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Santa Monica Playhouse will reopen its newly refurbished Main Stage this fall with the return of the Binge Free Festival (BFF), celebrating its 10th Anniversary Season from October 14 through November 16, 2025.

East West Players has revealed the cast and company for the first production of the highly anticipated National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere of PARANORMAL INSIDE.

Geffen Playhouse has announced the full cast for its world premiere production of littleboy/littleman, written by Rudi Goblen and directed by Nancy Medina.

Cathy Rigby will star as “The Narrator” in the upcoming production of PETER PAN GOES WRONG, written by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, & Henry Shields and directed by Eric Petersen at La Mirada Theatre.

Broadway's corniest musical comes to Hollywood! 🌽 SHUCKED at the Pantages is stuffed to the ears with puns from racy to ridiculous.

Laguna Playhouse will launch its 2025/26 season with the Tony Award-winning musical A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder.

The Richard and Karen Carpenter Performing Arts Center at California State University, Long Beach has announced its first new performance series in over a decade: Spotlight Sessions.

Grief Dialogues will present Let’s Write a Musical at the Hudson Theatre in Los Angeles on Friday, September 12, 2025, with a special post-show talkback featuring Ken Ross, president of the Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Foundation and son of the pioneering psychiatrist.

Kentwood Players will present Real Women Have Curves opening Friday, September 12 at the Westchester Playhouse.

Danny Boy, a play written and directed by Michael J.

Janora McDuffie extends her captivating journey of self-discovery and transformation in Earth, Wind & Car Fire with performances this fall.

Geoffrey Rivas directs a five-week run, October 4 through November 2, at The Los Angeles Theatre Center in downtown Los Angeles.

Otherkin will begin previews on Tuesday, September 23; will open on Friday, September 26 at 8pm and perform through Sunday, November 2 at 2pm at the Road Theatre, located in The NoHo Senior Arts Colony, 10747 Magnolia Blvd.

The twenty-seventh annual Gay Days at Disneyland are set to take place Friday, September 12 to Sunday, September 14.

Honey Cone (co-founding member Shelly Clark with Kathy Merrick and Wendy Smith-Brune) have a celebrated music catalog.

Theatre dybbuk will premiere Dracula (Annotated) in Shatto Chapel at First Congregational Church of Los Angeles on September 26 at 8:00 PM.

Pen Pals officially opened its strictly limited engagement at the DR2 Theatre this week, and BroadwayWorld has your first look at photos from the celebration.

Musical Theatre West (MTW) will close out its 2025 season with one of Broadway's most beloved hits, Hello, Dolly! Set to dazzle audiences at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center.

Grand Ave Arts: All Access will return on October 25, 2025, for its ninth annual celebration of free arts and culture in Downtown Los Angeles.

The Roots and Wings Project will present the world premiere of Luminous Streets in Highland Park, Los Angeles, September 12–28, 2025.

Sam Anderson will be taking a step back from his role as Co-Artistic Director at The Road Theatre Company.

The LA Phil has revealed a major addition to its 2025/26 season at Walt Disney Concert Hall: Academy Award-winning actress Cate Blanchett will appear as narrator in four performances of Beethoven’s Egmont.

A truly delightful escape, this must-see production is a bit of charmed magic, a fanciful and evocative whimsy.

Santa Barbara’s Ensemble Theatre Company has revealed the director lineup for its 47th season, titled Truth and Illusion, featuring a mix of returning favorites and new collaborators.

The Soraya will open its 2025–26 season with a special concert production of National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene’s Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish with English supertitles.