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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.

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.

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.

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.

Performances are now underway for The Wedding Singer at The Colony Theatre.

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.

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.

This year, celebrated Japanese American drumming group TAIKOPROJECT celebrates its 25th Anniversary with a special one night only performance at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

 The Meeting, a new work by accomplished playwright Brian James Polak, produced by veteran company Theatre Unleashed will be presented at Thymele Arts in Los Angeles.

SkyPilot Theatre Company has announced a new production of The Marriage Zone, written and directed by Jeff Gould.

The Echo Theater Company will present the West Coast premiere of Berta, Berta a sensuous love story by Angelica Chéri that was inspired by a prison chain gang song from Parchman Farm.

5-Star Theatricals brings the smash-hit Disney’s Frozen The Broadway Musical to life at the Kavli Theatre at the Bank of America Performing Arts Center, running July 11–20, 2025.

'Would You Call Him a Bad Man?' a compelling music video set against a video game will premiere at this year's Dances With Films (DWF) Festival, June 19 - 29 at the TCL Chinese 6 Theatres at Ovation Hollywood and will screen on Friday, June 27th at 5PM.

The 2025 Playhouse West One Act Fest is nearing the end of its run after two weekends of performances.

The Foundation for New American Musicals (FNAM) has announced the next installment of its ongoing MUSI-CAL series, taking place at the Catalina Jazz Club in Hollywood on Wednesday, June 18, 2025.

The Lost Gospel of Pontius Pilate concerns itself with the dilemma and fateful decision of a Roman governor.

The LA Phil opened its 2025 Hollywood Bowl season on June 7, 2025, with “An Evening with Hugh Jackman.

Presented by Theatre West, In On It, written by Daniel Maclvor, will have a staged reading on Sunday, June 22, at 3pm.

RimoVision Group has announced the world premiere of Butterflies, Lies, and Alibis, a dark comedy mystery written and directed by Ray Hanna.

The Lost Gospel of Pontius Pilate will have its West Coast premiere on Saturday, June 28, at 7:30 p.

There is definitely an easy-to-surmise draw behind the now-touring version of the Tony Award-winning play LIFE OF PI, now currently enchanting audiences at OC's Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa through June 15, 2025.