Bilal
Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Bilal performs with opener Yaya Bey. Bilal is among the featured artists in the Carpenter Center's 2026–2027 season.
Carpenter Performing Arts Center
6200 E Atherton StLong Beach
Upcoming Shows
Live from Laurel Canyon Presents: CSNY – Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
Live from Laurel Canyon presents a tribute to Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. The performance is part of the Carpenter Center's main stage tribute programming for the 2026–2027 season.
Tierney Sutton & Tamir Hendelman
Vocalist Tierney Sutton performs alongside pianist Tamir Hendelman across two evenings on the Carpenter Center's intimate Cabaret Stage. The performances are part of the Center's Cabaret Series for the 2026–2027 season.
Gretchen Parlato
Vocalist Gretchen Parlato performs as part of the Carpenter Center's 2026–2027 season lineup.
The Doo Wop Project: Echoes of the Street
The Doo Wop Project presents Echoes of the Street, a celebration of classic doo wop music. The performance is part of the Carpenter Center's 2026–2027 season.
Mumu Fresh
Mumu Fresh performs as part of the Carpenter Center's 2026–2027 season lineup.
Sa Dance Company: RISE
Sa Dance Company presents RISE as part of the Carpenter Center's 2026–2027 dance programming.
Pacífico Dance Company
Pacífico Dance Company performs as part of the Carpenter Center's 2026–2027 season.
Forever Tango
Forever Tango brings the passion and artistry of Argentine tango to the Carpenter Center stage as part of the 2026–2027 season.
Christmas Dreaming with Stella Cole
Vocalist Stella Cole presents Christmas Dreaming across two performances on the Carpenter Center's Cabaret Stage. Cole is among the featured vocalists in the Center's 2026–2027 Cabaret Series.
Nella
Nella performs as part of the Carpenter Center's 2026–2027 season lineup.
David Benoit Christmas Tribute to Charlie Brown featuring Courtney Fortune
David Benoit presents a Christmas tribute to Charlie Brown featuring vocalist Courtney Fortune. The performance is part of the Carpenter Center's holiday programming for the 2026–2027 season.
Samantha Bee
Emmy Award-winning comedian Samantha Bee performs as part of the Carpenter Center's 2026–2027 season. The specific date for this performance is to be announced.
Splintered Sunlight: A Tribute to the Grateful Dead
Splintered Sunlight performs a tribute to the Grateful Dead on the Carpenter Center's main stage. The performance is part of the Center's tribute programming for the 2026–2027 season.
An Evening with Adam Kinzinger
Former U.S. Representative and January 6 Committee member Adam Kinzinger presents an evening of conversation and storytelling. Kinzinger is among the featured speakers in the Carpenter Center's 2026–2027 Wit & Wisdom series.
Jazz at Lincoln Center presents World on a String featuring Kate Kortum and David Marino
Jazz at Lincoln Center presents World on a String, featuring Kate Kortum and David Marino. The performance is part of the Carpenter Center's 2026–2027 season programming.
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo performs as part of the Carpenter Center's 2026–2027 dance programming.
Bria Skonberg Quintet
Trumpeter and vocalist Bria Skonberg performs with her quintet across two evenings on the Carpenter Center's Cabaret Stage. Skonberg is among the featured artists in the Center's 2026–2027 Cabaret Series.
The All New Wizard of Oz on Ice
The All New Wizard of Oz on Ice is a family-friendly ice skating production based on the classic story. The performance is part of the Carpenter Center's family programming for the 2026–2027 season.
Patti LuPone: Songs from a Hat
Three-time Tony Award winner and Broadway star Patti LuPone performs Songs from a Hat. LuPone is among the headline artists featured in the Carpenter Center's 2026–2027 season.
Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana: Quinto Elemento
Internationally recognized flamenco company Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana presents Quinto Elemento. The performance is part of the Carpenter Center's 2026–2027 dance programming.
Live and Let Die: The Music of Paul McCartney
Live and Let Die presents a tribute to the music of Paul McCartney on the Carpenter Center's main stage. The performance is part of the Center's tribute programming for the 2026–2027 season.
Tien Hsieh
Tien Hsieh performs as part of the Carpenter Center's 2026–2027 season lineup.
An Evening with Jen Hatmaker
Jen Hatmaker presents an evening of storytelling and conversation as part of the Carpenter Center's 2026–2027 Wit & Wisdom series.
