeles from Broadway shows on tour to regional theater.
Golden Age Star Ann Miller's Personal Estate Items Up for Auction at Julien's
Julien's Auctions has partnered with Turner Classic Movies for The Ann Miller Collection, an online auction dedicated to the stage and screen performer, featuring more than 200 items from the personal estate of the tap dancer and Golden Age musical star.
Interview: Thomas Wilkins of OPENING NIGHT AT THE BOWL: THE BEST OF BROADWAY at Hollywood Bowl
I talk with legendary conductor Thomas Wilkins, who has worked with the Hollywood Bowl for over twenty years, in addition to a truly staggering, award-winning career conducting and guest conducting a who’s who’s list of orchestras.
Review: AMAZING GRAVES Sets Two Short Plays Inside the Same Cemetery
Have you ever wondered what really goes on in cemeteries when memories are shared with those seen and unseen at grave sites? Then head on over to see two, funny and life-affirming plays in this year’s Hollywood Fringe Festival, bundled together as Amazing Graves, produced by Amanda Lynne for Neo
WAITRESS Will Embark on 10th Anniversary North American Tour This Fall
The Waitress musical hits the road this fall! Celebrate its 10th anniversary with a North American tour hitting 40+ cities.
DEFIANTLY JONI to Open at Mark Taper Forum with MUSE/IQUE Orchestra
MUSE/IQUE will present DEFIANTLY JONI: A Singer/Songwriter Bares Her Soul at the Mark Taper Forum, led by Rachael Worby with Chris Pierce, Effie Passero, and the MUSE/IQUE Orchestra, in partnership with Center Theatre Group.
Patti LuPone, Samantha Bee, and More Set For Carpenter Center 2026-2027 Season
The Richard and Karen Carpenter Performing Arts Center at CSULB announced its 2026–2027 season, featuring Patti LuPone, Samantha Bee, Elizabeth Gilbert, Adam Kinzinger, dance companies, tributes, and family shows.
CAP UCLA Reveals 2026-27 Season With Kronos Quartet, Kathleen Hanna, and More
CAP UCLA announced its 2026-27 season spanning music, dance, theater, and film, featuring Akram Khan Company's final touring production, a world premiere punk operetta starring Kathleen Hanna, and Kronos Quartet performing an all-Glass program.
PAINTED PONIES to Make World Premiere at Ruskin Group Theatre Arts Center
Ian McRae's PAINTED PONIES, directed by Elina de Santos, will receive its world premiere on the Audre Stage at Ruskin Group Theatre Arts Center in Santa Monica, starring Rachel Sorsa as a mother reckoning with past mistakes.
MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL Launches 25th Anniversary North American Tour
MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL announced a multi-city anniversary tour celebrating 25 years since its debut in a 76-seat Orlando theater.
Review: Diana Varco Shares Her Journey to RISE Above Childhood Rage
It's a very well done, confrontational hour-long play at this year’s Hollywood Fringe Festival, but also life-affirming to know none of us are alone in the struggle for emotional maturity rather than turn to the easy crutches of overeating, alcohol abuse, drug use or unbridled sex to forget about
MIKE AND BILLY'S AMERICAN PIE to Screen at Dances With Films in Hollywood
The documentary short MIKE AND BILLY'S AMERICAN PIE will have its grand finale festival screening at TCL Chinese Theatres in Hollywood, followed by a Q&A with director Erin Zimmerman and subject Billy Cross.
LADDIE LEPRECHAUN'S MAGICAL MUSICAL MORNINGS to Make Hollywood Fringe Debut
Town of Trouble Studio's new musical, set in a dystopian world where children are sold for gold, will play The Broadwater Second Stage at the Hollywood Fringe Festival.
Devo Joins Lineup for MUSIC FROM THE FILMS OF WES ANDERSON at the Hollywood Bowl
Devo has joined the lineup of special guests for Music from the Films of Wes Anderson at the Hollywood Bowl, which will feature Jim James, Jenny Lewis, Mark Mothersbaugh, Bill Murray, Karen O, Iryna Orlova, and more.
Criterion Sets Wes Anderson-Themed 'Weekend of Discovery' This July
Criterion is partnering with acclaimed filmmaker Wes Anderson for a series of events coming to Los Angeles this summer.
Interview: Creator/Director Hank Jacobs of THE GREAT CLOWN BANK SHOW
The Great Clown Bank Show skewers capitalist America with razor-toothed humor, exposing a world where wealth is the greatest magic trick of all — and everyone outside the ring is paying for it.
SIGNIFICANT OTHER to Open at Westchester Playhouse with Kentwood Players
Kentwood Players will present Joshua Harmon's SIGNIFICANT OTHER at the Westchester Playhouse in Los Angeles, directed by Elijah Green.
GODSPELL to Close Long Beach Playhouse Season
Long Beach Playhouse will present GODSPELL, Stephen Schwartz's 1971 musical based on the Gospel of Matthew, to close its current season.
Photos: Marguerite Moreau Visits WET HOT A MUSICAL SUMMER
Wet Hot American Summer actress Marguerite Moreau attended opening night of WET HOT A MUSICAL SUMMER at The Three Clubs in Hollywood, presented by Cherry Poppins Productions as part of the Hollywood Fringe Festival.
SECOND PLACE STUDIOS to Host 90+ Experimental Theatre Shows at Hollywood Fringe
Mirth Arts Foundation announced the opening of Second Place Studios, a multi-stage Hollywood Fringe venue at 6560 Hollywood Blvd featuring 12+ artist groups across 90+ performances of immersive and experimental theatre.
Novella THE HOUR OF THE STAR Gets Solo Adaptation World Premiere in Los Angeles
Brazilian artist Bruna Fachetti will perform a one-woman stage adaptation of Clarice Lispector's 1977 novella at The Broadwater Black Theatre in Los Angeles, embodying six characters in a production directed by Alex Tietre.
THE HOUR OF THE STAR Solo Adaptation to Make LA Debut at The Broadwater
Brazilian artist Bruna Fachetti will perform a one-woman stage adaptation of Clarice Lispector's 1977 novella at The Broadwater in Los Angeles, embodying six characters in a production directed by Alex Tietre.
AMONG NEIGHBORS to Make Debut at Goldrich Cultural Center, Holocaust Museum LA
The award-winning documentary AMONG NEIGHBORS, which Polish nationalist officials have sought to ban, will screen at the newly opened Goldrich Cultural Center, followed by a panel discussion with filmmaker Yoav Potash.
MUSI-CAL to Showcase Five New Musicals at Catalina Jazz Club in Hollywood
The Foundation for New American Musicals will present MUSI-CAL at the Catalina Jazz Club in Hollywood, featuring selections from five works-in-progress by Southern California composers and writers.
Pacific Park On The Santa Monica Pier Names Steve Garcia As Director Of Sales And Marketing
Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier announced Steve Garcia as its new Director of Sales and Marketing.
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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) |