The latest news on live theater in Los Angeles from Broadway shows on tour to regional theater.
In this June 2026 edition, we're bringing you a fresh batch of standout reviews from stages across the country and beyond - from the world premiere of Gloria and Emily Estefan's Basura at Atlanta's Alliance Theatre to the riotous new comedy Iceboy!, starring Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman, at Chic
The Butterfly Effect is written and directed by Ann Noble, will be presented at The Echo Theater Company.
“If you want to see a piece of Latino theatre, you see something like In the Heights.
Please Like Us Productions will present MATT & BEN, the comedy by Mindy Kaling and Brenda Withers, at The Sherry Theatre in North Hollywood, starring Genevieve Lerner and Spring Ferrara.
Tangent Productions will present Katchafire, Long Beach Dub Allstars, Through the Roots, and Tomorrows Bad Seeds at The Mayan in downtown Los Angeles for a 21-and-over reggae event.
Brisk Festival LA 2026 announced its launch and selected participants, including writers, directors, actors, and plays, with full details available via the festival's official press materials.
Barbara Nell Beery's new play HOW HIGH THE MOON, set in 1952 San Fernando Valley, will receive its world premiere at Theatre West in Los Angeles, directed by Asaad Kelada.
Theatre 40 in Beverly Hills will present the U.
Enter for a chance to win a pair of tickets to The Family Album, another world-premiere musical from the renowned theatre company, La Jolla Playhouse.
Jane Don’t views her crowd-pleasing turn on RuPaul’s Drag Race as a springboard that has allowed her to make the kind of drag she has always wanted to make.
La Jolla Playhouse posted a new video for A BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, a quiet comedy about a Brooklyn birding group upended by a rare sighting, written by playwright Mat Smart.
Blue Pen Theatre Company and EverFound Arts will present the Los Angeles premiere of Charles Mee's TUNNEL OF LOVE, directed by Mark Sitko, at The Majic Factory on Echo Park Lake.
Get a sneak peek at a workshop of GRIM, the upcoming world-premiere musical at La Jolla Playhouse, offering an early look at the production ahead of its scheduled run in October and November 2026.
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.
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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) |
