The latest news on live theater in Los Angeles from Broadway shows on tour to regional theater.
LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE is presenting the world premiere of a new Hercule Poirot comic mystery, PERIL IN THE ALPS, written and directed by Steven Dietz (Laguna Playhouse’s wildly successful production of Murder on the Links), and based in part of “Poirot Investigates” by Agatha Christie.
A new audio adaptation of runboyrun, the acclaimed play by Mfoniso Udofia, will premiere June 16, 2025 on all major podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Stitcher.
This production is erotic, evocative, lean as a bone and, at a certain point, leaves HAMLET behind entirely.
Actress-writer Jessica Lia Berry brings a revived and revitalized version of her acclaimed solo show to the 2025 Hollywood Fringe Festival.
Pasadena Playhouse has announced the Mainstage offerings for the 2025/2026 Season, kicking off with an all new Pasadena Playhouse production of Jonathan Spector's 2025 Tony Award-winning, razor-sharp satire Eureka Day.
Holocaust Museum LA will present the Teicholz Film Series, a selection of five films focused on the theme of the aftermath of the Holocaust.
Chromolume Theatre has announced the next production of its 2025 Season of Musicals — A Season of Love and Romance (and Adultery) — the Broadway musical The Bridges of Madison County.
JELLO BRAIN, directed by Terra Mackintosh and Produced by Jonah Weiland, is a one-woman show written and performed by Natalie Grove.
The 2025 Hollywood Fringe Festival will present the world premiere of Salon Noir, a one-act comedic celebration of radical Black joy, blending sketch, lyric play, and heartfelt farce.
Neil Gooding Productions has announced the West Coast premiere of the acclaimed Off-Broadway play The Opposite of Love, opening July 25 at Hudson Backstage Theatre, with a preview on July 24.
The 2025 Playhouse West One Act Festival has released a first look at Niki J.
BroadwayWorld sat down with ballet dancer Andrei Chagas about how his foray into musical theater changed him as a dancer, and what audiences can expect of the latest production of Swan Lake, which will run at the Segerstrom June 20-22 before moving to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion June 26-29.
Musical Theatre West (MTW) is bringing Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story to life ahead of its July production with a series of live, pop-up concerts across the city.
Presented by the China Oriental Performing Arts Group, the acclaimed dance drama The Journey of a Legendary Landscape Painting will set out on a North American tour this summer.
The production by Chance Theater, directed brilliantly by Shinshin Yuder Tsai, is lyrical, riveting, and provocative.
Michael Maguire is perhaps best known to theater goers for his portrayal of Enjolras in the original Broadway company of ‘Les Miserables’ for which he won the Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Theater World Award and was featured on the cover of Newsweek.
The Los Angeles premiere of Paul Slade’s rom-com “The Angel Next Door” begins previews tonight at International City Theatre in Long Beach in a production directed by Cate Caplin.
*UPDATE* As of Monday, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced a reduction in curfew hours for parts of downtown LA.
Performances are now underway for The Wedding Singer at The Colony Theatre.
On Sunday, May 25th The Roots and Wings Project (Producer, Jesse Bliss) presented a special reading of Roger Q.
The Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL) will present a special online screening and live Q&A spotlighting the music of Amazon’s hit series The Boys, featuring Emmy-nominated composer Christopher Lennertz, alongside Tony Award winners Shoshana Bean (Hell’s Kitchen, Mr.
The Ojai Playwrights Conference has announced the lineup for its 28th annual Summer Conference and New Works Festival, taking place July 31–August 3, 2025, in Ojai, California.
Roston’s choreography is evocative and sensual with diaphanous and whimsical qualities, and she finds the perfect setting for each sequence as romantic dusk fades into ominous twilight.
Inspired by a 1924 drawing room comedy by Ferenc Molnar, The Angel Next Door was originally commissioned by David Ellenstein for North Coast Rep and the Laguna Playhouse.
SkyPilot Theatre Company has announced a new production of The Marriage Zone, written and directed by Jeff Gould.
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Much Ado About Nothing McCadden Place Theatre (8/07-8/16) |
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6 Out of 10 Theatre 68 (8/20-8/20) |
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After the Blast The Broadwater Second Stage (8/05-8/13) |
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Catch Me If You Can Colony Theatre (9/17-10/18) |
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Emily Skinner: In Concert Feinstein's at the Nikko (8/14-8/15) |
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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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John Lloyd Young Feinstein's at the Nikko (8/21-8/22) |
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Julius Caesar Marin Shakespeare Company (8/14-9/13) |
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Jazz Keyboardist Brandon Coleman at Sierra Madre Playhouse Sierra Madre Playhouse (9/06-9/06) |
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Jazz Vocalist Sidney Jacobs Appears at Sierra Madre Playhouse, 8/2 Sierra Madre Playhouse (8/02-8/02) |
