Recent Los Angeles Discounts:
- Spotlight: THE LAST FIVE YEARS at Hollywood Bowl
- Spotlight: LIZA MINNELLI - LIVE IN CONVERSATION at Million Dollar Theater
Upcoming Shows
Sierra Madre Playhouse continues its eclectic music programming with Pop Up! by Brightwork newmusic, noted for boundary-breaking chamber music that blurs the line between pop...
Letters to Harriet Tubman, a living history theatrical performance from Paul Morse Productions that uses songs and stories of the Civil War era to tell...
The Opera Buffs, hailed for providing vital support and performance opportunities to emerging opera singers, showcases nine exceptional rising vocalists in an intimate program of...
Actor/comedian Danny Jolles (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Ted, Hacks) brings his hilarious new one-(hu)man show, “Danny Jolles vs. The Alien,” to Sierra Madre Playhouse for one night...
The Lunar New Year series at Sierra Madre Playhouse wraps with the launch of Auntie Kristina’s Guide to Asian American Activism, a new non-fiction book...
by Tracey Paleo - February 25, 2026
NATURAL SELECTION is an excessive existential exploration of the ways women encounter their own subjectification. Playwright Stacy Adelman, gets the point across – in the first 20 minutes. ...
by Shari Barrett - February 24, 2026
Hilarity ensues as alcohol is consumed, leading to brilliant cat and mouse games during which laughs abound....
by Evan Henerson - February 22, 2026
With so many delights and leaning heavily into both the political moment that is recounts and what America is experiencing in the here and now, HERE LIES LOVE rocks as aggressively as it rallies....
by Michael Quintos - February 20, 2026
Initially billed as a show that was 'lovingly ripped off' from the 1975 cult classic film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the Tony Award–winning 2005 Broadway musical comedy MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT™ gleefully gallops back onto the stage in a brand new production with its signature coconut-clack...
by Cary Ginell - February 18, 2026
Musical Theatre Guild, the Los Angeles-based company that produces staged readings of long-forgotten, rarely seen musicals, has done it again with a stellar and highly entertaining production of the 1970 musical Applause. ...
by Shari Barrett - February 18, 2026
I really enjoyed the story, acting and staging, along with recognizing the Yiddish comments, behavior and attitudes from my own life being raised by a close-knit Jewish family....
by Michael Quintos - February 17, 2026
Directed by James Vásquez with musical direction by Ryan O'Connell and choreography by Shani Talmor, this remarkably solid new production of the 1965 Tony Award winner boasts haunting visuals and superb performances from its assembled ensemble, led by a trio of excellent leads that offer three dist...
by Andrew Child - February 17, 2026
Director Darko Tresnjak has crafted a visually-appealing world that unfortunately reduces the action of the play to broad strokes enacted in a toy theatre....
by Evan Henerson - February 17, 2026
SYLVIA SYLVIA SYLVIA is trying to be perhaps too many things at once and not really succeeding at any of them....
by Evan Henerson - February 13, 2026
These are words that both sing and challenge. If, like this reviewer, you were not previously acquainted with June Jordan, POETRY FOR THE PEOPLE is a crackling introduction....
Past Shows
Thy Vân Dance Company adds its spectacular artistry to the Lunar New Year series at Sierra Madre Playhouse, presenting folk, regional, and ethnic-minority dances from...
Cold Tofu brings laughs to the multi-week Sierra Madre Playhouse Lunar New Year celebration with a comedy show on Saturday, February 21, 2026, 8:30 pm....
Sierra Madre Playhouse’s multi-week Lunar New Year series continues with the East West Players’ production of Tam Tran Goes to Washington, a family-friendly play written...
Sierra Madre Playhouse celebrates Lunar New Year with the first public screening of Earl., Ty Kim’s award-winning documentary film chronicling the remarkable life and music...
Sierra Madre Playhouse’s multi-week Lunar New Year series features Jett Kwong, an experimental pop artist who combines her virtuosic skills on the Chinese guzheng with...
