Amid the heat and haze of Bakersfield emerges a spine-shivering show of human connection, compassion, and camaraderie. One of the first community theatre productions of Come From Away brings out the best of humanity (and Bakersfield) on stage.…
With a powerhouse cast and a Pulitzer Prize-winning story about how mental illness shapes a family, Hudson Backstage's production of NEXT TO NORMAL was every bit as moving as its source material.…
Political and politically motivated, this quintet of characters offers a blistering two-hour presentation on how extremist religious views can warp minds, even that of intellectuals. It’s a smart, timely, and timeless script that is both illuminating and alarming.…
The world of Barry Edelstein’s high octane spin on MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING at the Old Globe Theater is much of a much, containing much of just about everything...Of Shakespeare’s comedies, Edelstein’s cast, crew and musicians have worked awfully hard to make this merry.…
Based on characters in Bram Stoker's novel, Dracula: The Musical, with a score by Frank Wildhorn and lyrics/book by Christopher Hampton and Don Black, will no doubt attract fans of the genre and its well-known characters to see Justin Meyers bring his terrifyingly horrific yet totally mesmerizing im…
Like the playwright, several of these company members are themselves proud Topangans. Performing as they are in the center of town, in quite literally the House that Geer Built, you’ve got to figure that they have a nightly audience who will get all the hippy in-jokes.…
Puppet Up!'s motley crew of Jim Henson puppets are as raw and funny as you can get...if you're willing.…
Here are my interviews with director Melissa Chalsma, composer David Melville, and actor Carene Rose Mekertichyan on COMEDY OF ERRORS presented by Independent Shakespeare Company outdoors in Griffith Park this summer.…
All in all, Lakefront offers a very enjoyable two-hour romantic journey guaranteed to keep you laughing and rooting for these lost and lonely souls looking for their soulmate.…
Focusing on four lonely people in Southern California, it dramatizes the ever-shifting facets of our relationships as we struggle to be vulnerable and honest with others and ourselves.…
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Family Fest | Pride is a free outdoor mid-day event celebrating PRIDE Month with puppets, music, movement, crafts, and activities for all ages. The event features Bob Baker Marionette Theater performing Puppets and Pride, a musical marionette show celebrating love...
Monsters, Murders, Spies and Space features the Scott Dunn Orchestra at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, presenting a celebration of iconic film music from the 1970s. Under the direction of Scott Dunn, the concert will include works by renowned composers such...
The Scott Dunn Orchestra, led by conductor and pianist Scott Dunn, presents From Hell to Hollywood – Film Music's First Golden Age and the Émigré Community, exploring the music and influence on Hollywood of European émigré composers of the 1930s who were forced to flee the...
Pacific Jazz Orchestra presents Miles & Trane at 100, a tribute to Miles Davis and John Coltrane, marking the centennial of their births, performed by the 40-piece LA-based hybrid big band and string orchestra under the direction of seven-time GRAMMY-nominated composer...
Pacific Jazz Orchestra (PJO) presents “Miles & Trane at 100,” a powerful tribute to two of the most influential figures in jazz – trumpeter Miles Davis and saxophonist John Coltrane – on Thursday, May 28, 2026, 7:30 pm, at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in...
Bang on a Can All-Stars perform a live tribute to Ryuichi Sakamoto's 1996 album, featuring new live arrangements by the ensemble's clarinetist-composer Ken Thomson. The program includes music from films such as The Last Emperor, Wuthering Heights, The Sheltering Sky, and Merry...
The Waiting tells a story of grief from the perspective of the dead. Deep in the woods of Vermont there exists a space between two worlds. There lies "The InBetween"—a timeless purgatory where those who were taken from life too soon wait, tethered to a lost life they can't...
BODYTRAFFIC, the acclaimed contemporary dance company from Southern California, showcases its versatility with four distinct works at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts. Under the direction of Artistic Director Tina Finkelman Berkett, the program includes a...
Ben Bliss has conquered stages from the Metropolitan Opera to Vienna and Paris—not to mention standout performances with LA Opera and the LA Philharmonic. Now, hear his “honeyed lyric tenor” ( New York Times ) in an intimate recital in Beverly Hills, joined by pianist Bryan...
UnRavelled is based on the true-life story about the remarkable link between biologist/painter Dr. Anne Adams (1940–2007) and French composer Maurice Ravel 1875–1937), both of whom lived with the same brain disease, frontotemporal dementia (FTD), almost 100 years apart. Eminent...
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Good Night, Oscar North Coast Repertory (9/16-10/11) |
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Catch Me If You Can Colony Theatre (9/17-10/18) |
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Gershwin and the Golden Age The Soraya (10/11-10/11) |
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Love, Loss and What I Wore Sawyer's Playhouse (8/08-8/30) |
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Melt : The Play The Marilyn Theatre at the Lee Strasberg Institute (9/24-10/02) |
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Our Man in Santiago by Mark Wilding Odyssey Theatre Ensemble (9/10-9/20) |
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A Faery Hunt and Their Animal Friends Kindred Spirits Care Farm (11/08-11/08) |
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Cabaret (FILM) The Plaza Theatre (9/06-9/06) |
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Studio Cabaret: Joel Gaines George Nakano Theatre (1/22-1/23) |
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Langley Ukulele Ensemble James Armstrong Theatre (9/20-9/20) |
