Photos: TREASURE ISLAND To Open At Theatricum Botanicum’s Outdoor Stage
Ellen Geer's re-imagining of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic novel comes to life at Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, with newcomer Ruben Jones as Jim Hawkins and Gerald C.
Los Angeles Theatre Newsroom
The latest theatre news from Los Angeles — show openings, casting announcements, reviews, and touring productions.
Interview: Jessica Crouch of MAMMA MIA! at Ahmanson Theatre
Jessica Crouch, who plays Donna Sheridan in the National Broadway Tour of Mamma Mia!, talks about the cast's infectious chemistry, the emotional heart behind the music, and why audiences may want to bring tissues along with their dancing shoes.
Video: Watch 'One Upon A December' from ANASTASIA at La Mirada Theatre
Watch a 'One Upon A December' from Anastasia at La Mirada Theatre.
Photos: Chromolume Theatre's ELEGIES: A SONG CYCLE at Hollywood Fringe Festival
Check out new production photos of Chromolume Theatre's Elegies: A Song Cycle by William Finn, now playing as part of the 2026 Hollywood Fringe Festival.
Plaza Mexico to Host Father's Day Celebration With Live Music and Raffles
Plaza Mexico in Lynwood, California, will host a Father's Day celebration featuring performances by Banda La Elegida, Grupo Blanco, and Grupo Prendi2, along with food, raffles, and Loteria and Panini tables.
STRANGER THINGS 5 Coming to Universal for Halloween Horror Nights
The Upside Down is returning to Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights this season.
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.
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.
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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) |