Esteemed – and beloved – violinist Martin Chalifour, the recently retired Principal Concertmaster of the Los Angeles Philharmonic whose 30-year tenure with the orchestra is...
Composers Chuck Jonkey and Stephen James Taylor draw from their decades of experience in film scoring, ethnomusicology, and experimental composition to present “Deep Flights,” an...
Sierra Madre Playhouse celebrates Lunar New Year, the Year of the Fire Horse, with an entertaining and mind-expanding multi-week series encompassing seven music, film, theater,...
The renowned acrobatic dance troupe DIAVOLO leaps, flips and spins info the historic Sierra Madre Playhouse with a family-friendly performance of T.R.U.S.T., a spectacular gravity-defying...
Sierra Madre Playhouse launches its 2026 season with a dynamic cross-genre musical performance featuring three-time accordion world champion Cory Pesaturo and violinist and vocalist Leah...
Matt Johnson and The New Jet Set touch down at the Sierra Madre Playhouse with their fun-fabulous new music show – “A Jet Set Christmas!”...
Sierra Madre Playhouse hosts a comedic musical parody of Home Alone, crafted by the renowned troupe 30 Minute Musicals. This engaging 30-minute show condenses the...
The acclaimed comedy troupe 30 Minute Musicals (30MM) presents, with tongue-in-cheek charm, a hilarious musical mash-up of Home Alone, condensed into a rapid-fire, music-packed distillation...
Bob Baker’s Nutcracker, Bob Baker Marionette Theater’s (BBMT) delightful and spellbinding 1969 marionette adaptation of the beloved ballet classic, returns to Sierra Madre Playhouse, bringing...
Duo Remanence, featuring Mana Tinkerhess on harpsichord and Eric Tinkerhess on cello and viola da gamba, presents a captivating musical journey featuring timeless works from...
Melody of China is set to showcase the rich heritage of traditional Chinese instruments through contemporary compositions at Sierra Madre Playhouse on November 22, 2025....
Melody of China, an acclaimed San Francisco-based Chinese chamber ensemble, brings the beauty and versatility of traditional Chinese instruments to Sierra Madre Playhouse, on Saturday,...
Celebrated flutist Emi Ferguson and critically acclaimed clarinetist Joshua Rubin explore the unexpected with a program of Baroque and contemporary music, entitled “Double Yolk,” which...
Mayuri Vasan, a vocalist with deep roots in Carnatic South Indian classical music, brings her mastery of this ancient tradition to Sierra Madre Playhouse, Sunday,...
The celebrated Afro- Brazilian dance company Viver Brasil returns to Sierra Madre Playhouse with two performances of Rezas e Folhas (Prayers and Leaves), a genre-defying...
Wild Up, in partnership with Sierra Madre Playhouse, continues its L.A. Composer Series with a bold program that brings together four of LA’s most fearless...
The West Coast Jazz Hour Quintet – a powerhouse of jazz heavyweights led by drummer Kevin van den Elzen and pianist Josh Nelson – bops...
The West Coast Jazz Hour Quintet, featuring drummer Kevin van den Elzen and pianist Josh Nelson, brings the vibrant sounds of 1950s and '60s jazz...
Sangam, a dazzlingly creative chamber ensemble featuring sitarist Paul Livingstone and cellist Peter Jacobson, with special guest tabla player Abhijit Banerjee, bridges musical genres with...
Sierra Madre Playhouse presents Parable of Portals, a dance work by d. Sabela grimes that combines movement, sound, and visual media inspired by the writings...
Sierra Madre Playhouse showcases celebrated trans-media storyteller and movement composer d. Sabela grimes on “Parable of Portals,” a transformative work blending dance, sound, and visual...
Sierra Madre Playhouse welcomes to its stage Street Symphony, one of the Southland’s most impactful musical treasures, on Sunday, August 31, 2024, 4:00 pm. This...
TeenTix LA, an organization that connects local youths to LA’s vibrant cultural scene through its unique free TeenTix Pass program, announces the first of two...
Darshan Trio brings to Sierra Madre Playhouse its visionary, boundary-expanding approach to classical music, presenting a mosaic of works by contemporary and historical composers, including...