Review: A CASE FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD at Rogue Machine At The Matrix Theatre
This delicate and insightful two-hander presents both the playwright and the company at their most skilled.…
Review: THE VISIT at Pasadena Playhouse
Tony winner Darko Tresnjak directs a nuanced and unsettling update of the 1956 Swiss play, adapted here by Maurice Valency.…
Review: World Premiere Musical WILD CHILD Debuts at Laguna Playhouse
Featuring book and lyrics by Dan Marshall and music by composer Julianne Wick Davis, WILD CHILD is an ambitious, sincerely earnest, and, at times, cleverly innovative new musical about a group of teenagers who are forced to join an outdoor wilderness therapy program where they must grapple with iden…
Review: WATER FOR ELEPHANTS at Hollywood Pantages
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS bears the imprint of its original director, the uber-talented Jessica Stone, and a team of collaborators who span a whole mess of creative genres. Along with their marvelous ensemble, they take us away.…
Review: ANTIGONE: IN THE LANGUAGE OF KINGS at Getty Villa & Latino Theater Company
Beneath the florid poetry, the stunningly-detailed costumes, and the imagistic staging, Sophocles would instantly recognize the overarching humanity that has carried his play through the centuries.…
Review: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at Encore Theatre Company
Rooted in Faustian legend, a horticultural horror musical takes over Tulare for the next three weeks. Alan Menken and Howard Ashman’s Little Shop of Horrors highlights the dangers of greed and talking plants as destitute protagonist Seymour Krelbourn discovers his mysterious fly-trap plant may sud…
Review: PERICLES at Theater At Boston Court
In staging the west coast premiere of Ellen McLaughlin’s modern verse translation, director Margaret Shigeko Starbuck and her cast are working their Helicanuses and Thaisas off to keep this lesser-staged romance punchy and relevant…
Review: THE ARSONISTS at Skylight Theatre
Swiss writer Max Frisch’s post–World War II absurdist satire THE ARSONISTS hit Los Feliz like a blow torch, scorching everything in its path.…
Review: MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM at A Noise Within
Director Gregg T. Daniel conducts a muscular cast delivering a production that is as fulfilling as it is shattering.…
Review: IN THE TOMB OF TEN THOUSAND CALENDARS at Moving Arts Theatre
Actor WEST LIANG, delivers deeply nuanced, emotionally quiet, and completely resonant character portrayals that enhance each time capsule, in this play about historical and generational change.…
Past Shows
101 total · showing 21–30
A.I.M by Kyle Abraham
A.I.M by Kyle Abraham Saturday, September 30, 2023 at 8 p.m. “one of the most consistently excellent troupes working today.” ( The New York Times ) Celebrated contemporary dance company A.I.M by Kyle Abraham returns in an evening of stunning repertoire that includes...
Terron Brooks - The Soul of Broadway, Unplugged
Star of Broadway and TV, Terron Brooks reinterprets favorite classic and contemporary Broadway songs in this journey of love, loss, and the hope of a new tomorrow. From an R&B take on Not While Im Around from Sweeney Todd to a Bruno Mars-inspired Somethings Coming from West Side...
Supreme Reflections: A Tribute to Diana Ross and The Supremes
Join us for a loving tribute to the timeless music of the world's most popular and beloved female vocal groupDiana Ross & The Supremes! Experience the chart-topping melodies and toe-tapping rhythm of the Motown Sound, including "Baby Love" and "Stop! In the Name of Love," along...
Meow Meow
From New Yorks Lincoln Center to Londons West End, international siren and comedienne-extraordinaire Meow Meow mixes up a glorious cocktail of the subversive and the sublime in this hilarious night of wickedly divine comedy and exquisite music. Prepare for a riot of original...
Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana - De la Frontera
One of the nations premier flamenco companies, Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana returns to our stage with a stunning new work choreographed by two of flamencos most exciting artists: Jose Maldonado and Karen Lugowith an original live score by guitarist Jose Luis de la Paz. De la...
Yesterday Once More: Celebrating the Music of ABBA, the Carpenters, the 5th Dimension, The Mamas & The Papas
From the creators of Oh What A Night! comes a new musical revue capturing one of the greatest eras in pop music! From ABBAs Dancing Queen to the CarpentersClose to You, enjoy the non-stop hits of the 60s and 70s, complete with soaring harmonies, lush melodies, and colorful...
The Purple Xperience: A Prince Tribute
Since its inception in 2011 by Marshall Charloff (who recorded with Prince on the album 94 East) and the Revolutions Matt Doctor Fink, this five-piece band from Princes hometown of Minneapolis has been bringing the most authentic production of Prince and The Revolution in the...
Capitol Comedy
The sharpest current events lyrics since Tom Lehrer. Hollywood Progressive Political satire and musical comedy return to our stage! Featuring fresh parodies and timely original compositions, Capitol Comedys new show is a lively musical program skewing both sides of the aisle...
The Queen's Cartoonists: A Cartoon, Comedy, Holiday Hurrah!
The Queens Cartoonists pay playful homage to two of Americas great art forms, jazz and cartoons, in this wild ride through the Golden Age of animation, including cult cartoon classics and modern favorites. Featuring the music of Danny Elfman, John Williams, Alf Clausen and more...
Ballet Folklórico de Los Ángeles and Mariachi Garibaldi de Jaime Cuéllar: Ofrenda: A Día de los Muertos Celebration
Celebrate one of Mexicos most beloved holidays, Da de Los Muertos, with the nations premier Mexican folk dance company, Ballet Folklrico de Los ngeles, and the musicians of Mariachi Garibaldi de Jaime Cullar, led by three-time Grammy award-winner Jimmy Cullar.In an unforgettable...
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