The latest news on live theater in Los Angeles from Broadway shows on tour to regional theater.
Culver City will celebrate its 27th summer of free theatre in the park in 2026! Culver City Public Theatre will once again present two shows, including the classic Agatha Christie whodunnit, “Black Coffee.
Culver City will celebrate its 27th summer of free theatre in the park in 2026! Culver City Public Theatre will once again present two shows, including the world premiere of “The Wizard's Workshop.
Laguna Playhouse will present the 25th Anniversary Tour of MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL, the long-running musical comedy that has played to more than 17 million fans worldwide, with two rotating casts.
Tom Dugan's The Curse of the Banshee, completing his Jersey Pub Trilogy, will receive its world premiere at Dugan's Backyard Playhouse in Woodland Hills, produced by JP Hubbell for Alliance Repertory Company.
The award-winning rock musical Jimi Darkness: Alcoholic Superhero will return to Los Angeles for a limited engagement before heading to Soho Playhouse in New York City, after winning the International Fringe Encore Series Hollywood Prize.
The LA Phil has appointed Ben Ullery as Principal Viola.
Denver indie-pop group Dressy Bessy, actress, comedian, and musician Kate Micucci, and Allison Wolfe of Bratmobile will headline Betty Boop's Birthday Bash for a Cause, a one-night-only celebration of live music, animation, comedy, and pop culture nostalgia.
Out With a Bang Playwright Tony Pasqualini started writing it when he turned the dreaded 70 while feeling lucky to keep working in a profession he loves, married for forty years to the same loving woman, with two adult kids that live nearby.
Oberonis Latino Shakespeare Company will present a bilingual Spanish/English adaptation of MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING at McCadden Place Theatre in Los Angeles, directed by Adrián Genésius Barrón and set in a vineyard-inspired Latino cultural world.
Jazz organist Carey Frank will perform at Sierra Madre Playhouse, joined by guitarist Nadav Peled and drummer Jake Reed, reimagining rock, pop, and soul classics through jazz improvisation on the Hammond B3 organ.
The Daredevil Arts Festival will return to Electric Lodge and Pacific Resident Theatre in Venice, CA, with nearly 50 original performances spanning theater, dance, music, and multimedia across two weekends.
East West Players will launch its 61st season by centering female, queer, and marginalized voices, both onstage and off.
A new trailer for ANGRY, RAUCOUS AND SHAMELESSLY GORGEOUS at Geffen Playhouse previews Pearl Cleage's comedy about art, activism, and aging, directed by LaTanya Richardson Jackson.
Oscar and two-time GRAMMY-nominated singer-songwriter Stephen Bishop will play his first live performance in seven years, taking place at the GRAMMY Museum on Friday, October 9, at the Clive Davis Theater in Los Angeles, CA.
John Gore, Gale Anne Hurd, and Guillermo del Toro have joined the Board of Trustees at The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.
In celebration of the release of Madonna's new album, Confessions II, the official Confessions II Los Angeles Pop-Up will be open July 3–5.
Theater4All, a new nonprofit founded by talent representative John Epstein, will present its inaugural production, Crone Creed, premiering at El Portal Theatre as part of the historic venue's 100th anniversary season.
The 2026 Los Angeles Black Creators Summit, produced by Support Black Theatre, will gather leading voices in theatre, TV, and film at the Nate Holden Performing Arts Center around the theme 'Black Theatre: Then.
Versa-Style Street Dance Company will present 'Box of Hope' (2nd Edition) at Sierra Madre Playhouse, marking the company's 20th anniversary with tributes to pioneers of popping, locking, house, and hip hop.
The Goldrich Cultural Center will present the Teicholz Film Series, featuring five curated films screened at the new Gonda Auditorium, each followed by panel discussions moderated by journalist Tom Teicholz.
The full cast has been revealed for the North American Tour of Dirty Dancing: The Musical, a new stage production based on the beloved film Dirty Dancing.
The stage adaptation of SPIRITED AWAY will embark on a world tour beginning in December, with stops in Taipei, Tokyo, Toronto, and Los Angeles before returning to the London Coliseum.
The Robey Theatre Company will present a free play reading of WHAT HAD HAPPENED WAS.
1518: THE DANCING PLAGUE, a satirical comedy about medieval mass hysteria, will perform at the Electric Lodge in Los Angeles as part of the Daredevil Arts Festival before heading to Edinburgh Fringe.
The intense production will pull into its spell thanks to the astonishingly real characters brought to life by four amazing actors who authentically portray these historical druids on the darkened and often spooky, mist-filled set.
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After the Blast The Broadwater Second Stage (8/05-8/13) |
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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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OTR: Provenance Chance Theater (7/29-7/29) |
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Kinky Boots - The Musical (FILM) The Plaza Theatre (8/30-8/30) |
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Malcolm Todd Greek Theatre (10/30-10/30) |
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Mamma Mia! Ahmanson Theatre (6/23-7/19) |
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Fiddler on the Roof Ahmanson Theatre (2/13-3/14) |
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North by Northwest The Old Globe (7/03-8/02) |