Musica Transalpina, one of Southern California’s premier baroque instrumental and vocal ensembles, brings to life rarely heard vocal gems from early Tudor England – an...
House on Fire, a bold and adventurous new music ensemble formed by pianists and composers Wells Leng, Richard An, and Andrew Anderson, spins its musical...
Sierra Madre Playhouse presents Jagan Ramamoorthy, a violinist, vocalist, and composer celebrated for his captivating interpretations that fuse time-honored Southern and Northern Indian music traditions...
Sierra Madre Playhouse kicks off its August programming with "A Feast from the East," a delightful theatrical event encouraging audience participation presented by We Tell...
Sugar Houses is an immersive dance theater piece by Rosanna Gamson/World Wide that offers a haunting reimagining of the classic Hansel and Gretel fairytale. Set...
RGWW’s “Sugar Houses” by Rosanna Gamson/World Wide (RGWW), delivers a haunting and immersive reimagining of the timeless fairytale Hansel and Gretel, on Saturday and Sunday,...
Internationally recognized sitarist Rajib Karmakar, who has collaborated with music legend Herb Alpert and Coldplay’s Chris Martin and is hailed for infusing classical Hindustani music...
Choreographer/dancer Yamini Kalluri joins violinist Vijay Gupta for “When the Violin,” a mix of movement and music blending works by Reena Esmail and J.S. Bach...
Sierra Madre Playhouse, in partnership with Silents Synced, pairs Buster Keaton’s hilarious 1924 silent comedy Sherlock Jr. with the atmospheric sounds of R.E.M.’s 1996 hit...
Flashes of Light is a new musical that tells the star-crossed story of inventor Nikola Tesla and his muse, Electra, the goddess of storm clouds....
Sierra Madre Playhouse, noted for its eclectic programming and compelling theatrical productions, presents the world premiere of Flashes of Light, a new musical by Billy...
Interdisciplinary dance artists Steven Atwater and Thomas Ford will present the world premiere of In Search of an Exit at Sierra Madre Playhouse on May...
Los Angeles-based interdisciplinary dance artists Steven Atwater and Thomas Ford, hailed for their innovative integration of sound, embodiment, and technology, present the world premiere of...
Building upon its storied history as silent film house, Sierra Madre Playhouse presents Carl Dreyer’s critically acclaimed 1928 silent film "The Passion of Joan of...
Sierra Madre Playhouse, noted for its wide-ranging programming, presents John Schneider: The Well-Tempered Guitar, a captivating exploration of classical and experimental guitar styles, on Saturday,...
Joshua Rubin, a master of both modern and historical clarinets, collaborates with several of his esteemed musical colleagues on “Waves in Bloom,” a concert exploring...
Sierra Madre Playhouse wraps its captivating multi-week Lunar New Year celebration with Terrence McNally’s Tony Award-winning play Master Class, a gripping theatrical production inspired by...
MusiKaravan, a dynamic string trio blending pop and classical styles, drives into the Sierra Madre Playhouse as part of the historic theater’s Lunar New Year...
As part of Sierra Madre Playhouse’s multi-week Lunar New Year Festival, Chinese American jazz drummer and composer Eric Ching lays it down with his captivating...
Kayamanan Ng Lahi Philippine Folk Arts presents "Pagdiriwang - A Celebration of Philippine Culture,” which welcomes the Year of the Snake with a fusion of...
Sierra Madre Playhouse’s Lunar New Year festival showcases “Lunar Harmonies,” a concert by Asia / America New Music Institute (AANMI) featuring new classical works inspired...
Sierra Madre Playhouse continues its multi-week Lunar New Year Festival with a special family program featuring an enthralling Lion Dance performed by the East Wind...
The Curse of Quon Gwon, the earliest known Chinese American feature film, directed by Marion E. Wong in 1916, lights up the Sierra Madre Playhouse’s...
The multi-week Lunar New Year celebration at Sierra Madre Playhouse kicks off with the East West Players’ production of Patsy, a heartwarming play about the...
