The latest theatre news from Los Angeles — show openings, casting announcements, reviews, and touring productions.
A full-scale immersive production of HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH will stage a one-night-only engagement at The Chapel at The Abbey in West Hollywood, with Jed Levinson directing and starring in the titular role.
Long Beach Symphony will kick off its “SoundWaves Series” as it presents Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl in concert featuring Klaus Badelt & Hans Zimmer's score performed live to the film.
Disney's live-action MOANA, directed by Thomas Kail and starring Catherine Lagaʻaia and Dwayne Johnson, is set to screen at Hollywood's El Capitan Theatre, including a Fan Event with exclusive ticket packages and collectibles.
Colburn announced its 2026-27 season of orchestral, chamber, recital, and dance performances in Los Angeles, featuring guest conductors Jane Glover and JoAnn Falletta, plus the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and Canadian Brass.
The Skirball Cultural Center announced the lineup for its 29th season of free outdoor SUNSET CONCERTS, featuring Terrace Martin, Cory Henry, Tortoise, Brandee Younger, and others in a jazz-themed series honoring America's 250th anniversary.
Acclaimed actor, pianist, and playwright Hershey Felder returns to the stage with Hershey Felder: The Piano & Me, a new autobiographical work now playing at South Coast Repertory through June 21.
Joe Hutcheson's award-winning solo comedy MISS MAGNOLIA BEAUMONT GOES TO PROVINCETOWN will make its Los Angeles debut at the LA LGBT Center's Davidson/Valentini Theatre during the Hollywood Fringe 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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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
Director Ravit Markus's short documentary THE ASSET, following trauma surgeon Dr.
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.
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.
“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.
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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.
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.
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 will present a one-night-only semi-staged concert of The Student Prince on July 3 at the Laguna Playhouse.
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.
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.
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.
Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum opened its 2026 summer repertory season in rustic Topanga Canyon with “Romeo and Juliet.
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.
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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) |
