Upcoming Shows
Relics and Their Humans marks the second collaboration between writer, director, and performer Ain Gordon and composer, writer, and performer Josh Quillen. Their first project, Radicals in...
Wild Up performs Robert Ashley’s Private Parts, “The Park” and “The Backyard,” the bookends of his cult TV opera Perfect Lives. Narrated live by Christopher Rountree, Ashley’s...
Composer-pianist Vijay Iyer and composer-trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith unite forces for an evening of duets that defy categorization in pursuit of an evocative, arresting sound. Deeply attuned and grounded...
by Shari Barrett - April 29, 2026
Astounding triple-threat talent is on display in big production numbers with attention-grabbing scenic elements by brilliant designers add to the artistic wonder of the entire production helmed by EWP Artistic Director Lily Tung Crystal, choreographed by Janelle Dote Portman, with music direction by...
by Harker Jones - April 28, 2026
BACK TO OZ is an exhilarating trip through history and down the Yellow Brick Road...
by Shari Barrett - April 27, 2026
Be ready to play your part to find out who can you trust and who wants to destroy The Liminary. Depending on the questions asked and information gathered via audience participation, the process and ending will be different at each of the performances....
by Michael Quintos - April 26, 2026
First developed and workshopped at South Coast Repertory’s annual Pacific Playwrights Festival in 2025, celebrated new “it” playwright Talene Monahon’s freshly birthed play EAT ME is currently being presented at OC’s Tony Award-winning regional theater as a fully-formed World Premiere prod...
by Shari Barrett - April 25, 2026
We never get a sense of what draws these two women to each other (other than sex), or what they have in common other than auditioning for acting work. Nor do we witness them falling in love, which makes it difficult to care whether or not their relationship succeeds....
by Harker Jones - April 23, 2026
The star of the show, in the end, is Jacobson’s script, leading us toward the titular HELL MOUTH through five well-drawn characters and their existential crises that mirror our own....
by Evan Henerson - April 21, 2026
The Southland has had its share of memorable Fugard stagings, and the newly-opened revival of “MASTER HAROLD” at the Geffen Playhouse boasts an impressive roster of artists and creatives – onstage and off – who bring this tale vibrantly to life....
by Harker Jones - April 16, 2026
The MVP of the show is the dynamic Oqalile Tshetshe, who has a star-making role that he inhabits with complexity, depth, and grace....
by Michael Quintos - April 15, 2026
Now having its Southern California regional production, MEAN GIRLS - THE MUSICAL continues performances at the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts through May 3, 2026. Produced by McCoy Rigby Entertainment, this fun, high-energy, youthfully-targeted new iteration of the 2018 stage adaptation o...
by Melissa Heckscher - April 15, 2026
TEEN BEAT LIVE is an immersive musical ode to the 80s that's a must-see, whether or not you’ve ever used a rotary phone, worn a Walkman, or unfolded the boy-toy poster from a Teen Beat magazine....
Past Shows
Vocalist Luciana Souza has highlighted the expressive power of the guitar in her work for over two decades, most notably through her acclaimed Duos Trilogy - Brazilian Duos, Duos II, and Duos...
Grammy-winning pianist and a recipient of the 2026 Bell Jazz Artist Award, composer and bandleader Sullivan Fortner is celebrated for his immense talent and artistic...
Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and multi-instrumentalist Tyshawn Sorey leads a powerhouse trio featuring Grammy-nominated pianist Aaron Diehl and acclaimed bassist Harish Raghavan — a collaboration The New York Times hails as “stunning.”Formed in 2021,...
From tape loops and birdsong to Leonard Cohen and Beethoven’s Op. 132, Canadian Cassandra Miller weaves surprising influences into her minimalist language. Paired with the...
Bellow tells the extraordinary true story of one of Ireland’s foremost accordionists, Danny O’Mahony, a man who has dedicated his life to the preservation of traditional...
In the west coast premiere of Manifestos 6: Ben Patterson, world-renowned artist Charles Gaines interprets Fluxus artist Benjamin Patterson’s Variations for Double-Bass (c. 1962), a score for performance that uses...
In this 60-minute chamber opera, commissioned by the Japan Society, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer David Lang reimagines three texts by iconic Japanese writer Ryunosuke Akutagawa. The...
We Cool is an autobiographical coming-of-age story, a childhood diary brought vividly to life. Guided by an “inner committee” of childhood companions — O.T. Bear, Murray...
“… so deep, so intelligent and so magnificent that we came out of it profoundly moved… Rodrigues is a poet, a seer, and an artist...
"Roussève is one of the modern dance world's great stage personalities." —The Washington PostCelebrated dance-theater artist David Roussève creates his first full-length solo performance in more...
Presented in partnership with the Angel City Jazz FestivalRecently recognized by the Los Angeles Times as a can’t-miss newcomer, Milena Casado is keeping the spirit of jazz moving. Highlighted...
Presented in partnership with Piano Spheres“One of our era’s most brilliant pianists.” — PitchforkNew music superstar Vicky Chow presents the West Coast premiere of Tristan Perich’s Surface...
At twenty-four years old, Mexican singer Lucía is already a seasoned performer breaking out into the mainstream spotlight. She began her career at just two...
“Joy Guidry’s work has a cathartic power to it that condenses into heavy, affecting passages that spill into the air from every direction.” — Foxy DigitalisJoy...
A globally recognized force in the Latin jazz community, Arturo O’Farrill and The Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble are renowned for their musicality that bridges genres...
Lagartijas Tiradas al Sol is a flock of artists. Their latest project, Centroamérica unfolds from the compelling story of a Nicaraguan woman fleeing Daniel Ortega's dictatorship, sparking...
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