Bob Baker’s Nutcracker, Bob Baker Marionette Theater’s (BBMT) delightful and spellbinding 1969 marionette adaptation of the beloved ballet classic, makes its highly anticipated Sierra Madre...
Singer/actress Kim Eberhardt returns to Sierra Madre Playhouse with Holly Dolly Christmas, a special holiday edition of her acclaimed show Love, Dolly, a heartfelt musical...
The acclaimed Tesserae Baroque Ensemble returns to Sierra Madre Playhouse to present an intimate evening of exquisite Renaissance music from the late 16th-century Ferrarese Court,...
The Tesserae Baroque Ensemble will perform a selection of intricate Renaissance vocal music from the 16th-century Ferrarese court at Sierra Madre Playhouse. The concert features...
The Raga Trio, which deftly merges string traditions from the East and West to create a fascinating confluence of musical styles, appears on Sunday, November...
Celebrated contemporary music ensemble Wild Up presents a range of chamber and solo works by female composers with deep links to Los Angeles in the...
The historic Sierra Madre Playhouse, an intimate performing arts center noted for its eclectic programming, presents the world premiere of ¡Pasaje!, an enchanting journey of...
Sierra Madre Playhouse proudly expands its slate of live performances with the introduction of Dance @ The Playhouse. Its inaugural dance presentation features Viver Brasil,...
Cuban percussionist Luis Conte and his Super Bien Septet heat things up at Sierra Madre Playhouse, transforming the historic venue into a jazz club straight...
Sierra Madre Playhouse presents a unique collaboration between TAIKOPROJECT and Gamelan Merdu Kumala, bringing together Japanese taiko drumming and traditional Indonesian gamelan music. This performance...
Los Angeles-based TAIKOPROJECT, the first American taiko group to win the prestigious Tokyo International Taiko Contest, partners with Gamelan Merdu Kumala, a Southern California-based gamelan...
Sierra Madre Playhouse includes in its September programming Film @ The Playhouse: Silent Comedy All-Stars, a double bill of silent film comedies featuring some of...
Sierra Madre Playhouse’s popular Jazz @ the Playhouse series spotlights pianist/composer Yuko Mabuchi, who pays tribute to jazz classics while embracing a broad spectrum of...
The historic Sierra Madre Playhouse presents Music @The Playhouse: Jett Kwong on Saturday, September 14, 2024, 7:30 pm. Kwong is an “experimental pop artist” (303...
The historic Sierra Madre Playhouse presents Music @The Playhouse: Jett Kwong on Saturday, September 14, 2024, 7:30 pm. Kwong is an “experimental pop artist” (303...
The historic Sierra Madre Playhouse launches a new partnership with contemporary music ensemble Wild Up, becoming the ensemble’s first-ever long-term East Los Angeles home. For...
The Dave Tull Trio swings by the Sierra Madre Playhouse on Sunday, September 8, 2024, 7:30 pm. Tull, a premiere songwriter, is also considered among...
Sierra Madre Playhouse’s Jazz @ The Playhouse series features the return of jazz/funk/soul guitarist Greg Porée on Saturday, September 7, 2024, 7:30 pm. His soul-stirring...
Clayton Cameron’s Rhythmos Quintet, led by drummer Clayton Cameron, known as the “Brush Master,” appears at Sierra Madre Playhouse on Sunday, September 1, 7:30 pm....
Sierra Madre Playhouse, a dynamic and intimate performing arts center noted for its eclectic programming, welcomes eminent Hindustani vocalist GAAYATRI in an unprecedented program showcasing...
Sierra Madre Playhouse, a dynamic and intimate performing arts center in the heart of the San Gabriel Valley, launches its Fall 2024 programming on Saturday,...
Sierra Madre Playhouse presents Jason Robert Brown's acclaimed musical The Last Five Years, a captivating and emotionally charged musical journey that explores the complex dynamics...
Join us September 8 - October 8, 2023 at Sierra Madre Playhouse, in the charming village of Sierra Madre, California, just 10 minutes east of Pasadena, as...
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