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While there are ample charms on display in this Pacific Opera Project production of Fra Diavolo, director Josh Shaw seems to lack the right kind of touch for this light-hearted, confectionary romp.

Plaza Mexico will mark its annual celebration of Dia de La Virgen de Guadalupe with a procession, Las Mañanitas, Live performances and more, with events on Thursday, December 11, and Friday, December 12.

Chromolume Theatre will present Passion, the Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine musical, as the final production of its 2025 season at the Zephyr Theatre.

Theatre 40 will present An Inspector Calls by J.

Children’s Musical Theaterworks will stage Shrek the Musical at the Fresno Memorial Auditorium from December 5–14, 2025.

Pacific Resident Theatre will present Dr Glas, Jeffrey Hatcher’s adaptation of Hjalmar Söderberg’s 1905 psychological thriller, performed by acclaimed British actor Daniel Gerroll.

Eddie Izzard will bring Hamlet to Los Angeles for seven performances only at The Montalbán Theatre following runs in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle, and London.

The Golden State Pops Orchestra's 2025 Holiday POPS Spectacular, led by Maestro Steven Allen Fox with Resident Choir Maestra Marya Basaraba and the Golden State Pops Orchestra and GSPO Chorale, will return.

Tony Award-nominated Eddie Izzard will bring Shakespeare's Hamlet to life in a dynamic new staging of the iconic play, adapted by Mark Izzard and directed by Selina Cadell, in Los Angeles.

Production photos have been released from Center Theatre Group’s presentation of Paranormal Activity, the new stage production with an original story inspired by Paramount Pictures’ film franchise.

In new photos, Film Fest LA at LA Live celebrates the seventh anniversary of the Kash Hovey and Friends Film Block, highlighting new short films, podcasts, music and creative work from emerging artists.

For The Record will debut TINSELCOLOR: Holiday Soundtracks Live at CineVita this December, led by host Joey McIntyre.

Theatre West will present its One-Day Play Festival on December 2, 2025, featuring short works created entirely within a 24-hour period by company writers, directors, and actors.

5-Star Theatricals, TOArts, and Lythgoe Family Productions has revealed that Nicole Parker will play the Wicked Witch of the West, and join the cast for the Lythgoe Family Panto's magical holiday production of THE WONDERFUL WINTER OF OZ.

​​​​​​​The Carpenter Performing Arts Center on the campus of California State University, Long Beach welcomes contemporary dance company A.

Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts has announced that Robert van Leer will step down as Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of The Wallis.

BROADWAY SHOWSTOPPERS - ARTCO Celebrity Gala Celebration.

Moulin Rouge! is an immersive, kinetic wild ride, lavishly sexy, unabashedly romantic, and breathtaking to look at.

The Actors’ Gang will present the world premiere of Children of the Winter Kingdom – The Bonkers Adventures of Holly and Spruce, a new holiday fantasy created by Adam Dugas and Mary Eileen O’Donnell.

Pasadena Dance Theatre will debut a refreshed staging of The Nutcracker featuring choreography by Jessamyn Vedro and direction by Ashleigh Doede.

Los Angeles Ballet has announced its 20th anniversary 2025–2026 season, marking a major milestone for the city’s longest-operating professional classical ballet company.

Theatre 40 will present the world premiere of What Opa Did, a new play by Christopher Franciosa exploring a young woman’s confrontation with her family’s wartime history.

The Los Angeles Community of Acting and Entertainment (LACAE) hosted a sold-out evening of never-before-seen television pilot readings performed by Emmy® winners, nominees, and Television Academy members, all in support of Future Artists of Los Angeles (FALA).

Sweet Air is a new comedy written by Matt Morillo, directed by Katie Oliver, and produced by Ryan J.

The annual Broadway Benefit Bash will return for its third year with a new themed edition, Wickedly 2: Broadway Benefit Bash, taking place Monday, November 24, 2025, at The Chapel at The Abbey in West Hollywood.